Gujarat Titans entered the ultimate of Indian Premier League with a seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals within the first qualifier in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Rajasthan Royals scored 188 for six after being requested to bat first. GT accomplished the chase with three balls to spare with David Miller scoring unbeaten 68 off 38 balls.
Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya received the toss and opted to bowl at Eden Gardens.
RR misplaced Yashasvi Jaiswal (3) early however Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler dominated the GT bowlers with their aggressive batting, hitting loads of boundaries throughout a second-wicket partnership of 68 runs in fast time.
Skipper Samson received out after scoring an entertaining 47 off solely 26 balls, whereas main scorer Buttler smashed his solution to 89 in 56 deliveries.
Rashid Khan bowled extraordinarily properly and completed with none for 15 in his full quota of 4 overs.
Listed here are a few of the reactions to Gujarat’s win on microblogging web site Twitter:
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Do not know if this can be a recency bias, however going forward Hardik Pandya could possibly be an honest T20 chief for India if he stays match. Give KL Assessments and ODIs. — Shubham Pandey (@the__spectator) May 24, 2022
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There’s something about Hardik Pandya this yr. There’s a sense of calm and an assurance round him. Very impressed.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 24, 2022
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The way in which Hardik and Samson have performed themselves as captains has been spectacular. Perhaps as a result of they are not 30-ball settlers, their understanding of the format has additionally been higher than a mean high-level participant. Put up Rohit, India has two dependable captaincy choices. — Alagappan Vijayakumar (@IndianMourinho) May 24, 2022
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Marvel if the @gujarat_titans are setting a reasonably dramatic pattern right here in T20 cricket by packing their batting line-up with potential finishers from No 3 onwards & have a gentle opener to supply a breezy begin. 11 wins in 15 video games is proof that it’s working too #IPL2022 #RRvGT
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) May 24, 2022
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We didn’t fee them on the auctions. We didn’t fee them once they topped the desk. We didn’t fee them once they made the finals. We received’t fee them in the event that they win the finals. Being rated is overrated. #GujaratTitans #IPL20222 — Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) May 24, 2022
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With inputs from PTI
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