WATCH: Rashid Khan Snatches Victory Against Former Franchise; Smacks 3 Sixes In The Last Over

GT vs SRH IPL 2022: Rashid Khan blasted off with the bat and snatched a win for Gujarat Titans against his former franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad, watch video here.

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GT vs SRH IPL 2022: It has been a trend for some of the big players this season, to perform exceptionally well against their former franchise in IPL 2022. Rashid Khan, who wasn't retained by SRH despite his stellar performances, made them pay in the 40th match of IPL 2022, but with the bat and not with the ball!

Rashid Khan came out to bat in the 17th over when Gujarat Titans were at 140/5, requiring another 56 runs to win in 18 deliveries. Rahul Tewatia was on the other end and partnered beautifully with the Afghan player to finish the game. Rashid opened his boundary count with a six against Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the 18th over. 

Tewatia smacked a six and a four in the next over, and also smacked Jansen for a six on the first bowl of the last over. When Rashid came back on strike, GT required another 15 runs in 4 balls. This meant, the Afghan had to smack at least three boundaries or give the strike back to Tewatia. 

Rashid smacked the third delivery for a six straight down the ground. With this shot, the equation came down to 9 runs in 3 balls. Rashid missed the next shot as he tried to pull a shorter length delivery. Now GT required 9 runs in 2 balls and it was all but over for the Titans. 

However, the Afghan spinner had other ideas. Rashid Khan went on to smack 2 back-to-back sixes against Marco Jansen as Gujarat Titans managed to seal a thrilling 5-wicket win against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Rashid Khan finished with a personal score of 31* in 11 balls with 4 sixes. 

Earlier, Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya won the toss & opted to bowl first against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 40th match of IPL 2022. SRH posted a good total of 195 courtesy of fifties from young Abhishek Sharma and Aiden Markram. In reply, GT started off well with opener Saha scoring 68 runs in 38 balls. In the end, Rahul Tewatia (40* off 21) and Rashid Khan (31* off 11) finished fantastically to snatch a win from SRH's grasp. This match was played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.