The 4 teams that will play the playoffs in the IPL 2022 season have been decided. Gujarat Titans (GT), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Lucknow Super Joints (LSG) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have made it to the playoffs this season. Rajasthan Royals (RR) will face Gujarat Titans (GT) in Qualifier-1 on May 24 at night. This match will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Earlier this season, league matches were played in Mumbai and Pune.
Now Qualifier-1 and Eliminator will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. While Qualifier-2 and Final will be played in Ahmedabad. After the league matches, Gujarat Titans (GT) led by Hardik Pandya topped the points table while Rajasthan Royals (RR) came in second. Here we talk about those players who may turn out to be the trump cards for their respective teams in Qualifier-1.
This Rajasthan Royals (RR) player has performed brilliantly with both bat and ball in recent years. For this reason Ravi Ashwin is called ‘Modern Great’. This season, the revolving duo of Ravi Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal has had hitters very worried. Not only this, Ashwin has also performed brilliantly with the bat this season. He has batted in the top order for Rajasthan Royals (RR) in many games this season. Ashwin has scored 183 runs so far this season. During this, his average has been 30.50 while the shooting rate has been 146. Even in the playoffs, Rajasthan Royals (RR) are expected to perform better with this experienced player.
This season hasn’t been a good one for Australian batsman Matthew Wade so far. He has been on and off the team continuously this season. Wade has batted at number three for the Gujarat Titans (GT) this season. Actually, Matthew Wade’s performance in the T20 World Cup last year was also poor, but during the semi-final match, Wade turned the match around with just 1 over Shaheen Afridi. In such a situation, Gujarat Titans (GT) will also expect a better performance from Wade in this important match. However, it will be interesting to see if Matthew Wade gets a place in the playing XI. Because Gujarat Titans (GT) would probably like to enter the playoff match without any alteration.
This season has been a good one for Rajasthan Royals (RR). Jaiswal did not find a place in the playing XI in the first few matches, but when he did get a chance to play, he performed brilliantly. He has scored 187 runs in his last 4 games. Actually, this Rajasthan Royals (RR) starter has returned to form at the right time. Rajasthan Royals (RR) second starter Jos Buttler is performing in excellent form. In such a situation, the starting pair of Jaiswal-Butler can turn the match towards Rajasthan Royals (RR) in just a few overs. This left-handed hitter has shown many hitters that he has the ability to hit big shots. This season, Jaiswal has scored runs easily against the likes of Rashid Khan and Abhishek Sharma. In such a situation, Rajasthan Royals (RR) are expected to have a good start in the playoffs with this batsman.