In IPL Cricket, debutant Cooper Connolly’s unbeaten 72 runs helped Punjab Kings beat Gujarat Titans by three wickets in the fourth match of the tournament at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium at Mullanpur in New Chandigarh last night.
Earlier, put into bat, Gujarat Titans scored 162 for six in the stipulated 20 overs. Cooper was declared Player of the Match.
Today, Lucknow Super Giants will take on Delhi Capitals in the fifth match of the IPL Cricket at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The match will begin at 7:30 PM.
Runners-up last edition,
Punjab Kings began IPL 2026 with a briefly nervy, but largely comfortable three-wicket win over Gujarat Titans at home on Tuesday (March 31). Vijaykumar Vyshak (3 for 34) was the pick of the bowlers, restricting the Titans to a sub-par 162/6 when they seemed set for a 200+ score.
Cooper Connolly then shone on debut, part dominating and part anchoring the chase with his 44-ball 72 not out on IPL debut. PBKS were in a soup at one point, losing four wickets for eight runs in the middle-overs phase, but the Australian regained control at death to get the hosts over the line with five balls to spare.
Brief scores: Gujarat Titans 162/6 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 39 off 27, Glenn Phillips 25 off 17; Vijaykumar Vyshak 3-34, Yuzvendra Chahal 2-28) lost to Punjab Kings 165/7 in 19.1 overs (Cooper Connolly 72* off 44, Prabhsimran Singh 37 off 24; Prasidh Krishna 3-29) by 3 wickets
