IPL 2022 Qualifier 1: Follow GT vs RR live updates – Gujarat Titans’ skipper Hardik Pandya has been the best player for his team in IPL 2022, but it was his mistake that cost his team dearly in Tuesday’s Qualifier 1 tie against Rajasthan Royals, here at the Eden Gardens. Pandya slipped at a crucial moment to drop Jos Buttler’s catch, which later proved to be very costly. Follow IPL 2022 live updates and GT vs RR live updates on InsideSport.IN.
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This incident happened in the second delivery of the fourth over. Notably, Buttler was not in good touch ahead of this fixture, and on Tuesday, he had a painfully slow start. In 16.1 overs, RR were 131/3, with Buttler struggling at 43 runs from 39 deliveries.
IPL 2022 Qualifier 1: Hardik Pandya’s SLIP gives lifeline to Jos Buttler, later proves to be very COSTLY for Gujarat Titans – Watch Video
The Royals needed their batting kingpin to fire all cylinders and Buttler tried to do exactly that. Off a Yash Dayal delivery, he tried to hit the ball over long-off but could not get his connection right. It should have been an easy catch for Hardik Pandya but the GT slipped, resulting in a boundary.
IPL 2022 Qualifier 1: Hardik Pandya’s SLIP gives lifeline to Jos Buttler, later proves to be very COSTLY for Gujarat Titans – Watch Video
However, more than the boundary, it was what happened later that really hurt GT.Buttler smashed two more fours in that over to take RR’s score to 145 at the end of 17 overs, whereas in the last three overs, Sanju Samson’s team accumulated 43 runs to take the total score to 188.
Meanwhile, Buttler’s knock eventually came to an end for 89 runs from 56 deliveries. With this knock, he now has crossed the 700-run mark and has got an unassailable lead in the IPL 2022 orange cap race. Currently, Buttler has 718 runs to his name at an average of over 50.
IPL 2022 Qualifier 1: Hardik Pandya’s SLIP gives lifeline to Jos Buttler, later proves to be very COSTLY for Gujarat Titans – Watch Video
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