Gujarat Titans celebrate maiden IPL title with roadshow

Gujarat’s highly-rated bowling attack, led by skipper Hardik (3/17) himself, limited a formidable Rajasthan Royals batting unit to 130 for nine after losing the toss.

Gujarat Titans team held roadshow at Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad on Monday celebrating their victory in IPL cricket final. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)

The Gujarat Titans team held a roadshow at Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad on Monday celebrating their victory in IPL cricket final. Captain Hardik Pandya was instrumental with the ball on Sunday night to hand the new franchise their maiden IPL trophy.

“This title is going to be a special one because we talked about creating a legacy. The coming generations will talk about it,” Hardik had said after the match.

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“Everyone will remember this was the team who started this journey and to win the championship first year is very special.” The Gujarat Titans’ triumphant skipper said he knew he was going to bat at number four for the first-timers after they got done with the mega auction ahead of IPL-15.

We couldn’t have won this #SeasonOfFirsts without you, #TitansFAM 💙

We can’t thank the city police enough for ensuring our road show was a roaring success! 🙏

Love and wishes, #AavaDe😍 pic.twitter.com/uQHF6bY8ad

— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) May 30, 2022

This one’s ours, Gujarat 🏆❤️ @gujarat_titans pic.twitter.com/Qjr56FsFWs

— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) May 30, 2022

“When the auction finished, I knew I would have to bat at No. 4,” Hardik said at the presentation ceremony.

Hardik has won four IPL titles with Mumbai Indians.

Gujarat Titans team held roadshow at Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad on Monday celebrating their victory in IPL cricket final. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)

Gujarat’s highly-rated bowling attack, led by skipper Hardik (3/17) himself, limited a formidable Rajasthan Royals batting unit to 130 for nine after losing the toss.

Opting to bat first, Rajasthan never got going and posted a below-par 130-9 with Jos Buttler, this IPL’s leading scorer, topscoring for them with a rather subdued 39.

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Hardik Pandya (3-17) led by example with the ball. Pandya shone with the bat too, scoring 34 and forging a 63-run stand with Shubman Gill to help Gujarat overcome a slow start to their chase. Opener Gill remained unbeaten on 45, sealing Gujarat’s victory with a six and with 11 balls to spare.

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