Modi Stadium. Rajasthan Royals, who were defeated by Gujarat Titans in
last year’s IPL final, have now taken revenge. Chasing a target of 178
runs, Gujarat won against Titans by 3 wickets. They scored 179 runs in
19.2 overs losing 7 wickets.Rajasthan’s batsman Shimron Hetmeyer showed the Gujarat Titans with a
wonderful batting. Hetmeyer scored an unbeaten 56 off 26 balls with 2
fours and 5 sixes. He hit a six in the end to ensure the victory for
Rajasthan Royals.Rajasthan team stood at the target was the captain Sanju Samsane who
made the score board run with destructive batting. This wicket keeper
batsman scored 60 runs in just 32 balls and ran trains in the heart of
Titans. His score has 3 fours and 6 huge sixes.
Earlier, openers Yashaswi Jaiswal (1) and Jos Buttler (0) got out poorly.
After that, Samson stormed off and scored a half-century. As he got out,
there were doubts about Rajasthan’s victory. But Hetmeyer was crushed by a
lowerorder egg. Dhruv Jurel contributed 18 runs and Ashwin 10 runs.
However, as the Rajasthan Royals batsmen got out before they could gain
momentum, the match seemed to be going towards the Titans. But Hetmeyer
ended the match with a six without giving that chance to the defending
champions Titans. Gujarat Titans bowlers Shami 3, Rashid Khan 2, Hardik
Pandya 1, Noor Ahmed took 1 wicket.