How easily do batters buy into specified roles assigned to them?
Moody, Tait and Jaffer discuss after seeing Hetmyer's explosive innings on Sunday
16/04Result
23rd Match (N), Indian Premier League at Ahmedabad, Apr 16 2023
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![Gujarat Titans]( "Gujarat Titans")
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![Rajasthan Royals]( "Rajasthan Royals")
179/7 (19.2/20 ov)
Player of the Match
16/04Result
23rd Match (N), Indian Premier League at Ahmedabad, Apr 16 2023
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![Gujarat Titans]( "Gujarat Titans")
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![Rajasthan Royals]( "Rajasthan Royals")
179/7 (19.2/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Moody: Only someone like Samson can take down Rashid the way he did
Muzumdar is a big fan of Samson's "undisturbed pickup and downswing of the bat"
Muzumdar: Dhruv Jurel gives Royals an option beyond Riyan Parag
Jurel has the "cricket smarts and temperament" required at the IPL level, reckons Moody
Muzumdar: 'Pandya should have given Mohit another over'
Tom Moody reckons both Alzarri Joseph and Rashid Khan not having their best night hurt Gujarat Titans
Moody: Hetmyer showed how to navigate a difficult run chase with a calm head
Muzumdar impressed with Hetmyer's temperament and ability to close out the game
Bishop: Titans should bowl Rashid to Buttler straight away
Rashid Khan has had the wood over Jos Buttler in the IPL. Does that continue?
'Noor Ahmad has got some mystery about his bowling'
Gujarat Titans team director Vikram Solanki on why the think tank went in with Noor Ahmad for the game against Rajasthan Royals
Boult: 'In T20 cricket, you are never out of the game'
The Royals fast bowler also talks about the challenge of playing in Indian conditions
Match Coverage
All Match NewsAt 18, Noor Ahmad is living his cricket dream
The left-arm wristspinner grew up idolising Rashid Khan. Now the two are team-mates and Noor is forever in Rashid's ear
Hetmyer counter-attacks to take Royals clear at No. 1
For long periods of the chase Titans held a tight leash, but then they ran into Samson and Hetmyer
Shimron Hetmyer 'programs mind' to tackle tough chases
"It always helps to practise with the mindset that you're a couple of wickets down and have to get say 100 runs in eight overs"
Rajasthan Royals' hustle trumps Gujarat Titans' pragmatism
The defending champions play conservative T20 cricket because of their high-quality bowling, but sometimes it can backfire
Question mark over Trent Boult's fitness in retake of IPL 2022 final
Royals' opening pair has been in red-hot form, but they come up against a Titans attack that has been bossing the powerplay. Who will come out on top?
