New Delhi. Gujarat Titans, who became a part of the tournament for the first time in the 15th season of the Indian Premier League, showed a strong game and made it to the finals. Head coach Ashish Nehra’s team, who came to play under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, showed an all-round game and the star players showed a responsible performance. The secret of the team’s consistent victories is to do well for all its players. Star full team is not dependent on any one be it Hardik or Rahul Tewatia, Shubman Gill or Rashid Khan all have given their best. The team also benefited from the experience of David Miller.
In IPL 2022, Gujarat team won 10 out of their 14 league matches and secured 20 points to make it to the playoffs. In Qualifier 1, the team secured its ticket to the final by hitting three sixes in the last over against Rajasthan. In the league stage, the team had to lose its four matches, apart from this, in every match, he showed a great game and every time the team became the winning team. Hardik played a responsible innings by coming up the batting order and as a match finisher, Rahul Teotia gave the team victory till the last ball.
How was the journey of the team
Gujarat team started off with a thumping win against Lucknow. After winning the first three matches, the team got their first defeat of the tournament against Hyderabad. After defeat from here, Gujarat regained momentum and won the next five consecutive matches.
In the next two matches, Punjab and then Mumbai defeated the team but after that with the next two victories, the team secured a place in the playoffs and became the first team to do so this season. In the last league match, the team got defeated by RCB but even after that it finished the league stage at the top of the points table.
Strong game in the final
In the last over, the team needed 16 runs here but David Miller ended the game in three balls. The famous Krishna came to the last over and hit a six in three consecutive balls to finish the match and take the team to the final. Rajasthan had scored 188 runs, which was achieved by Gujarat in 19.3 overs for the loss of 3 wickets.
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