Rajasthan Royals face Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 Qualifier 1 in Kolkata on Tuesday. The Sanju Samson-drove RR completed the association stage at the second spot behind the top-set GT. RR have been helped by some incredible batting exhibitions from Jos Buttler and some breathtaking twist bowling from Yuzvendra Chahal. Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has likewise conveyed for them with the ball as well as the bat. In 14 matches, Ashwin has taken 11 wickets. He has an economy of simply 7.14 RPO. With the bat, he has frequently been utilized in the top-request and has scored 183 runs at a normal of 30.50.
In spite of such great exhibitions in the association stage, Ashwin is not in any kind of mood to give his brain a rest. It was noticeable during RR's movement to Kolkata for Qualifier 1, where the spinner should have been visible playing chess on the flight.
In the interim, previous New Zealand and Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Daniel Vettori has said that Sanju Samson's group holds a slight edge over Hardik Pandya's GT in light of the presence of three prepared bowlers who could utilize their experience on a major match day.
"I love the Ashwin-Chahal mix, I believe that gives Rajasthan something uniquely great through the center. Thus, I think Rajasthan are only a tad bit in front due to those two and Trent Boult. All in all nothing remains to be detracted from the Gujarat bowling line-up yet I think Rajasthan simply have the edge," Vettori said on ESPNCricinfo's T20 Timeout Show.
Chahal drives the Purple Cap race with 26 wickets from 14 matches up to this point. Trent Boult has represented 13 scalps in as many matches while the tall Prasidh Krishna has gotten 15 wickets in 14 matches such a long ways for the establishment.
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