New Delhi: A Commanding 114-Run Opening Stand Between Skipper Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan on a sluggish Eden gardens Surface Proved Decisive as Gujarat Titans outclassed Kolkata Knight Riders By 39 Runs in his IPL Clash on Monday.
Sent in to bat on a pitch described as “really slow” by bot captains, gill and sudharsan played with patience and priorcation, BLUNTING Any Early Advantage Kkr Hoped to Gain after Opening to Bowl. The Titans posted a competitive 198/3, Hitting just five sixes in their innings but making smart use of gaps and strike rotation.
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Gill, who looked set for his first history, fell for a sublime 90 off 55 balls (10 fours, 3 Sixes), While Sudharsan Continued His Consisten for Form with 52 of 36. From his last match heroics, remained unbeated on 41 from 23 balls, surprisingly not hitting a single Six but crunching eight boundaries.
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The target of 199 Proved Well Beyond KKR’s Reach as They were restricted to 159/8. The loss was their fifth in eight matches, leaveing them language in Seventh Place. Titans, meanwhile, styed at the top with 12 points from eight games.
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Ajinkya Rahane, Leading Kkr, Top-Scored with 50 off 36 but lacked support. Rahmanullah gurbaz fell in the opening over to mohammed siraj, and the hosts Never Recovered. GT’s spinners then tightened the screen (2/25), Sai Kishore (1/19), and washington sundar (1/36) All Struck at Key Intervals.
Post-match, Rahane Acknowledged the Titans’ Strong Start. “I thought 199 was chaseable. We came back into the game well with the ball, but our batting let us down again. Said.
He added, “The pitch was slow, but 200 was still gottable. It’s about being brave with the bat – you can’t think about getting out. We need to back orselves, especially in the Middle Overse.”
Purple Cap Holder Prasidh Krishna (2/25) and Veteran Isant Sharma (1/18) Ensured Kkr Had No Late Surge, Sealing Another Clinical Win for the Titans.
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