TATA IPL 2022, Match 24: RR Vs GT – Match Report
The Gujarat Titans (GT) climbed to the highest of the desk within the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 after defeating the Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 37 runs on Thursday on the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
Hardik Pandya excelled in all three departments because the Gujarat Titans skipper steered the group to the highest of the desk with a 37-run victory.
With 193 runs to chase, Jos Buttler introduced his arrival in model and was dealing in boundaries after the right-handed batter scored 5 fours and a six within the first two overs.
Devdutt Padikkal was caught at first slip on the primary supply he confronted as Yash Dayal scalped his maiden IPL wicket. Nevertheless, Buttler continued the stream of boundaries after smacking three fours and a six in opposition to Dayal within the third over.
Ravi Ashwin, who was promoted up the order hit a six straight down the bottom earlier than the right-handed batter was caught by Miller, who took a pointy catch contained in the circle.
Buttler reached his half-century off simply 23 deliveries with a six however a slower yorker from Lockie Ferguson castled the right-handed batter’s stumps.
RR skipper Sanju Samson hit his first six of the innings within the 7th over earlier than a bullet throw from Hardik Pandya introduced an finish to Samson’s keep on the crease.
Rassie van der Dussen was the following batter to be dismissed after the right-handed batter was caught behind for six off Dayal’s bowling.
The equation was all the way down to 91 off the final 8 overs for RR with Shimron Hetmyer and Riyan Parag on the crease.
Hetmyer struck a 4 and a six in opposition to Shami however the pacer discovered success in the identical over after Hetmyer mistimed a supply and was caught within the deep.
Riyan Parag flicked the primary supply of the 16th over for six however was caught later within the deep off Ferguson’s bowling and RR required 55 from 24 deliveries.
The GT skipper bowled the 18th over and took a catch off his personal bowling to dismiss Neesham.
RR required 40 runs of the ultimate over. Dayal scalped his third wicket of the innings as RR fell 38 runs wanting the goal.
Earlier, Gujarat Titans, who have been put in to bat first, made two modifications – Vijay Shankar and Yash Dayal have been named within the eleven.
James Neesham, who changed the injured Boult, conceded three fours within the first over in opposition to Mathew Wade.
Rassie van der Dussen produced a run-out to carry an finish to Wade’s innings with a direct hit. Kuldeep Sen discovered an outdoor fringe of Vijay Shankar to dismiss Vijay Shankar for two within the 3rd over.
Skipper Hardik Pandya counter-attacked and hit three consecutive fours in opposition to Kuldeep.
GT have been 42/2 on the finish of powerplay. Riyan Parag conceded a six and a 4 within the subsequent over however managed to dismiss Shubman Gill after the right-handed batter holed out to long-on.
Skipper Hardik Pandya together with Abhinav Manohar stored the runs ticking and GT have been 87/3 on the finish of 12 overs.
Abhinav Manohar smacked a 4 and a six in opposition to Chahal within the 13th over. Hardik carried the momentum to the following over with three fours and notched his half-century.
The 15th over produced 16 runs after Pandya tonked back-to-back sixes in opposition to Ashwin. Chahal introduced an finish to the partnership after Abhinav was caught by Ashwin for 43.
David Miller supplied the of entirety to the innings by hammering 5 fours and one six as 21 runs have been scored within the penultimate over.
Hardik remained unbeaten on 87 after the GT skipper creamed a 4 and 6 every as GT posted 192-4 within the first innings.
Transient Scores: Gujarat Titans 192-4 (Hardik Pandya 87*, Abhinav Manohar 43; Yuzvendra Chahal 1-32) beat Rajasthan Royals 155-9 (Jos Buttler 54, Shimron Hetmyer 29; Lockie Ferguson 3-23) by 37 runs.
