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Gujarat Titans (GT) produced a clinical chase against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Qualifier 1 to enter the final of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 atꦕ Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Explosive batter David Miller and captain Hardik Pandya played the starring roles to take their team home with a seven-wicket win over the Royals. Chasing 189, Miller hit an unbeaten 68 while Pandya made 4𝓡0 not out as theꦰ IPL debutant overhauled the target in 19.3 overs.
Earlier, RR lost Yashasvi Jaiswal (3) early, but captain Sanju Samson and opener Jos Buttler dominated the proceedings with their aggressive batting during a second-wicꩲket partnership of 68 runs.
Samson got out after scoring an entertaining 47 off 26 balls, but Buttler stayed almost till the end, smashing his way to 89 from just 56 deliveries. For GT, Rashid Khan b𝔍owled extremely well and finished with ൩none for 15 in his quota of four overs
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Roaring into the finals courtesy a perfect chase🔯!! 🔥🙌👏💙
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans)
A Killer show in Qualifier 1⃣🔥
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals)
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
And they just continue to exceed expectations! Congratulations on qualifying for the 'home' final 👏🏽 Well played, well led 👊🏽 Ice cool under pressure 🙌🏼
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
Congrats on getting to the final.
Well played 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾— Mpumelelo Mbangwa (@mmbangwa)
Killer Miller k🀅illed it for ! What an incredible knock 👏👏
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)
“Miller time! What a finish. , deservingly, into the Final,𓄧 despite all the luck going & way. 🦂RR need to pick up their spirits and bite hard at the cherry again.”
— Charu Sharma (@Charuonsports)
David Miller se🐟emed to be taking a stroll in some park.
I mean he was so calm and collected.
One of the best knocks of this IPL.
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12)
Gujarat Titans becomes the first team to reach the IPL 2022 final. Yet another final over win for Titans.𒁏 David Miller wins the game against his former team
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
David 𒈔Miller gave a mini flashback of rem꧃ember the name to Eden Gardens.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer)
6 6 6! Miller is Preity e🔯xperienced to let such opportunity go! What a strokeplay!
— cricBC (@cricBC)
David Miller in IPL 2022:
30(21)
20*(15)
6*(4)
12(15)
31*(14)
94*(51)
27(20)
17(19)
39*(24)
11(14)
19*(14)
26(24)
15*(20)
34(25)
68*(38)Not a single time he dismissed forꦓ the single-digit.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Gujarat Tita𓂃ns are through to the final of with David Milღler scoring 68* from 38 👏👏
Congratulations Gujarat!!!
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA)