In the 24th match of IPL 2022, Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals by 37 runs. RR had a target of 193 to win the match, but the team could only score 155 runs for the loss of 9 wickets and lost the match. Jos Buttler scored 54 runs. Lockie Ferguson and Yash Dayal took 3 wickets each for Gujarat.
This was Gujarat's fourth win in 5 matches. With this win, GT has reached the first position with 8 points. At the same time, this is the second defeat of Royals in 5 matches.
Earlier, Gujarat had scored 192 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs. Captain Hardik Pandya played an unbeaten 87 and was the top scorer. Riyan Parag, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Sen took 1-1 wickets for RR.
Hetmyer fell victim to ShamiAfter 5 wickets fell, RR's hopes rested on Shimron Hetmyer. He showed some good hands and added 29 runs in 17 balls. Mohammed Shami hit the break on Hetmyer's innings. His catch was caught by Rahul Teotia at long on. Before being dismissed, Hetmyer had scored 14 runs in the first four balls of Shami's same over.
Dayal shines on debutYash Dayal, playing his first match in IPL, bowled well. The young fast bowler took 3 wickets in 4 overs. He dismissed Devdutt Padikkal (0), Raisie van der Dussen (6) and Yuzvendra Chahal (6). In the mega auction, Gujarat had bought Yash for Rs 3.20 crore.
Royals captain flopSanju Samson was run out after scoring 11 runs in 11 balls. The Rajasthan captain was run out by Gujarat captain Hardik Pandya on a direct throw and sent off the field. Samson was run out in IPL for the 8th time. Sanju became the second player after Ajinkya Rahane (2810) to score 2500 runs in IPL for RR as he scored the second run of his innings before getting out.
Butler's stormy inningsJos Buttler, who was in excellent form, completed the 13th half-century of his IPL career in 23 balls. Butler completed his fifty with a six, but was out on the very next ball. He was bowled by Ferguson and showed the way to the pavilion. Butler scored 54 runs at a strike rate of 225.
- Butler has scored 272 runs in 5 innings of this tournament.
- In the power play, RR scored 65 runs for the loss of 3 wickets.
- R Ashwin got out after scoring 8 runs for batting at number-3.
Padikkal out for zeroDevdutt Padikkal was expected to make a big innings in this match, but he lost his wicket on the very first ball without opening the account. Padikkal's wicket came in the account of Yash Dayal, who was making his IPL debut. Actually, Devdutt wanted to cut the ball by going on the back foot, but the ball hit the outer edge of the bat and Gill took a brilliant catch at first slip. Devdutt Padikkal got out on zero for the third time in the IPL.
Butler already on the ball, then hit hat-trick foursA keeper catch was appealed against Jos Buttler on the very first ball against Rajasthan, who landed behind the target, but the umpire gave Not Out. Gujarat took a review, but replays showed that the ball had gone into Wade's gloves without hitting the bat and Butler survived. After this, Jose hit Mohammed Shami for three consecutive fours.
Miller played a stormy inningsDavid Miller, who did not show anything special with the bat in the first 4 matches, played a brilliant innings in this match. Miller scored 32 not out off just 14 balls. In the 19th over of the innings, Miller scored 20 runs against Kuldeep Sen.
- Hardik and Miller added 53 runs in 27 balls for the 5th wicket.
- Gujarat scored 62 runs in the last 5 overs.
- For RR, Kuldeep Sen spent 51 runs with 1 wicket in 4 overs.
Pandya's second consecutive fiftyHardik Pandya, once again playing the captaincy innings, completed the sixth half-century of his IPL career in 33 balls. He played an unbeaten innings of 87 runs in 52 balls. Hardik's form is very good news for the Indian cricket team.
- This was Pandya's second half-century as captain.
- He scored an unbeaten 50 against SRH in the last match.
- Hardik made two consecutive fifties in IPL for the first time.
- Hardik has scored 228 runs in 5 innings of IPL 2022 at an average of 76.
Hardik and Abhinav JodiGujarat had lost the first 3 wickets at the score of 53. After this, Hardik Pandya and Abhinav Manohar added 86 runs for the fourth wicket while handling the innings. Chahal broke this partnership by dismissing Abhinav. Batting brilliantly under pressure, the young player scored 43 runs in 28 balls. Manohar's catch was caught by Ashwin at midwicket.
Gill got out on a carrom ballShubman Gill, who scored two consecutive fifties in the opening matches, lost his wicket after scoring only 13 runs. Gill's wicket came in the account of Riyan Parag. Actually, Shubman wanted to hit a six over long on from outside the fourth stump, but Carrom was dodged on the ball and Hetmyer caught his catch at long on.
GT's Power PlayBatting after losing the toss, Gujarat started poorly and the team's score in the first 6 overs was 42 runs for 2 wickets. In the power play, only seven fours were hit by the team. Both these wickets belonged to Matthew Wade and Vijay Shankar.
Hardik hit a hat-trick of foursIn the fifth over of the innings, Gujarat captain Hardik Pandya hit Kuldeep Sen for three consecutive fours. On the second ball of the over, Hardik scored 4 runs by playing a shot with a cross bat. He made an upper cut on the third ball and completed a hat-trick on the fourth ball by hitting a boundary at the third man.
Vijay disappointed in the 50th matchVijay Shankar was dropped from playing XI due to failure in the first two matches. He made a comeback against RR, but he was dismissed by Kuldeep Sen for only 2 runs. Shankar teased the ball going out and gave his catch to Sanju Samson behind the wicket. This is Vijay Shankar's 50th match in the IPL.
Matthew Wade cheaply run outGujarat started well and Matthew Wade hit 3 fours in the very first over, but lost his wicket in the very next over after being run out. He scored 12 runs in 8 balls. Wade is run out on a direct throw by Raisey. Matthew Wade has been a complete flop so far this season. The Australian wicketkeeper has scored 68 runs in 5 matches.
Injured Trent BoultRR replaced Trent Boult with Jimmy Neesham in Playing XI. Let us tell you that Bolt was injured during practice, so he was not selected in the team for this match. At the same time, GT included Yash Dayal in place of Darshan Nalkande and Vijay Shankar in place of Sai Sudarshan.
Playing XI of both the teamsGT: Matthew Wade (wk), Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Abhinav Manohar, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami, Yash Dayal.
RR: Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (C/W), Raisey Van Der Dussen, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Kuldeep Sen, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jimmy Neesham, Pranand Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal.