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The Gujarati Titans, who survived a tough away game against the Punjab Kings in Mohali, will be looking to climb to the top of the table when they take on leaders Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) game in Ahmedabad on Sunday. History is on Hardik Pandya’s side as the team has won all three games against the Royals so far and this will certainly play on the mind of the Rajasthan team led by Sanju Samson at the Narendra Modi stadium. Who can forget the Titans’ seven-wicket victory in the 2022 IPL Final in just their first year that Pandey’s team made it a one-sided competition, winning by 11 to over.
The Titans’ league stage victories were also a testament to the class and commitment of the team, which currently sits third on the points standings with six points – just like the Lucknow Super Giants and Royals, only with a clean run record ( NRR), separating the sides.
While both sides are level on the batting and bowling fronts, the psychological advantage the Titans enjoy with three wins last year could play a huge role in the competition.
While, on the other hand, Samson’s side will seek to break the curse and show that past results don’t matter much.
With almost the same core of both sides, the matchups would be well scrutinized and the team that can better withstand the pressure in the giant Narendra Modi stadium should emerge victorious.
The Royals’ top record was one of the most devastating of the season, with players like Yashaswi Jaiswal, Jos Battler and Sanju Samson helping the team to the highest average of 66.8 most scores among 10 teams in IPL 2023.
In addition, Battler’s powerplay scoring figure of 196.6 is the best among batters, not to mention the fact that he scored a whopping 114 runs in those crucial six overs.
Also, Jaiswal’s 92 shots on 184 strikes in most overs at the moment is something the Titan doesn’t take lightly.
With matches won and lost based on how teams perform on powerplay, another great start for the Royals on Sunday could see them win their first victory over the reigning champions.
With the likes of Devdutt Padikkal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shimron Hetmayer and West Indian all-rounder Jason Holder in the middle rankings, the Royals are playing very deep.
In terms of bowling, the Royals also have the second best economy record of 7.3, just behind Royal Challengers Bangalore (6.3).
With all three top players Adam Zampa, Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal involved in the Royals’ game against Chennai Super Kings, which last year’s runners-up won by three rounds, it remains to be seen what happens next. their bowling strategy against the Titans on Sunday.
The Royals won two matches – against SRH and Delhi Capitals – by a huge margin, while their victory over CSK was easy thanks to Dhoni’s last powerful punch.
Now they’re about to face their toughest test yet this season, with the Titans including the likes of Skipper Pandya, devastating mid-level batter David Miller, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarshan and their latest all-around heroes Vijay Shankar and Mohit. Sharma in the ranks.
Shankar scored 63 with 24 balls against KKR in Ahmedabad but it was for nothing due to the brilliance of Rinku Singh’s last over: the two-time champions won by three wickets after the last goal scored by Yash Dayal.
The Titans brought 34-year-old pacer Mohit in place of Dayal to play against the Punjab Kings, and the defending champions rode his 4-0-18-2 bowling pieces to win the Mohali Thriller.
Ingredients:
Gujarati Titans:Hardik Pandya (c), Shrikar Bharat, Alzarri Joseph, Josh Little, Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Mohammed Shami, Darshan Nalkande, Nur Ahmad, Urvil Patel, Rashid Khan, Vriddhiman Saha, R Sai Kishore, Sai Sudharsan, Pradeep Sangwan, Dasun Shanaka, Vijay Shankar, Mohit Sharma, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, One Smith, Rahul Tewatia, Matthew Wade, Jayant Yadav, Yash Dayal.
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c), Abdul Basit, Murugan Ashwin, Ravichandran Ashwin, K.M. Asif, Trent Boult, Jos Battler, K.S. Kariappa, Yuzvendra Chahal, Donovan Ferreira, Shimron Hetmayer, Jason Holder, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Druv Jurel, Obed McCoy, Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Kunal Singh Rathor, Joe Root, Navdeep Shaini, Sandeep Sharma, Kuldip Sen, Akash Vasisht, Kuldip Yadav , Adam Zampa.
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