Highlights, IPL 2022 GT vs RR Final, Full Cricket Score: Debutants GT outplay RR to win title

Next up is the winners award for the Gujarat Titans team, and Ashish Nehra walks up to the stage to receive a limited-edition IPL 2022 watch on behalf of his team.

GT captain Hardik Pandya, meanwhile, receives the TATA IPL Champions 2022 cheque worth Rs 20 crore from BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah.

Hardik Pandya: The kind of support the whole support staff has shown to the whole team has been fantastic. I and Ashu pa are similar, we like to focus on bowlers who can win you matches. Most of the time I’ve seen in T20 cricket, it’s a batter’s game but bowlers win you games. It was all about how we can get better from anywhere. What were the things we missed out on and how we can get better. Everyone chipped in, from the support staff to the logistics team. I count myself lucky for having won the IPL five times. This is going to be a special one because we spoke about creating a legacy.

Next up, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson receives the Runners-up cheque from BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal as well as the runners-up trophy from IPL chairman Brijesh Patel

Sanju Samson: This season was really special for us. The last two-three seasons we had been giving our fans a hard time but this time we were able to put smiles on their faces. One off day (today), but I’m proud of my team. Right from the auctions, we needed quality bowlers, and we did really well (on that front). I think the role was completely different (for me) this year especially with the way Jos went about his business. It was a good season for me. As we keep growing and keep getting better, we can improve a lot more. Congratulations to Gujarat Titans, I think they deserved to win tonight.

Next up we have the match officials, led by Match Referee Javagal Srinath, getting their mementoes. This will be followed by the runners-up award to the Rajasthan Royals.

Kumar Sangakkara: I just think the way the teams really focussed, gelled together and played a lot of good cricket. I think we went through lots of ups and downs… We had major contributions from Jos, the two spinners, Hetmyer, McCoy… I could go on and on. The overall effort from everyone, it’s been a great journey and a great franchise to be part of. (Advice to youngsters) First appreciate the journey and look back at the good things we have done. Also be realistic about the things we can do better in the next season. We can only look forward.

Season awards:

Unacademy Let’s Crack It Sixes of the Season: Jos Buttler.

Punch Super Striker of the Season: Dinesh Karthik

Dream XI Game Changer of the Season: Jos Buttler

PayTM FairPlay Award: Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals

Cred Powerplayer of the Season: Jos Buttler

Swiggy Instamart Fastest Delivery of the Season: Lockie Ferguson

RuPay On The Go 4s of the Season: Jos Buttler

Armco Purple Cap: Yuzvendra Chahal

Aramco Orange Cap: Jos Buttler

Catch of the Season: Evin Lewis

Upstox Most Valuable Player: Jos Buttler

The Emerging Player Award goes for SRH seamer Umran Malik!

Malik: Very happy to win the Emerging Player Award. Keep supporting me, and God-willing, I’ll produce more such performances down the road.

The Player of the Match Award goes for Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya! (3/17 and 34)

Pandya: It had to come. I was ready for the best. At the right time I wanted to show what I had worked hard for. The second ball which I bowled in my spell… if you hit the wicket hard and bowl in the right areas. On any given day I’ll take the trophy over batting at 160-170, my team matters the most to me. I’ve always fancied myself as a batter. It was clear I had to bat up the order to guide my side. I thought it’s the best position for me to bat.

More awards:

Unacademy Let’s Cricket It Sixes: Yashasvi Jaiswal

Cred Powerplayer of the Match: Jos Buttler

Upstox Most Valuable Asset of the Match: Hardik Pandya

Swiggy Instamart Fastest Delivery of the Match: Lockie Ferguson

RuPay On The Go 4s of the Match: Jos Buttler

Where the match was won for the Gujarat Titans

Pandya 4-0-17-3
Rashid 4-0-18-1

Combined 8-0-35-4#IPLFinal #IPL2022 #HardikPandya #RashidKhan pic.twitter.com/XmiqhW36QZ

— Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom) May 29, 2022

After the world’s largest jersey, another record has been achieved today

104859 spectators at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad today is the highest attendance measured for a single day of cricket.#IPL2022 #IPLFinal

— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) May 29, 2022

Shades of VK in that celebration by Gill?

.@gujarat_titans - The #TATAIPL 2022 Champions! 👏 👏 🏆 👍

The @hardikpandya7-led unit, in their maiden IPL season, clinch the title on their home ground - the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. 🙌🙌 @GCAMotera

A round of applause for the spirited @rajasthanroyals! 👏 👏 #GTvRR pic.twitter.com/LfIpmP4m2f

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 29, 2022

All-round Pandya leads from the front!

What an evening for Hardik Pandya, the Gujarat Titans skipper leading from the front — first with a game-changing spell that choked the flow of runs in the middle overs followed by a 30-ball 34 that helped bring the side back on their feet after a shaky start. Surely nobody else comes close to the Player of the Match award this evening?

Sound familiar?

Ashish-Kirsten vs Sanga-Malinga, and a final ends with a six after the stadium rose on its feet for "Vande Mataram".

Where have we seen it?

— Sarah Waris (@swaris16) May 29, 2022

The brains behind the operation!

Ashish Nehra - The Unsong hero of Gujarat Titans. pic.twitter.com/QG205zdbZz

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 29, 2022

What a start for Hardik Pandya the captain!

Hardik Pandya - a Titan more powerful than Thanos.

Didn't quite snap his fingers, but used his Infinity Stones - Rashid, Gill, Shami, Miller, Tewatia, Lockie - superbly, and for good. #GTvRR

— Saurabh Somani (@saurabh_42) May 29, 2022

After 18.2 overs,Gujarat Titans 133/3 ( Shubman Gill 45 , David Miller 32)

GT vs RR Live Score IPL 2022 Final Updates: SIX! Shubman Gill finishes off in style, clobbering the ball over the square leg fence off Obed McCoy, as Gujarat Titans outplay Rajasthan Royals with seven wickets and 11 deliveries to spare! What a dominant run this has been from the Titans this season, topping the table, securing direct qualification into the summit clash and now winning it with such ease!

After 18 overs,Gujarat Titans 127/3 ( Shubman Gill 39 , David Miller 32)

GT vs RR Live Score IPL 2022 Final Updates: Tidy third over for Ashwin, with five coming off it, including a brace to Miller in the final delivery. Just four more needed for Gujarat Titans to complete a memorable title triumph.

After 17 overs,Gujarat Titans 122/3 ( Shubman Gill 37 , David Miller 29)

GT vs RR Live Score IPL 2022 Final Updates: Big over for the Titans as 13 coming off it, including a couple of streaky boundaries to Miller, as the equation comes down to less than 10 with three overs left. Gill and Miller could very well finish things off with singles, though that certainly isn’t Miller’s style and he will look to end it with a bang.

After 16 overs,Gujarat Titans 109/3 ( Shubman Gill 37 , David Miller 17)

GT vs RR Live Score IPL 2022 Final Updates: SIX! And now Miller decides to take on senior offie Ashwin, smashing the ball into the stands beyond midwicket in the third ball of the off-spinner’s second over. 12 off the over, with the umpire signalling timeout at the end of this over. Gujarat need just 22 more to win off 24, and it should be a cakewalk for them from here.

After 15 overs,Gujarat Titans 97/3 ( Shubman Gill 33 , David Miller 9)

GT vs RR Live Score IPL 2022 Final Updates: McCoy returns with the season now coming down it’s last six overs. Eight off the West Indian’s third over, including a boundary to Miller in the fourth ball as the South African drives through the extra cover region. GT need 34 more to win off 30.

After 14 overs,Gujarat Titans 89/3 ( Shubman Gill 31 , David Miller 3)

GT vs RR Live Score IPL 2022 Final Updates: Chahal signs off with figures of 1/20 after dismissing Pandya with a peach of a delivery in the second ball of his final over. David Miller walks out to bat and gets off the mark with a brace. GT still very much ahead at the moment, needing just 42 more to win off 36 with plenty of wickets in hand.

GT vs RR Live Score IPL 2022 Final Updates: OUT! Ripper of a delivery from Yuzvendra Chahal, and the legspinner ensures he’ll bag the Purple Cap at the end of the tournament! It’s the perfect leg-spinner, one that grips and turns sharply after pitching between middle and leg, and finds Pandya’s outside edge. Neat piece of fielding by Jaiswal at slip to complete the dismissal. That should give Gujarat a glimmer of hope! GT 86/3

Pandya c Jaiswal b Chahal 34(30)

After 13 overs,Gujarat Titans 84/2 ( Shubman Gill 31 , Hardik Pandya (C) 32)

GT vs RR Live Score IPL 2022 Final Updates: No boundaries conceded by Boult in his final over of the evening, with the Kiwi pacer signing off with excellent figures of 1/14. though that won’t really help Rajasthan’s cause as they desperately need to break this stand and collect wickets at regular intervals thereafter if they are to keep their title hopes alive.

After 12 overs,Gujarat Titans 77/2 ( Shubman Gill 29 , Hardik Pandya (C) 28)

GT vs RR Live Score IPL 2022 Final Updates: Ashwin’s finally introduced in the 12th over, and boy is he off to an expensive start, getting struck for a four and a six off successive deliveries to Pandya that brings up the fifty stand for the third wicket, and starting off with a 15-run over, one which will have made the Gujarat dugout a lot more confident. One can safely say the momentum has tilted back in Gujarat’s favour in this over, and it will certainly be very difficult stopping Pandya’s charge towards the target from here.

After 11 overs,Gujarat Titans 62/2 ( Shubman Gill 26 , Hardik Pandya (C) 16)

GT vs RR Live Score IPL 2022 Final Updates: McCoy’s back. Gill pulls the ball towards cow corner in the first ball, coming back for a second after a fine piece of fielding by Hetmyer at the boundary. There’s little any of the fielders can do as Pandya firmly cuts a length ball outside off through the cover region to collect his second boundary. Pandya collects a single off the last ball to keep the strike. Partnership’s worth 39 at the end of this over at run-a-ball.

After 10 overs,Gujarat Titans 54/2 ( Shubman Gill 23 , Hardik Pandya (C) 11)

GT vs RR Live Score IPL 2022 Final Updates: Six off Chahal’s third over of the evening. Gujarat need another 77 runs to win at the halfway stage with eight wickets in hand. Partnership between Pandya and Gill’s worth 31 off 33 so far, and will be starting to worry Rajasthan at the moment.

After 9 overs,Gujarat Titans 48/2 ( Shubman Gill 19 , Hardik Pandya (C) 9)

GT vs RR Live Score IPL 2022 Final Updates: Prasidh returns to the attack. Pandya decides to attack in this over, going for a majestic lofted drive over mid off in the third delivery. Gill then collects a streaky four off an inside edge in the last ball of the over. Umpire signals timeout. Gujarat need 83 to win off 66.

After 8 overs,Gujarat Titans 38/2 ( Shubman Gill 14 , Hardik Pandya (C) 4)

GT vs RR Live Score IPL 2022 Final Updates: Another close shave for Shubman Gill after he gets a thick top-edge towards extra cover, where Hetmyer fails to hold on to the catch after running in the opposite direction. Three off Chahal’s second over. Gujarat going at less than five-an-over at the moment, and need a big over now to keep the asking rate under check.

After 7 overs,Gujarat Titans 35/2 ( Shubman Gill 12 , Hardik Pandya (C) 3)

GT vs RR Live Score IPL 2022 Final Updates: Obed McCoy introduced on the other side of the powerplay, and he does his part in building pressure on the Titans by conceding just four singles in his first over. Gill, meanwhile, is batting on 12, and having been dropped on nought, will hope to make the most of the lifeline handed to him earlier today.

After 6 overs,Gujarat Titans 31/2 ( Shubman Gill 10 , Hardik Pandya (C) 1)

GT vs RR Live Score IPL 2022 Final Updates: Spin introduced in the final over of the powerplay, with Yuvzendra Chahal replacing Prasidh Krishna. The leg-spinner, hoping to get the Purple Cap back from Wanindu Hasaranga, keeps things tight in the first five deliveries, conceding just two singles, before Gill produces a sweetly-timed sweep to end the powerplay with a boundary.

After 5 overs,Gujarat Titans 25/2 ( Shubman Gill 5 , Hardik Pandya (C) 0)

GT vs RR Live Score IPL 2022 Final Updates: Boult is among the wickets after all, as Wade tamely chips the ball towards Parag standing at midwicket, resulting in the easiest of chances. Out walks GT skipper Hardik Pandya at No 4. Rajasthan, meanwhile, are starting to believe again. One more wicket, and it could be anybody’s game from here.

GT vs RR Live Score IPL 2022 Final Updates: OUT! Tame end to Matthew Wade’s innings, as the Aussie keeper-batter departs after tamely chipping the ball towards Riyan Parag standing at midwicket. GT 23/2

Wade c Parag b Boult 8(10)

After 3 overs,Gujarat Titans 16/1 ( Shubman Gill 4 , Matthew Wade 2)

GT vs RR Live Score IPL 2022 Final Updates: Superb second over from Trent Boult as he collects a maiden — the first of the IPL final. Looks like Rajasthan have a chance after all!

After 2 overs,Gujarat Titans 11/1 ( Shubman Gill 4 , Matthew Wade 2)

GT vs RR Live Score IPL 2022 Final Updates: Prasidh Krishna steams in from the other end. Saha collects his first boundary with a firm pull in front of square in the second delivery. Krishna though, sends him back to the dugout two balls later with a peach of a delivery that angles in, beats the inside edge and hits the top of middle. Six runs and a wicket from the over.

After 1 over,Gujarat Titans 5/0 ( Wriddhiman Saha (W) 1 , Shubman Gill 4)

GT vs RR Live Score IPL 2022 Final Updates: Boult nearly gets Rajasthan the early breakthrough that they were looking for, inducing an inside edge off Gill’s bat in the fourth delivery, only for Yuzi Chahal to make a hash of the opportunity at square leg. Gill rubs salt on the wound by collecting the first boundary of the innings two balls later.