Opting to bowl, GT restricted PBKS to 153 for eight and then rode on Shubman Gill’s 49-ball 67 to cross the target with a ball to spare.

Earlier, Matthew Short top-scored for PBKS with a 24-ball 36.

Towards the end, Sam Curran (22) and M Shahrukh Khan (22) played some big shots to take PBKS past the 150-run mark.

For GT, debutant Mohit Sharma (2/18), Rashid Khan (1/26), Alzarri Joseph (1/32), Mohammed Shami (1/44) and Josh Little (1/31) picked up the wickets.

Besides Gill, Wriddhiman Saha made a 19-ball 30 for GT.

Brief scores:

Punjab Kings: 153 for 8 in 20 overs (Matthew Short 36; Mohit Sharma 2/18).

Gujarat Titans: 154 for 4 in 19.5 overs (Shubman Gill 67, Wriddhiman Saha 30; Harpreet Brar 1/20).

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