Brief Scores: Gujarat Titans (181/5 in 19.4 ovs) beat Kolkata Knight Riders (180-all out in 20 ovs) by five wickets at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
GT vs KKR: HIGHLIGHTS | SCORECARD
So near, yet so far for Kolkata Knight Riders. After winning the toss, they failed to make it count and slipped to another defeat, remaining winless after six matches this season. Gujarat Titans, meanwhile, continued their revival, riding on Shubman Gill’s assured 86 to seal a hard-fought win.
Kolkata needed Cameron Green to anchor the innings and he delivered with a composed 79, but the lack of support from the other end proved costly. Regular wickets stalled their progress, leaving them with a total that felt competitive but not quite enough.
KKR, however, refused to go away. They responded with discipline, slowing Gujarat through the middle overs and taking the game deep. For a while, it looked like the pressure might tell.
But Gill’s work at the top had already given Gujarat the cushion they needed. Fluent and in control, he set up the chase before falling short of a hundred. His dismissal opened the door briefly, and KKR pushed hard, picking up wickets and forcing a nervy finish.
In the end, Rahul Tewatia and Shahrukh Khan held their composure to take Gujarat home in the final over, sealing a five-wicket win and a third straight victory.
GILL LEADS GT CHASE
Chasing 181 for their third straight win, Gujarat Titans set the tone early through Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan. There was no slow start. Gill looked in control straight away, finding the gaps along the off side and then stepping out to loft one cleanly over cover. He moved to 22 of 9, and it did not feel rushed. It was clean hitting, good placement, and very little risk.
Sudharsan matched that intent. When Anukul Roy came into the attack, he went after him immediately. A pick-up over square leg was followed by a firm strike over midwicket, two shots that kept the pressure on KKR and took Gujarat to 40 without loss in three overs. The difference in conditions was clear by then. The ball was coming on better under lights, and with dew around, batting looked much easier than it had earlier.
KKR found a way to break the opening stand through Sunil Narine, who read Sudharsan’s approach well. He bowled one quicker from over the wicket, got extra bounce, and forced the mistake. Sudharsan went for the sweep again but could only manage a top edge to short fine leg. It gave KKR a wicket, but Gujarat were still well ahead at 57 for 1 in 5.1 overs.
Jos Buttler kept the momentum going. He used his feet to drive Narine through the off side and then cleared the same region for six. Even when Narine beat him with a quicker ball, Buttler got enough on it for a boundary to fine leg. Gujarat Titans closed the powerplay at 71 for 1, with the chase firmly under control and no pressure on the batters.
KKR managed to pull things back slightly when Varun Chakravarthy dismissed Buttler. With 86 needed off 66 balls, Buttler tried to go straight but did not get under the wrong’un and was caught at long-on. Gujarat were 95 for 2 in 9.1 overs, and for a brief moment, KKR had a chance to build some pressure.
That window stayed small because Gill never let the game drift. After his quick start, he shifted gears, focused on strike rotation, and kept the scoreboard moving. He did not force shots, but he did not allow the bowlers to settle either. His fifty came off 27 balls, and more importantly, it kept Gujarat comfortably ahead of the asking rate.
Chakravarthy struck again when Washington Sundar mistimed a pull and was caught at the square leg boundary for 13 off 13. Even then, the situation did not change much. The third-wicket stand had added 46 in 32 balls, and Gujarat were still in control of the chase.
Glenn Phillips came in with 40 needed off 33 balls. With Gill set and the required rate under control, Gujarat Titans had the game in their hands and only needed a steady finish.
Gill fell for 86 after a sharp, low catch at deep third by Cameron Green. Running in and diving forward, he completed the catch just inches above the ground. Gill, looking to go through the off side, sliced a full delivery from Vaibhav Arora and picked out the fielder. He walked off visibly frustrated, knowing he had missed out on a hundred.
Even when Gill fell, the result never felt in doubt. Gujarat Titans had done enough early to take the game deep on their terms, and they finished it off without drama. Three wins in three now for GT, while KKR remain stuck, still looking for their first breakthrough this season.
GREEN FIRM BUT KKR LOSE CONTROL
Earlier, Cameron Green played a key role in holding Kolkata Knight Riders’ innings together, but they could not build enough around him and were bowled out for 180.
KKR lost early wickets and never fully recovered from that start. Mohammed Siraj removed Ajinkya Rahane for a golden duck, and Kagiso Rabada followed it up by dismissing Angkrish Raghuvanshi with a good outswinger. That left KKR under pressure inside the powerplay and forced them to rebuild.
Tim Seifert tried to counterattack with a couple of boundaries and a six, but Rabada used the short ball well to dismiss him, with Phillips taking the catch. At that stage, KKR needed stability, and Green provided it.
He started carefully, focused on staying at the crease, and then began to open up once he settled. He found the boundary regularly and helped KKR recover through partnerships with Rovman Powell and Anukul Roy. Those stands brought KKR back into the game and gave them a chance to push towards a stronger total.
Green also handled Rashid Khan well during that phase, picking his variations and scoring against him. He had some luck along the way, surviving an lbw appeal, getting a boundary off an edge, and being dropped on 62 by Sundar. He made those moments count and carried the innings forward.
However, KKR lost control at the end. They lost five wickets in 22 balls, and during that phase, Green was left without enough strike. Prasidh Krishna kept things tight in the death overs, hitting his lengths and not allowing easy scoring.
The final over summed it up. Rashid came back and found his rhythm. Green missed a couple of big shots, then took a single that exposed Vaibhav Arora. There was some confusion after that, including a missed stumping and four byes, but KKR never got the finish they needed.
Off the last ball, Green went for another big shot, edged it, and was caught behind as KKR were bowled out for 180.
His 79 off 55 balls held the innings together, but with little support and a poor finish, the total always felt slightly short on a pitch that had become easier to bat on.
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