As Gujarat Titans beat finalist RR by 7 wickets to clinch the IPL 2022 title, an exciting season came to an end with some cricketers coming into the limelight, who displayed excellent skills throughout their campaign.
Umran Malik won the emerging player award in IPL 2022 (Courtesy BCCI/PTI Photo)
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- Jos Buttler was voted the Most Valuable Player and won the Orange Cap
- Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans share the fairplay award.
- SRH pacer Umran Malik wins Emerging Player award
The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) came to an end on Sunday as Gujarat Titans (GT) clinched their maiden title by registering a 7-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Ahmedabad. Nobody gave them a chance but Gujarat Titans stunned everyone by winning the Indian Premier League title in their very first season, defying all pre-tournament predictions.
It was not a team full of star players, but Hardik impressed with his leadership and got the best out of his colleagues. His performances with bat and ball also contributed greatly to the team’s victory, apart from the ability to bounce back from any position through the brilliance of Miller and Rahul Teotia. After posting a tremendous total, Rajasthan had to make a special effort with the ball to get back into the game.
Gujarat was the first team to qualify for the final, while RR were behind the table-toppers in the group stage. In the final, Hardik Pandi came up with a brilliant all-round performance to help GT Hammer RR claim the title in the final on Sunday. Throughout the season, a plethora of youngsters performed brilliantly and came into limelight. As GT won its maiden title at their home ground, the IPL honored some exceptional players with individual awards.
- Sanju Samson won the runner-up trophy and a check of Rs. 12.5 crores.
- Jos Buttler named Most Valuable Player
- The catch of Evin Lewis, who ended Kolkata Knight Riders’ campaign, has been named the best of the season.
- Jos Buttler won the Orange Cap by scoring 863 runs.
- Yuzvendra Chahal won the Purple Cap for taking 27 wickets (most by a spinner in an IPL season).
- Jos Buttler won Four Awards for hitting 83 of them throughout the season.
- Lockie Ferguson won the award for the fastest delivery of the season.
- Jos Buttler is the powerplayer of the season.
- Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans share the fairplay award.
- Jos Buttler is the gamechanger of the season for accumulating the most imaginary points.
- Dinesh Karthik of Royal Challengers Bangalore won the ‘Super Striker’ honor, finishing the tournament with a strike rate of 183.33. He wins a Tata Punch car.
- Jos Buttler won the ‘Let’s Crack It Six’ award for hitting 45 sixes.
- Umran Malik won the Emerging Player Award.