Miller-Hardik combined to help Gujarat Titans go on with their fairytale, making best use of a real wicket at Eden Gardens in Kolkata for what was IPL 2022 Qualifier 1. At Ahmadabad, pitch will be different as well positive for Rajasthan Royals as they have already played a match there and came out victorious.
No such trouble for Gujarat Titans either, though as David Miller played one of his hands off a innings to guide Titans (GT) into the final of the tournament in his maiden effort. Fans of Gujarat Titans will be hoping that he repeats same eccentric innings again.
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Jos Buttler rediscovers his form to score 89 off 56 balls for Rajasthan Royals but came up short as Gujarat Titans reached this years IPL final. Against, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Jos Buttler played the role of a punisher and scored a century while chasing only 158. Surely, he is tough force to reckon with the plans to stop his rampage have already begun in Gujarat camp.S tarting off as an underdog, only allowed to enter the fold, Rajasthan Royals made their way into the tournaments final with minimal fuss, as their primary core remained consistent throughout the tournament.
David Miller was a man not snapped up till the dark end of the two-day exhaustive auction was front-and-center in the dream run Gujarat Titans had towards an IPL final that would be played in their home stadium before perhaps 100,000 fans in Ahmedabad. His knocks from a powerful batting line-up helped Gujarat Titans chase a record third-highest IPL playoff/knockout target, as well as becoming the most successful run-chase team (7) in a single season. Once he dismissed Chennai Super King’s bowling attack with 51 balls 95, it became evident that he is here with a message.
While he scored a fairytale 68 from just 38 balls aided by 5 sixes, GT skipper Hardik Pandya scored a rapid-fire 40 from 27 balls, which was punctuated by 5 fours. Like David Miller, Jos Buttler too took a little while to hit his stride, managing only 26 runs off 28 balls at a strike rate of 98.89, but went on an absolute tear over the next 28 deliveries, hammering out 63 runs at a strike rate of 225. Two balls later, Jos Buttler was given an opportunity as Hardik Pandya got caught sliding in his path for a ball from Buttler on an aerial shot to deep-off, which changed the course of Buttler’s innings.