Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals Match Preview, IPL 2022, Qualifier 1, GT vs RR
GT vs RR: Match Preview.

RR vs GT: Match Preview – IPL 2022 Qualifier 1, Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals.  Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals are set to square off against each other in the opening game of playoffs in IPL 2022. The GT vs RR, Qualifier 1 match of IPL 2022 is set to take place on May 24 (Tuesday) at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata.

The winner of the Qualifier 1 match will get a direct entry into the final, while the loser will get one more chance to qualify for the IPL 2022 final. Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals have faced each other once before. Both the teams played a match against each other during the league stage of IPL 2022.

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Hardik Pandya. Photo- IPL
Hardik Pandya. Photo- IPL

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In that match, Gujarat Titans managed to crush Rajasthan Royals. Batting first in the match, Gujarat piled up a huge total of 192-4. After opener Matthew Wade (12) and Shubman Gill (13) failed with the bat, Hardik Pandya went on to score unbeaten 87 runs. With additional brilliant cameos by Abhinav Manohar (42 off 28) and David Miller (31 off 14), Gujarat managed to cross 190 on the board.

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Jos Buttler
Jos Buttler. Image: BCCI/IPL

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For Rajasthan Royals, Jos Buttler managed to provide an incredible start to the team. The right-handed batter scored 54 runs off 24 balls. However, the top 3 batsmen Jos Butter (54), Devdutt Padikkal (0), and R Ashwin (8) lost their wickets within powerplay overs. Later, 3-wicket hauls by Yash Dayal and Lockie Ferguson took a big toll on RR’s batting. Reaching 155-9 in 20 overs, RR lost the match by 37 runs.

RR vs GT: Match Preview – IPL 2022 Qualifier 1, Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals

Gujarat Titans 

Hardik Pandya, Gujarat Titans
Gujarat Titans celebrate the win. (Photo: IPL)

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Gujarat Titans are led by Hardik Pandya in IPL 2022. The team played 14 matches during the league stage. They won 10 games and lost 4. With 20 points and a net run rate of +0.316, Gujarat Titans finished at the top spot in the points table.

Skipper Hardik Pandya is the top run-getter for the team with 413 runs in 13 games, Shubman Gill is next with 403 runs. In bowling, Rashid Khan and Mohammed Shami are the top wicket-taker for Gujarat Titans. Both of them have scalped 18 wickets each in 14 games so far.

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GT vs RR: Match Preview – IPL 2022 Qualifier 1, Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals
Rashid Khan, Mohammad Shami

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GT Squad: Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Shami, Lockie Ferguson, Abhinav Sadarangani, Rahul Tewatia, Noor Ahmad, R Sai Kishore, Dominic Drakes, Jayant Yadav, Vijay Shankar, Darshan Nalkande, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph, Pradeep Sangwan, David Miller, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Gurkeerat Singh, Varun Aaron.

 

Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2022,
Rajasthan Royals (Credits: Twitter)

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Rajasthan Royals are led by Sanju Samson in IPL 2022. The team played 14 matches during the league stage. They won 9 games and lost 5. With 18 points and a net run rate of +0.298, Rajasthan Royals finished in the 2nd spot in the points table.

Jos Buttler is the top run-scorer for RR. With 629 runs in 14 games, he has scored the most runs in the tournament so far. Sanju Samson arrives next with 374 runs. In bowling, Yuzvendra Chahal is the top wicket-taker for the team as well as the tournament with 26 scalps. Prasidh Krishna follows him with 15 wickets.

Jos Buttler.Photo-IPL
Jos Buttler.Photo-IPL

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RR Squad: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Riyan Parag, KC Cariappa, Navdeep Saini, Obed McCoy, Anunay Singh, Kuldeep Sen, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel, Tejas Baroka, Kuldip Yadav, Shubham Garhwal, Jimmy Neesham, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rassie van der Dussen, Daryl Mitchell.

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