ROAD TO THE FINALS: 

Match 71 : Gujrat Titans Vs Rajasthan Royals

DATE: 24.05.2022

Venue: Eden Gardens

Time:7:30 PM

RESULT:  Gujrat Titans won by 7 wickets

Player of the Match: David Miller ( Gujrat Titans)

Gujrat Titans Vs Rajasthan Royals:  It was a match played between Gujrat Titans led by Captain Hardik Pandya and Rajasthan Royals led by Captain Sanju Samson. This match was very important as the winner of this match would directly qualify for the finals of this Tata IPL 2022. Gujrat Titans won the toss and elected to bowl first. Though Rajasthan Royals lost their opener Yashasvi Jaiswal early but Jos Buttler the run machine was looking in great touch and Sanju Samson started the innings on a high by opening his account by  hitting a six. Sanju Samson was looking in good touch .He was hitting the Gujarat Titans spin balling as well as fast balling. But Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore had the last laugh. But the platform was set for Rajasthan Royals.Jos Buttler was not able to connect the ball and Hardik Pandya slipped on the field as the field was very wet due to rains in the earlier period and when you miss Butlers catch you are in danger. Then Butler found momentum and with the help of Devdutt Paddikal Rajasthan Royals managed to put 188 runs on the board. Unfortunately Riyan Parag got run out on a free hit. Jos Buttler got run out on a no ball. Both the openers of Gujrat Titans got out cheaply and it was looking as if Rajasthan Royals would win the match. But hardik Pandya was batting very coolly and he kept his nerves and he also kept his emotions under check and the last over was Miller the killer show who hit three sixes to ensure Gujrat Titans entered the finals.

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Match 72 : Royal Challengers Bangalore VS Lucknow SuperGiants

DATE: 25.05.2022

Venue: Eden Gardens

Time:7:30 PM

RESULT:  Royal Challengers Bangalore VS. Lucknow SuperGiants

Player of the Match: Rajat Patidar ( Royal Challengers Bangalore)

 Royal Challengers Bangalore VS Lucknow SuperGiants: It was a match played between Royal Challengers Bangalore led by Captain Faf Du Plessis and Lucknow SuperGiants led by Captain KL Rahul. It was a do or die situation for both teams. The team which loses goes back home. It was a high scoring match. Lucknow SuperGiants won the toss and elected to bowl first.In the all important match Moshin Khan dismissed Faf du Plessis for zero and it was a wonderful start for Lucknow SuperGiants. Rajat Patidar and Virat Kohli started to make a partnership and just when they were looking to dominate  Lucknow Supergiants, Virat Kohli got out. Maxwell also got out. The pressure was on Royal Challengers Bangalore but it seemed Rajat Patidar was playing on a different field altogether and he was just smashing the ball to all parts of the ground. Meanwhile he completed his 50. Dk the finisher joined hands with Patidar and due to their hard hitting Royal Challengers Bangalore was able to put a huge score on the board of 207 runs and Patidar completed his century. You could see the scoreboard pressure telling on Lucknow SuperGiants from ball one. But KL Rahul and Deepak Hooda played a good innings and when they were batting Lucknow SuperGiants  were in the match but their efforts went in vain and unfortunately Lucknow SuperGiants  had a bad day in the office in all important match and Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified For the semi finals to be played with Rajasthan Royals.

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Match 73 : Royal Challengers Bangalore VS Rajasthan Royals

DATE: 27.5.2022

Venue: Narendra Modi stadium, Ahmedabad

Time:7:30 PM

RESULT:  Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets

Player of the Match: Jos Buttler ( Rajasthan Royals)

Royal Challengers Bangalore VS Rajasthan Royals: The winning team would qualify for the finals and the losing team would end their Tata IPL journey 2022. Having reached this stage both teams wanted to win and enter the finals of Tata IPL 2022. It was a match played between Royal Challengers Bangalore led by Captain Faf du Plessis and Rajasthan Royals led by Captain Sanju Samson. Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bowl first. Kohli was looking in good touch. But he got out early as the pitch was playing tricks and it was a big blow for  Royal Challengers Bangalore. But the captain Faf du Plessis and the hero Rajat Patidar absorbed the pressure and were batting well. Patidar completed his half century and he was batting well and was running out of partners.Glenn Maxwell played a good innings in the end for  Royal Challengers Bangalore and helped  Royal Challengers Bangalore to score a fighting total of 157 runs. Though in this season we have seen high scores, the pitch was looking to have some bounce and there was something for the fast bowlers if they maintained their line and length. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler were batting as if they wanted to just reach the finals soon and were smashing the ball to all parts of the ground. By the time Yashasvi Jaiswal got out the platform was already set for Rajasthan Royals. Sanju Samson made a useful contribution but the hero of the match was the run machine Jos Buttler who eventually scored a century and ensured that Rajasthan Royals reached the finals.

Jos Buttler innings

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ROAD TO THE CHAMPIONS

Match 74: Gujrat Titans Vs Rajasthan Royals

DATE: 29.05.2022

Venue: Narendra Modi stadium, Ahmedabad

Time:7:30 PM

Champions: Gujrat Titans won by 7 wickets

Player of the Match: Hardik Pandya ( Gujrat Titans)

Gujrat Titans Vs Rajasthan Royals: This Tata IPL 2022 two teams who played excellent cricket made their way to the finals. This match was going to decide the Champions of this season. Both teams topped the tables this season and deserved to be in the finals. Gujrat Titans captained by Hardik Pandya and Rajasthan Royals captained by Sanju Samson were ready to take over each other for the one last time and be the Champions. Ranveer Singh and Akshay Kumar had come to watch the match. Bollywood connection is now common in IPL but this time even politicians could not stay away from the excitement and we saw the home minister Amith Shah who had come to watch the match. Both teams Gujrat Titans led by Captain Hardik Pandya and Rajasthan Royals led by Captain Sanju Samson were ready for the toss. The toss was won by Sanju Samson and he elected to bat first. Gujrat Titans were bowling great line and length but Rajasthan Royals even though could not score but didn’t lose wickets. Then Yashavi Jaiswal hit some shots to Shami and got the scoreboard ticking for Rajasthan Royals. But when Yashasvi Jaiswal was looking dangerous he got out. Sanju Samson started his innings with a four. Lockie Furguson bowled the fastest delivery of this IPL season and broke the record of Umran Malik. Hardik Pandya the Captain of Gujrat Titans took the wicket of Rajasthan Royals Captain Sanju Samson at a crucial juncture and now the pressure was on Rajasthan Royals.

Hardik Pandya Bowling spell

 Then there was Hardik Pandya who bowled an excellent spell and took 3 wickets including Jos Buttler and Riyan Parag in the end managed to score 15 runs and take Rajasthan Royals to a total of 130 runs. Gujarat Titans chased these runs quite comfortably in the end. Though they had hiccups Hardik Pandya played a cool innings under pressure and Shuban Gill was determined to see Gujrat Titans lifting the Tata IPL 2022 15TH edition trophy. He completed the match with a six and we had Gujrat Titans as the Champions and we had a team who was making their debut and made history by winning the match and Shubhman Gill is the only batsman in IPL history to win the IPL final by hitting a six.

last ball six

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