IPL 2025 kkr vs gt: The Gujarat Titans bowlers performed brilliantly and defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 39 runs. In this match played at Eden Gardens, the famous Krishna and Rashid Khan took KKR for 159 for 8 in 20 overs with two wickets each. Batting first, Gujarat scored 198 runs with the help of Shubman Gill’s 90, B Sai Sudarshan 52 and Jose Butler’s 41 runs. With this victory, the Gujarat Titans have retained the top position in the points table.
Gujarat scored a strong 198 runs on a slow pitch
Batting first, Gujarat started slow but captain Shubman Gill scored a brilliant innings of 90 runs off 55 balls. B Sai Sudarshan contributed 52 runs and Jose Butler contributed 41 runs. Thanks to these three, Gujarat scored a strong score of 198 runs on a slow pitch. Andre Russell and Vaibhav Arora took one wicket each for KKR.
KKR started poorly
KKR started to chase the target poor. Mohammad Siraj dismissed Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the first over. Ajinkya Rahane played some good shots and tried to save his team with four fours. Sunil Naren hit a four off Siraj’s ball, but Rashid Khan dismissed him and gave him a second blow to KKR. KKR’s score in Powerplay was 45/2.
Gujarat spinners took advantage
The ball was sticking to the pitch and the bounce was uneven which was taken advantage of by the spinners from Gujarat. Rashid Khan and Washington Sundar did not give any boundary in the middle overs. Rahane pushed his innings forward by hitting a four and a six against Sundar and completed his half -century off 36 balls. However, on Sundar’s fast ball he missed and Jose Butler stumped him. Venkatesh Iyer also could not score much runs and Sai was dismissed by Kishore.
Andre Russell played some big shots but he was also dismissed by the famous Krishna. Ramandeep Singh and Moin Ali were also dismissed. Famous Krishna and Rashid Khan took two wickets each while Gujarat bowlers kept pressure on KKR throughout the match. Angkrish Raghuvanshi remained unbeaten after scoring 27 runs, but he could not save KKR from defeat. This magnificent victory of Gujarat once again proved the strength of his team.
Sai Sudarshan becomes run machine
GT opener Sai Sudarshan scored a half -century in this match. Along with this, he also laid the foundation of a big score by partnering 114 runs off 74 balls for the first wicket with captain Shubman Gill. Sai Sudarshan has become a run machine this season. So far, he has scored 5 half -centuries in 8 matches. He is the only batsman to do so in the IPL.
Sai Sudarshan has scored more than 300 runs at a strike rate of over 150. He has scored 417 runs in 8 innings of 8 matches at an average of 52.12. He has hit 42 fours and 15 sixes this season.
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