IPL 2022 GT Vs RR Cricket News – Times of India

Kolkata: Captaincy sometimes brings out the best from a player and Hardik pandya Looks like the best example. The all-rounder, who matured into a leader and performer with every match, once again led the way to help Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in IPL Qualifier 1 at the Eden Gardens here on Tuesday.
as it happened , Achievement:
With the win, Gujarat booked tickets for the final in their first appearance in the tournament.
It was not a typical slam-bang innings typically associated with T20 cricket, but Pandya, who never seemed to be in any trouble, always kept the asking rate under control to steal the thunder from Sanju Samson-Jose. kept. butler Show up earlier in the evening. Royals posted 188/6 after Pandya was asked to bat first. David reached the target with three balls to spare thanks to some sensational sixes millman (68 runs from 38 balls, 3×4, 5×6) in the last over, scoring 191 for three.

RR fast bowler Trent Boult strikes early Wriddhiman Co: Caught out on the second ball of the GT innings, but Shubman Gill He took charge by playing some delightful shots to help the side get to their highest run (64/1) in the powerplay.
Gill’s unfortunate run out in the mix-up Matthew Wade And the departure of Obed McCoy soon after finding Buttler at the mid-wicket boundary in the first over raised some hope for RR. But Pandya smashed 40 off 27 balls without any six, leaving RR to try his luck for the second time in Qualifier 2 on Friday.

Miller gave his captain able company, finishing with three consecutive sixes when Titans needed 16 runs off the famous Krishna’s last over. The unbeaten fourth-wicket partnership between Pandya and Miller made 106 runs in 61 balls.
before, it was Samson Butler, who led the initial charge, ended it firmly. Things could have been worse for GT had their spin duo Rashid Khan And Sai Kishore didn’t do a great job of applying the brakes in the middle overs when 43 runs came from seven overs of the powerplay.

RR skipper Samson seemed in no mood to send a message to the selectors after being sidelined for the national team. For a change, Samson put Orange Cap holder Buttler in the background, making his intentions clear by hitting a brilliant six off Yash Dayal’s first ball and then hitting a boundary through covers.
But when RR reached 55/1 in the powerplay, the two spinners started working together but things slowed down. Rashid was particularly impressive, conceding just 15 runs in his four overs and was probably unlucky enough to often go without a wicket despite beating the bat.

The RR captain was three runs behind the half-century. Buttler, who was lucky to survive on 43 and 69, hit Joseph for three boundaries, and got his first six by picking Shami over the long-on boundary.