The 23rd match of IPL 2023 was played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In this match, thanks to captain Sanju Samson (60) and Hetmyer's unbeaten 54, Rajasthan defeated Gujarat by 3 wickets. Innings from Shubman Gill and David Miller helped to defend champions Gujarat Titans post 177 for 7 against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday. Chasing the target, Rajasthan scored 179 runs at the loss of 7 wickets.
Chasing the target, Rajasthan got off to a very poor start. Yashasvi Jaiswal became the victim of Hardik Pandya by scoring one run. In the very next over, Shami bowled Butler and gave a big blow to the Royals. Captain Sanju Samson (60) played the captaincy innings for Rajasthan after losing two early wickets. Devdutt Padikkal contributed 26 runs.
Bad start of Rajasthan
Riyan Parag proved to be a failure once again. He got out after scoring 5 runs. Captain Sanju Samson also lost his wicket in the process of scoring fast runs. However, Hetmyer kept scoring runs from the other end. Dhruv Jurel also supported this. Jurel scored 18 runs off 10 balls. Ashwin scored 10 runs in three balls. Hetmyer won the match by hitting a six in the last over. Hetmyer scored an unbeaten 56 off 26 balls. For Gujarat, Shami got three wickets, Rashid Khan got two wickets, and Hardik Pandya and Noor got one wicket each.
Shubman and Miller were Gujarat's top scorers
Earlier, Shubman, who was in excellent form, scored 45 and Miller scored 46 runs. Apart from these two, Abhinav Manohar and captain Hardik Pandya also played useful innings. Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to field Gujarat first. The Rajasthan bowlers kept the Gujarat Titans batsmen in check, due to which even the in-form Shubman Gill could not bat freely. For 12 overs, the team could cross the 100-run mark by losing 3 wickets. In the very first over, Trent Boult gave a big blow to Gujarat by dismissing the opening batsman Wriddhiman Saha.
