Gujarat Titans pacer Mohammad Shami broke the internet on Saturday when he shared a photo of himself chatting with Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, who is also a co-owner of Punjab Kings, after the teams’ match at Mohali on April 13. .
Shami, who represented Punjab between 2019 and 2021, captioned the photo: “Old memories reviving – Yorker seekhna abhi baki hai @realpreityzinta.”
In the match, Rahul Tewatia kept his nerves to close a final on the thriller in favor of Gujarati Titans against Kings of Punjab with a six wicket victory after Shubman Gill scored a second half-century for the season.
Re-activating the old memories ❤️❤️ @realpreityzinta pic.twitter.com/U812hJPk8Z
— (@MdShami11) April 15, 2023
Opting to bowl, GT restricted the PBKS to 153 for eight and then rode on Gill’s 49-ball 67 to cross the target with a ball to spare.
Previously, Matthew Short was the top scorer for PBKS with a 36-for-24 ball.
Towards the end, Sam Curran (22) and M Shahrukh Khan (22) played some big shots to push PBKS past the 150-run mark.
For GT, rookie Mohit Sharma (2/18), Rashid Khan (26/1), José Alzarri (32/1), mohamed shami (1/44) and Josh Little (1/31) scooped up the wickets.
In addition to Gill, Wriddhiman Saha made a 19-ball 30 for GT.
Punjab are currently playing Lucknow Supergiants at Ekana Stadium on Saturday, while Gujarat Titans will return to action against the Rajasthan Royals on Sunday night in an encore of last year’s final.
