SRH vs GT: Watch - Hardik Pandya Facepalms After Rahul Tripathi Smacks Darshan Nalkande For A Boundary

Gujarat Titans (GT) captain Hardik Pandya wasn’t happy with his bowler Darshan Nalkande for going off the planned bowling route and allowing Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batter Rahul Tripathi to hit a boundary on the front foot during the 21^st match of the IPL 2022.

Both these sides came into this match with opposite fortunes as GT came in with three wins out of three matches, while SRH registered their maiden win this IPL season against Chennai Super Kings in their last match. SRH skipper Kane Williamson won the toss and chose to field first.

Gujarat Titans only managed to put 162/7 in 50 overs thanks to 50* from captain Hardik Pandya who hit 1 six and 4 fours, and Abhinav Manohar’s whirlwind knock of 35 in 21 balls with 5 fours and 1 six. During his knock, Hardik Pandya became the fastest Indian to 100 sixes in the Indian Premier League, breaking the record of Rishabh Pant.

For SRH, Bhuvneshwar Kumar with 2/37 and T Natarajan with 2/34 was the pick of the bowlers.

Hardik Pandya Unhappy With Darshan Nalkande Letting Rahul Tripathi Hit A Boundary

GT bowlers bowled extremely well at the start as SRH openers Kane Williamson and Abhishek Sharma struggled to get the ball to the boundary. However, Sharma broke loose as he smashed 42 runs in 32 balls with 6 fours to his name. His wicket was taken by Rashid Khan, who had him caught by Sai Sudharshan near the boundary.

Williamson was then joined by Rahul Tripathi and Tripathi was offered a freebie by Darshan Nalkande in the 10^th over. He had given just 4 runs in the first four balls, Nalkande bowled a full ball outside off-stump and Tripathi gladly drove it superbly on the up through extra cover to the rope.

This resulted in GT captain Hardik Pandya facepalming himself as Tripathi got a start in his knock.

SRH vs GT: Watch – Hardik Pandya Facepalms After Rahul Tripathi Smacks Darshan Nalkande For A Boundary:

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