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Gujarat Titans (GT) produced a clinical chase against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Qualifier 1 to ent🍸er the final ✱of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 at 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 40 not out as the 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�ꦺ�-wicket 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 bowled extremely well and finished wꦯith none f✱or 15 in his quota of four overs
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Roaring into the finals cou🐽rtesy 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 killed it for ! What an 🌸incredible knock 👏👏
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)
“Miller time! What a finish. , deservingly, into the Final, despite all the luck going & way. RR nee🌟d to pick up their spirits and bite hard at the cherry again.”
— Charu Sharma (@Charuonsports)
David Miller seemed to be tak♛ing 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 Titaᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚns becomes the first team to reach the IPL 2022 final. Yet another final over win for Titans. David Miller wins the game against his former team
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
David Mi꧋ller gaꦐve a mini flashback of remember the name to Eden Gardens.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer)
6 6 6! Miller is Preity experienced to let such opportuni𝓰ty 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 for 💮the single-digit.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Gujarat Titans are through to the final of with🤪 David Miller scoring 68* from 38 👏👏
Congratulations Gujarat!!!
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA)