The Kolkata Knight Riders had a disappointing begin to their Indian Premier League 2026 season, suffering 4 losses of their first five matches before facing the Gujarat Titans on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Their struggles continued as they lost three early wickets inside the powerplay.
Cameron Green and Rovman Powell got here together within the sixth over and steadied the innings with a solid fourth-wicket partnership. Nevertheless, Green was dismissed on the ultimate ball after scoring 79 runs off 55 deliveries, including seven fours and 4 sixes.
Rovman Powell Escapes Run-Out, Responds With Huge Six vs GT
It was the seventh over when Prasidh Krishna was introduced into the attack for the primary time. On the third ball, Rovman Powell narrowly escaped an LBW dismissal. The delivery pitched on a length around leg stump and jagged back in, striking the right-hander on the pads, however the impact was quite high.
On the very next ball, the previous West Indies skipper drove the ball straight back towards the bowler, who looked to return it quickly in Powell’s direction. The gesture didn’t appear to go down well with the Caribbean batter. Watch the video here:
Newton can be proud, every motion has an equal and opposite response 😎#RovmanPowell with the right response, sending it into the stands. 🔥#TATAIPL | #IPLRivalryWeek 2026 ➡️ #GTvKKR | LIVE NOW 👉https://t.co/jRYOdM0YaS pic.twitter.com/GkC73VnWBI
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) April 17, 2026
The fifth ball of the over was pitched on a length around middle and leg, angling back in, and Rovman Powell lofted it brilliantly over long-on. The ball soared high into the night sky and sailed beyond the ropes for an enormous 84-meter six. In the following over, skipper Shubman Gill brought Ashok Sharma into the attack.
On the fourth delivery, clocked at 147 kph, Powell dispatched a brief ball into the stands with authority. Entering into position early, he unleashed a robust pull shot over deep mid-wicket for one more towering six, and followed it up with a boundary through the backward point region.
Nevertheless, his innings was short-lived as he was eventually dismissed for 27 runs off 20 balls, including two fours and two sixes, at a strike rate of 135.
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