24th match, RR vs GT, IPL 2022: Gujarat Titans won by 37 runs
The Gujarat Titans (GT) have risen to the top of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 table after defeating the Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 37 runs at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday. Hardik Pandya shone in all three areas as the Gujarat Titans captain led his club to a 37-run victory at the top of the table. With 193 runs to chase, Jos Buttler made a splash in the opening two overs, scoring five fours and a six.
Yash Dayal took his first IPL wicket when Devdutt Padikkal was caught at first slip on the first delivery he faced. Buttler, on the other hand, kept the boundaries coming after hitting three fours and a six against Dayal in the third over. Ravi Ashwin, who had been promoted to the top of the order, launched a six-run home run before being caught by Miller, who made a quick catch inside the circle. With a six off 23 deliveries, Buttler reached his half-century, but a slower yorker from Lockie Ferguson castled the right-handed batter's stumps.
Sanju Samson, the RR captain, blasted his first six of the innings in the seventh over, but his stay at the crease was cut short by a bullet throw from Hardik Pandya. The second hitter to be dismissed was Rassie van der Dussen, who was caught behind for six runs by Dayal's bowling. With Shimron Hetmyer and Riyan Parag at the crease, the equation was down to 91 off the last eight overs for RR. Hetmyer hit two fours and a six against Shami, but the speedster took advantage of a Hetmyer mistimed ball and was caught in the deep in the same over.
Riyan Parag hit the opening delivery of the 16th over for six, but was caught in the deep by Ferguson's bowling later in the over, and RR needed 55 from 24 deliveries. The GT captain bowled the 18th over and dismissed Neesham with a catch off his own bowling. In the final over, RR needed 40 runs. As RR fell 38 runs short of the target, Dayal took his third wicket of the innings. The Gujarat Titans, who were given the opportunity to bat first, made two changes to their lineup: Vijay Shankar and Yash Dayal were picked in the starting eleven.
In his first over against Mathew Wade, James Neesham, who replaced the injured Boult, allowed three fours. With a direct hit, Rassie van der Dussen produced a run-out to conclude Wade's innings. In the third over, Kuldeep Sen located Vijay Shankar's outside edge and dismissed him for two runs. Hardik Pandya, the captain, counter-attacked by hitting three consecutive fours against Kuldeep. At the end of powerplay, GT was 42/2. In the next over, Riyan Parag gave up a six and a four, but he was able to dismiss Shubman Gill after the right-handed batter holed out to long-on.
At the end of powerplay, GT was 42/2. In the next over, Riyan Parag gave up a six and a four, but he was able to dismiss Shubman Gill after the right-handed batter holed out to long-on. GT were 87/3 at the end of 12 overs, thanks to skipper Hardik Pandya and Abhinav Manohar, who kept the runs coming. In the 13th over, Abhinav Manohar whacked a four and a six against Chahal. With three fours in the next over, Hardik kept the momentum into the next over and completed his half-century. Pandya hit back-to-back sixes against Ashwin in the 15th over, resulting in 16 runs. After Abhinav was caught for 43 by Ashwin, Chahal brought the partnership to an end.
In the last over, David Miller put the finishing touches on the innings, hitting five fours and one six for a total of 21 runs. Hardik remained undefeated on 87 after the GT skipper smashed a four and a six in the first innings, helping the team to a total of 192-4.
Brief 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.
