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In the IPL 2026 match against Gujarat Titans (GT), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) emerged victorious by 29 runs at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
After suffering a defeat, GT`s skipper Shubman Gill said, “Looking at the wicket, 200-210 was par score but we dropped too many catches. Pitch was good, the odd one was stopping but I felt we batted well to get to the score we did. No concerns but our fielding could`ve been a lot better. We set a certain standard and dropping 3 sitters – we didn`t deserve to win this one. Looking at it that way, best to have a game like this now than in the Qualifiers. I think rest and recover for a couple of days, travel back to Ahmedabad, see how the wicket is and then plan accordingly (for the next game)”.
IPL 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans: Match summary
In an attempt to chase a gigantic target of 248 runs, the Titans managed to score 218 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs.
Opening the innings, skipper Shubman Gill scored 85 runs off 49 deliveries, laced with five boundaries and seven maximums. Fellow opening batsman Sai Sudharsan scored an unbeaten 53 runs in 28 balls, including six boundaries and three maximums.
Nishant Sindhu was dismissed for one run in four balls. Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler also returned to the pavilion after scoring 57 runs. His knock of 35 balls also included five boundaries and two maximums.
Impact Player, Rahul Tewatia, managed to score two runs in four balls.
Kolkata`s Sunil Narine returned with the figures of two wickets for 29 runs in four overs. Saurabh Dubey and Cameron Green also chipped in with one wicket each. Kartik Tyagi, Impact Player, Matheesha Pathirana, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Anukul Roy went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against GT.
Earlier, having been put to bat first, KKR`s captain Ajinkya Rahane departed on 14 runs in 14 balls, including a boundary and a maximum. Fellow opening batsman Finn Allen delivered a stunning knock of 93 runs off 35 deliveries, laced with four boundaries and 10 maximums.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Angkrish Raghuvanshi smashed an unbeaten 82 runs in 44 balls. His knock included four boundaries and seven maximums.
Shouldering Raghuvanshi was Cameron Green, who registered an unbeaten 52 runs. His knock came in 28 balls, which included three boundaries and four maximums. With this, the Knight Riders posted a total of 247 runs for the loss of two wickets in 20 overs against the Titans.
Gujarat`s Mohammed Siraj and Sai Kishore managed to pick up one wicket each. Completing his quota of four overs, Siraj was smashed for 50 runs. Kishore also leaked 38 runs in his spell of three overs. Kagiso Rabada, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, and Arshad Khan went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against Kolkata.
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