IPL 2022, GT vs RR Highlights: David Miller guides Gujarat to IPL final, beat Rajasthan by 7 wickets

IPL 2022, GT vs RR Qualifier 1 Highlights: Gujarat Titans entered the final of Indian Premier League with a seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the first qualifier on Tuesday. Rajasthan Royals scored 188 for six after being asked to bat first. GT completed the chase with three balls to spare with David Miller scoring unbeaten 68 off 38 balls. Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bowl at Eden Gardens. RR lost Yashasvi Jaiswal (3) early but Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler dominated the GT bowlers with their aggressive batting, hitting plenty of boundaries during a second-wicket partnership of 68 runs in quick time.

Skipper Samson got out after scoring an entertaining 47 off only 26 balls, while leading scorer Buttler smashed his way to 89 in 56 deliveries. Rashid Khan bowled extremely well and finished with none for 15 in his full quota of four overs. Follow highlights of GT vs RR Qualifier 1 from Kolkata below.

Match EndedIndian Premier League, 2022 - Qualifier 1

Gujarat Titans

191/3 (19.3)vs

Rajasthan Royals

188/6 (20.0)Live Blog

IPL 2022, GT vs RR Qualifier 1 Highlights: Catch highlights of Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals from Eden Gardens, Kolkata

23:47 (IST)24 May 2022David Miller launches Gujarat to final

It’s a story that his father Andrew has often told about David Miller. How he knew when David was just two years old that he would one day play for South Africa. Andrew had bought a golf set and rolled a plastic ball towards his kid. The kid whacked it back. The father rolled it again. Whack again. Andrew turns to his wife and proclaims David would one day play for the country. When South Africa didn’t pick him for the 2011 world cup, a dejected Miller would be revived by the trust IPL franchises showed on him. First it was Kings XI Punjab, and these days its Gujarat Lions. This season he has been explosive, and in the play off, needing 16 runs in the last over, he smashed Prasidh Krishna for 3 consecutive sixes off the first three balls to seal the deal. An emotional captain Hardik Pandya enveloped him with a long bear hug.  On air, Nayan Mongia would scream, "Saakshaat pranaam Miller ma!"

23:31 (IST)24 May 2022GT vs RR Live: Miller guides Gujarat to the final

Last over and Gujarat need 16 runs from 6 balls. That`s a six!!! What a start!! This will go down the wire. Another six!!!! Oh my word!!! They need 4 from 4 now. Another six to end the match. Gujarat Titans qualify for the IPL final

23:25 (IST)24 May 2022GT vs RR Live: McCoy gives RR a fighting last over

McCoy in to bowl the 19th and GT need 23 from 12 balls. Nice start from the bowler. Just one run to put Hardik on strike. That`s a four by Miller now. They can smell victory here. That`s half century for Miller. Brilliant end to the over. GT 173/3 after 19 overs

23:20 (IST)24 May 2022GT vs RR Live: Miller hits a big one

Chahal in to bowl the last over of his spell. Gujarat need the big hits now. It`ll go down the wire surely. 2 singles of the first 2 balls. Lovely from Chahal. Miller takes another single, unable to get his bat to ball. Oh my word!! That`s a six by Miller. That`ll alleviate some pressure. GT 166/3 after 18 overs.

23:13 (IST)24 May 2022GT vs RR Live: Decent over from McCoy

McCoy in to bowl the 17th now. Can he pick up a wicket here? Starts with a full toss and Miller hits a four!!! 150 up for Gujarat. That`s hit and falls just short of Jaiswal. Miller survives. GT 155/3 after 17 overs.

23:06 (IST)24 May 2022GT vs RR Live: Great fielding by RR

Trent Boult will bowl the last over of his spell and the first of the slog overs. Miller starts with a single. Great ball that beats Miller in the 3rd ball. Great save from Parag to save a certain boundary. That`s another four saved by Hetmyer next. Great fielding all around. GT 146/3 as we go for a timeout

16 overs gone, @gujarat_titans 146/3. @hardikpandya7 unbeaten on 35 while @DavidMillerSA12 is batting on 28. 👍 👍Will the two take #GT home? 🤔 🤔Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/O3T1ww9yVk#TATAIPL | #GTvRRpic.twitter.com/R563gM2Mwv

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 24, 202223:01 (IST)24 May 2022GT vs RR Live: SIXXXX by Miller

Chahal in to bowl the 15th over. He has to take some wickets to keep Rajasthan in it. 2 runs from the first 2 balls. Look at that!!!! That`s a six by Miller. Taken on the best RR bowler and absolutely smashed him. GT 139/3 after 15 overs.

22:57 (IST)24 May 2022GT vs RR Live: Ashwin`s expensive over

Ashwin in to bowl the 14th and is hit for a four by Hardik Pandya off the fourth ball. 8 runs already from this over. That is followed with a wide. the last ball is straight down the ground for a four by Miller. GT 129/3 after 14 overs.

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McCoy back to bowl the 13th and he`ll hope this is not as lengthy as his last over. Four runs from the first 4 balls. Good over thus far. GT 115/3 after 13 overs.

22:43 (IST)24 May 2022GT vs RR Live: 100 up for Gujarat

Prasidh Krishna in to bowl the 11th and beats Miller. Thinks he has an edge but nothing doing. 1 run from the first 3 balls. That`s an edge from Pandya and it goes for a four. 100 up for Gujarat. GT 104/3 after 11 overs

22:39 (IST)24 May 2022GT vs RR Live: Admiration becomes agony

Ravi Ashwin is a self-confessed Shubman Gill admirer. He once revealed how he became a Gill fan. “In the Melbourne Test, Cameron Green was caught at square leg off a pull and Shubman came running to me and said, “Ash bhai, Jaldi khatam kar do yaar! 40-50 runs hoga toh mein paanch over mein khatam karoonga! (Please wrap up quickly. If it’s 40-50 runs to chase, I will do it in five overs!),” Ashwin recalled in a conversation with India batting coach Vikram Rathour on his Youtube channel. “I was like, ‘wow, this is unreal man’. We have a debutant who is walking up to say ‘khatam karo, finish it’ and I will finish in five overs and that too in a Test match,” Ashwin said. But at the Eden Gardens, the admiration might have turned into agony, as Gill carved into Ashwin, shellacking him for 15 runs in six balls. First came a gorgeous six. Gill stepped out, then paused, dragged his back-foot over to go inside-out and just breezed the masterful spinner’s carrom ball over extra cover. The stroke dishevelled the usually unflappable Ashwin, whose next ball was fast, short and wide, which Gill duly cut. The next ball slipped out of his and turned out into a leg-side half-volley that Gill whipped through square-leg. Ashwin was so flustered that he pulled out off his run-up twice before the next ball.

22:38 (IST)24 May 2022GT vs RR Live: McCoy`s over ends with a boundary

David Miller in the middle and gets a free hit to play straightaway. Just a one from that. Did not really get hold of the shot. Another wide!! Poor from McCoy. Pandya hits a four next!!! On the hip and is punished. That`s another wide. This over is going long. A four to end the over. GT 97/3 after 10 overs

Fortunes have turned around rather quickly for Obed McCoy. His first over vs GT today lasted ten balls: Wd 4 1 W NB 1 Wd 4 Wd 4 #IPL2022pic.twitter.com/KA0eiwYQYn

— Wisden India (@WisdenIndia) May 24, 202222:32 (IST)24 May 2022GT vs RR Live: Wade gone!!!

Obed McCoy in to bowl the 10th and starts with a wide ball. Shot from Pandya for a four now!! Great timing. That`s gone!!! Mathhew Wade tries to hit a big one and Buttler takes the catch in the deep. GT 85/3 after 9.3 overs.

Matthew Wade holes out in the deep! A good catch by @josbuttler and Obed McCoy strikes. 👍 👍Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/O3T1ww9yVk#TATAIPL | #GTvRRpic.twitter.com/ql14Po9A1c

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 24, 202222:28 (IST)24 May 2022GT vs RR Live: Reverse sweep for a four!!

Chahal in to bowl the 9th now as Hardik Pandya takes charge. Starts with a single while Wade plays a dot. 2 more runs to follow. Lovely bowling from Chahal. A reverse sweep from Wade to end the over with a boundary. GT 79/2 after 9 overs.

22:23 (IST)24 May 2022GT vs RR Live: Gill run out

Ashwin back to bowl the 8th over and Gill starts with a single. Brilliant fielding by Jaiswal to save a sureshot four!!! Next ball is a wide. Trouble trouble trouble and Gill is gone!!! Run out!!! Should never have gone for a 2!!! GT 72/2 after 7.4 overs

RUN-OUT! ☝️A mix-up in the middle and Shubman Gill gets out. Second success for @rajasthanroyals as they field. 👍 👍Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/O3T1ww9yVk#TATAIPL | #GTvRRpic.twitter.com/tAc2JST39K

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 24, 202222:19 (IST)24 May 2022GT vs RR Live: Good start by Chahal

The leading wicket taker of the tournament is brought into the attack now by Rajasthan. can Chahal wield his magic tonight? 2 runs from the first 3 balls. GT 68/1 after 7 overs.

22:13 (IST)24 May 2022GT vs RR Live: Ashwin mauled by Gill as powerplay ends

Ashwin in to bowl the last over of the powerplay and Gill punishes him with a six!!! Follows it up with 4 more. He is really lighting up his former home ground. Would you know it!!! That`s another four!!! 3 deliveries, three boundaries. GT 64/1 after 6 overs.

End of Powerplay! @ShubmanGill & @MatthewWade13 are on a roll in the chase. 👍 👍@gujarat_titans to 64/1. 👌 👌Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/O3T1ww9yVk#TATAIPL | #GTvRRpic.twitter.com/NrxGQ4gax0

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 24, 202222:08 (IST)24 May 2022GT vs RR Live: Gill, Wade on the charge

Penultimate over inside the powerplay will be bowled by Boult and Wade punishes him straightaway with a pull shot for a four!!! Misfield by Prasidh and they sneak in another run. A big outside edge and any other day, it would rattle the stumps but this time it gets a boundary. Gill finds the gap again for another four!!! GT 47/1 after 5 overs

22:03 (IST)24 May 2022GT vs RR Live: Nifty over from Prasidh

Prasidh back to bowl the 4th over and starts with 2 dots. Gill hit a good shot, had a nice ring but yields zero. Make that 3 dots. Another dot as he is hitting the sots but finding the fielder. Gill will need to be patient. Finally a single. Brilliant fielding by Buttler. GT 31/1 after 4 overs

21:57 (IST)24 May 2022GT vs RR Live: Wade on the charge

IPL 2022, GT vs RR Highlights: Here are the two squads

Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Obed McCoy, Karun Nair, James Neesham, Rassie van der Dussen, Corbin Bosch, Navdeep Saini, KC Cariappa, Daryl Mitchell, Tejas Baroka, Kuldip Yadav, Anunay Singh, Kuldeep Sen, Dhruv Jurel, Shubham Garhwal

Gujarat Titans Squad: Wriddhiman Saha, Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade(w), Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Shami