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Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals, 23rd Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Indian Premier League 2023 Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Date & Time: Apr 16, 07:30 PM LOCAL
Gujarat Titans will aim to seize the top spot in the IPL 2023 points table
Gujarat Titans will aim to seize the top spot in the IPL 2023 points table © BCCI/IPL

SHIMRON HETMYER HAS SEALED IT WITH A SIX.Rajasthan Royals have handed Gujarat Titans their second defeat of the season, this time by three wickets and four balls to spare. From a precarious position, Rajasthan Royals have chased down Gujarat Titans' total of 177, courtesy quickfire half centuries from Sanju Samson and Hetmyer. Mohammed Shami and Hardik Pandya bowled superbly with the new ball, but GT couldn't control the contest in the middle overs. With this win, Rajasthan Royals have retained their top spot on the points table.

A 25-ball 50 for Shimron Hetmyer!

Shimron Hetmyer has taken Rashid Khan down and helped Rajasthan Royal close in on the target. However, the Gujarat Titans bowlers are striking at regular intervals from the other end. This is headed towards an exciting finish.7 runs needed in the last over, with three wickets in hand.Trent Boult is already in the middle.Remember, RR don't have the best batting talent in their tail

Noor Ahmed bags his maiden IPL wicket!The left-arm spinner from Afghanistan induces a false shot from Sanju Samson and has him caught to give Gujarat Titans a big breakthrough soon after the RR skipper had brought a quickfire half-century that had tilted the chase in his team's favour.

GT strike back!Just when it seemed that Devdutt Padikkal and Sanju Samson had revived Rajasthan Royals to a steady position after a terrible start, Gujarat Titans have struck twice, dismissing Devdutt Padikkal and Riyan Parag in quick succession.62/4 in 11 overs

DROPPEDShubman Gill has put down Devdutt Padikkal on 12. An edge flew straight to him at slips but very fast. He has hurt his fingers and left the field to get treatment. 20/2 in 5 overs





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Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and elected to field.Gujarat Titans have left out Vijay Shankar in favour of Abhinav Manohar, while Trent Boult comes in place of Jason Holder for Rajasthan.

Teams:

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya (c), Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c/wk), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

BUILD UP

Hello and welcome to Match 23 of the Indian Premier League, set to be played between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals, in Ahmedabad. Both the teams have made a strong start to IPL 2023, with some stellar performances. The only defeat that the defending champions have suffered so far was courtesy Rinku Singh's last over heroics in what has been an otherwise dominant campaign for them so far. Rajasthan Royals have also lot a game, but are at the top of the points table, with most of their players firing well for them.

Who will emerge victorious in this strong battle? We will be bringing you the live updates from this contest. Tweet to us your views and questions using #CricbuzzQnV

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