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GT posted a complete of 198/3 as skipper Shubman Gill led the way in which with a 90-run knock and was supported well by a Sai Sudharsan half-century, while Jos Buttler chipped in with 41 runs off his willow. Gujarat went on to limit the hosts to…Read More
Gujarat Titans’ Washington Sundar, second right, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain Ajinkya Rahane throughout the Indian Premier League cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
Gujarat Titans added a few points to their tally to take a lead at the highest of the IPL 2025 points table with a 39-run victory over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders on the Eden Gardens on Monday.
GT posted a complete of 198/3 as skipper Shubman Gill led the way in which with a 90-run knock and was supported well by a Sai Sudharsan half-century, while Jos Buttler chipped in with 41 runs off his willow. Gujarat went on to limit the hosts to a rating of 159/8 to tug ahead on the standings summit as Rashid Khan and Prasidh Krishna scalped two wickets apiece while Ajinkya Rahane’s fifty went in vain.
Kolkata won the toss and skipper Ajinkya Rahane opted to field first as GT’s usual suspects, Sai Sudharsan and captain Shubman Gill, opened the innings for the visitors. GT got off to a sparkling start as each batters notched up half-centuries of their 114-run stand for the primary wicket. Sudharsan made a wonderful 52 off 36 deliveries, comprising 6 fours and a maximum before he fell to KKR all-rounder Andre Russel, with Rahmanullah Gurbaz picking up the catch of the southpaw.
English star Jos Buttler got here out to exchange his teammate and accompanied Gill because the duo added one other fifty-plus stand before the skipper fell to Vaibhav Arora after having added 90 runs in 55 deliveries, as Rinku Singh demonstrated secure pair of hands to send the batter back to the hut after a remarkable innings.
Rahul Tewatia was scalped for a duck by Harshit Rana as Shahrukh Khan got here out to bat instead of the southpaw. The Indian added 11 runs off 5 balls while Buttler remained unbeaten on 41 off 23 to take GT to 198 for the lack of 3 wickets in 20 overs.
Gujarat had early joy with the ball as Mohammed Shami struck in the primary over, as he caught Gurbaz plumb in front of the wicket. Rahane and Sunil Narine steadied the chase with a 41-run stand for the second wicket before the Windies maverick fell prey to Rashid Khan.
Venkatesh Iyer chipped in with 14 runs off 19 deliveries before Sai Kishore scalped the southpaw while Rahane held on regular to bring up his half-century at the opposite end. Nevertheless, Washington Sundar intervened and sent the KKR skipper back to the hut for 50 off 36 as he was stumped out by Buttler behind the wicket.
Rashid doubled his kitty with the removal of Andre Russell for 21 runs off 15 as KKR looked to have lost their strategy to the large goal. Prasidh Krishna piled further misery on the house side with a caught and bowled to scalp Ramandeep Singh for a solitary run, before striking yet again in the identical over with the removal of Moeen Ali for a duck.
Rinku Singh fell to Ishant Sharma for 17 off 14 in the ultimate over after the sport was essentially over as a contest.
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Kolkata [Calcutta], India, India
