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A star is born in the IPL! 23-year-old Cooper Connolly smashed a brilliant 72* off 44 balls on debut to guide the Punjab Kings to a thrilling 3-wicket victory over the Gujarat Titans. Join Dale Steyn, Ambati Rayudu, and the Timeout panel as they break down Match 4 of IPL 2026!

We dive deep into how Ricky Ponting's PBKS mastered the art of six-hitting, launching 14 maximums on a tricky, low-bouncing pitch compared to GT's mere 3. What went wrong for Shubman Gill's bowling strategies? Was holding back purple-cap winner Prasidh Krishna until the 13th over a massive tactical blunder?

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Chapter Markers[00:00] PBKS chase down GT's 162 in a final-over thriller[01:23] Dale Steyn & Ambati Rayudu praise Cooper Connolly’s "Shaun Marsh-esque" debut (72*)[05:50] The Boundary Discrepancy: PBKS hit 14 sixes, GT only hit 3[08:21] Ricky Ponting's impact on PBKS's lower-hand technique for hitting sixes[11:05] GT's Tactical Blunder: Holding back Prasidh Krishna until the 13th over[16:12] Shubman Gill's post-match explanation of his bowling choices[18:04] Why did GT bowl Rashid Khan out by the 12th over?[23:30] Viewer Q&A: Shahrukh Khan's form and GT's overseas combinations[25:57] Cooper Connolly's post-match interview & facing Rashid Khan

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