Gujarat Titans (GT) won the Indian Premier League 2022 (IPL 2022) title by defeating Rajasthan Royals (RR) by seven wickets. The team led by Hardik Pandya, who performed brilliantly throughout the season, dominated the finals from start to finish and emerged champions in their debut season. After the final match, social media was flooded with memes.
People have given different reactions on the victory of Gujarat. While the Gujarat franchise and its people, including Captain Pandya, got the best of luck, many people could not digest Rajasthan’s defeat. In such a situation, fixing trend was done on Twitter. Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to bat first. People also raised questions on his decision. One user wrote, “Vanish Kale opposite wit. After winning the toss and choosing the batting, the defeat of Rajasthan Royals was 100% certain. Many users have also praised Rajasthan for reaching the finals.
@IamSanjuSamson aapane tos jeet kar pahle ballebaji ka nirnay kyu liya aur kiske kahane per liya
— Ishwar Dewasi (@IshwarD50522868) May 30, 2022
Many dignitaries including Amit Shah, father of the country’s Home Minister and BCCI Secretary Jay Shah, were present in the final played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Jay Shah congratulates Gujarat Titans on the victory. People gave similar reactions to his tweet as well. One user wrote, “You wrote the script so well, the movie was bound to be a hit.” Another user wrote, “Nice fixing.”
#fixing After winning the toss , RR chose bat first then only all know that the match was fixed
— Ranjith Kumar (@RKMSD147) May 29, 2022
Aapne script hi itni achi likhi thi movie to hit honi hi thi ??
— Himanshu Gothwal (@HimansYou10) May 30, 2022
Hardik pandya doesn’t look that excited..looks like he knew the result before the game #fixing
— Deeraj (@deerajpnrao) May 29, 2022
However, the allegations of fixing are unwarranted. The Gujarat team played excellent cricket throughout the season. The team won 10 out of 14 matches in the league stage and was the best team. Then in Qualifier-1, they made it to the finals by registering a spectacular win against Rajasthan Royals. The team did not depend on any one player. This is the main reason for their success. They won around 5-6 matches in the last over of the innings.
Vinash kale viprit buddhee .toss jeet kar betting chunte hi rr team ko 100% har tay ho gayi thi .
— Sufei Azad (@AzadSufei) May 30, 2022
match was fixed
Taking the bat after winning the toss, while Gujarat has chased down the target in the whole tournament, even chasing Rajasthan 2 times, and Rajasthan’s team itself had chased the last match and this was the worst performance of Rajasthan in the whole tournament. @IamSanjuSamson @IPL @BCCI— Raj Choudhary (@Rajganwliya) May 30, 2022
Whoever thinks this IPL match is fixed are kids according to me. Because it is fixed from first match of first IPL to todays match. #fixing #IPLFinal #matchfix Paisa ka chakkar hai babu bhaiya….
— Piyush (@iPiyush_agr) May 29, 2022
While Hardik impressed everyone with his all-round performance, it was the best IPL season for David Miller as well. The team’s bowling attack was also the best in the presence of Mohammed Shami and Rashid Khan. Before the start of IPL 2022, everyone was taking the franchise lightly. From Wriddhiman Saha to Yash Dayal, the team did well for the team.