GT vs RR IPL Final Highlights: Skipper Pandya leads Titans to IPL title

GT vs RR IPL Final Highlights: Skipper Hardik Pandya's all-round show, backed by a good showing from Shubman Gill, helped Gujarat Titans chase down 131 against Rajasthan to become IPL 2022 Champions

GT vs RR IPL Final Highlights

Skipper Hardik Pandya's all-around show where he hit 34 off 30 balls and also picked three important wickets of Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler and Shimron Hetmyer with the ball by going for just 17 runs in his four overs. His performance was backed by a good showing from Shubman Gill who scored a brilliant 45* off just 43 balls to help Gujarat Titans chase down 131 against Rajasthan Royals to become the IPL 2022 Champions. 

GT vs RR IPL FInal Player of the Match: Hardik Pandya

There was no doubt in the fact that Hardik Pandya was going to be awarded the Player of the match for his brilliant showing in this match. He was the surprise package with the ball as he bowled his full quota of four overs and took three wickets for just 17 runs. With the bat, he scored 34 off 30 balls and partnered with Shubman Gill in a match-winning partnership of 63 runs off just 53 balls. 

IPL 2022 Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals Final Toss

In a surprising turn of events, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to bat first in the all-important final against Hardik Pandya’s Gujarat Titans. 

Gujarat Titans played Lockie Ferguson in place of Alzarri Joseph while the Rajasthan side remained unchanged from its previous encounter 

GT  Playing 11

Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Matthew Wade, Hardik Pandya, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, R Sai Kishore, Mohammed Shami, Yash Dayal

RR  Playing 11

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Obed McCoy

GT vs RR IPL Final Highlights: Catch all the action from the IPL 2022 clash between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals in Final here

12:04 AM

GT vs RR IPL Final: Gujarat Titans are the IPL 2022 Champions

12:01 AM

GT vs RR IPL FInal Player of the Match: Hardik Pandya

 

There was no doubt in the fact that Hardik Pandya was going to be awarded the Player of the match for his brilliant showing in this match. He was the surprise package with the ball as he bowled his full quota of four overs and took three wickets for just 17 runs. With the bat, he scored 34 off 30 balls and partnered with Shubman Gill in a match-winning partnership of 63 runs off just 53 balls. 

 

11:57 PM

GT vs RR IPL Final Live Updates: Match Summary

 

Skipper Hardik Pandya's all-around show where he hit 34 off 30 balls and also picked three important wickets of Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler and Shimron Hetmyer with the ball by going for just 17 runs in his four overs. His performance was backed by a good showing from Shubman Gill who scored a brilliant 45* off just 43 balls to help Gujarat Titans chase down 131 against Rajasthan Royals to become the IPL 2022 Champions. 

 

11:41 PM

GT vs RR IPL Final Live Updates: Gujarat Titans are the new IPL champions

 

Obed McCoy is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Six!! It was almost like a perfect script. The first ball of the 19th over and it was on the leg stump and Shubman Gill deposits it in the stands and wins the first-ever IPL trophy for the Gujarat Titans 

 

A NEW NAME ON THE IPL TROPHY AND IT IS GUJARAT TITANS 

 

Gujarat Titans Live Score 133-3 after 18.1 overs

 

11:38 PM

GT vs RR IPL Final Live Updates: Gujarat Titans Live Score 127-3 after 18 overs

11:36 PM

GT vs RR IPL Final Live Updates: Gujarat need only 9 runs to win

 

Prasidh Krishna is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Dot ball first-up from Prasidh Krishna 

 

Ball 2 Two runs as Obed McCoy does well at deep backward point to save two runs 

 

Ball 3 Dot ball again. Krishna is bowling so well here but he has not got runs in the back to defend 

 

Ball 4 Four!! Short and pulled away, not really timed, but the ball would go for four runs to fine leg anyways 

 

Ball 5 Wide called for height 

 

Ball 5 Four!! Edge again and it goes past a diving McCoy at third-man for a four 

 

Ball 6 This is brilliant from Miller as he runs two here and brings the target down to only 9 from 18 balls

 

Gujarat Titans Live Score 122-3 after 17 overs

 

11:28 PM

GT vs RR IPL Final Live Updates: Gujarat almost there, Time out called in

 

R Ashwin is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Played very easily by Gill for two runs on the leg side as it was nothing ball from Ahsiwn who wanted to give away a single 

 

Ball 2 Single again and that would be 100 up for the Titans 

 

Ball 3 Six!! Flighted from Ashwin and too much fuller as well and Miller heaves it over long-on for a six 

 

Ball 4 Pulls the length back now and Miller is equal to the task and takes single here 

 

Ball 5 Tap and ruin from Gill and that would be a single too 

 

Ball 6 Now the number of runs required is less than the number of balls and Gujarat can fall they are almost there as Tume Out has been called in 

 

Gujarat Titans Live Score 109-3 after 16 overs

 

11:23 PM

GT vs RR IPL Final Live Updates: Titans cruising to a victory here

 

Obed McCoy is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Played down the ground by Miller for a single 

 

Ball 2 In the air... But there is no short third-man. No gully and the ball races away to third-man for a single 

 

Ball 3  Dot ball. McCoy hits the length well and Miller plays it to short cover for no runs 

 

Ball 4 Four!! This is Titans day and night tonight and once again the ball was in the air and could have easily gone to the short cover or mid-off but went in between them and for a four 

 

Ball 5 A direct hit might have been interesting. But not to be and that was single 

 

Ball 6 Played down the ground for single and that is good over for Titans a well 

 

Gujarat Titans Live Score 97-3 after 15 overs

 

11:18 PM

GT vs RR IPL Final Live Updates: Chahal gets Pandya, brings Royals in

 

Chahal is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Only two runs taken Pandya paddle sweep this away from deep backward square leg 

 

Ball 2 Wicket!! This is gold, pure gold from Chahal as he has sensationally got the ball to move from leg stump and take a nick off Pandya’s bat as he wanted to work it on the on-side and the nick went to Jaiswal in the slip and Pandya has to go back. Has the door just been set ajar by Chahal here?

 

Ball 3  Googly to Miller first up and a dot ball is a result 

 

Ball 4 Well run by the Titans here as Miller gets off the mark with two runs 

 

Ball 5 Straight back to the bowler for no runs 

 

Ball 6 Played to deep backward point for a single 

 

Gujarat Titans Live Score 89-3 after 14 overs

 

11:12 PM

GT vs RR IPL Final Live Updates: Easy going for Gujarat

 

Trent Boult is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Cutaway well by Pandya but well fielded by Chahal at deep backward point to save two runs 

 

Ball 2 Played straight to deep backward point now and Pandya takes a single here 

 

Ball 3  Driven well by Gill for two runs wide of long-off 

 

Ball 4 Huge appeal for LBW and there is an attempt of run out too, but none bear fruit for the Royals

 

Ball 5 Single taken once again to long-on 

 

Ball 6 A dot ball will end the over 

 

Gujarat Titans Live Score 84-2 after 13 overs

 

11:07 PM

GT vs RR IPL Final Live Updates: Ashwin taken to cleaners in the very first over

 

R Ashwin is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Aswin comes into the attack and played for a single by Pandya 

 

Ball 2 And Gill works it on the on-side for a single as well 

 

Ball 3  Four!! Edge and past short third0-man for a four 

 

Ball 4 Six!! On the length and Pandya has dispatched it over long-on for a six 

 

Ball 5 Pandya wanted to muscle this one too but played it for a single to cover point 

 

Ball 6 Cutway by Gill for two runs to end the over 

 

Gujarat Titans Live Score 77-2 after 12 overs

 

11:03 PM

GT vs RR IPL Final Live Updates: Gujarat in a comfortable position now

 

Obed McCoy is into the attack

 

Ball 1 In the air…but just away from Hetmyer at deep mid-wicket for two runs 

 

Ball 2 The Titans are not taking any risk because none is required and they have got a single off this ball as well 

 

Ball 3  Four!! Room outside off and driven handsomely by Pandya for a four to deep extra cover 

 

Ball 4 Dot ball. Pandya plays it to the short cover 

 

Ball 5 Almost an edge there once again as McCoy gives no room at all for the batter to work with 

 

Ball 6 Played back to the bowler, but McCoy is unable to stop it from being a single 

 

Gujarat Titans Live Score 62-2 after 11 overs

 

10:59 PM

GT vs RR IPL Final Live Updates: Good over for Titans

 

Yuzvendra Chahal is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Chahal is bowling too quickly tonight just may be to get away by not getting hit too much. Gets hit for a single 

 

Ball 2 And that would be a single once again 

 

Ball 3  Driven to extra cover for no runs 

 

Ball 4 Once again the googly and once again played on the on-side for a single by Pandya 

 

Ball 5 Played on the on-side for two runs by Gill. It was a sweep shot 

 

Ball 6 Single off the last ball will make it a good over for Gujarat once again 

 

Gujarat Titans Live Score 54-2 after 10 overs

 

10:53 PM

GT vs RR IPL Final Live Updates: Gill is very lucky tonight

 

Prasidh Krishna is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Single down the ground from Pandya off the first ball of Prasidh Krishna’s new over 

 

Ball 2 Cut and a miss. That would have been a nick so very easily 

 

Ball 3  Four!! Length ball and played over mid-off for a four. It was a very easy ball to dispatch 

 

Ball 4 Better length from Krishna, he should just keep bowling at that one and he might have a wicket here 

 

Ball 5 Short of a length again and played on the on-side for a single 

 

Ball 6 Four!! Shubman Gill should go and buy a lottery immediately after this game is over because his luck is so so good tonight. Could have easily chopped it on, but gest it past the keeper instead and gets a four with the Chinese cut 

 

Gujarat Titans Live Score 48-2 after 09 overs

 

10:49 PM

GT vs RR IPL Final Live Updates: Gill gets his second life

 

Chahal is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Dot ball as Gill comes forward and defends 

 

Ball 2 A crowd catch from Hetmyer at short mid-off 

 

Ball 3 Finally a single as Boult tries to field well but is unable to stop the ball 

 

Ball 4 Double misfield inside the circle on the offside means a single to Pandya 

 

Ball 5 It was very hard to catch that ball as Hetmyer tried his bets to get to the ball, he dived in the end too, but it was always going to be difficult 

 

Ball 6 Dot ball will end the over here 

 

Gujarat Titans Live Score 38-2 after 08 overs