GT vs RR IPL 2022 - Gujarat Titans batter played responsibly enough to take their team to a 7 wicket win against Rajasthan Royals, winning their maiden title in their debut season.
Opener Shubman Gill scored an unbeaten 45 runs in 43 deliveries with 3 fours & a six while captain Hardik Pandya contributed with 34 runs in 30 deliveries with 3 fours & a six.
David Miller played an unbeaten knock of 32 runs in 19 deliveries with 3 fours and a six.
For RR, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna and Yuzvendra Chahal picked up 1 wicket each.
In the first innings, Gujarat Titans bowlers put up an impressive performance in the final of IPL 2022 as they restricted Rajasthan Royals to 130/9 in the first innings.
For GT, captain Hardik Pandya was the pick of the bowlers with 3 wickets to his name in 4 overs, giving away mere 17 runs. R Sai Kishore picked up 2 wickets while Mohammad Shami, Yash Dayal & Rashid Khan picked up 1 wicket each.
Orange Cap holder Jos Buttler was the top scorer for RR with 39 runs in 35 balls including 5 fours. His opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 22 runs in 16 deliveries and none of the other Rajasthan batters were able to cross the 20 run mark.
Earlier, RR captain Sanju Samson won the toss & opted to bat first against GT in the final of IPL 2022. This match is being played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Brief Score:
- Rajasthan Royals - 130/9 (Buttler - 39(35), Hardik - 3/17)
- Gujarat Titans - 133/3 in 18.1 overs (Gill - 45*(43), Boult - 1/14)
