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All-rounder Hardik Pandya is being tipped as a future India captain after leading an unfancied debut team to victory in the world's most valuable cricket tournament. Pandya's Gujarat Titans thrashed Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in the Indian Premier League final on Sunday, with the skipper taking three wickets and scoring 34 runs in front of nearly 105,000 fans in the world's biggest cricket stadium.
Gujarat Titans by seven wickets on Sunday, Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson was proud of his team for putting up powerful performances throughout this season and offering fans moments of happiness. RR finished second in the league table with nine wins out of the 14 matches and successfully qualified, and then went on to play GT in the summit clash for the title. Samson said that this was a special season for Rajasthan Royals, who finished as runners-up in the IPL 2022.
Hardik Pandya's eagerness to learn as captain and his ability to effectively engage with his teammates contributed massively to Gujrata Titans' title-winning run on IPL debut, said team mentor Gary Kirsten on Sunday. Kirsten, who coached India to the 2011 World Cup title, was all praise for Hardik who excelled both as skipper and player in the team's very first season. "He has been fantastic, I've looked working with him. He's a high-profile player in India but he's incredibly humble, wanting to learn as a leader and engage with his players which I thing is really, really important. He's tried to help the youngsters, he's come in and played a different responsibility," he told the IPL host broadcaster.
Pandya leading the charge with both the bat and ball, nothing was going to stop Gujarat Titans from holding the IPL trophy this year. AS IT HAPPENED | SCORECARDWith more than one lakh fand cheering them vociferously, and their anthem ‘Aava De’ (bring it on!) blaring at full volume at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday night, Shubhman Gill, who cracked an unbeaten 45 (43b, 3x4, 1x6) finished off the proceedings in style for the Titans, pulling Obed McCoy for a six to seal a seven-wicket triumph in the final over a heartbroken Rajasthan Royals.
Having led Gujarat Titans to the Indian Premier League (IPL) final in their maiden season, Hardik Pandya put on a captain's display with the ball in the summit clash against Rajasthan Royals at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad as he got rid of their three biggest batters - Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson and Shimron Hetmyer. Samson and Buttler were rebuilding well for the Royals after the wicket of opener Yashasvi Jaiswal when Hardik came in to bowl the ninth over. With just his second delivery of the match, the Gujarat Titans skipper had his opposite number Samson caught out for 14 off 11 after he skied an attempted hoick.
Former Stormers and Western Province captain Chris van Zyl says that being counted out before the competition began was the ideal position the Stormers wanted to quietly go about their business in the inaugural United Rugby Championship (URC).
After Jos Buttler hit a record-equalling fourth century in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 against Royal Challengers Bangalore to power Rajasthan Royals into their first final since 2008, former England captain Michael Vaughan hailed him as the best limited-overs player in the world, adding "by a country mile". Buttler smashed an unbeaten 106 off 60 deliveries to help the Royals chase down 158 with ease in IPL 2022 Qualifier 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday. The Royals will now face Gujarat Titans in the final.
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis said that the first six overs during the Qualifier 2 match against Rajasthan Royals, felt like 'Test cricket' to him. Jos Buttler's unbeaten 106, his fourth ton of the season, powered Rajasthan Royals to a comprehensive seven-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Qualifier-2 here at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday. "When we walked off the field, we felt were a few short. Was challenging the first 3-4 overs, was movement. Felt 180 was a par score on that pitch. First six overs felt like Test cricket. Compared to the other wickets, this one was quicker off the new ball, and then it eased off later in the innings," said du Plessis in a post-match presentation.