It was Yash Thakur’s day with the ball as the young pacer from Vidarbha rattled through Gujarat’s batting line-up, picking up his maiden fifer in the IPL.
With this performance, Yash Thakur Lucknow defeated the Gujarat Titans for the first time in IPL history by a huge margin of 33 runs.
After his team won the match, Yash said, “Happy with this five-wicket haul and Man of the Match award. I had planned against Gill; I stuck to my plan; KL Rahul had advised me to do so, and it paid off.
“Unfortunately, Mayank Yadav got injured, so KL said it was my day and asked me to make the most of it. We are winning the first game against GT in IPL history, and we are very happy with it. I really enjoyed Gill’s wicket; it was the most memorable of all.”
Thakur match winning Spell earned him the player of the match award. This is LSG’s third victory in four matches. On the other hand, the Gujarat Titans have lost three and won two matches, and they are currently in 7th place.
