Fairytale finish for debutants Gujarat Titans and the Indian Premier League finally has a new champion! Playing in their debut season, Titans, who had become the team to beat in the league stage, clinched the IPL trophy, as they defeated inaugural champions Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Playing in front of their home crowd for the first time, it was skipper Hardik Pandya who led from the front to guide Gujarat to the title. Pandya, who has four IPL titles with Mumbai Indians, picked up his first as a skipper.
After being sent into bat, Hardik first led the bowling attack turning in a stunning spell of 3/17. Not only did Pandya bowl at a superb economy of 4.25, but the Titans skipper picked up three crucial wickets.
Pandya's scalps included RR skipper Sanju Samson (14), the inform Jos Buttler (39) and the hard-hitting Shimron Hetmyer (11). Taking the key wickets, Titans restricted Rajasthan to 130/9.
In reply, Gujarat had a slow powerplay, losing two early wickets and scoring just 31 runs from the first six overs. But Pandya (34 off 30) and opener Shubman Gill put up a third wicket stand of 63 off 53 to keep GT on course for a win.
David Miller (32 off 19) and Gill (39 off 42) finished it off for Gujarat as Titans were crowned IPL champions in front of their home fans. Needing four from 12, the crowd was in its feet as Gill finished it off with a six to ensure that a new name will be carved on the trophy.
18.1
SIX! Obed McCoy to Shubman Gill. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs. That's the winning runs. Gujarat Titans win by seven wickets. They are the Champions of IPL 2022. The dressing room is jubilant and so are the fans. They have been sensational throughout the tournament. Hardik Pandya is adjudged as the Player of the Match for his terrific all-round performance.
Ravichandran Ashwin to David Miller. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Jaiswal. The Titans are cruising towards victory.
17.5
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Boult.
17.4
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Jaiswal.
17.3
Ravichandran Ashwin to David Miller. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Padikkal.
17.2
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by McCoy.
17.1
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Hetmyer.
Prasidh Krishna to David Miller. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Padikkal.
16.5
FOUR! Prasidh Krishna to David Miller. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot cutting, top edge past third man for 4 runs.
16.5
Wide Prasidh Krishna to David Miller. Bouncer, down leg side swayed away Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Samson.
16.4
FOUR! Prasidh Krishna to David Miller. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs.
16.3
Prasidh Krishna to David Miller. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Samson.
16.2
Prasidh Krishna to David Miller. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to deep backward point for 2 runs, run save by McCoy.
16.1
Prasidh Krishna to David Miller. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot dropped, to silly mid off for no runs.
Ravichandran Ashwin to David Miller. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Hetmyer.
15.5
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot dropped, to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Hetmyer.
15.4
Ravichandran Ashwin to David Miller. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Hetmyer.
15.3
SIX! Ravichandran Ashwin to David Miller. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Into the stands!
15.2
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Das.
15.1
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Chahal.
Obed McCoy to Shubman Gill. Off cutter half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Buttler.
14.5
Obed McCoy to David Miller. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to short third man for 1 run, shy attempt by Boult.
14.4
FOUR! Obed McCoy to David Miller. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
14.3
Obed McCoy to David Miller. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Jaiswal.
14.2
Obed McCoy to Shubman Gill. Length ball, middle stump no foot movement driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 1 run, fielded by Ashwin.
14.1
Obed McCoy to David Miller. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Buttler.
Yuzvendra Chahal to David Miller. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by McCoy.
13.5
Yuzvendra Chahal to David Miller. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot flick, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
13.4
Yuzvendra Chahal to David Miller. Slider length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Boult.
13.3
Yuzvendra Chahal to David Miller. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Padikkal.
Fairytale finish for debutants Gujarat Titans and the Indian Premier League finally has a new champion! Playing in their debut season, Titans, who had become the team to beat in the league stage, clinched the IPL trophy, as they defeated inaugural champions Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Playing in front of their home crowd for the first time, it was skipper Hardik Pandya who led from the front to guide Gujarat to the title. Pandya, who has four IPL titles with Mumbai Indians, picked up his first as a skipper.
After being sent into bat, Hardik first led the bowling attack turning in a stunning spell of 3/17. Not only did Pandya bowl at a superb economy of 4.25, but the Titans skipper picked up three crucial wickets.
Pandya's scalps included RR skipper Sanju Samson (14), the inform Jos Buttler (39) and the hard-hitting Shimron Hetmyer (11). Taking the key wickets, Titans restricted Rajasthan to 130/9.
In reply, Gujarat had a slow powerplay, losing two early wickets and scoring just 31 runs from the first six overs. But Pandya (34 off 30) and opener Shubman Gill put up a third wicket stand of 63 off 53 to keep GT on course for a win.
David Miller (32 off 19) and Gill (39 off 42) finished it off for Gujarat as Titans were crowned IPL champions in front of their home fans. Needing four from 12, the crowd was in its feet as Gill finished it off with a six to ensure that a new name will be carved on the trophy.
SIX! Obed McCoy to Shubman Gill. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs. That's the winning runs. Gujarat Titans win by seven wickets. They are the Champions of IPL 2022. The dressing room is jubilant and so are the fans. They have been sensational throughout the tournament. Hardik Pandya is adjudged as the Player of the Match for his terrific all-round performance.
Ravichandran Ashwin to David Miller. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Jaiswal. The Titans are cruising towards victory.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Boult.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Jaiswal.
Ravichandran Ashwin to David Miller. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Padikkal.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by McCoy.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Hetmyer.
Prasidh Krishna to David Miller. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Padikkal.
FOUR! Prasidh Krishna to David Miller. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot cutting, top edge past third man for 4 runs.
Wide Prasidh Krishna to David Miller. Bouncer, down leg side swayed away Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Samson.
FOUR! Prasidh Krishna to David Miller. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs.
Prasidh Krishna to David Miller. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Samson.
Prasidh Krishna to David Miller. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to deep backward point for 2 runs, run save by McCoy.
Prasidh Krishna to David Miller. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot dropped, to silly mid off for no runs.
Ravichandran Ashwin to David Miller. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Hetmyer.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot dropped, to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Hetmyer.
Ravichandran Ashwin to David Miller. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Hetmyer.
SIX! Ravichandran Ashwin to David Miller. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Into the stands!
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Das.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Chahal.
Obed McCoy to Shubman Gill. Off cutter half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Buttler.
Obed McCoy to David Miller. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to short third man for 1 run, shy attempt by Boult.
FOUR! Obed McCoy to David Miller. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
Obed McCoy to David Miller. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Jaiswal.
Obed McCoy to Shubman Gill. Length ball, middle stump no foot movement driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 1 run, fielded by Ashwin.
Obed McCoy to David Miller. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Buttler.
Yuzvendra Chahal to David Miller. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by McCoy.
Yuzvendra Chahal to David Miller. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot flick, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
Yuzvendra Chahal to David Miller. Slider length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Boult.
Yuzvendra Chahal to David Miller. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Padikkal.