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Hardik Pandya impressed one and all in the manner in which he took to captaincy, leading his team, Gujarat Titans, to the IPL 2022 title in their maiden season. Hardik in fact is being seen as a potential future Team India captain. Gujarat Titans thrashed Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets in the IPL final on Sunday, with Pandya taking three wickets and scoring 34 runs.
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the team's tour of Sri Lanka, starting on Tuesday, June 7. McDonald returned the positive test ahead of the Australian team's departure to Sri Lanka on Tuesday, May 31. According to cricket.com.au, McDonald will remain under isolation for seven days. His assistant Michael Di Venuto will play the role of the interim coach in the meantime. McDonald is expected to resume his duties ahead of the second T20I in Colombo.
Rajasthan Royals opening batter Jos Buttler held the Orange Cap in the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Englishman registered a whopping total of 863 runs in 17 matches, at an average of 57.53 and a strike rate of 149.05.
Jos Buttler's magnificent season in IPL 2022 came to an end with a decent effort in the summit clash against Gujarat Titans as he was dismissed for 39 by Titans skipper Hardik Pandya. Buttler was holding the Royals innings together with wickets falling at the other end, but Hardik bowled a great delivery in the channel outside the off stump and managed to get a faint edge, which was caught by wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha.
The IPL 2022 final will get underway under three hours from now and it will be Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals that will square off at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Hardik Pandya and Sanju Samson have shown a calm head on their shoulders and led excellently on the field to take both these sides to the summit clash. These two teams had finished at the top two spots in the league stage, and in Qualifier 1, it was Gujarat who had gotten the better of Rajasthan.
Sanjay Manjrekar believes while the legendary Shane Warne was the first 'royal', Jos Buttler is the 'reigning royal' after the charismatic England cricketer smashed an unbeaten 106 off 60 balls to guide Rajasthan Royals to their second ever IPL final. Riding on a superb century by Buttler -- his first in a chase this season -- the Sanju Samson-led Royals defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore in Qualifier 2 by seven wickets on May 27 to set up a title clash with Gujarat Titans later on Sunday.
Rajasthan Royals star Jos Buttler has the chance to break some massive records when they take on Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. In the Royals' Qualifier 2 win against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Buttler scored his fourth century of the season, matching Virat Kohli's record from the 2016 edition. If Buttler manages to score a century in the final, he will go past Kohli, with five centuries.
Before turning up for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2022, Australia opener David Warner faced off against Pakistan in the three-match series and the Pat Cummins-led side emerged on the right side of the result after winning the third and final Test. Warner faced off against Shaheen Shah Afridi and their battles were not to be missed. In the third Test, Warner and Shaheen's image went viral which saw both stars staring down each other. After the incident, both were seen laughing.