New Delhi: an opening stand of 114 points between Skipper Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan on a slow Eden’s gardens The surface has proven to be decisive as Gujarat titans outclass Kolkata Knight Riders By 39 necks in their IPL confrontation on Monday.
Sent to Bat on land described as “really slow” by the two captains, Gill and Sudharsan played with patience and precision, drugging any early advantage that KKR hoped to win after choosing. The Titans displayed a competitive 198/3, striking only five six in their sleeves, but making intelligent use of gaps and a typing rotation.
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Gill, who seemed ready for his first hundred of the season, fell for a sublime 90 out of 55 balls (10 ovens, 3 sixths), while Sudharsan continued his coherent form with 52 OFF 36. Jos Buttler, fresh for his last match, remained undefeated on 41 of 23 balls, surprisingly not to strike a single match.
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The objective of 199 proved to be far beyond the scope of KKR because they were limited to 159/8. The defeat was their fifth in eight matches, leaving them languid in seventh place. The Titans, on the other hand, remained at the top with 12 points of eight games.
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Ajinkya Rahane, leading KKR, at the top with 50 out of 36 but lacked support. Rahmanullah Gurbaz fell into the opening to Mohammed Siraj, and the hosts never recovered. The GT spinners then tightened the screws – Rashid Khan (2/25), Sai Kishore (1/19) and Washington Sundar (1/36) all struck at key intervals.
After the match, Rahane recognized the Fort start of the Titans. “I thought that 199 was courtes. We came back in the game well with the ball, but our striker dropped us again. We had trouble getting solid departures, and that is something that we have to improve quickly,” he said.
He added: “The terrain was slow, but 200 were always possible. It is a question of being courageous with the bat – you cannot think about going out. We must support ourselves, especially in the emotions of the middle.”
The Prasidh Krishna Purple Capuchon support (2/25) and the veteran Ishant Sharma (1/18) assured that KKR had no late overvoltage, sealing another clinical victory for the titans.
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