Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals, 23rd Match IPL 2023 Summary
| Date | 16 April 2023 |
| Match | GT vs RR, 23rd Match, Indian Premier League 2023 |
| Teams | Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals |
| Captains | Hardik Pandya (GT) & Sanju Samson (RR ) |
| Venue | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Toss | RR won the toss and opt to bowl |
| First Innings Score | 177-7 (20 Ov) |
| Umpires | Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Chris Gaffaney |
| Third Umpire | A Nanda Kishore |
| GT 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 |
| RR 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 |
| Player of the match | Shimron Hetmyer |
| Result | Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wkts |
Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals, 23rd Match IPL 2023 Scorecard: In the 23rd match of IPL 2023, the Gujarat Titans faced off against the Rajasthan Royals. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Gujarat Titans posted a competitive total of 177 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in their 20 overs. Shubman Gill top-scored for the team with 45 runs while David Miller contributed with a quickfire 46.
In response, Rajasthan Royals got off to a poor start losing their top-order batsmen cheaply. However, a stunning knock by Sanju Samson (60 runs off 32 balls) helped the team recover from the early setbacks. Shimron Hetmyer also played a crucial knock scoring an unbeaten 56 off 26 balls to guide the team towards victory. Rajasthan Royals ultimately chased down the target in the final over with 3 wickets in hand, thanks to some late hitting by Dhruv Jurel and Ravichandran Ashwin.
Mohammed Shami was the pick of the bowlers for Gujarat Titans with 3 wickets while Hardik Pandya and Rashid Khan picked up a wicket each. For Rajasthan Royals, Sandeep Sharma and Yuzvendra Chahal picked up 2 wickets each while Adam Zampa, Trent Boult, and Rashid Khan took 1 wicket each.
Overall, it was a thrilling encounter between the two teams with Rajasthan Royals emerging victorious by 3 wickets in the end. Sanju Samson was named the Player of the Match for his match-winning knock.
Gujarat Titans Innings
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | S/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wriddhiman Saha (wk) c and b Boult | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Shubman Gill c Jos Buttler b Sandeep Sharma | 45 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 132.35 |
| Sai Sudharsan run out (Jos Buttler/Samson) | 20 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 105.26 |
| Hardik Pandya (c) c Yashasvi Jaiswal b Chahal | 28 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 147.37 |
| David Miller c Hetmyer b Sandeep Sharma | 46 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 153.33 |
| Abhinav Manohar c Padikkal b Zampa | 27 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 207.69 |
| Rahul Tewatia not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Rashid Khan run out (Jos Buttler/Sandeep Sharma) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Alzarri Joseph not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 5 (b 0, lb 1, w 4, nb 0, p 0) |
| Total | 177 (7 wkts, 20 Ov) |
| Did not bat | Shami , Mohit Sharma , Noor Ahmad |
GT vs RR 23rd Match IPL 2023: RR Fall of Wickets
| Fall of Wickets |
|---|
| 5-1 (W Saha, 0.3), 32-2 (Sai Sudharsan, 5), 91-3 (Hardik Pandya, 10.3), 121-4 (Shubman Gill, 15.2), 166-5 (Abhinav Manohar, 18.6), 175-6 (Miller, 19.4), 176-7 (Rashid Khan, 19.5) |
GT vs RR 23rd Match IPL 2023: RR Bowlers
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 4 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11.50 |
| Sandeep Sharma | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.20 |
| Adam Zampa | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.20 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
Rajasthan Royals Innings
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | S/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yashasvi Jaiswal c Shubman Gill b Hardik Pandya | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Jos Buttler b Shami | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Devdutt Padikkal c Mohit Sharma b Rashid Khan | 26 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 104.00 |
| Sanju Samson (c & wk) c Miller b Noor Ahmad | 60 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 187.50 |
| Riyan Parag c Miller b Rashid Khan | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Shimron Hetmyer not out | 56 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 215.38 |
| Dhruv Jurel c Mohit Sharma b Shami | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 180.00 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin c Rahul Tewatia b Shami | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 333.33 |
| Trent Boult not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 3 (b 0, lb 1, w 2, nb 0, p 0) |
| Total | 179 (7 wkts, 19.2 Ov) |
| Did not bat | Adam Zampa , Sandeep Sharma , Yuzvendra Chahal |
GT vs RR IPL 2023 23rd Match: KKR Fall of Wickets
| Fall of Wickets |
|---|
| 2-1 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 1.3), 4-2 (Jos Buttler, 2.5), 47-3 (Devdutt Padikkal, 8.3), 55-4 (Riyan Parag, 10.3), 114-5 (Sanju Samson, 14.6), 161-6 (Dhruv Jurel, 18.2), 171-7 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 18.5) |
Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals 23rd Match IPL 2023: GT Bowlers
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Shami | 4 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6.20 |
| Hardik Pandya (c) | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Alzarri Joseph | 3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.70 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11.50 |
| Mohit Sharma | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
| Noor Ahmad | 2.2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.40 |
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