'Just two young boys from Baroda who never gave up' - Hardik Pandya's heartwarming photo with brother Krunal wins internet
Gujarat Titans defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 56 runs in the 51st match of the IPL 2023.
India cricketers Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya are the first brother duo to compete as captains in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The all-rounders led their respective franchises, Gujarat Titans (GT) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 51st match of the ongoing IPL at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, May 7. Notably, the match was won by the team led by younger brother Hardik.
Krunal, LSG's stand-in skipper, won the toss and invited GT to bat first. The defending champions posted a 227, thanks to half-centuries from Wriddhiman Saha (81) and Shubman Gill (94). The GT bowlers' excellent efforts enabled them to restrict LSG by 171 runs and helped them to register a massive 56-run win.
Following the match, Hardik took to Twitter and shared a collage of two photos. The first one featured an old image from their childhood and the second picture was from the IPL match on Sunday.
"Just two young boys from Baroda who never gave up on their dreams,” he captioned the post.
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GT beat LSG by 56 runs in their second fixture in IPL 2023
Speaking about the match, Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill produced magnificent which helped Gujarat post their highest ever total of the tournament's history. For LSG, Avesh Khan and Mohsin Khan each scalped one wicket but as a unit, the bowlers failed to put up a remarkable performance as the Gujarat batters took them to cleaners.
While chasing 118, LSG openers Kyle Mayers (48) and Quinton de Kock produced a solid start for the visiting side. De Kock scored 70 off 41 balls before being dismissed by Rashid Khan. Mohit Sharma claimed a four-wicket haul as GT restricted LSG to 171 runs in the allotted overs. Mohammed Shami and Noor Ahmad also picked one wicket each.
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