GT vs RR Highlights, IPL Final 2022: Hardik Pandya's all-round show helps Gujarat Titans clinch title in first season

What a game we've had tonight! That's all the action we have for you today. Thank you so much for joining us for the blockbuster IPL 2022 final between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals!!! Goodbye!

Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah present the IPL trophy to Hardik Pandya... Gujarat Titans are IPL 2022 champions!!! Ahmedabad witnesses new dawn!!!

"Count myself lucky winning 5 finals, it's been exciting. This is going to be a special one. We spoke about creating a legacy. Generation to come, everyone will remember this was the team who started this journey and to win the championship first year is very special," says Hardik.

"We have huge trust in everyone in our team. Very grateful for the opportunity to play today. Disappointed - that's completely natural. Have lost plenty of finals in my career unfortunately. Today's been an amazing occasion, been a fantastic tournament," says Orange Cap winner Jos Buttler.

Yuzvendra Chahal receives the purple cap, and Jos Buttler gets the orange cap.

Evin Lewis wins ‘Catch of the Season’ award for his one-handed stunner against Kolkata Knight Riders.

Umran Malik wins Emerging Player of the Season award. He made waves with his raw pace and ended the season with 22 plucks! Look forward to seeing a lot more from him in India colours. Shami collects the award on his behalf.

"Wanted to show at the right time what I've worked hard for. Today was the day from the bowling point of view I saved the best for the best. Second ball of my spell when I got Sanju out, saw that if you hit the wicket hard and hit the seam something is gonna happen. All about sticking to the right lengths, asking the batters to play the right shots," says Hardik Pandya.

Alright, it's finally time for post-match presentation... a bunch of awards to be distributed.

Hardik is being greeted by everyone. Terrific season for him!!! But let's not forget Orange Cap winner Jos Butter, who finished with a staggering 863 runs in 17 matches. Chahal also had a brilliant season to end up claiming the Purple Cap. Stay tuned… we've got the post-match presentation coming up!

No prizes for guessing who claims the player-of-the-match tonight! Hardik Pandya on cloud nine with dominant win over Rajasthan. It was a season of surprises with Mumbai and Chennai finishing at the bottom of the points table. 

Newbies Gujarat and Lucknow entered the top-4 bracket and it was Hardik's men who eventually claimed silverware in front of home fans in Ahmedabad. Hardik has a smile stretching ear-to-ear.

"We all got energy out of it, we’ve had a great bowling attack- through the end we went a bowler strong and a batter light, but we were always confident, just to get good balance in the team. Sai Kishore came into the team as a left-arm spinner and did really well as well," says Gary Kirsten.

IPL trophy at first attempt when the tournament had ten teams competing for the title! Hardik led from the front with his all-round skills, while Gill and Saha chipped in with vital runs at the top. 

Miller, Tewatia and Rashid produced fireworks when it mattered the most while Shami spearheaded their pace unit! Rashid also operated well in the middle overs with his leg-breaks and variations. Take a bow, Gujarat Titans!!!

Rahul Tewetia, who played a crucial role as a finisher with his power-hitting, talks about his goals before the start of the season.

"Someone asked me about goals for the tournament, I said I had no personal goal, the only thing was to win the tournament for my team. Everyone was saying we were short of an experienced batter, but the trust shown in myself and Miller by the team management in the middle order was outstanding. Hardik just told me to go out there and finish off games," says the all-rounder.

What a night for skipper Pandya! A fresh IPL chapter for him after an illustrious spell with Mumbai Indians. He picked up three wickets and then made a crucial 34 off 30 balls as Gujarat reached 133-3 in 18.1 overs in front of raucous crowd of more than 100,000 at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

“It means a lot. After winning the under-19 World Cup, winning the IPL is just as big. It is my fourth year. I wanted to be there till the end and that was the talk with the coaches.”

"Glad I took them over the line. Our bowlers bowled really well to restrict them to 130. We wanted to keep them under 150 but fortunately it was much lesser," says the young opener.

"We assessed the wicket well, we knew it would be hard to chase down 150. Everyone had to take responsibility, we did well to come back well in the middle overs. He is the only guy whom we didn't want to bowl to and I'm happy that he (Shubman) is part of our team," says Rashid Khan.

"This is my 5th final 2nd final I have won, someone said our team was not good after the auctions, but we proved them wrong. The first ball he bowled was outstanding, everyone contributed and it was a team performance," says GT stumper Wriddhiman Saha.

While Rajasthan Royals suffer heartbreak in the summit clash, they have two heroes in the camp. Jos Buttler and Yuzvendra Chahal claim Orange Cap and Purple Cap respectively.

They didn't rely on one person and discovered multiple match-winners. In the end, Hardik Pandya led from the front to power them to the title. Hardik is fourth IPL captain after MS Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma to win IPL crown.

Hardik Pandya notched up vital 34 and Shubman Gill stayed until the end with unbeaten 45 off 43 deliveries. Miller also chipped in with 32 off 19 balls! Smiles all around as the world's largest cricket stadium witnesses their home team win the IPL crown! Sensational season for the tournament entrants!

Gujarat Titans are IPL champions in their very first season. We have a new winner!!! Gujarat take the crown in front of home fans in Ahmedabad! 

They have done it!! Gill finishes off in style! A fitting finish for the IPL debutants!

Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets to clinch title in debut season at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Hardik produced a brilliant all-round performance as he picked up three wickets and scored runs as well.

Miller goes for the glory blow against Ashwin... but edges it past the sticks. Just four runs to get in the remaining two overs!

GT 127/3

13 off Prasidh Krishn's over... and Gujarat need just nine to win in the remaining three overs! What a story! What a journey! Few would've imagined Titans winning the title during the February auction.

Top-edge but important runs for Miller and Gujarat Titans! The crowd is buzzing! The tournament entrants are just 16 runs away from winning the title.

GT 116/3

Credit to Gujarat Titans, who have soaked up the pressure in crucial moments in the tournament. Four more overs to go and Titans still need 22 runs to win. The umpire signals for a time-out!

GT 109/3