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Skipper Hardik Pandya leads Gujarat Titans to the IPL 2022 trophy with an all-round performance in the final against Rajasthan Royals.

Hardik released the pressure in the ninth over – like he had applied it in the ninth of the RR innings – with a scythed four to the deep extra cover boundary off Prasidh Krishna. Gill and David Miller completed the remaining formalities. RR had no choice but to go hard for wickets in the powerplay if they were to make a contest out of a target of just 131. Also, Yuzvendra Chahal had dropped a sitter off Shubman Gill first ball, and the young opener would go on to anchor the chase to a secure, smooth finish. They did dislodge Wriddhiman Saha and Matthew Wade by the fifth over, but GT could afford a powerplay return of 31 for 2. So confident was Pandya in his vice-captain’s abilities that he gave him two slips for the new man Hetmyer. As Mohammed Shami and Lockie Ferguson took some punishment when they went for the fuller deliveries, Hardik had sussed that the hard shortish length was the way to go on the surface. Pandya’s deputy Rashid Khan was unhittable with his mixture of wrong ‘uns and quick legbreaks on a pitch that gave him some turn. Pandya had given himself one over too many earlier in the season too, but on Sunday night at his team’s home ground, nothing could go wrong. The moment would last all of one ball; Samson went for a stand-and-swipe, but the length wasn’t there at all; Hardik had dug it into the pitch, the ball kicked, and Samson’s top edge couldn’t even clear the inner ring. Buttler tried to dab it to third man in one-day fashion, and nicked behind. He’d pulled and driven Mohammed Shami for successive fours, but when Pandya and Rashid Khan were operating in tandem, he’d been tied down. He was finding some seam from that length, and was making life hard for Devdutt Padikkal. He had the left-hander pinned on the crease, and cut it past his outside edge several times.

IPL 2022 Award Winners: Debutants Gujarat Titans were crowned the Indian Premier League (IPL) champions on Sunday after they beat Rajasthan Royals by seven ...

Super Striker of the Season – Jos Buttler Opener Gill remained unbeaten on 45, sealing Gujarat’s victory with a six and with 11 balls to spare. IPL 2022 Award Winners: Debutants Gujarat Titans were crowned the Indian Premier League (IPL) champions on Sunday after they beat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in the final in Ahmedabad. Opting to bat first, 2008 champions Rajasthan never got going and posted a below-par 130-9 with Jos Buttler, this IPL’s leading scorer, top scoring for them with a rather subdued 39.

Gujarat Titans' players and coaches react to their IPL 2022 triumph.

I wanted to be there [batting] till the end this time and that was the talk with coaches and we came over the line." The franchise showed faith in David, me and Hardik. Now we've won, so nothing left to say." Everyone feels welcome and you can see the performances." "[Titans behind the scenes:] A lot of the time, we won the game, but we always spoke about what are the things we missed out on and how we can do better. first year [for us in the IPL] to win the championship is very special." I have been in this kind of situation before, so for my team, I thought that it's the best position [No. 4] for me to bat, so that all the other batsmen can come and express themselves. "[On the final:] We adjusted ourselves very quickly with the wicket. "[On team combination:] Me and Ashu pa [Ashish Nehra] are similar in terms of wanting to play five proper bowlers, who can win you matches all day. this is for the generation to come, everyone will remember that this was the team who started this journey and… Most of the time, I have seen in T20 cricket, it's a batters' game but bowlers win you games." "Me and Ashu pa [Ashish Nehra] are similar in terms of wanting to play five proper bowlers, who can win you matches all day... So, for me it was all about sticking to the right lengths and asking the batters to play a good shot rather than me trying something and giving a boundary.

Rajasthan Royals batted first and were restricted to 130 for nine and Gujarat chased it down, scoring 133, but Jos Buttler finished as the IPL's top scorer.

“Batting comes first to me, it’s been always close to my heart,” player-of-the-match Pandya said after hitting three boundaries and a six in his knock at No 4. But Gujarat’s depth in the middle-order batting — the team topped the table with 20 points from 10 wins during the league stage — saw them home. We believe quality bowlers win you the tournament, so we invested in them ... but there is a lot to learn.” Pandya had Shimron Hetmyer (11) caught off his own bowling in the last ball of a terrific four-over spell. Jos Buttler made only 39 off 35 balls but still finished as the tournament’s top scorer with 863 runs, and Samson scored 14. Pandya grabbed three for17 with impeccable medium-fast bowling to restrict Rajasthan to 130 for nine after Sanju Samson won the toss and chose to bat.

IPL 2022 Final: Hardik Pandya spoke in detail about his match-winning performance in the title clash.

Today was the day, where I saved the best for the best in terms of bowling,” said Hardik. For me, my team is the most important, whichever team I play for. I was saving for the best.

Ravi Shastri asked, "Kemcho, Ahmedabad?" Shastri started the evening and thanked the fans for making the Indian Premier League (IPL) 'bigger and better' every ...

Ranveer spiced it up with an iconic dialogue from another movie ‘KGF’. Khiladi Akshay Kumar was seen enjoying the dance performance by Ranveer Singh. “Let the emotions of the past sink in," he said. IPL 2022 Closing Ceremony: It was a full house at the Narendra Modi Stadium as the attendance marked 1,04,859.

Not long after the caffeine-fuelled controversy on a Karan Johar show, and after he had allowed himself to be dragged to training, Hardik Pandya told his ...

It freed himself, usko ehsaas hua (he realised) that he is a sportsman and this is what he is born to do. The best way to answer is not to answer,” Hardik says in the GT video. Bachcha hai (he is a child) and very pure at heart.” He has always been a good listener, has always followed good advice, he might do his thing in the end but always listens first to the people he trusts. Just to get the competitive juices and the joy of sport back in him. “He hadn’t slept the whole night, na?,” the coach asked another person in the room. He didn’t want to feel negative again after that television show, he realised all he wanted was a stable happy family after marriage, and the death of his father, who he was very close to, must have matured him to become an adult in many ways. He knows how backing them to be themselves can be a very powerful thing,” the coach says. I want to focus on my batting and bowling.’ So I let him be, but I just wanted that thought to run in the background.” “With what he has gone through, and the way the other people have seen him, at times made fun of him, he knows exactly what to do with other players like him. For a while in his career, Pandya seemed like he craved attention, without knowing what it was in him that he wanted everyone to look at. Hardik had chosen the most important game of the tournament to make an important point – he couldn’t just bowl his quota of 4 overs, he still had the sting to deactivate an entire batting line-up.

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Samson did not last long as his opposite number Hardik removed him on his second ball of the game. Among the shots Jaiswal attempted, his most assuring stroke was a beautifully timed six over cover off Shami. After pulling Yash Dayal for a massive six over long leg, the southpaw tried one too many and was caught in the deep. It should have been a comfortable chase but Rajasthan bowled their hearts out to make it an interesting final. The entire stadium, housing more than a lakh people, erupted when Gill hit the winning six. R Ashwin was introduced in the 12th over and Hardik (34 off 30) decided to go after him, collecting a four and six off successive balls to bring up the 50-run stand with Gill and take Gujarat to 77 for two in 12 overs. The pace duo of Trent Boult and Prasidh Krishna were brilliant in the powerplay, reducing Gujarat to 31 for two with Wriddhiman Saha (5) and Matthew Wade (8) back in the dugout.

Jos Buttler dominated the IPL 2022 season end awards ceremony as the Rajasthan Royals swept top honours including the Orange Cap, IPL 2022 MVP and purple ...

Umran Malik was the find of the season as he consistently bowled deliveries over 150 kmph with ease. The 31-year-old also won awards for most boundaries hit in the tournament (83) as well as the most sixes (45). The right-hander was also given the award for Powerplayer of the season. Along with Jos Buttler, Yuzvendra Chahal was also instrumental in helping Rajasthan Royals reach the final of IPL 2022. The 36-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman played the role of the finisher to perfection. LSG cricketer Evin Lewis was awarded the catch of the season award for his one-handed effort against Kolkata Knight Riders during the league stage. The Hardik Pandya-led team won the low scoring match by 7 wickets dashing Royal's hope of winning the title for their second time.

Rajasthan Royals' Jos Buttler won a host of awards, including the Orange cap and the player of the season.

His team mate Yuzvendra Chahal finally took a decisive lead over Royal Challengers Bangalore's Wanindu Hasaranga when he dismissed Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya in the final. And even while the Royals lost the final, it was two of their players who won Orange Cap and Purple Cap. One of them, Jos Buttler ended up winning the player of the season award as well as he went past David Warner for the second most runs scored by any player in a season. Gujarat Titans, who were one of the two new teams to join the tournament this season, beat Rajasthan Royals for the third time in the season, by seven wickets at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in the final on Sunday to win their maiden trophy.

The Englishman registered a whopping total of 863 runs in 17 matches, at an average of 57.53 and a strike rate of 149.05. Second in the tally was Lucknow Super ...

- Even during these difficult times arising out of Covid-19, we continue to remain committed to keeping you informed and updated with credible news, authoritative views and incisive commentary on topical issues of relevance. Buttler surpassed Delhi Capitals batter, David Warner's tally of 848 runs to become the second-highest scorer of all time in an IPL season.

Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya leapfrogged MS Dhoni as the player with the second most titles in IPL history.

Hardik Pandya may have failed to break Rohit Sharma’s record for the most IPL titles, but he did equal MS Dhoni’s special record in the competition. Hardik Pandya, however, pipped CSK skipper MS Dhoni and former Mumbai Indians pacer Lasith Malinga, both of whom have won the IPL title four times each. Overall, Hardik Pandya won his fifth IPL title during the weekend and joined his former Mumbai Indians teammates Kieron Pollard and Ambati Rayudu in second place as the men who have the most IPL trophies to their name.

Gujarat Titans won the Indian Premier League title in their maiden season as they beat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in the final.

Rajasthan Royals who finished as the runner-up were also presented a check of ₹12.50 crore as the runner up. The winning team Gujarat Titans got a check of ₹20 crore as they were the champions. Gujarat Titans beat the Rajasthan team by 7 wickets to win their IPL trophy debut season.

Questions around his fitness, his bowling, his captaincy, his new No. 4 spot, have all been answered and how.

The next ball was Hardik's last of the day, and it was back to basics: into the pitch, while angling the ball across the left-hand batter. He had performed a steadying role at No. 4 all through the season; all that remained was to do it one last time. Before this season, he hadn't had too many opportunities to begin a T20 innings with more than 10 overs remaining, but at Titans, he has adopted that role out of necessity and relished it. That sequence included a pair of offcutters that gripped and beat the outside edge, and a 143kph bouncer that left Padikkal late on a hook. A bit of extra bounce, possibly, and a bit of nibble off the seam - neither in any way pronounced - caused him to edge behind. One ball later, Hardik bowled his one full ball of the evening, and Hetmyer opened his bat face to steer it between wicketkeeper and short third man. Starting the 15th over having given away only seven runs in his first three, Hardik suffered his only dose of punishment on the day. By then, Hardik had tormented Devdutt Padikkal as well, bowling seven balls to the left-hand batter and conceding only a leg bye. "[At the] right time, I wanted to show what I have worked hard for, and today was the day, from my bowling point of view, I saved the best for the best [stage]," Hardik said during the post-match presentation. The ball kicked up awkwardly, and Samson skewed it to backward point. And oh, Hardik had never captained a team at senior level; how would he lead this group of players who had never played with each other before? He had been appointed captain of a new IPL franchise, Gujarat Titans, and it was still not known what role he would play for them.

Gujarat Titans won the IPL 2022 after defeating Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in the final in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

In the final, it was skipper Hardik Pandya who took three wickets with the ball, including the prized scalp of Jos Buttler. In the end, Gujarat went on to chase the total with seven wickets in hand and 11 balls to spare. Buttler top-scored with a knock of 39 while for Gujarat, skipper Hardik returned with the figures of 3-17 in his quota of four overs. It was nothing but a fairytale run for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2022 as the Hardik Pandya-led side went on to win the title in their debut season.

All GT captain Hardik Pandya did was smile after Shubman Gill hit the IPL-winning six. When Hardik slowly made his way into the playing area after ...

Hardik after all had credited his wife and son for his calm demeanour throughout the tournament. GT won the match with 7 wickets and 11 balls to spare. The long emotional hug and the broad smiles said a lot. - All GT captain Hardik Pandya did was smile after Shubman Gill hit the IPL-winning six. Hardik did not show a lot of emotion in the entire tournament. A fitter, stronger, matured and improved Hardik Pandya was the main ingredient in Gujarat Titans' lip-smacking delicacies served in IPL 2022.

His appointment as captain may have raised eyebrows, but Sanju has taken his game and Rajasthan Royals to the next level, proving that added responsibility ...

When he was young and growing up in Delhi, he got hurt when people used to make fun of his kitbag when waiting for the bus. He appears in a Gillette ad, in Kerala peers from the ad hoardings of a steel company that promises the sturdiness and style of Sanju’s batting. The lockdown unburdened the pressure of expectations he had thrust on himself. He will become Tendulkar)’,” he tells Gaurav Kapoor in an episode of Breakfast with Champions. He was distraught and had thought of quitting the game when he failed to get a break in Kerala. The Kolkata Knight Riders stint went awry. And jokes that someday he would act in a Basil move. A happy player makes for a happy captain and a happy captain makes for a happy team. He has shown a lot of passion and hunger to take on this testing role of captaincy. As if captaincy was the magic trick he was waiting for to make his life and career more meaningful. The outlines of Samson’s captaincy ideas are getting well defined, the rhyme and rhythms more tuneful and steadily, the structures and syntax in place, he is setting a Sanju template of leadership, based on the ideals of collectivism, free-spiritedness and hard work. Thus, eliminating the scepticism that drummed when Samson was appointed captain — questions ranging from whether leadership would burden him or whether he would crumble, or whether he was indeed capable — he has, more than blending into the new role, notched up a gear or two. Warne needed that triumph to prove to Australians that he was the best captain Australia never had. For a long time, his mind used to go blank in the adulation of Dhoni when playing against him.

When Wriddhiman Saha was asked about how he felt to have been part of the champion side, he took to opportunity to give it back to all the critics.

Not many gave him a chance in T20 cricket despite a rather decent record especially with the bat in the powerplay. But the Titans proved doubters wrong through each of their 16 games this season and subsequently left them stunned with the IPL title glory. But how many actually expected Gujarat Titans in the final at the start of the tournament?

Rajasthan Royals did have something to cheer about in the end. Star opener Jos Buttler, who finished as the leading run-scorer, took home almost every ...

He was given another ₹10,00,000 for being the power player of the season. He received a cash prize of ₹10,00,000. Buttler smashed a total of 45 sixes during the course of the tournament, which was the most by any player. Gujarat Titans speedster Lockie Ferguson bowled a delivery clocking 157.3 kmph on the speedometer in the finale. He was rewarded ₹10,00,000 for this incredible feat. They then completed the paltry 131-run chase in just 18.1 overs making the finale a one-sided affair.

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All the youngsters, seniors played well as a team, I am proud of my team," Samson said. "In good teams you have a lot of trust in everyone. Hardik has enjoyed a splendid run in his fresh IPL season with his home franchise. My goals are to play my role for the team and try and react on the day regarding what the game is asking me to do," Buttler said. "For me my team is the most important. Asked about his bowling, he said, "Wanted to show at the right time what I've worked hard for. The two batsmen hugged and, as the fireworks erupted, the Gujarat players came running on to the pitch to celebrate. (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)

Pandya then made 34 with the bat before Shubman Gill (45*) and David Miller (32*) steered the team home in 18.1 overs to bring the house down at the 132,000 capacity stadium. (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)

Australia's T20 wicketkeeper will spend just two days at home after the IPL final as Aaron Finch's side fly to Sri Lanka to begin their preparations for the ...

"I don't think I'll be pushing on too far after that at international level. "I'm really comfortable in all positions, I've played long enough now to know what to do in most scenarios and it's something I'll try and master and get better at and not let a position dictate really how I play too much." "It's something I'm trying to get better and better at, I want to be someone who can be multi-positioned, maybe (if there's) a player they don't want to send in during the powerplay they can use me at international level and then slide back and bat seven later in the innings. "I've got a young family as well, I like being at home a little bit more as well and that opportunity to do both is something that still interests me. "I really love the camaraderie of domestic cricket and playing with the same players over a longer period of time and striving for something collectively," Wade told cricket.com.au. "I'll basically just drop my kit off then head back over to Sri Lanka, come back (home) for about a month for some time off, play (England's) Hundred for Birmingham and then seven or eight T20Is between now and the World Cup," he said.

After winning the maiden title on Sunday at the Narendra Modi stadium, GT's Star batter David Miller called his IPL 2022 journey 'phenomenal'. Topics. Indian ...

Even during these difficult times arising out of Covid-19, we continue to remain committed to keeping you informed and updated with credible news, authoritative views and incisive commentary on topical issues of relevance. Coming to the match, after posting a low-scoring target of 131, Rajasthan had to produce special effort with the ball to get back in the game. Just grown from strength to strength," added Miller.

It was fitting that the IPL final took place between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals. If there was a common thread running through them, it is that both ...

The highlight of IPL 2022 is that it showcased the sheer depth of India’s bench strength. Two unfaniced teams, led by players at the periphery of India’s national teams, knocking out pre-tournament favourites backed by large support staff and data analysts influencing auction choices is what makes cricket riveting. In sport, invincibility on paper doesn’t always carry the day.

Shubman Gill's six off Obed McCoy's bowling sealed the deal for debutants Gujarat Titans as they defeated Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in the final to win ...

Even during these difficult times arising out of Covid-19, we continue to remain committed to keeping you informed and updated with credible news, authoritative views and incisive commentary on topical issues of relevance. We wanted to keep them under 150 but fortunately it was much lesser, " said Gill. I wanted to be there till the end and that was the talk with the coaches.

Cricket News: As fireworks lit up the Ahmedabad night sky and confetti rained on Hardik Pandya and his triumphant Gujarat Titans team mates, another edition ...

Kolkata and Ahmedabad split the playoff matches and the massive turnout for the final is a testament to the unwavering appeal of the world's richest Twenty20 league. This year the entire league phase was restricted in the western state of Maharashtra to avoid air travel and minimise infection risks. India's struggle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic had forced the organisers to hold the entire 2020 edition of the tournament in the United Arab Emirates, which also hosted the second half of last year's tournament.