2022 Indian Premier League final

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2022 Indian Premier League final
Event2022 Indian Premier League
Rajasthan Royals Gujarat Titans
130/9 133/3
20 overs 18.1 overs
Gujarat Titans won by 7 wickets
Date29 May 2022
VenueNarendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Player of the matchHardik Pandya (GT)
UmpiresChris Gaffaney (New Zealand)
Nitin Menon (India)
Attendance104,859[1]
2021
2023

The 2022 Indian Premier League final was played on 29 May 2022 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. It was a Day/Night Twenty20 match, which decided the winner of the 2022 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), an annual Twenty20 tournament in India.[2] Gujarat Titans, playing their first tournament, won the match and the title by defeating Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets. Captain of the Titans, Hardik Pandya, was also the player of the match.[3]

Background

On 24 February 2022, the BCCI announced the schedule for the 2022 season of the IPL. Four venues were scheduled to host the group stage. The schedule for the playoffs was announced on 3 May. Kolkata was chosen to host qualifier 1 and the eliminator where as the Ahmedabad was chosen to host the qualifier 2 and the final.[4] Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals played the Final on 29 May 2022.[5]

Road to the final

Source: ESPNcricinfo[6] India Today[7] Firstpost[8]

Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals
League Stage
Opponent Scorecard Result Titles Opponent Scorecard Result
Lucknow Super Giants 28 March 2022 Won Match 1 Sunrisers Hyderabad 29 March 2022 Won
Delhi Capitals 2 April 2022 Won Match 2 Mumbai Indians 2 April 2022 Won
Punjab Kings 8 April 2022 Won Match 3 Royal Challengers Bangalore 5 April 2022 Lost
Sunrisers Hyderabad 11 April 2022 Lost Match 4 Lucknow Super Giants 10 April 2022 Won
Rajasthan Royals 14 April 2022 Won Match 5 Gujarat Titans 14 April 2022 Lost
Chennai Super Kings 17 April 2022 Won Match 6 Kolkata Knight Riders 18 April 2022 Won
Kolkata Knight Riders 23 April 2022 Won Match 7 Delhi Capitals 18 April 2022 Won
Sunrisers Hyderabad 27 April 2022 Won Match 8 Royal Challengers Bangalore 26 April 2022 Won
Royal Challengers Bangalore 30 April 2022 Won Match 9 Mumbai Indians 30 April 2022 Lost
Punjab Kings 3 May 2022 Lost Match 10 Kolkata Knight Riders 2 May 2022 Lost
Mumbai Indians 6 May 2022 Lost Match 11 Punjab Kings 7 May 2022 Won
Lucknow Super Giants 10 May 2022 Won Match 12 Delhi Capitals 11 May 2022 Lost
Chennai Super Kings 15 May 2022 Won Match 13 Lucknow Super Giants 15 May 2022 Won
Royal Challengers Bangalore 19 May 2022 Lost Match 14 Chennai Super Kings 20 May 2022 Won
Playoff stage
Qualifier 1 Qualifier 1
Opponent Scorecard Result Titles Opponent Scorecard Result
Rajasthan Royals 24 May 2022 Won Match 15 Gujarat Titans 24 May 2022 Lost
Qualifier 2
Titles Opponent Scorecard Result
Match 16 Royal Challengers Bangalore 27 May 2022 Won
2022 Indian Premier League final

Group stage

Gujarat Titans started their season with a 5 wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.[9] They went on a three match winning streak until it was broken by Sunrisers Hyderabad.[10] They went on a five match winning streak after that loss but lost three of their last five matches.[11] They ended the group stage with 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the table.[12][13]

Rajasthan Royals started their season with a 61 run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.[14] Their first loss came against Royal Challengers Bangalore,[15] in their third match. They won five of their first seven matches and four of their next seven matches. They ended the group stage with 9 wins and 5 losses. Although they had the same number of points as Lucknow Super Giants, they finished in the second spot as they had a higher net run rate.[13]

League stage matches between finalists

14 April 2022
19:30 (N)
[1]
Gujarat Titans
192/4 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
155/9 (20 overs)
Gujarat won by 37 runs
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Player of the match: Hardik Pandya (Gujarat)

Gujarat won the only fixture between the two teams by 37 runs on 14 April in Navi Mumbai. Hardik Pandya scored 87* and was the player of the match.[16][17]

Playoffs

The playoff stage of IPL was played according to the

Page playoff system and provided Gujarat and Rajasthan, being the top and second-ranked teams, with two chances for qualifying for the Final. These teams first faced each other in Qualifier 1, with Gujarat, as the winners, qualifying directly for the final; Rajasthan, as the loser of Qualifier 1, played against the winner of the Eliminator in Qualifier 2, with the winner of that match qualifying for the final.[18][19][20]

Qualifier 1
24 May 2022
19:30 (N)
[2]
Rajasthan Royals
188/6 (20 overs)
v
Gujarat Titans
191/3 (19.3 overs)
Gujarat won by 7 wickets
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Player of the match: David Miller (Gujarat)

In Qualifier 1, Gujarat won the toss and chose to field. Rajasthan scored 188 in their 20 overs with Jos Buttler top scored for Rajasthan with 89*. Rashid Khan was Gujarat's best bowler, despite not taking a wicket, he bowled four overs at an economy of 3.75. Mohammed Shami, Yash Dayal, R Sai Kishore and Hardik Pandya took a wicket each for Gujarat. In reply, Gujarat chased the total down with three balls to spare. David Miller top scored with 68* and was awarded player of the match. As a result, Gujarat qualified for the final.[21][18]

The Royal Challengers Bangalore won against Lucknow Super Giants in the Eliminator to set up a match against Rajasthan to decide the second finalist.[22]

Qualifier 2
27 May 2022
19:30 (N)
[3]
v
Rajasthan Royals
161/3 (18.1 overs)
Rajasthan won by 7 wickets
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Rajasthan)

In Qualifier 2, Rajasthan won the toss and chose to field. Bangalore scored 157/8 in their 20 overs. Rajat Patidar top scored for them with 58 while Prasidh Krishna was the best bowler for Rajasthan with 3/22. In reply, Rajasthan chased the target in 18.1 overs, with Jos Buttler scoring a century. Rajasthan qualified for their first final since 2008, and their second final overall.[23][19]

Match

Match officials

Source:[3]

Summary

Sanju Samson of the Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat to put the opposition Gujarat Titans to field.[24] Rajasthan Royals scored a total of 130 runs for a loss of 9 wickets in their 20 overs. Chasing 131, the Gujarat Titans scored 133 runs for a loss of 3 wickets in just 18.1 overs, winning the match and the Indian Premier League title in their inaugural tournament.[3][25] Titans captain Hardik Pandya was the player of the match having taken three wickets while conceding 17 runs in his four overs, and following it with a knock of 34 runs in 30 balls.[25][3]

Rajasthan Royals innings

Batting first, the Rajasthan Royals had Indian batsman

backward point off the bowling of Hardik Pandya, with the score reading 60 for the loss of two wickets from 8.2 overs. Pandya continued to keep the pressure forcing incoming batsman Devdutt Padikkal to remain scoreless against him across seven deliveries. Padikkal eventually was out to Rashid Khan, caught again at backward point. Butler followed by losing his wicket to Pandya, caught by the wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha. Pandya followed it up with the wicket of Shimron Hetmyer, catching off his own bowling, with the West Indian being out for 11 from 12 deliveries. Royals ended their 20 overs scoring 130 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Pandya was the pick of the bowlers having taken 3 wickets while conceding 17 runs in his four overs. Kishore claimed two wickets in the two overs that he bowled while conceding 20 runs, taking the wickets of Ravichandran Ashwin and Trent Boult.[25][26][3]

Gujarat Titans innings

Indian batsmen Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill opened the innings for the Titans. The pair was broken early in the second over when Saha was out bowled by pacer Prasidh Krishna having scored 5 runs from 7 balls. New Zealand fast bowler Trent followed it up by dismissing Australian batsman Matthew Wade, out caught by Riyan Parag. The score was 23 runs for the loss of two wickets, bringing the captain Pandya to the crease. Pandya and Gill put on a healthy partnership of 63 runs effectively ensuring that Titans were out of a spot of bother. Pandya was out in the 14th over caught by Jaiswal off the bowling of Indian spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. Gill went on to see the team through by scoring 45 runs from 43 balls. South African batsman David Miller chipped in scoring 32 runs from 19 deliveries ensuring that the Titans scored 133 runs for the loss of 3 wickets, winning the match by 7 wickets with 11 deliveries to spare. Pandya was the player of the match.[25][26][3]


29 May 2022
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
130/9 (20 overs)
v
Gujarat Titans
133/3 (18.1 overs)
Jos Buttler 39 (35)
Hardik Pandya 3/17 (4 overs)
Shubman Gill 45* (43)
Trent Boult 1/14 (4 overs)
Gujarat Titans won by 7 wickets
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Hardik Pandya (Gujarat Titans)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.

Scorecard

Source:[3]

Rajasthan Royals innings
Batsman
Method of dismissal Runs Balls Strike rate
Yashasvi Jaiswal c Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore b Yash Dayal 22 16 137.50
Jos Buttler c Wriddhiman Saha b Hardik Pandya 39 35 111.43
Sanju Samson c Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore b Hardik Pandya 14 11 127.27
Devdutt Padikkal c Mohammed Shami b Rashid Khan 2 10 20.00
Shimron Hetmyer c and b Hardik Pandya 11 12 91.67
Ravichandran Ashwin c David Miller b Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore 6 9 66.67
Riyan Parag b Mohammed Shami 15 15 100.00
Trent Boult c Rahul Tewatia b Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore 11 7 157.14
Obed McCoy run out Rahul Tewatia 8 5 160.00
Prasidh Krishna not out 0
Yuzvendra Chahal Did not bat
Extras (0 b, 2lb, 0nb, 0wd) 2
Totals (20 overs, 6.50 runs per over) 130/9
Gujarat Titans bowling
Bowler
Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Economy
Mohammed Shami 4 0 33 1 8.25
Yash Dayal 3 0 18 1 6.00
Lockie Ferguson 3 0 22 0 7.33
Rashid Khan 4 0 18 1 4.50
Hardik Pandya 4 0 17 3 4.25
R. Sai Kishore 2 0 20 2 10.00

Fall of wickets: 31/1 (Y. Jaiswal, 3.6 ov), 60/2 (S. Samson, 8.2 ov), 79/3 (D. Padikkal, 11.5 ov), 79/4 (J. Buttler, 12.1 ov), 94/5 (S. Hetmyer, 14.6 ov), 98/6 (R. Ashwin, 15.5 ov), 112/7 (T. Boult, 17.3 ov), 130/8 (O. McCoy, 19.4 ov), 130//9 (R. Parag, 20 ov)

Gujarat Titans innings
Batsman
Method of dismissal Runs Balls Strike rate
Wriddhiman Saha b Prasidh Krishna 5 7 71.43
Shubman Gill not out 45 43 104.65
Matthew Wade c Riyan Parag b Trent Boult 8 10 80.00
Hardik Pandya c Yashasvi Jaiswal b Yuzvendra Chahal 34 30 113.33
David Miller not out 32 19 168.42
Rahul Tewatia Did not bat
Rashid Khan Did not bat
R. Sai Kishore Did not bat
Lockie Ferguson Did not bat
Mohammed Shami Did not bat
Yash Dayal Did not bat
Extras (0 b, 1lb, 0nb, 7wd) 8
Totals (18.1 overs) 133/3
Rajasthan Royals bowling
Bowler
Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Economy
Trent Boult 4 1 14 1 3.50
Prasidh Krishna 4 0 40 1 10.00
Yuzvendra Chahal 4 0 20 1 5.00
Obed McCoy 3.1 0 26 0 8.21
R. Ashwin 3 0 32 0 10.67

Fall of wickets: 9/1 (W. Saha, 1.4 ov), 23/2 (M. Wade, 4.3 ov), 86/3 (H. Pandya, 13.2 ov)

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