END OF OVER:
20 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | KKR: 159/8 (40 runs required, RR: 7.95)

  • Angkrish Raghuvanshi27 (13b)
  • Harshit Rana1 (2b)
  • Ishant Sharma2-0-18-1
  • Mohammed Siraj4-0-32-1

11.42pm That's all we have from tonight then, from the garden of Eden. Another home loss for KKR, and GT continue their fine form in the tournament. What a solid team they look like. Tomorrow the caravan moves to Lucknow where LSG host Delhi Capitals. Let's see if Faf du Plessis and Mayank Yadav return or not, and until then it's goodbye and good luck from me, Vishal Dikshit and Ashish Pant. Ciao!

Shubman Gill, the winning captain is also the Player of the Match: Very pleased. The talk for us earlier was that these two matches were going to decide where we stand on the table, so very happy with how they went. There is no such conversation (between me and Sai Sudharsan that one of us has to stay till the end), we want to play our best game, score as much runs, we never say that one of us has to stay in the end. We just want to bat deep. We were ahead in the game, but it's important to close the game. Good teams close the game very well. In this format it's very difficult to have a perfect game, like ven today maybe 10 more runs if I had stayed there. But still you have to find a way to win the game and that's what we're really good at.

11.19pm It's another clinical win for table-toppers Gujarat Titans who extend their lead at the top with their sixth win in eight games. KKR, meanwhile, have lost two in a row, still at seventh place in the table and they are not looking good at all in the middle of the season. 199 looked gettable on this track although GT's bowling attack made it look like 220 or 240. KKR dropped de Kock today but like Rahane says, their opening stands continue to be a concern, although the way Venky Iyer and Rinku Singh struggled to get going will be a big concern for them. Sure, Russell didn't hit too many either but he was trying almost every ball after he came out, and was a case of perform or perish. GT continue to win with their formula of starting a bit cautiously with the bat, scoring big after that with the top three and then letting their bowlers build all the pressure.

Ajinkya Rahane: I thought 199 was chaseable, we came back into the game really well with the ball. You expect good opening starts, but that's what we're struggling with throughout the tournament. But we need to learn as quickly as possible. The pitch was a little slow, but when we were bowling we thought something below 210 or 200 would be good. We need to bat better, especially in the middle overs. We need better opening starts, no complaints from our bowlers. Every game they're improving. Yes, fielding is something in our control, if you can save 15-20 runs that's always better. It's all about attitude, but the guys are working hard. This format is about being brave as a batter, you can't think too much about the past, just learn from the mistakes and take your chances, have a positive mindset. If you think about getting out, you will get out. Instead you should think about scoring runs or hitting boundaries. We have quality batters in the middle order especially, I back them but you have to be brave. Good to see Angrkish batting really well. Today was a situation we wanted to push the other batters up.

Adarsh: "Poor Ajinkya Rahane, an extremely improved batsman, but the poor batting from the others, is letting his performance down."

Ddn: "2024 just a minor blip for GT. Back to being table toppers"

Sai Kishore: There was enough purchase in the wicket, in the second innings even more. That total was very good to defend. (While bowling to Russell) I tried to change the angles a little so that the deviations were different every time, the situation was good enough for me to attack. (On Rashid Khan) He's one of the best T20 bowlers in the world and he's getting his wicket-taking knack back. We always back him, not sure what's said in the commentary box but he's the best T20 bowler in the world. Our fielding was very good today, we're addressing things to get better.

19.6
1
Sharma to Raghuvanshi, 1 run, a yorker to end the game and it's bunted down to long on for a single
19.5
0
Sharma to Raghuvanshi, no run, tries to go the other side now with a reverse scoop but doesn't middle it at all
19.4
6
Sharma to Raghuvanshi, SIX, Raghuvanshi is batting in a different match and on a different track against a different team. He shuffles across to off and scoops that from bottom to top, over the fine leg boundary for six
19.3
1
Sharma to Harshit Rana, 1 run, 138.5kmh, short again outside off, he connects this time for a single to deep cover even as Ishant slips in his follow through
19.2
0
Sharma to Harshit Rana, no run, short of length outside off, he swings for the off side and misses

Harshit Rana now

19.1
W
Sharma to Singh, OUT, Rinku swings wildly for another leading edge and this time Gill takes it nicely. Skies that one on the off side and Gill runs and runs to his left from cover to get under it nicely

RK Singh c Shubman Gill b Sharma 17 (43m 14b 1x4 1x6) SR: 121.42

KKR might feel better that they've gone past 150 at least

END OF OVER:
19 | 12 Runs | KKR: 151/7 (48 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.94, RRR: 48.00)

  • Angkrish Raghuvanshi20 (10b)
  • Rinku Singh17 (13b)
  • Mohammed Siraj4-0-32-1
  • Rashid Khan4-0-25-2
18.6
0
Mohammed Siraj to Raghuvanshi, no run, ends the over with a smart and slow bouncer outside off, Raghuvanshi wants to ramp it away but misses
18.5
1lb
Mohammed Siraj to Singh, 1 leg bye, on the pads now, Rinku misses the swing on the leg side now but they go across for a leg bye
18.4
4
Mohammed Siraj to Singh, FOUR, leading edge flies over the short third fielder and that's another four! Rink swung with a horizontal bat after Siraj pitched it only a bit short, top edge from outside off, and it went high over short third for four

Raj Patel: "SRK just helping KKR"

18.3
1
Mohammed Siraj to Raghuvanshi, 1 run, towards leg this time and he tucks it off the hips for one
18.2
4
Mohammed Siraj to Raghuvanshi, FOUR, makes room and he's done it again! Scythes the short of length ball behind square on the off side, though the deep third region for four
18.1
2
Mohammed Siraj to Raghuvanshi, 2 runs, a full toss to start the over that's punched towards long off and a bit of a fumble gives them a second

Siraj for his last now

END OF OVER:
18 | 15 Runs | KKR: 139/7 (60 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.72, RRR: 30.00)

  • Angkrish Raghuvanshi13 (6b)
  • Rinku Singh13 (11b)
  • Rashid Khan4-0-25-2
  • Prasidh Krishna4-0-25-2
17.6
1
Rashid Khan to Raghuvanshi, 1 run, stays back and clips the straight ball on the stumps to leg for one
17.5
1
Rashid Khan to Singh, 1 run, the wrong'un outside off and he pulls it down to long on for one
17.4
6
Rashid Khan to Singh, SIX, taken at long on but SRK has stepped over the rope! He is covering his mouth in disbelief himself because he did very well to take the catch in the end but just stepped over. Rinku swung down the ground, got the distance too but SRK is quiet tall and caught it over his head, but...
17.3
1
Rashid Khan to Raghuvanshi, 1 run, way shorter on the stumps, keeps low as well and he does well to bunt it away to leg
17.2
2
Rashid Khan to Raghuvanshi, 2 runs, turning into him and nudges it square this time with the turn for two more
17.1
4
Rashid Khan to Raghuvanshi, FOUR, pitched up slightly and Raghuvanshi goes down quickly to sweep that away behind square in the gap for four

Rashid to finish off

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | KKR: 124/7 (75 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.29, RRR: 25.00)

  • Rinku Singh6 (9b)
  • Angkrish Raghuvanshi5 (2b)
  • Prasidh Krishna4-0-25-2
  • Rashid Khan3-0-10-2
16.6
0
Prasidh Krishna to Singh, no run, surprises Rinku with a pace on delivery at 137.7kmh, a bouncer down leg that he can't connect with. Rinku thinks it's a wide either down leg or for the height, let's see. Pitching outside leg, and that's gone just over the line of Rinku's front leg as he tried to hook. The height seems fine from here so not called a wide
16.5
1
Prasidh Krishna to Raghuvanshi, 1 run, looks to cut that again, only manages some bat towards point and gets one
16.4
4
Prasidh Krishna to Raghuvanshi, FOUR, a neat-looking back foot scythe for the short of length ball and he's started with a boundary behind square first ball

Finally KKR use their impact player, Angkrish Raghuvanshi. The ball is being changed, not sure if GT asked or umpires decided on their own

Urvesh: "So all We waiting for Rinku Singh 6,6,6,6,6 !!!" Well, even that won't suffice tonight

16.3
W
Prasidh Krishna to Ali, OUT, lofted down the ground, no way he has middled that slow offcutter that had no pace at all, and long on runs in for a simple catch. Job done by SRK

MM Ali c Shahrukh Khan b Prasidh Krishna 0 (1m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

16.2
0
Prasidh Krishna to Ali, no run, short of length on the stumps and Moeen defends it back

Moeen Ali now, Raghuvanshi still padded up

16.1
W
Prasidh Krishna to Ramandeep Singh, OUT, 144.5kmh, slams it back to the bowler and Prasidh has taken a stunning return catch but reacted as if he's just bowled another delivery! Almost pitched up, drilled back by Ramandeep around Prasidh's shins and he goes low with barely any reaction time to pouch that

Ramandeep Singh c & b Prasidh Krishna 1 (2m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

Prasidh to bowl his last. 80 to et off 24, how close can KKR get?

Siddhy : "KKR's batting woes are similar to CSK's. Flashes here and there that is not good enough to win. CSK's reliance on Rachin and KKR's reliance on Andre have not born dividends. "

END OF OVER:
16 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | KKR: 119/5 (80 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 7.43, RRR: 20.00)

  • Ramandeep Singh1 (1b)
  • Rinku Singh6 (8b)
  • Rashid Khan3-0-10-2
  • Prasidh Krishna3-0-20-0
15.6
1
Rashid Khan to Ramandeep Singh, 1 run, gets a googly first ball and he nudges it to leg for one

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