IPL finale: Gujarat takes on Rajasthan in this IPL battle
Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans will battle against each other in the Final of the TATA IPL 2022, here on Sunday.
Rajasthan Royals, one of the best teams in this season’s IPL, their form has been very impressive. Players like Jos Buttler and Chahal have performed brilliantly with consistency too. RR finished the season in 2nd place with a total of 18 points accumulated. They have won 9 games and lost 5 on the way. Y Chahal is tied in 1st spot with Hasaranga on 26 wickets. He will look to confirm his Purple Cap. Jos Buttler has almost confirmed his Orange Cap as he is on the top with a considerable lead of 824 runs. Sanju Samson will look to win his 1st maiden trophy and second for RR.
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Gujarat Giants are the best team with the best performances this season. They finished the season in 1st spot with 20 points accumulated. Being a new team, it was always a challenge to establish yourself in a competition such as IPL but they did it with sheer brilliance and confidence. GT skipper Hardik Pandya has delivered his exceptional leadership and captaincy qualities. He has been brilliant with the bat too with 453 runs. They won the qualifier 1 against RR, but the Royals won the qualifier 2 to their place in the finals again.
Match Details:
Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad.
Date & Time: Sunday 29th May 2022 on 7:30 PM IST and Local Time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
Pitch Report:
The red soil in the pitch tends to get dried up soon and will give be a benefit for the spinners. As per past matches are concerned, spinners are very much effective on this pitch. The venue is a low-scoring one. The batsman has to keep in mind the long boundaries as it will be challenged against the spinners.
Head-to-Head:
Total Matches Played: 2
Gujarat Titans won: 2
Rajasthan Royals: 0
Probable Line-ups:
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Obed McCoy.
Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Sai Kishore, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Mohammad Shami.
Match Prediction:
Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals have been brilliant this season. They have played at the highest level. Both the teams will be giving each other a very close fight. Rajasthan Royals have two of their players vowing for the Purple Cap and Orange Cap. But, Gujarat Titans have a high level of consistency in the team. Their team has been able to coordinate and bring out the best. Gujarat will be the favorites to win this season’s IPL.
