Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL Final 2022: Gujarat Wins

Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL Final 2022

Venue - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opt to bat first. 

Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets to win the IPL 2022 title. 

Hardik Pandya c Jaiswal b Chahal 34(30) [4s-3 6s-1]

Rajasthan Royals - 89/3 in 14 overs

Gujarat Titans - 84/2 in 13 overs

Gujarat Titans - 48/2 in 9 overs

Wade c Riyan Parag b Boult 8(10) [6s-1]

Gujarat Titans - 25/2 in 5 overs

Saha b Prasidh 5(7) [4s-1]

Gujarat Titans - 11/1 in 2 overs

Obed McCoy run out (Rahul Tewatia/Shami) 8(5) [6s-1]

Riyan Parag b Shami 15(15) [4s-1]

Rajasthan Royals - 130/9 in 20 overs

Boult c Rahul Tewatia b Sai Kishore 11(7) [6s-1]

Ashwin c Miller b Sai Kishore 6(9)

Rajasthan Royals - 98/6 

Hetmyer c and b Hardik Pandya 11(12) [4s-2]

Rajasthan Royals - 94/5 in 15 overs

Buttler c Saha b Hardik Pandya 39(35) [4s-5]

Rajasthan Royals - 82/4 in 13 overs

Padikkal c Shami b Rashid Khan 2(10)

Rajasthan Royals - 79/3 in 12 overs

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Samson c Sai Kishore b Hardik Pandya 14(11) [4s-2]

Rajasthan Royals - 60/2 in 9 overs

Rajasthan Royals - 59/1 in 8 overs

157.3 KPH

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Rajasthan Royals - 45/1 (6)

Jaiswal c Sai Kishore b Yash Dayal 22(16) [4s-1 6s-2]

Rajasthan Royals - 31/1 in 4 overs

Rajasthan Royals - 21/0 in 3 overs

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Shami

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Obed McCoy, Yuzvendra Chahal

Fantasy XI: 

• Wicket-Keepers - Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Wriddhiman Saha
• Batters - Shimron Hetmyer, Shubman Gill, David Miller
• All-rounder - Hardik Pandya
• Bowlers - Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, Yash Dayal, Rashid Khan

The D-Day is here for the IPL fans as today they'll finally get to know who will be the champion of the 15th season after 74 games that saw 10 teams fighting it out in a highly competitive manner. Today, the finalists - Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals - will meet each other for the third time this season but this is the ultimate match. 

Both Gujarat and Rajasthan were the table-toppers as well; GT finished at the top with 20 points while RR had 18 points while finishing 2nd. After defeating RR in the group stage, GT once again dominated them in the Qualifier 1 to become the first team to qualify for the Finals. Rajasthan had to then face Royal Challengers Bangalore in Qualifier 2. They managed to defeat them and then entered the IPL Final after 14 years.