Trent Bout took the catch of Wriddhiman Saha after three Rajasthan Royals players clashed on the field (Picture: Sportzpix)
Gujarat Titans lost their opener Wriddhiman Saha early but in a bizarre way
The rematch of last season’s IPL final between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals saw a bizarre catch which led to Wriddhiman Saha’s dismissal. Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Sanju Samson won the toss on Sunday and asked the defending champions to bat at the venue where they won the title last year.
The decision worked in Rajasthan’s favor as Gujarat lost their opener Wriddhiman Saha early but in a bizarre manner. The GT opener tried to flick the ball but three Rajasthan Royals players – Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurel – managed to edge the ball to take the catch. Although only Samson managed to get his hands on the ball, he fumbled and the ball landed in the hands of the fourth man in the equation, Trent Boult, who was the bowler at the time.
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While Gujarat entered the match on the back of a six-wicket win over Punjab Kings in Mohali, Rajasthan came from a three-run victory over Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk. Samson & Co. is currently on top of the points table.
After winning the toss, Samson said that left-arm fast bowler Trent Boult is coming in the playing XI in place of Jason Holder, who missed the last match against Chennai due to injury.
Padikkal is playing if he comes to bat, I am not sure. We’ll keep learning about it (impact sub). I want to score some runs today,” he said.
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Gujarat captain Hardik Pandya said that all-rounder Vijay Shankar is unavailable due to illness and has been replaced by Abhinav Manohar in the playing XI.
“It’s been a belter so far. It’s good to lose the toss, don’t care about batting or bowling first. What’s important for us is how we use him (the impact player),” said Hardik.
“We will use it only when necessary. It’s my home state, lots of love, everyone comes here and supports us, it’s exciting.”
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