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Not the greatest match of the season, but a fascinating clash nonetheless considering how the two teams, vying for the IPL 2022 top spot, got off to contrasting starts but ended with an equally surprising ending. Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and opted to bowl first against Gujarat Titans at Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai. The debutants Gujarat Titans then lost quick wickets, only to see skipper Hardik Pandya (87 not out of 52) and Abhinav Manohar (43 off 28) reviving the innings. It was followed by a late flourish from David Miller (31 off 14). Unlike the Titans, Royals got off to a flier with Jos Buttler soon reclaiming the Orange Cap from Pandya en route to a stunning 24-ball 54. Royals, however, lost steam. And at the end, the difference was 37 runs. A big win. Titans now have eight points from five matches. Five teams are tied on second with six points each from five outings. Catch highlights and cricket scores of RR vs GT match:
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Winning captain Hardik Pandya is also the player of the match. A good score, one wicket and a direct hit. And some pain. "It is just cramps," says Pandya. "Not used to batting for so long... The team is gelling well. I wanted all of us to be happy for each other's happiness. That is working well for the team."
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Yash Dayal with the final over. Yuzvendra Chahal (5 off 8) caught by Vijay Shankar at point. Kuldeep Sen is the next man. And Titans take a review for caught behind against Sen off the last ball. No bat... And the match over. RR - 155/9 (20); GT - 192/4 (20)
And Gujarat Titans won by 37 runs. They go top of the IPL 2022 points table. Four wins in five.
Lockie Ferguson on with the penultimate over. Prasidh Krishna takes a single off the first, and a beauty to Yuzvendra Chahal. A single to fine leg, then a dot. Four singles from the over. 3/23 for Ferguson. Rajasthan need 40 runs in 6 balls. RR - 153/8 (19)
Hardik Pandya on with his third over. A couple off the first, then the wicket of James Neesham. Skier. Caught & bowled. Neesham goes for 17 off 15. Rajasthan need 46 runs in 16 balls. Yuzvendra Chahal is the new man. He goes for a pull shot and a single to mid-wicket. And Hardik is off. Cramped, again. Vijay Shankar to complete the over. A dot to Prasidh Krishna, then a single to long on. Shankar escapes with a tight call. Outside off. Rajasthan need 44 runs in 12 balls. RR - 149/8 (18)
Prasidh Krishna is the new man. Rashid Khan on with his final over. A dot to Jimmy Neesham, then a single. A dot, then a single for Krishna. Neesham gets a four off the fifth, to midwicket. And a single to end the over. 0/24 for Rashid. Rajasthan need 48 runs in 18 balls. RR - 145/7 (17)
Lockie Ferguson on with his third over. Riyan Parag hits the first ball for a six over deep mid. A dot, then a single to mid-offf. Jimmy Neesham takes a single off the fourth, and a dot. Parag holes out at deep, caught by Shubman Gill. Umpires having a relook for the height. On and around the waistline. He goes for 18 off 16. Rajasthan need 55 runs in 24 balls. RR - 138/7 (16)
Mohammed Shami on with his final over. Busy one. Four singles and a couple of twos. 1/39 for Shami tonight. Rajasthan need 63 runs in 30 balls. RR - 130/6 (15)
Rashid Khan returns for his third over. A dot, then Jimmy Neesham takes a single to mid-wicket. A single short leg as Riyan Parag rotates the strike. Another single to mid-wicket. Five singles from the over. Rajasthan need 71 in 36. RR - 122/6 (14)
Jimmy Neesham is the new man. Off the mark straight away, a single to deep. 15 runs and a wicket in the over. 41 runs and two wickets in the last five overs. Rajasthan need 76 runs in 42 balls. RR - 117/6 (13)
Mohammed Shami returns for his third over. Shimron Hetmyer plays the first ball to long on for a couple. And a six, flat over mid-wicket boundary. Then, through the hands of Hardik Pandya at mid-off for a four. One bounce to deep mid for a single. And straight to the man at long on. Caught by Rahul Tewatia. Hetmyer goes for 29 off 17. Rajasthan need 77 in 43. RR - 116/6 (12.5)
Hardik Pandya on with his second over. Shimron Hetmyer takes a single off the first, and two dots to Riyan Parag. A single to point to rotate the strike. Hetmyer picks the length and hits to deep square leg boundary for a four. A wide, outside off. Eight runs from the over. Rajasthan need 91 in 48. RR - 102/5 (12)
Yash Dayal returns for his third over. A check for run out off the second ball. A direct hit from Hardik Pandya. But no harm done. Dayal then gets Rassie van der Dussen (6 off 10), caught behind. Riyan Parag is the new man, and he opens the face of the bat and four to third man. A dot to cover. One more dot. Five from the over. Rajasthan need 99 in 54 . RR - 94/5 (11)
Hardik Pandya introduces himself into the attack. And before that, he summons a measuring tap to mark his bowling run-up. Some precision game! Rassie van der Dussen takes a single off the first ball, to square leg. A dot, then Shimron Hetmyer guides the third to fine leg for a single. A wide, for height. Two singles and a couple to end the over. Seven from the over. Rajasthan need 104 in 60 balls. RR - 89/4 (10)
Rashid Khan returns for second over. A dot, then Shimron Hetmyer plays the second past extra cover and almost runs four. Hetmyer and Rassie van der Dussen settle for three. A dot, then a leg bye. A couple to fine leg and a dot to end the over. Six runs from it. Rajasthan need 111 in 66. RR - 82/4 (9)
Stump matters sorted. Lockie Ferguson to Rassie van der Dussen. A dot off the fourth, and a single to third man. One wicket and two singles from the over. Rajasthan need 117 in 72 balls. RR - 76/4 (8)
Shimron Hetmyer is the new batter. Everyone's trying to fix/change a broken middle stump. Umpire Chris Gaffaney having his day out as an electrician, trying to pull out the wires.
Lockie Ferguson continues. A dot, then Sanju Samson plays the second to mid-off and off for a single. And he's out. Direct hit at the bowler's end from Hardik Pandya. Samson goes for 11 off 11. Stump is broken. 45 runs and three wickets in the last 30 balls. Rajasthan need 119 in 75. RR - 74/4 (7.3)
Rassie van der Dussen is the new man. Bowling change. Rahul Tewatia gets his first over. Sanju Samson gets a single off the first. Rassie van der Dussen opens his account with a single. And massive six over fine leg. Clean power from Samson. Two dots and a single to end the over. Nine from it. RR - 74/3 (7)
A dot to Sanju Samson. Royals skipper plays the third ball past mid-off for a couple. A single, then six over fine leg for Jos Buttler, in 23 balls (eight fours and three sixes). But what a response. Lockie Ferguson cleans up. Into the base of the middle and off. Deceptive yorker. Buttler goes for 54 off 24. Nine runs and two wickets in the over. RR - 65/3 (6)
Time Out!
Lockie Ferguson gets his first over. Ravichandran Ashwin creams it, but finds a diving David Miller pulling off a stunner at cover. Ashwin goes for 8 off 8. Rajasthan need 137 runs in 89 balls. Sanju Samson is the new man. RR - 56/2 (5.1)
Rashid Khan on. Ravichandran Ashwin plays the first ball to point for a dot. Then a straight six. Inside edge and dot to short fine leg. A single, then a defensive shot from Jos Buttler. Full face off the bat. Then massive shout for LBW. The original decision is not out. Hardik Pandya is bullish and takes the review. Googly and grazing the leg stump. Umpire's call and Titans have their review retained. Seven from the over. RR - 56/1 (5)
Yash Dayal continues. Hardik Pandya also back. Jos Buttker punches the first ball, and it bounces over square for a four. Bullet. A well-directed bouncer for the response. Top edge and almost carries to mid-on fielder. Another bouncer and Buttler gets mistimed, but enough meat, for a four to long-on. No respite for Dayal. A six, over deep mid-wicket. A dot, then a four, past extra cover. Driven. 18 from the over. Buttler on 48 off 20. RR - 49/1 (4)
Promotion for Ravichandran Ashwin. Mohammed Shami joins his Mankad buddy Jos Buttler in the middle. A dot to Buttler, who tries to scoop. A single, then a dot. Ashwin swings hard but safe. Ball lands just short of third man for a single. Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya is having a cramp. Rashid Khan is leading the Titans. Three singles from the over. RR - 31/1 (3)
Debutant Yash Dayal, left-arm pacer, gets his first over. Down the leg and Jos Buttler flicks it for a four. A dot, then another. Magesterial from the England batter. Stands tall and dismisses. Through cover. And four. Then Buttler trickery. Walks across and ramps if for six, over fine leg. A single to mid-wicket, and now Devdutt Padikkal gets his first strike. And he's gone. Caught at first slip by a leaping Shubman Gill. 15 runs and a wicket off Dayal's first-ever IPL over. RR - 28/1 (2)
Mohammed Shami with the new ball. Jos Buttler takes the first strike. And a massive appeal for caught behind off the first ball, down the leg. Umpire unmoved. Titans take the review. No bat involved. Off the pad and clearly no chance for LBW. Rohan Pandit 1-0 Gujarat. Then a sumptuous four. Half volley and crashes into to the rope. Another four, using the pace and flicks for a four. Then another, this time past mid-wicket. Pure class. Good for eyes. And Buttler takes back the Orange Cap. 230 now, two more than Hardik Pandya's total. A dot, and a single to keep the strike. RR - 13/0 (1)
Prasidh Krishna on with the last over of the innings. A wide, then a dot to Hardik Pandya. Outside off and the bowler is lucky. And a six, over point. And he is now the leading scorer, overtaking Jos Buttler, who will bat later in the match. A single to fine leg. Swing and miss from David Miller. And a single to long on. A nick and four through the cordon for Hardik Pandya to end the innings. 13 from the over. 0/35 for Krishna. 62 runs in the last five. 43 in the last two. Also, an unbeaten 53-run stand in 25 balls for Pandya (87 off 52) and Miller (31 off 14). And Titans' highest score this season. GT - 192/4 (20)
Kuldeep Sen returns for his final over. A full toss, but Hardik Pandya manages only a single past cover. A widish delivery and a David Miller gets enough bat to beat the short third man for a four. On the slot, and launch over long on for a six. Sen's pace is helping Titans' cause. In the dug out, Lasith Malinga is shaking his head. A couple, past cover. And one bounce to the boundary, over cover. 25 off the last seven balls. A full toss and four to backward point. Make it 29 in eight balls. 21 from the over. 1/51 for Sen. 40 runs in 19 balls for the stand. And Miller's contribution - 30 off 12. GT - 179/4 (19)
Prasidh Krishna returns for his third over. Hardik Pandya dismisses the first ball for a four. A punishing cover drive. A single, then a dot to David Miller. One more dot, then a pull shot for a four over square leg. And a straight four to end the 13-run over. GT - 158/4 (18)
Ravichandran Ashwin on with his final over. A dot, then a wide. A couple, then another dot to Hardik Pandya. A single, and a dot to David Miller. A couple to mid-wicket to end the over. Six from it. 0/33 for Ashwin. GT - 145/4 (17)
Yuzvendra Chahal with his final over. A wide, then a dot to Abhinav Manohar. Two singles, then Manohar fetches the fourth ball from outside off and launches over mid-wicket for a six. Hardik Pandya needs little rest. And a skier. Manohar goes for 43 off 28, caught by Ravichandran Ashwin at short fine leg. And that's the end of a 86-run stand in 55 balls. A little pat from the bowler to the batter. David Miller arrives. And a dot to the new man to end the over. Nine runs from it. 1/32 of Chahal tonight. GT - 139/4 (16)
Ravichandran Ashwin returns for his third over. A dot, then a couple. Hardik Pandya hits the third for a six, over deep midwicket, then another. Same area, but bigger. Two singles to end the over. 16 from it. GT - 130/3 (15)
Kuldeep Sen returns for his third over. Hardik Pandya hits the first ball for a four, to long on and fifty-run stand. A dot, then a four to third man, and fifty for Titans captain, in 33 balls. Back-to-back fifties for Pandya. A well-directed bouncer at a good pace for response. A single, then Abhinav Manohar plays the last ball for a four to backward point. 13 from the over. GT - 114/3 (14)
Yuzvendra Chahal on with his third over. Abhinav Manohar hits the first ball for a four, straight down the ground. Then a six, over cover. And singles to make it a 14-run over. 39 runs in the last five over, and a 48-run stand in 38 balls. Hardik Pandya and Abhinav Manohar are unbeaten on 42 off 30 and 31 off 22. GT - 101/3 (13).
Time Out.
James Neesham returns for his third over. Hardik Pandya gets a four off the second with Jos Buttler asking to be checked if his flailing foot touched the rope while fielding at long on. Nine runs from the over. GT - 87/3 (12)
Ravichandran Ashwin on with his second over. Abhinav Manohar picks the carrom ball hits the fourth for a four, to fine leg. Six runs from the over. GT - 78/3 (11)
Yuzvendra Chahal returns for his second over. Five singles. 38 runs and a wicket in the last five overs. Hardik Pandya and Abhinav Manohar on 34 off 23 and 10 off 11. GT - 72/3 (10)
Ravichandran Ashwin on with his first over. Busy over. Two singles, a couple and a single, then two dots to Abhinav Manohar. GT - 67/3 (9)
Jimmy Neesham returns for his second over. Singles off the first two. A dot to Abhinav Manohar, then a couple more singles. Manohar gets a thick edge and four to third man. Eight from the over. GT - 62/3 (8)
Abhinav Manohar is the new man. A single off the last ball as Manohar gets off the mark. 12 runs and a wicket from Riyan Parag's first over. GT - 54/3 (7)
Riyan Parag, leg spinner, on. And he gets a rude welcome from Hardik Pandya. A six over the bowler's head. A single, then a four to deep square leg as Shubman Gill pulls. And the wicket. Gill holes out, caught by Shimron Hetmyer at long-on. Gill goes for 13 off 14. GT - 53/3 (6.4)
Time Out
Prasidh Krishna returns for his second over. Two dots to Hardik Pandya. Three singles and a no-ball for height. Full toss above the waist. Shubman Gill smashes the free hit delivery for a four, through cover. Eight from the over. GT - 42/2 (6)
Kuldeep Sen continues. A single off the first, and Hardik Pandya hits back the second, with a horizontal bat, past the bowler for a four. Pandya then cuts the third for another four, to third man. And another one. Gets a thick edge and Pandya gets lucky. Four to third man. A widish delivery and Sen gets lucky this time. Straight to mid-off for a dot. Extra bounce and Pandya get a single, to third man. 14 from the over. GT - 34/2 (5)
Yuzvendra Chahal gets his first over. Three singles, then two dots to Shubman Gill. A dot to end the over. GT - 20/2 (4)
New man Hardik Pandya takes a single off last ball. Three runs and a wicket from Kuldeep Sen's first over. Shubman Gill is unbeaten on 1 off 4. GT - 16/2 (3)
Kuldeep Sen gets his first over. Singles off the first two balls, then two dots to Vijay Shankar. And the wicket. Shankar chases and is caught behind. He goes for 2 off 7. GT - 15/2 (2.5)
Two dots to the new man. Vijay Shankar takes a single off the fifth, to third man to get off the mark. A dot to Shubman Gill to end the over. One from Prasidh Krishna's first over. GT - 13/1 (2)
Prasidh Krishna with the second over of the match. A dot to Shubman Gill, then a direct hit at the striker's end to send Matthew Wade (12 off 6) back. Rassie van der Dussen picks it up at cover and bang on. Wade well short. Vijay Shankar is the new man. 50th IPL match for the all-rounder. LG - 12/1 (1.2)
Jimmy Neesham with the new ball. He strays. Full toss on the pads, and Matthew Wade flicks it for a four to square leg boundary. Two dots, then a four past point. Another dot, then a four to end the over. Slaps. No chance for fielders at square. 12 from the over.
One forced change for Rajasthan Royals. Jimmy Neesham in for his Kiwi compatriot Trent Boult, who's reportedly having a niggle. A couple of changes for Gujarat Titans. Yash Dayal makes his debut tonight. The 24-year-old left-arm pacer is in for Darshan Nalkande. Vijay Shankar replaces Sai Sudharsan.
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Riyan Parag, James Neesham, Kuldeep Sen, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Gujarat Titans: Matthew Wade (wk), Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami, Yash Dayal.
Sanju Samson wins the toss and Rajasthan Royals will bowl first, even though all three their wins have come batting first. One forced change for them.
In the previous match at the venue, Chennai Super Kings scored 216/4 then restricted Royal Challengers Bangalore to 193/9 for their first win of the season. Shivam Dube was not out on 95 off 46. In five matches here, teams batting first have won three times.
Matthew Hayden with the pitch report for the broadcasters. The Aussie great predicts a belter.
This "pitch is an absolute beauty. It's got a fairly strong bit of grass... It's very hard, it's got a little sheen to it... 120 sixes have been scored at this ground in just eight games... This wicket is very good, it's got true, even pace. Expect a lot of runs tonight," he said.
Rajasthan Royals have both the Orange Cap (for most runs) and Purple Cap (most wickets) holders in Josh Buttler (218 runs in four innings) and Yuzvendra Chahal (11 wickets in four innings). Also, Royals have the most sixes per match, almost 12, while Titans have the lowest, four per match.
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Sen.
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami, Darshan Nalkande.