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'Hardik just ain't doing anything wrong' - Twitter users bow down to Hardik Pandya as Gujarat convincingly beat Rajasthan

Gujarat beat Rajasthan by 37 runs. This win has enabled them to go to the top of the points table of the Indian T20 League 2022

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After losing their previous game, Gujarat went on to win their fourth match of the Indian T20 league 2022 on Thursday. They beat Rajasthan by 37 runs. This win has enabled them to go to the top of the points table. As for the Rajasthan-based franchise, they lose their second game of this edition.

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After being asked to bat first, Gujarat opener Matthew Wade failed to impress once again. He was dismissed for 12. Vijay Shankar didn't last too long either as he returned to the pavilion in the third over. He ate up seven deliveries to score two runs.

After which, Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya were looking to build a good partnership before the 22-year-old had to depart in the seventh over. While the experts felt that Gujarat needed to play carefully, their skipper and Abhinav Manohar had other plans. The duo took the attack to the opposition.

Pandya and Manohar put together a crucial 86-run partnership. The youngster was dismissed after scoring a brilliant 43 from 28. Post which, it was Miller time as the Proteas batter hit some threatening shots. He and Pandya ensured that the Gujarat-based franchise got to a superb total. It is to be noted that the Gujarat skipper led from the front and scored an unbeaten 87 off 52 balls.

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The Pandya-led side scored 192-4 in the first innings. Rajasthan started the second innings with a bang as Jos Buttler was hitting boundaries for fun. He scored his half-century from just 24 balls. In just the next delivery, Lockie Ferguson made a spectacular comeback as he cleaned him up.

Rajasthan then continued to lose wickets at regular intervals. None of their batters could go on to get a big score. They tapered off towards the end and could only get to 155 in the second innings. Thus, they fell short of their target by 37 runs. Several fans took to Twitter to speak about the game. They gave their opinion on a lot of aspects from the 24th match of the 2022 edition.

Here are some of the Tweets from today's game:

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