21/04Result
39th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Kolkata, Apr 21 2025
GT won by 39 runs
Player of the Match
Shubman Gill
Shubman GillGujarat Titans
21/04Result
39th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Kolkata, Apr 21 2025
GT won by 39 runs
Player of the Match
Shubman Gill
Shubman GillGujarat Titans

END OF OVER:
20 | 18 Runs | GT: 198/3 | RR: 9.90

  • M Shahrukh Khan11 (5b)
  • Jos Buttler41 (23b)
  • Vaibhav Arora4-0-44-1
  • Harshit Rana4-0-45-1

9.10pm That's 59 from the last five and 47 from the last four, and I think KKR won't be unhappy with that. Do GT have a par score here or just below par? KKR could have conceded fewer than that because of the fielding lapses, especially from Vaibhav Arora. Otherwise it was almost a typical GT innings with a strong opening stand of 114, two solid half-centuries from the openers and 41* from Buttler. But they didn't quite accelerate with all guns blazing with so many wickets in hand. The KKR bowlers tried and tried by taking the pace off, sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't. The beauty of GT's attack is they can defend it even if the pitch becomes easier to bat on from now. Will there be dew? Gill said at the toss there wouldn't be, but let's see. You can find out with Ashish in the chase...

Sai Sudharsan with the Orange Cap after going past 400 runs: At the start of the game the wicket was really slow and we found it really difficult in the powerplay. We tried to make use of the bad balls and we had great communication out there. I enjoy Gill's company, his experience also really helps me. It matters when the conditions are difficult and we try to make use of the running between the wickets. We understood the wicket was difficult so we tried to bat deep because wickets in hand is the most important thing. To be honest, we have given the bowlers a very good total to defend.

Jalan: "The way GT was placed at the mid of the innings, they would feel they are short by atleast 20-25 runs"

Kannadachi : "Feel GT are 18-26 runs short !!"

19.6
2
Arora to Shahrukh Khan, 2 runs, there may or may not be a run out on the last all, but the yorker was served nicely and hit into the covers. Sharp throw from the deep, and replays say Buttler has made it in time
19.5
6
Arora to Shahrukh Khan, SIX, finally Shahrukh middles it and it's his first boundary, keeps the 200 hopes alive! Perfect full toss around waist height outside off, smashed to the leg side boundary into the crowd
19.4
1
Arora to Buttler, 1 run, goes closer to the stumps now with a full toss, doesn't quote middle that swat to wide long on
19.3
4
Arora to Buttler, FOUR, another wide yorker, another one scythed although this one had a chance of being stopped at point, but Rahane's dive to his left was just not enough. No chance for deep third this time
19.2
4
Arora to Buttler, FOUR, gets the wide yorker right but Buttler does well to carve it away behind point and deep third sprints to his right to finish with a dive but it's not enough

Mid on in the circle

19.1
1
Arora to Shahrukh Khan, 1 run, slow and dipping yorker outside off, digs it out to mid off for one

Can GT really not get to 200 tonight?

END OF OVER:
19 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | GT: 180/3 | RR: 9.47

  • M Shahrukh Khan2 (2b)
  • Jos Buttler32 (20b)
  • Harshit Rana4-0-45-1
  • Vaibhav Arora3-0-26-1

Excellent for KKR, just eight from it and a wicket

18.6
1
Harshit Rana to Shahrukh Khan, 1 run, low full toss on off and it's struck back down to long on. Also a single

venky: "why no sherfane ? baffling "

18.5
1
Harshit Rana to Buttler, 1 run, really wide outside and Buttler shuffles away to off and almost sweeps that to deep midwicket. Just one

Right, can Buttler take them to 200? Long on and long off both deep now, big gap in the covers

18.4
1
Harshit Rana to Shahrukh Khan, 1 run, 116.8kmh, slow offcutter outside off on length, gently bunted to long on for one

Rahul goes and SRK comes out

18.3
W
Harshit Rana to Tewatia, OUT, pace off yet again, and it does the trick because Tewatia goes for a big shot on the off side but can't connect well and the reliable Ramandeep gets under it nicely

R Tewatia c Ramandeep Singh b Harshit Rana 0 (4m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

Long on for Tewatia, but mid off in the circle

18.2
1
Harshit Rana to Buttler, 1 run, nails the yorker outside off and Buttler can't do much for it apart from digging it out to off for one
18.1
4
Harshit Rana to Buttler, FOUR, pace off but too full, and Buttler comes down as well to smash that low full toss straight down to the long-off boundary

Rana to bowl his last. More slower ones surely. No long off

END OF OVER:
18 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | GT: 172/2 | RR: 9.55

  • Rahul Tewatia0 (1b)
  • Jos Buttler26 (17b)
  • Vaibhav Arora3-0-26-1
  • Sunil Narine4-0-36-0
17.6
0
Arora to Tewatia, no run, no room or way to get under the near yorker on the stumps, Tewatia can only punch it back and Arora stops it

Tewatia ahead of Rutherford and Sharukh Khan. Arora goes around for the last ball

17.5
W
Arora to Shubman Gill, OUT, taken by Rinku Singh at the cow corner! Dipping full toss around knee height and Gill swats that to leg before Rinku dives forward to pouch that nicely well inside the boundary. The clean catch gets an applause from the bowler while Gill gets an applause from his dugout

Shubman Gill c Singh b Arora 90 (80m 55b 10x4 3x6) SR: 163.63

17.4
4
Arora to Shubman Gill, FOUR, on the other side this time, exactly 180 degrees and it's scythed for four Attempted wide yorker is almost a half volley and Gill carves that away wide of point in the gap
17.3
6
Arora to Shubman Gill, SIX, slow again but this one is really short and there's nobody at deep square leg. Gill can pull it without any worries and he does well to time that nicely after waiting for the slower one
17.2
0
Arora to Shubman Gill, no run, slow and full delivery is drilled back and Arora does well to get his foot in the way
17.1
0
Arora to Shubman Gill, no run, 133.2kmh, slightly wide low full toss outside off, he attempts the reverse paddle and misses

Only pace now, let's start with Arora. Can he make up for his fielding lapses?

END OF OVER:
17 | 11 Runs | GT: 162/1 | RR: 9.52

  • Shubman Gill80 (50b)
  • Jos Buttler26 (17b)
  • Sunil Narine4-0-36-0
  • Varun Chakravarthy4-0-33-0

Great comeback from Narine for three singles after that six

16.6
1
Narine to Shubman Gill, 1 run, 97.5kmh, length ball on middle and leg, tucked to deep midwicket for one
16.5
1
Narine to Buttler, 1 run, offbreak again, this time he clips it square for one
16.4
0
Narine to Buttler, no run, turns into the batter and he's beaten by the turn to be hit on the thigh
16.3
1
Narine to Shubman Gill, 1 run, waits for this shorter delivery and nudges it to leg for one
16.2
6
Narine to Shubman Gill, SIX, this is almost how he hit the first six tonight, and he does it again! Pitched up, in the arc for Gill and he sends that sailing over deep midwicket with a middled slog sweep
16.1
2
Narine to Shubman Gill, 2 runs, straight on off, punched with some room through extra cover and they take two

Varun is done, time for Narine's last

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KKR 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st2SP NarineRahmanullah Gurbaz
2nd41SP NarineAM Rahane
3rd41AM RahaneVR Iyer
4th7AM RahaneRK Singh
5th27AD RussellRK Singh
6th1RK SinghRamandeep Singh
7th0MM AliRK Singh
8th32RK SinghA Raghuvanshi
9th8A RaghuvanshiHarshit Rana