IPL 2022 finally came to an end, and the new entrant Gujarat Titans won lifted their first-ever IPL Cup. This is Hardik Pandya’s first-ever victory as a skipper in IPL and hopefully, there are many more to come. GT has had a persistent performance throughout the season and the franchise winning the Cup was quite predictable.
But, before IPL 2022 begun, nobody had high expectations from this franchise since there weren’t many notable players plus many thought the squad wasn’t up to the par. With hard work and dedication everyone was proved wrong. Rajasthan Royals equally had a brilliant performance throughout the season and they were eyeing their second IPL Trophy as well but lost the game to their opposition.
Let’s have a look at the match highlights of IPL 200 Finals
GT vs RR, Finals: Match Highlights
Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets and won their first-ever IPL trophy in their debut season at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Gujarat captain Hardik Pandya gave all his efforts as an all-rounder as he picked up three wickets and scored 34 runs as well. GT were chasing a modest 131 for victory in their debut season.
The 63 run partnership between Hardik Pandya and Shubman Gill helped the franchise achieve the target with 11 balls still left in hand. Hardik Pandya picked up three wickets to restrict Rajasthan Royals to a modest 130/9 in 20 overs. he gave out just 17 runs in 4 overs to the opposition as they kept on losing wickets regularly. R Sai Kishore also picked two wickets.
Though Rajasthan Royals didn’t win but still the team has Yuzvendra Chahal as their Purple Cap winner and Jos Buttler won the Orange cap.
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