Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans enter first Qualifier of the IPL 2022

Gujarat Titans enter Qualifier: Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans (GT) continued their purple patch in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 and became the first team to confirm a berth in the first Qualifier of the IPL 2022. With 10 wins from 13 matches, GT acquire the top spot and are confirmed to finish in the top 2.

Wriddhiman Saha played a match-winning knock as he remained not out at 67 and helped Gujarat Titans (GT) win the second leg against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 7 wickets. This win made Gujarat Titans enter Qualifier. CSK skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni had won the toss and elected to bat first and after the loss, had said, it was a bad decision.

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“Batting first was not a very good idea. It was tough to hit the faster bowlers in the first half”.  Talking about Saha, chasing 133 runs, he found help in opening partners Shubman Gill (18 off 17) and Matthew Wade (20 off 15). Skipper Hardik Pandya could not stay on the crease for a long time as he was sent back by ‘Junior Malinga’ Matheesha Pathirana for seven runs.

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David Miller (15* off 20) continued his good form and stuck with Saha till the end to help take GT to a good win. Talking about CSK bowlers, Matheesha Pathirana picked up two, while Moeen Ali got one to his name. Earlier, for CSK, Ruturaj Gaikwad had got off to a flying start and smashed 53 runs off 49 balls. His partner Devon Conway could not score much and departed for just 5 runs.