2023-04-16 15:43:02
Ahmedabad: Rajasthan Royals set a target of 178 runs against Gujarat Titans in IPL. Batting first after losing the toss, Gujarat added 177 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. While opener Shubman Gill was dismissed for 45 runs, David Miller and Abhinav Manohar, who were brilliant in the final overs, secured a good score for Gujarat. Miller scored 46 off 30 balls and Manohar 27 off 13 balls.
Wriddhiman Saha (4 in 3 balls) was dismissed on the third ball of the game after a trend bolt collision with a return catch. After this, Sai Sudarshan (20 off 19 balls) was run out by the combination of Butler and Sanju in the fifth over with the team score at 32. Gujarat 91-3 in 10.3 overs as Yuzvendra Chahal delivered Hardik Pandya (28 off 19 balls), who was advancing to 2000 runs in his IPL career, to Yashaswi Jaiswal. With the team score at 121 in the 16th over, Sandeep Sharma took Gill (45 off 34 balls) to Buttler. After this, David Miller and Abhinav Manohar took Gujarat to a good score.
Manohar, who scored 27 runs off 13 balls with the help of three sixes, was caught by Devdut Patikal off the last ball of Adam Sampa’s 19th over. David Miller (46 off 30 balls) came back with two balls left in Sandeep Sharma’s last over, caught by Shimron Hetmyer. Miller hit three fours and two sixes. Rashid Khan (1) was run out on the next ball.
Will the changes work?
Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson won the toss and chose to bowl. Trend Boult and Ryan Parag are back in the Royals line-up. Devdut Patikal is not in the playing XI for Royals. The position is in the list of substitutes players. Abhinav Manohar replaces Vijay Shankar in the Gujarat Titans line-up. Royals are at the top of the points table with three wins from four matches. Gujarat is third behind in Netrunrate with three wins.
Rajasthan Royals Playing XI: Jos Buttler, Yaswasi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (wicket keeper/captain), Ryan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandra Ashwin, Trend Boult, Adam Sampa, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Substitutes: Devdut Patikal, Murugan Ashwin, Donovan Ferreira, Navdeep Saini, Joe Root.
Gujarat Titans Playing XI: Wriddhiman Saha (wicket keeper), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarshan, Hardik Pandya (captain), Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Rahul Thewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzari Joseph, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma.
Subs: Joshua Little, Jayant Yadav, Noor Ahmed, Sreekar Bharat, Dasun Sanaka.
Watch Video: Three-man for a catch, Sanju drops the ball, Boult makes a dramatic catch – Video
Last Updated Apr 16, 2023, 9:17 PM IST
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