Gujarat Titans continued its dominant race in the IPL 2025 With a complete 39 -point victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in Eden Gardens, recording his sixth victory in eight games to hold their position at the top of the points table.
Asked to beat first, GT had a slow start -up followed by calculated acceleration. The Shubman Skipper Gill and Sai Sudharsan, after being set and understood the conditions, assembled an opening partnership of 114 points. Sudharsan played a 52 out of 36 balls, while Gill managed to score 90 out of only 55 deliveries, lacing his sleeves with 10 four and three.
Jos Buttler’s finishing strokes of 41 * from only 23 bullets helped GT to push to 198/3 in their 20 all with attributed. Kolkata’s prosecution never started while Mohammed Siraj removed Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the first, and Rashid Khan rejected the dangerous Sunil Narine during the power game. Venkatesh Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane tried to stabilize the sleeves, but a long border drought between the Overs 5 and 10 pushed the required execution rate for 12:00. Rahane scored about fifty, but his dismissal put the match in favor of GT, although KKR has a strong lower order.
Rashid then removed Andre Russell for the sixth time in T20. The Afghan Spinner finished with two counters, with Prasidh Krishna also wins two. GT was clinical in all the departments with the battle, the ball and the sharpness on the ground. Meanwhile, KKR collapsed to his second consecutive loss and is now in seventh place, their aspirations in the playoffs which seem far too made.
KKR vs GT key moments, IPL 2025 match 39
1. The solid opening pair of Shubman-Sai shines once again
Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan once again displayed their class to the upper order. After a slow start with only 45 points in the PowerPlay, the second lower without losing a counter this IPL, the openers quickly changed speed. Sudharsan broke 52 out of 36 bullets, finding the orange cap with 417 points in eight rounds, while the Gill skipper added 90 discounts on 55 deliveries. It was the fourth stand of the pair of fifty and the second century of the season. Despite the questions on the question of whether GT could have exceeded 200, their controlled assault gave their team a good start.
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2. GT quieurs decimate KKR’s stick attack
Gujarat’s quisors, despite the fact that dew could go into play in the second rounds, kept their line and its tight lengths and never left KKR strikers to be resolved for a long time. Rashid Khan, who came out of disappointing outings, made sure to show his brilliance. Prasidh Krishnawhich was phenomenal with 14 counters and holds the purple cap, gave its side of the important breakthroughs. Others also contributed to a counter each.
3. The defense season of the KKR title in difficulty
The reigning champions have entered the tournament as one of the favorites, but the season so far has been far from ideal. With five defeats in eight games, KKR is currently in seventh position in the point table. The Purple and Gold team was not able to break the winning formula, which it managed in the previous edition with brilliance. The competition in its second phase, the team led by Ajinkya Rahane will have to come together quickly to return to victory.
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