The sublime 90 of 55 shubman gill skipper balls and a disciplined bowling effort fed Gujarat titans to a convincing victory of 39 points Kolkata Knight Riders to Eden Gardens on Monday. On sticky terrain which offered little rhythm, Gill led forward, making an elegant blow dotted with 10 limits and three six.
Gill was well supported by Sai Sudharsan, who continued his gold race with a 52 balls made up of 36 balls – his fifth fifty games in six games – becoming the first player to cross 400 points this season and recover the orange cap. Their opening partnership of 114 points threw the platform for the 198/3 competition of GT, which has proven more than sufficient on a difficult shot surface.
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Defending the total, Gujarat quisors struck early and often. Mohammed Siraj withdrew Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the first beginning, and Rashid Khan (2/25) pierced with the key counters of Sunil Narine and André Russell. The Afghan Spinner looked at its best, mixing the rhythm and the length to exploit the slow track.
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KKR never recovered from their bad departure, falling in 159/8. The pursuit lost momentum during a section of 36 boundaries while Jinkya Rahane (50) and Venkatesh Iyer (14) fought against the GT spinners.
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Prasidh Krishna (2/25) sealed the agreement with two counters in two balls – Ramandeep Singh and Moeen Ali – in the 17th. Washington Sundar and Sai Kishore were closely tight in the middle of the middle, conceding only 55 of six overtime combined.
With their sixth victory in eight matches, GT consolidated his position at the top of the table with 12 points, while KKR slipped further, losing his fifth match in eight games.
In short, score:
Gujarat titans: 198 for 3 out of 20 Overs (Shubman Gill 90, Sai Sudharsan 52; Vaibhav Arora 1/44)
Kolkata Knight Riders: 159/8 in 20 Overs (Ajinkya Rahane 50; Prasidh Krishna 2/25, Rashid Khan 2/25)
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