Siraj to Rinku Singh, FOUR, top-edge and four! Short of length across off, Rinku looks to pull hard but is in no control as it flies off the edge over short third
The Gujarat Titans continue delivering victories that pushed them to claim the IPL 2025 table’s number one position. During this superb GT unit’s Kolkata trip they will meet a struggling Kolkata Knight Riders who just failed to achieve a minimum chase score of 112 which stands as the IPL’s all-time lowest. Eden Gardens will bring together GT led by their current table-leading position versus KKR who present a mixture of winning and losing results this season as they meet for an upcoming showdown.
A victory is now overdue for KKR since their previous game ended in defeat. GT will confront this competition after a short transition period from their own Ahmedabad match because KKR retains the benefit of a longer preparation time playing at home stadium. The current KKR team plays unlike reigning champions because their batting has faltered and they have changed their bowling rarely finding an optimal setup. The challenge now is for KKR to identify their best composition which leverages their best attributes to mitigate their shortcomings.
The opposite dynamic exists between GT and their opponents since their team characteristics are observable yet undefeated. Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler have displayed such exceptional form that Gujarat Titans continue winning every game by guiding their entire batting order through the innings. Their bowling lineup performs with exceptional consistency and addresses each stage of play which makes the team exceptionally hard to defeat.
Rashid Khan to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR, to backward square leg
Prasidh to Moeen Ali, out Caught by Shahrukh Khan!! Slower ball floated up at the stumps, Moeen looks to launch it down the ground but miscues it high in the air off the toe-end. Simple catch for long-on and Prasidh helps himself to another wicket.
Prasidh to Ramandeep Singh, out Caught&Bowled!! No way! How did he catch that!
Rashid Khan to Russell, out Stumped!!
Prasidh to Russell, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket
Sai Kishore to Rinku Singh, 1 run, oh sharp turn! 79kph, lands around a good length and turns in very sharply from around the wide line. Rinku shapes to cut and ends up being cramped for room. He adjusts and taps it through point
Washington Sundar to Rahane, wide, out Stumped!! Oh Washington has completely outfoxed Rahane here.
Sai Kishore to Venkatesh Iyer, out Caught by Washington Sundar!! Goes for the slog-sweep and picks out the fielder! 80.5kph, tossed up outside off, Iyer gets down on one knee and hits it hard but doesn't get much elevation. Simple catch for Washington at deep midwicket. Venkatesh Iyer c Washington Sundar b Sai Kishore 14(19)
Washington Sundar to Venkatesh Iyer, 2 runs, tossed up just outside leg from over the wicket, Iyer flicks it nicely to the left of long-on but Shahrukh cuts it off with a tumbling effort
Rashid Khan to Narine, out Caught by Rahul Tewatia!! Rashid has a big smile on his face as Narine finds the fielder! Dragged down short on leg stump, not a great delivery but he mistimes the pull in the air and it goes straight to square leg.
Prasidh to Rahane, FOUR, take that! Rahane continues to relish facing pacers this season. Short of length outside off,
Siraj to Rahane, FOUR, to third man
Ishant to Rahane, FOUR, half-volley down leg, a gift for Rahane who flicks it away to the square leg boundary
Siraj to Gurbaz, out Lbw!! That looks right in front and the umpire takes little time to raise the finger! Gurbaz isn't convinced, though. He's gone for the review.Gurbaz lbw b Siraj 1(4)
Vaibhav Arora to Shahrukh Khan, 2 runs, overpitched outside off, Shahrukh drives firmly to the left of extra cover off the front foot. Rahane half-stops with a dive to his left and Buttler tries to steal one more as it's the final ball of the over. Vaibhav breaks the stumps as the throw comes to his end but Buttler is in
Vaibhav Arora to Buttler, FOUR,
Harshit Rana to Rahul Tewatia, out Caught by Ramandeep Singh !! In the air and taken! 115.9kph, slower ball,
Vaibhav Arora to Shubman Gill, out Caught by Rinku Singh!! Low full toss, Shubman Gill walks across to whip it over midwicket without a big backlift. Hits it flat and Rinku comes in from deeo midwicket to take a superb catch diving forward.
Vaibhav Arora to Shubman Gill, SIX, mishit and six! Short and outside off, Gill pulls and gets a bit of a top-edge but the ball has the wings to go all the way over deep square leg. Fifty partnership!
Narine to Shubman Gill, SIX, 94.6kph, Gill nails the slogsweep! The length is slightly fuller and the skipper gets down low to smash it over deep midwicket. Right off the meat of the bat
Harshit Rana to Buttler, FOUR, 113.8kph, pace off, Buttler slices the drive and it's a chance. Vaibhav Arora backpedals from mid-off, doesn't cover the necessary distance and lets the ball burst through his palms. To make matters worse, the ball runs away to the fence. How costly will it be?
Harshit Rana to Buttler, FOUR, fourth boundary for Buttler! Off-speed full delivery, Buttler shapes to reverse-sweep it over/wide of short third man. Gets a top-edge that
Russell to Buttler, FOUR, 115.5kph, pace off
Russell to Sai Sudharsan, out Caught by Gurbaz!! KKR appeal, up goes the finger and Sai Sudharsan walks. Finally, KKR have the breakthrough. 136.9kph, seam-up ball, Russell hits the deck hard and generates extra bounce outside off. Sai Sudharsan shapes to cut off the back foot and gets a faint edge
Harshit Rana to Sai Sudharsan, 2 runs, punched behind square on the off-side for a couple more which brings up Sai Sudharsan's fifth half-century of this IPL!
Harshit Rana to Shubman Gill, 1 run, third fifty this season for Shubman Gill! 136.6kph, Gill stays back to punch, gets an inside edge onto his pad. The batters scamper across for a quick single even as Harshit runs to the ball
Harshit Rana to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, new spell
Varun Chakaravarthy to Shubman Gill, FOUR, to deep square leg
Moeen Ali to Shubman Gill, FOUR, darted wider on this occasion by Moeen, Gill hangs back,
Varun Chakaravarthy to Sai Sudharsan, no run, 95.8kph, Sai Sudharsan sees the length on the shorter side and quickly treks back to pull hard. Miscues it to midwicket off the inner part of the bat
Varun Chakaravarthy to Shubman Gill, FOUR, Varun Chakaravarthy greeted with a boundary!
Harshit Rana to Shubman Gill, FOUR, width on offer
Moeen Ali to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, first boundary of the match! 88.5kph,
Vaibhav Arora to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, 123.2kph, middle-stump line,
KKR Won The Toss, Opted To Bowl