The fifteenth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) got here to an finish on Sunday (Could 29) with Gujarat Titans rising as victorious. Taking part in their first-ever season within the match, the Gujarat-based outfit thrashed Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets within the title-decider.
Hardik Pandya led his group from the very entrance, impressing with each bat and ball to information his aspect to the title. The Titans completely dominated the competition in entrance of a roaring house crowd of 1,04,859 on the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Led by Pandya’s spectacular 3-wicket haul, the Gujarat-based outfit managed to limit their high-flying opponents to a modest complete of 130 for 9. For the Royals, their star man Jos Buttler was the top-scorer, scoring 39 off 35 balls.
In reply, the Titans chased down the full with utmost ease. They didn't begin properly and misplaced the wickets of Wriddhiman Saha and Matthew Wade inside 5 overs. Nevertheless, it didn't take them lengthy to take cost of the sport.
They finally crossed the ending line on the primary ball of the nineteenth over when Shubman Gill completed the sport with a six off Obed McCoy. Gill top-scored for the champions, scoring an unbeaten 45 whereas Pandya (34) and David Miller (32*) additionally performed essential knocks.
Similarities between Gujarat Titans’ win and Workforce India’s 2011 World Cup win:
Quickly after the ultimate ended, Gujarat Titans have been fast to remind the followers of the gorgeous similarities between Gujarat Titans’ triumph in IPL 2022 and Workforce India’s victory within the 2011 World Cup.
Here is the tweet from Gujarat Titans:
Quantity 7️⃣ jersey
Ending with a 6️⃣
Gary and Nehraji celebrating ????
Beating Sanga and Malinga's group ????????The place have we seen this earlier than? ???? pic.twitter.com/lF8mHajQLw
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) May 29, 2022
Gill wears the quantity 7 jersey for the Titans and he was the one who completed the sport with a six. Equally, MS Dhoni had gained the sport for India with a six whereas sporting his well-known quantity 7 jersey.
Identical to in 2011, Ashish Nehra together with Gary Kersten have been a part of the successful group whereas Kumar Sangakkara and Lasith Malinga ended up on the shedding aspect. Nehra, Sangakkara and Malinga, nevertheless, have been gamers in 2011. Alternatively, Kirsten was Workforce India’s head coach.
One other similarity was that in each the video games, the captains gained the Man of the Match award.
