IPL 2022, GT vs RR: Pandya power lights up Gujarat Titans against Rajasthan Royals
Skipper's all-round show helps Gujarat to 37-run win, top tableA scintillating show with the bat from captain Hardik Pandya, who was electrifying in the field as well, guided Gujarat Titans to a 37-run win over Rajasthan Royals at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. The team also went top of the IPL table, having successfully managed to rein in a rampaging Jos Buttler as Rajasthan chased 193. AS IT HAPPENED | SCORECARD | POINTS TABLEEliminating the Buttler threat was the key to win and Gujarat Titans knew it well. At the peak of his powers, the opener gave a scintillating start to Rajasthan Royals' chase as he raced to 54 off 24 balls within the Powerplay. But Lockie Ferguson set him up brilliantly- feeding him with pace above 145 kph before cunningly withdrawing it to 126.4 to bowl a slow yorker. Buttler was castled on the last ball of the sixth over and the match swung Titans' way. Ferguson finished with 4-0-23-3. All the gains made in the Powerplay where Royals scored 65, were squandered by the batters who followed after Buttler.
