IPL 2022 first play-off match GT vs RR: Checkout the important players to watch out in today’s match

The first qualifier match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season will be a face-off between...

...Gujarat Titans (GT) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) on May 24, at Eden Gardens stadium, Kolkata.

This is the second time that both the teams will clash in this IPL season.

Hardik Pandya-led GT registered an emphatic win by 37-runs over RR in the previous one.

Total number of matches won

Hardik Pandya-led team secured 10 wins out of 14 matches under their belt, while Sanju Samson-led RR managed to win 9 out 14 matches.

Points table

Hardik Pandya’s team currently rules the table with 20 points, while Samson’s team is at the second spot with 18 points.

These are the players to watch out in today’s match —

Jos Buttler

The swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman, currently playing for Rajasthan Royals, had an excellent season this year with a tally of 629 runs in 14 matches with a strike rate of 146.96.

Shubman Gill

The right-handed opening batsman, playing for Gujarat Titans, has maintained his performance tally this year as well by scoring 403 runs in 14 matches with a strike rate of 133.89.

Mohammad Shami

One of the best seam bowlers of India, Shami for Gujarat Titans, had an amazing season so far as he picked 18 wickets in 14 matches with an average of 22.89.

Yuzvendra Chahal

One of the best right-arm leg spinners in India, Chahal, who is playing for Rajasthan Royals, has performed exceptionally well by taking 26 wickets in 14 matches with an average of 16.54.