GT vs RR IPL 2023: Who won today’s IPL Match? Check Man of the Match Award Winner
Published on: Apr 16, 2023 11:08 pm IST|Updated on: Apr 16, 2023 11:38 pm IST
The Rajasthan Royals have avenged their IPL 2022 final loss by beating defending champions Gujarat Titans by 3 wickets in the Match 23 of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023 season) taking place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. This is the fourth victory for the Rajasthan Royals side in the ongoing 16th edition of the IPL as they retain their top position on the points table.
GT vs RR IPL 2023: Who won today’s IPL Match? Check Man of the Match Award Winner
For the Rajasthan Royals, right-arm pacer Sandeep Sharma once again bowled really well having finished with impressive figures of 2 for 25 from his quota of four overs. RR Captain Sanju Samson also scored a wonderful half-century, however, in the end, Shimron Hetmyer provided a scintillating finish for the Rajasthan Royals with a remarkable 56-run knock at a phenomenal strike-rate of over 215. Therefore, Hetmyer was the Man of the Match award winner in the GT vs RR IPL 2023 match.
GT vs RR: Hetmyer’s phenomenal finish powers Rajasthan Royals towards an incredible win over Gujarat Titans
After losing the toss and being asked to bat first, the Gujarat Titans did not had the best of starts as they ended up losing the big wickets of Wriddhiman Saha and Sai Sudharsan inside the first six over of the powerplay. Shubman Gill contributed with yet another massive start of 45 runs off 34 balls but then he got dismissed by Sandeep Sharma. GT captain Hardik Pandya played a crucial cameo of 28 runs, however, his team kept on losing wickets at regular intervals especially during the middle-overs stage. Towards the end, David Miller scored a brilliant knock of 46 runs off 30 balls and Abhinav Manohar smashed 27 runs off only 13 deliveries that consisted of 3 sixes that helped the Gujarat Titans finish with a challenging score of 177 for 7 in their 20 overs.
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For the Rajasthan Royals, Sandeep was the pick of the bowlers having taken two crucial wickets. The trio of Chahal, Zampa and Boult also finished with a wicket each.
The Rajasthan Royals also had a horrible start during the run-chase as both their in-form opening batters, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler departed early with just 4 runs on the scoreboard. Devdutt Padikkal got a fine start of 26 runs but once again failed to convert it into a big innings. However, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson contributed with a fabulous knock of 60 runs off only 32 balls that included 6 sixes and 3 fours to keep the run-chase alive in the middle-overs stage. But it was Shimron Hetmyer who smashed an incredible unbeaten innings of 56 runs off just 26 deliveries that consisted of 5 sixes and 2 fours which proved to be the difference between the two teams as Rajasthan Royals registered an unbelievable victory with as many as four balls to spare.
IPL 2023 Point table
| Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajasthan Royals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.354 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.761 |
| Gujarat Titans | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.192 |
| Punjab Kings | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.019 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.320 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.225 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.316 |
| Mumbai Indians | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.389 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.822 |
| Delhi Capitals | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.576 |
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