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IPL 2022 Qualifier 1: GT vs RR: All you need to know!

In the first playoff game of the season, Gujarat Titans will take on Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday (May 24).
Chitrangada Chaudhuri
Qualifier 1
The winner of the match will directly qualify for the finals of the 15th edition. Meanwhile, the loser will go on to play in Qualifier 2.
Debutants Gujarat have enjoyed a fairytale season, having topped the table with ten wins from 14 games.
Inaugural Champs
Inaugural champions Rajasthan, ended the season placed second, with nine wins from 14 matches.
Hardik Pandya-led Titans will enter the match on the back of an eight-wicket loss to the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Winning Run
On the other hand, Sanju Samson-led RR will enter the game on the back of two back-to-back wins
Both sides will eager to emerge on top at the Eden Gardens, as a win will secure their ticket to the IPL 2022 finals.
Head-to-Head:
With Titans making their debut this season, GT & RR have faced off only once. Titans have the edge, having defeated Royals by 37 runs in their only game so far.
Record at Eden Gardens:
 IPL Matches Played: 78 Batting First won in IPL: 30 Bowling First won in IPL: 47
Ahead of the match, here are some of key the approaching milestones from Qualifier 1
Sanju Samson is 43 runs away from completing 3000 runs for  RR. Samson also needs 9 more fours to complete 250 fours for the Royals. The RR skipper also needs 58 runs to reach 3500 runs in IPL.
Yuzvendra Chahal, with 165 wickets to his name, needs just 2 more wickets to overtake Amit Mishra as 3rd highest wicket-taker in the IPL.
Meanwhile R Ashwin, with 156 wickets in his kitty, requires 2 more wickets to go past Piyush Chawla as the 5th highest wicket-taker in the IPL.
The inform Jos Buttler needs 36 runs to reach 8000 runs in T20s. Buttler also needs 4 more sixes to reach 350 sixes mark in the T20s and 5 more fours to reach 700 fours mark in the T20s.
Pacer Mohammad Shami needs 3 more wickets to reach 100 wickets in the IPL.
Tuesday's match in Kolkata will be the first playoff match of the season. A win will see the team qualify for the finals.