Cricket Highlights, 16 April: IPL 2023 (Match 23) – Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals   

Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals (Match 23) – Highlights

On Sunday, Match 23 of the IPL took place at home between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals (April 16). In that match, Gujarat Titans set a decent target when they batted first. But Gujarat Titans’ opponents, Rajasthan Royals, defeated them in the final over of the match. Besides that, Shimron Hetmyer also won the game’s Man of the Match award for his outstanding batting. 

In that match, Gujarat Titans, Captain Hardik Pandya’s team lost the toss at home. After winning the toss, Rajasthan Captain Sanju Samson urged them to bat first. Yet none of the batters who entered the batting order saw fifty. However, Gujarat Titans managed a difficult total of 177 runs despite losing 7 wickets. Hence, for the Rajasthan Royals to win, they needed to score 178.

Gujarat’s batting performance was poor after they lost the toss. In the first over, Wriddhiman Saha (4) returned to the changing room first. Yet, practically everyone experienced runs after that. Shubman Gill got 45 runs from 34 balls with the help of four 4s and one six, and Sai Sudarshan scored 20 runs from 19 balls with two fours, With the help of 3 fours and 1 six, Captain Hardik Pandya scored 28 runs from 19 balls and Abhinav Manohar played innings of 27 runs with 3 sixes from 13 balls.

Moreover, David Miller was out in the final over. Yet for 4 runs, he was unable to finish the fifty. With 46 off 30 balls, 3 fours, and 2 sixes, this batsman returned to the dressing room. Rashid and Rahul, on the other hand, each scored one run. In the end, with 5 runs extra of their total, they put up a challenging total.

For Rajasthan Royals, Sandeep Sharma claimed two wickets in four overs for 25 runs. Moreover, Trent Boult, Adam Zampa, and Yuzvendra Chahal each claimed one wicket.

A rather difficult goal of 178 runs. At the start of this target, Rajasthan Royals were in grave trouble. However, the middle order batsmen Shimron Hetmyer of the Caribbean and skipper Sanju Samson’s two brilliant innings enabled Rajasthan Royals to win with 4 balls remaining and a loss of 7 wickets. 

The two openers left the game after just 4 runs in the opening. Jos Buttler scored zero runs and Yashasvi Jaiswal scored one run. Sanju Samson and Devdutt Padikkal make an effort to avert this catastrophe. The pair made 43 runs. But Padikkal was out at this point after making 26 runs off 25 balls.

Riyan Parag was likewise stopped after just five runs. Then Samson and Hetmyer knotted the partnership. They made a 59-run partnership. But after making 60 runs off 32 balls with 3 boundaries and 6 sixes, Captain Samson was out.

Then Ashwin got out with 10 runs off 3 balls and Dhruv Jurel scored 18 runs off 10 balls. Shimron Hetmyer reached 56 off 26 balls while he was still unblemished. He made 2 boundaries and 5 sixes. As a consequence, Hetmyer and Trent Boult won the match in 19.2 overs.

For Gujarat, Mohammad Shami took 3 wickets. Rashid Khan claimed two wickets. Noor Ahmed and Hardik Pandya each secured one wicket.

With 8 points from 5 games after this victory, Rajasthan Royals are now alone at the top of the standings. With six points each, Punjab Kings, Gujarat Titans, and Lucknow Super Giants are in second, third, and fourth place, respectively.

Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals Scoreboard  

Gujarat Titans – 177/7 (20.0)

Rajasthan Royals – 179/7 (19.2)      

Result – Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets  

Player of the match – Shimron Hetmyer   

Shimron Hetmyer

Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals Playing XIs