The first match on Saturday was played between Gujarat and Lucknow. Gujarat made a terrific comeback to shock Lucknow. In the second match, Punjab edged Mumbai in a high-scoring match. The points table looks highly interesting after these two games. Keep reading to see the changes in the Sportiqo market.
Match 30: Lucknow vs. Gujarat
Gujarat 135 for 6 (Pandya 66(↑41.46%), Mohit 2/17)) beat Lucknow 128 for 7 (Rahul 68(↑5.32%), Krunal 2/16(↑62.01%)) by 7 runs.
Gujarat went against the trend by deciding to bat after winning the toss. Shubman Gill got out for a two-ball duck. Wriddhiman Saha and Hardik Pandya(↑41.46%) added 68 runs for the second wicket. Saha got out after scoring 47 off 37. The upcoming batters struggled badly and contributed just 21 off 31. Hardik played an exceptional knock of 66 off 50 to drag his side to 135 for 6. Krunal Pandya(↑62.01%) and Marcus Stoinis picked 2 wickets each.
In reply, Kyle Mayers and KL Rahul(↑5.32%) produced a 55-run opening partnership. After Mayers got out, Krunal Pandya(↑62.01%) partnered with Rahul for another fine partnership. The game seemed done and dusted as Lucknow needed just 30 off 34 with 9 wickets in hand. But the wicket of Krunal Pandya(↑62.01%) started an unlikely series of events. Nicholas Pooran consumed 7 balls to score 1 run.
KL Rahul(↑5.32%) got into a shell, and with 23 needed in 3 overs, the next two overs brought only 11 runs. Mohit Sharma took the ball with 12 to defend off the last over. KL Rahul(↑5.32%) got out on the second ball after crawling to 68 off 61. Marcus Stoinis followed his next ball, and the next two balls saw two run-outs. Lucknow lost 4 wickets in 4 balls, and Gujarat picked an unlikely 7-run victory.
Match 31: Mumbai vs. Punjab
Punjab 214 for 8 (Curran 55(↑31.48%), Arshdeep 4/29(↑62.35%)) beat Mumbai 201 for 6 (Green 67 & 2/41(↑28.14%), Surya 57(↑71.43%)) by 13 runs.
Mumbai won the toss and opted to bowl first. Cameron Green(↑28.14%) got Matthew Short out for just 11 in the third over. Prabhsimran Singh and Atharva Taide scored 26(17) and 29(17), respectively, to keep Punjab afloat. Liam Livingstone departed for just 10, and Punjab were 83 for 4 in the 10th over. Harpreet Singh and Sam Curran(↑31.48%) formed a 92-run stand in 8 overs to put Mumbai under pressure. Harpreet scored 41 off 28, while Curran hit 55 off 29. Jitesh Sharma came in next and whacked 4 sixes in his 7-ball innings to get 25 off 7. Mumbai were asked to chase 215 runs in their 20 overs.
Ishan Kishan fell in the second over of the chase to Arshdeep Singh(↑62.35%). Rohit Sharma and Cameron Green(↑28.14%) added 86 runs for the second wicket before Rohit departed for 44 off 27. Green kept going and stitched a 75-run partnership with Suryakumar Yadav(↑71.43%). When he got out for 67(43), the equation was 56 off 27. SKY kept Mumbai in the contest but with 33 needed off 15, Arshdeep sent him back for 57(26).
Nathan Ellis bowled the 19th over and gave 15 runs in it. Arshdeep had to defend 16 off the last over. The first two balls went for just 1 and 0, followed by two consecutive wickets. The last two deliveries brought just 1 more run as Mumbai fell short by 13 runs. Arshdeep picked 4 wickets for just 29 runs.
Sportiqo Points Analysis
Suryakumar Yadav(↑71.43%) was Sportiqo’s most valuable player of the day, with 50.4 points. He played a breezy cameo of 57 off 26. The Pandya brothers, Hardik and Krunal, were second and third on the list, with 29 and 28.6 points, respectively. Hardik Pandya played a match-winning innings of 66 off 50. Krunal Pandya scored 23 runs after bowling a wonderful spell of 4 overs, 2 for 16.
Let’s see the performances and Sportiqo points of the most prominent players on day 23:
Player Performance Sportiqo Points
Suryakumar Yadav 57(26) 50.4
Hardik Pandya 66(50) & 0/7 29
Krunal Pandya 23(23) & 2/16 28.6
Rohit Sharma 44(27) 25
Arshdeep Singh 4/29 22.2
Sam Curran 41(28) 19.5
Shubman Gill 0(2) -7
David Miller 6(12) -9
Joffra Archer 1(2) & 1/42 -12
Rahul Chahar 0/42 -13
Ravi Bishnoi 0(1) & 0/49 -19.5
Market Update
SKY’s stocks went up by ₹85.88 on the opening day. Arshdeep’s value also increased by ₹38.26, and Krunal’s price went north by ₹50.65. GT’s skipper Hardik Pandya(↑41.46%) got a price raise of ₹77.75. In contrast, Rahul Chahar’s(↓61.76%) and Joffra Archer’s(↓43.56%) values went down by ₹34.8 and ₹35.16, respectively. Ravi Bishnoi’s(↓38.61%) price also dropped by ₹41.49.
Let’s find out in detail how the prices have changed for the top players after the twenty-third day of the league:
Player Sportiqo Points 22 Apr Price 23 Apr Price % Change Cummulative Points Earned
Suryakumar Yadav 50.4 120.23 206.11 71.43% 63.8
Arshdeep Singh 22.2 61.36 99.62 62.35% 37.7
Krunal Pandya 28.6 79.25 128.40 62.01% 49.9
Hardik Pandya 29 106.75 151.01 41.46% 26.2
Rohit Sharma 25 131.70 174.49 32.49% 75.9
Sam Curran 19.5 94.43 124.16 31.48% 43.8
David Miller -9 155.55 128.60 -17.33% 41.7
Ravi Bishnoi -19.5 107.46 65.97 -38.61% 41.35
Joffra Archer -12 80.71 45.55 -43.56% -16.5
Rahul Chahar -13 56.36 21.56 -61.76% -15.45
