Captain Shubman Gill’s 86 off 50 balls guided Gujarat Titans to chase down 181 against Kolkata Knight Riders. With this result, Kolkata remains winless in the tournament so far. Shubman Gill was named Player of the Match for his brilliant 86.

Toss

Ajinkya Rahane, KKR captain won the toss and elected to bat first.

Kolkata Knight Riders Innings

Choosing to bat, KKR got off to worst start, losing three wickets for 32 runs inside four overs. Ajinkya Rahane (0) , Angkrish Raghuvanshi (8) and Tim Seifert (19) were the batters dismissed early. Cameron Green and Rovman Powell staged rescue act, adding 65 runs off 43 balls for fourth wicket, steadying KKR innings.

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Ashok Sharma, who got better of Rovman Powell, broke the partnership, providing crucial breakthrough for Gujarat Titans. Powell scored 27 off 20 balls, including two fours and two sixes. Cameron Green’s 79 off 55 balls steadied KKR innings, guiding them to a fighting total of 181.

Cameron Green enjoyed luck as Gujarat Titans missed two chances to dismiss him. Gujarat bowlers staged strong comeback in final five overs, conceding just 32 runs while picking five wickets to restrict KKR.

Gujarat Titans Wicket Takers

Kagiso Rabada (3/29 in 4 overs) , Mohammed Siraj (2/23 in 4 overs) , Ashok Sharma (2/45 in 4 overs) , Prasidh Krishna (1/32 in 4 overs) and Rashid Khan (1/44 in 4 overs).

Gujarat Titans Innings

Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan gave Gujarat solid start, adding 57 runs for opening wicket to set tone in chase. Sunil Narine provided the first breakthrough in the final over of powerplay, dismissing Sai Sudharsan for 22. Buttler, who joined Gill, added 38 runs for second wicket, contributing 25 runs.

Captain Gill’s 86 off 50 balls, including eight fours and four sixes, made the chase easy, guiding Gujarat Titans to win. Glenn Philip[s contributed 19 while Washington Sundar made 13. Rahul Tewatia (7*) and Shahrukh Khan (3*) remains unbeaten.

Kolkata Knight Riders Wicket Takers

Varun Chakravarthy (2/34 in 4 overs) , Ramandeep Singh (1/5 in 0.4 overs) , Sunil Narine (1/28 in 4 overs) and Vaibhav Arora (1/35 in 4 overs).

Player of the Match

Shubman Gill (86 runs from 50 balls)

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