The Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans, two heavyweights and table-toppers, squared off Thursday night in Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium. Rajasthan and Gujarat were tied on points before yesterday night’s play, however, Gujarat is currently the table leader after the outcome of last night’s encounter. Sanju won the toss and elected to field first. Boult was absent due to a niggle, and the kiwi allrounder Neesham took his place. Pandya, on the other hand, seemed unconcerned about batting first. Additionally, he said that Vijay and Yash were competent to take the role of Sai and Nalkande.
The pitch appeared to be ideal for batting. The ball was landing quite neatly on the bat. The bowlers had little assistance from the pitch or outfield. Gujarat lost Wade and Vijay once again on the powerplay. The Royals appeared to be in fine form. Shubman was sent out by Killer Miller on a low and crisp catch.
Much was riding on the shoulders of Abhinav and the captain Hardik and youthful potential. This alliance altered the match’s whole complexion. Hardik was ruthless against spinners and as effective against speed bowlers. Abhinav and Miller made excellent late-game cameos with Kung Fu Pandya, helping the Titans to a huge total of 192 runs. But it was all Jos in the powerplay. He was smacking bowlers for fun. He made some great traditional shots with a touch of inventiveness, as befits this enormous machine, before finally being taken down by a yorker from Ferguson. Rajasthan ran out of partners when Padikkal was removed off the first ball he faced.
The Royals inserted Ashwin at No.3. He made a couple of good strokes and ultimately went out to Ferguson. The Royals lost Buttler in the same over. Samson was also run out by a direct hit from his counterpart Hardik Pandya. Hetmyer joined Rassie on the crease. It was also notable that Hardik stayed out of the ground owing to an injury for much of the chase.
Hardik Pandya ‘s time wastage
Nevertheless, he stepped out to bowl immediately after the strategic break, bringing with him the tape required to determine a fast bowler’s run-up distance. This should have been done considerably sooner by the Titans since it extends the shortest style of our game.
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