New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals (RR) put out an incredible show at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, April 16 as they defeated Gujarat Titans (GT) by 3-wicket in heroic chase of 178.
WHAT. A. GAME! 👌 👌
A thrilling final-over finish and it's the @rajasthanroyals who edge out the spirited @gujarat_titans! 👍 👍
Scorecard 👉https://t.co/nvoo5Sl96y#TATAIPL | #GTvRR pic.twitter.com/z5kN0g409n
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 16, 2023
Shimron Hetmyer keeps RR in haunt
Shimron Hetmyer kept the Royals ship steady after they lost their skipper Sanju Samson after blistering fifty off Noor Khan. Hetmyer smashed the ball for a six over midwicket into the LCD ad screens. Absolutely incredible comeback from the Royals, they were 4/2 after the first three overs and from there, Sanju Samson first anchored their fightback and then Shimron Hetmyer finished it. Samson smacked 60 off 32 and Hetmyer is unbeaten on 56 off 26.
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Another final-over finish! 😀
Here we go… AGAIN! 😎@rajasthanroyals need 7 runs off the last over.
Follow the match 👉https://t.co/nvoo5Sl96y#TATAIPL | #GTvRR | @gujarat_titans pic.twitter.com/Z7ilNTOaYq
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 16, 2023
Sanju’s innings
After Rajasthan Royals (RR) lost their both the openers Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal in the power play in the chase of 178 against Gujarat Titans (GT).
Royals’ skipper Sanju Samson then stepped up for his side and scored a blinder to counter the damage that Mohammed Shami and Hardik Pandya.
19th IPL fifty for Sanju
Sanju then took the command on his own and struck GT’s bowler all over the park. Sanju Samson smashed 3 back-to-back sixes off Titans’ magical spinner Rashid Khan. After that he scored his 19th Indian premier League (IPL) fifty before he was sacked by the debutant Noor Khan of Aghanistan.
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GT batting
Earlier, they restricted GT to 177/7 with David Miller providing the late push. GT looked set for a score close to 200 when Hardik Pandya and Shubman Gill went big guns after the powerplay but they lost steam after the former’s dismissal. Miller was dropped early in his innings and made RR pay by scoring 46 off 30 balls.
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