Gujarat Titans overcame Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season on Tuesday. GT have reached the final.
How did the match pan out?
RR racked up 188/6 in 20 overs, with Jos Buttler smashing 89. In reply, David Miller’s unbeaten 68 guided GT to win in the final over.
700 IPL runs for Buttler this season
Jos Buttler scored a 56-ball 89 (12 fours, two sixes). He has become the first player to amass 700-plus runs in IPL 2022.
Milestone
Jos Buttler has become just the third England batter with 8,000 runs in T20 cricket. Alex Hales and Luke Wright are the others.
Miller
Miller slammed his second 50-plus score in IPL 2022 (68*). He has surpassed 400 runs in IPL 2022 (449) and is averaging over 64.14.
Chase
As per Cricbuzz, GT registered the third-highest chase in an IPL knockouts/playoffs match. This is the seventh time the Pandya-led side chased a score in the final over.
Mohammed Shami
In 15 games this season, Shami (1/43) has 19 scalps at 23.94. Shami has raced to 98 IPL scalps at 29.15, steering clear of Dale Steyn (97).