IPL 2022: Gujarat Titans script history by lifting the IPL trophy in their debut season

Hardik Pandya and company have scripted history by winning IPL title in their debut season. Gujarat Titans have defeated the inaugural champions, Rajasthan Royals with seven wickets.

However, another interesting fact about both the teams is that in the qualifier 1 also Gujarat Titans had defeated Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets and made their way into the IPL 2022 finals.

Another interesting fact about today’s match is that Rajasthan Royals and now Gujarat Titans are the only two teams in the history of Indian Premiere League who have won the IPL title in their debut seasons. However, Rajasthan did come this long and tried to recreate history.

But today the newest team of Indian Premiere League 2022 has won the match and lifted the IPL trophy in their debut season. The new captain Hardik Pandya had led his team on a winning streak and also ended their campaign on a winning note.

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and choose to bowl first. Being totally restricted by Gujarat bowler, Sanju Samson’s team only managed to give a below-average target of 131 runs for GT to chase.

Gujarat Titans played a rather smooth innings and won their maiden IPL title in their home ground. Home Minister Amit Shah, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and BCCI secretary Jay Shah were also present during the IPL 2022 finals.

The IPL 2022 final was being played at the biggest cricket ground in the world. And Bollywood celebrities like Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Manushi Chillar had graced the Narendra Modi stadium of Ahmedabad.

None of the teams were able to score a half-century and Rajasthan Royals who came to bat first had the highest score of just 39 runs made by the orange cap holder Jos Butler.

On the other hand, Gujarat Titans may have won the IPL title but both the orange and purple cap is still with Rajasthan Royals. Today during the last post-match presentation of IPL 2022, Joss Butler and Yuzvendra Chahal will be felicitated for making the most runs and taking the most wickets, respectively.