- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR12.2 Russell has done it, Gurbaz thinks there's an edge while Russell hardly appeals but the batter is walking. It's the golden arm of Russell like someone said recently. He bangs the ball short with seam up outside off, Sai Sudharsan cuts and only gets a faint edge for a regulation catch for the keeper 114/117.5 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 172/218.3 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 177/3Extras4 (nb 1, w 3)TOTAL198/3 (20 Overs, RR: 9.9)Fall of wickets: 1-114 (Sai Sudharsan, 12.2 ov), 2-172 (Shubman Gill, 17.5 ov), 3-177 (Rahul Tewatia, 18.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB VG Arora 4 0 44 1 11 7 5 2 1 0 MM Ali 3 0 27 0 9 6 3 1 0 0 Harshit Rana 4 0 45 1 11.25 5 6 1 2 0 CV Varun 4 0 33 0 8.25 7 5 0 0 0 SP Narine 4 0 36 0 9 4 2 1 0 1 AD Russell 1 0 13 1 13 2 3 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.5 Oh, that's plumb, isn't it? Siraj is convinced and the umpire's finger is up in an instant. Will Gurbaz review? Yes, he does after a quick chat with Narine. Was a length ball that pitched on off and shaped back into Gurbaz catching him in front of middle. Gurbaz looks to pick this to the on-side, misses and is trapped in front. No bat says the third umpire, and the tracker confirms the ball would crash into leg stump. Gurbaz goes and takes a review with him 2/15.3 A wicket on the the third ball for Rashid. Not his best ball, any stretch of the imagination. But the W is all Rashid will care about. Short of a length ball down leg asking to be hit. Narine pulls it, but right of the bottom of the bat and straight to square leg. Rashid has a smile on his face, and why not! 43/212.3 goes for the big shot and perishes! Rahane jumps out of the crease, Washy pitches it wide and quick way outside off, Rahane throws his bat at it and barely tries to come back in the crease. Buttler does well to stump him quickly 91/411.3 finds deep midwicket! He goes for the big shot on the leg side, doesn't connect well at all and deep midwicket comes in a few yards for a straightforward catch 84/319.1 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 151/815.5 and it's all over for Russell! He's been swinging again and again, hardly connecting, miscuing shots, and this time he misses completely after stepping out and it's an easy stumping for Buttler 118/516.1 144.5kmh, 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 119/616.3 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 119/7Extras10 (lb 4, w 6)TOTAL159/8 (20 Overs, RR: 7.95)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 0.5 ov), 2-43 (Sunil Narine, 5.3 ov), 3-84 (Venkatesh Iyer, 11.3 ov), 4-91 (Ajinkya Rahane, 12.3 ov), 5-118 (Andre Russell, 15.5 ov), 6-119 (Ramandeep Singh, 16.1 ov), 7-119 (Moeen Ali, 16.3 ov), 8-151 (Rinku Singh, 19.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammed Siraj 4 0 32 1 8 13 4 1 1 0 I Sharma 2 0 18 1 9 5 2 1 0 0 M Prasidh Krishna 4 0 25 2 6.25 12 4 0 1 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 25 2 6.25 11 2 1 0 0 Washington Sundar 3 0 36 1 12 2 2 2 1 0 R Sai Kishore 3 0 19 1 6.33 4 0 0 2 0
Match Details
Toss
Kolkata Knight Riders , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50
Match days
21 April 2025 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Gujarat Titans 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0
Match Notes
- Gujarat Titans: 50 runs in 6.1 overs (37 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 37 balls (B Sai Sudharsan 21, Shubman Gill 28, Ex 2)
- Strategic Timeout: Gujarat Titans - 62/0 in 7.0 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 21, Shubman Gill 39)
- Shubman Gill: 50 off 34 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Gujarat Titans: 100 runs in 10.5 overs (66 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 66 balls (B Sai Sudharsan 48, Shubman Gill 50, Ex 4)
- B Sai Sudharsan: 50 off 33 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Gujarat Titans - 139/1 in 15.0 overs (Shubman Gill 61, JC Buttler 22)
- Gujarat Titans: 150 runs in 15.5 overs (96 balls), Extras 4
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (Shubman Gill 28, JC Buttler 26, Ex 0)
- Innings Break: Gujarat Titans - 198/3 in 20.0 overs (JC Buttler 41, M Shahrukh Khan 11)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 0.5: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - R Pandit, Batter - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Struck down)
- Gujarat Titans Riders Impact Player Sub: Ishant Sharma in for Sherfane Rutherford (Gujarat Titans innings, 19.6 ov)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (42 balls), Extras 5
- Over 7.1: Review by Gujarat Titans (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Sahasrabudhe, Batter - VR Iyer (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 61/2 in 9.0 overs (AM Rahane 29, VR Iyer 8)
- AM Rahane: 50 off 36 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 7
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 118/5 in 15.5 overs (RK Singh 6)
- Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Player Sub: Angkrish Raghuvanshi in for Vaibhav Arora (Kolkata Knight Riders innings, 16.3 ov)
- Over 16.6: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - R Pandit, Batter - RK Singh (Struck down)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 18.4 overs (112 balls), Extras 9
Match Coverage
All Match NewsGujarat Titans consolidate top spot after Gill-Sudharsan show
The GT top three again did the bulk of the scoring, scoring 183 runs among them
Sai Sudharsan upstages Pooran to become the new Orange Cap table-topper
Prasidh Krishna has extended his lead at the top of the Purple Cap table following his two-wicket haul in GT's away win over KKR
KKR bowl, Moeen and Gurbaz return
GT made one change, bringing in Washington for a fast bowler
Gill leads his Titans to his old home to face under-fire Knight Riders
These two teams have only played each other three times in the IPL and GT lead the head-to-head record 2-1
GT's Solanki impressed with Gill's captaincy, Siraj's work rate
First half into IPL 2025, GT have won five out of seven games, with Mohammed Siraj being among their top performers