Gujarat Titans (GT) captain Hardik Pandya led from the front against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 25th match of the IPL 2022 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. RR captain Sanju Samson won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Both teams made some changes to their XI as GT included Vijay Shankar and Yash Dayal for Sai Sudharshan and Darshan Nalkande. For Rajasthan Royals, Jimmy Neesham came in for Trent Boult, who had a niggle.
While Matthew Wade (12) and Shubman Gill (13) and Vijay Shankar (2) fell early for GT, Hardik Pandya and Abhinav Manohar gave the innings stability and impetus in the middle overs. Manohar made 43 in 28 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes, before getting out to Chahal.
Then Hardik Pandya switched into top gear and along with David Miller, punished the RR bowling the death overs. Miller finished on 31* in 14 balls with 5 fours and 1 six, while Pandya made 87* in 52 balls with 8 fours and 4 sixes to his name, as GT posted 192/4 in 20 overs.
The cricket fraternity was all praises for Hardik Pandya as he played a brilliant captain's knock and looked his old self with the willow.
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