IPL 2025: Shubman Gill, Bowlers Lead Gujarat Titans To 39-Run Win Over Kolkata Knight Riders
Skipper Shubman Gill’s elegant 90 off 55 balls on a difficult Eden Gardens pitch was complemented nicely by a disciplined bowling from Gujarat Titans as defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders succumbed to a 39-run loss in an IPL match in Kolkata on Monday.
Gill’s innings, adorned with 10 fours and three sixes, together with Sai Sudharsan’s 36-ball 52, his fifth fifty in six matches, that made him the primary participant this season to surpass 400 runs to reclaim the Orange Cap, laid the muse for GT’s complete of 198 for 3 after KKR opted to bowl on cheesy observe.
The overall, which was nicely calculated and strategised by GT, proved greater than sufficient as GT bowlers led brilliantly by Rashid Khan and Prasidh Krishna’s equivalent figures of two/25 restricted KKR to 159 for 8.
It was yet one more low for the defending champions after their horror present of 95 all out whereas chasing 112 within the final match as their batting seemed woefully out of depth and succumbed to their third defeat in 4 matches at dwelling, and fifth general from eight video games.
For GT, this victory marked their sixth win in eight matches, consolidating their place on the prime of the IPL standings with 12 factors, two away from Delhi Capitals.
KKR’s chase faltered early as Mohammed Siraj eliminated Rahmanullah Gurbaz for 1 within the opening over. Sunil Narine’s temporary 17-run cameo ended together with his dismissal by Rashid, who discovered his mojo again after an detached begin to the season.
The wily Afghan spinner, who had been underneath scrutiny for his latest performances, delivered a decent spell superbly exploiting the situations to return with 2/25 together with the prized scalp of Andre Russell (21; 15b).
His management and variations on the gradual Eden pitch signaled a return to kind. He showcased his prowess by conceding simply 5 runs in his two-over spell.
In-form seamer Prasidh additionally confirmed his magic within the back-end as he dismissed Ramandeep Singh (1) and Moeen Ali (0) in successive balls because it was all however over for KKR at 119 for 7 in 16.3 overs.
KKR’s innings stagnated in the course of the center overs, with Rahane and Venkatesh Iyer struggling to speed up towards GT’s spinners in a part the place for 36 balls they did not get a boundary.
Sai Kishore’s economical 1/19 in three overs additional tightened the screws, resulting in Rahane’s stumping for 50 off the bowling of Washington Sundar (1/36 in three overs) and Iyer’s departure for 14 from 19 balls. Requiring 108 runs from the ultimate 45 balls, KKR’s hopes rested on Russell and Rinku Singh. Nevertheless, the mounting required run price proved insurmountable towards GT’s disciplined assault.
Earlier, opting to bowl, KKR’s bowlers confronted an early onslaught as Gill (90 off 55) and Sudharsan (53 off 38) solid a 114-run opening stand.
Sudharsan’s constant kind earned him the Orange Cap, turning into the primary participant this season to surpass 400 runs.
Jos Buttler, getting into with momentum from a earlier unbeaten 97, was contained to an unbeaten 41 off 23 balls, unable to search out the boundary ropes as anticipated however GT managed to attain a par rating on this difficult situations.
