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In the IPL 2026 match against Gujarat Titans (GT) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have reached the score of 116 runs for the loss of one wicket in 10 overs at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
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 has already completed his half-century and is showcasing a strong approach against GT`s bowlers. Shouldering him in the middle is wicketkeeper-batsman Angkrish Raghuvanshi.
GT`s star pacer Mohammed Siraj has managed to pick up one wicket. Kagiso Rabada, Jason Holder, and Rashid Khan will continue the hunt for their first wicket.
Earlier, GT`s skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bowl first against Kolkata.
After winning the toss, GT`s skipper Gill said, “We`re gonna bowl first. Yeah, it does look like that (pitch having moisture), there was a little bit of rain around yesterday and it looks a little bit sticky, we are hoping that it`s going to get better in the second innings. (On GT`s bowlers dominating and winning five on the trot) Yeah, definitely, we believe that, batsmen do win you matches, but if you want to win championships, your bowling unit has to be in form and luckily for us, they are firing all cylinders”.
“Our bowling unit has been top-notch this season. The momentum is with us and we have to keep doing the things consistently that we have been doing well. This is not the stage, this is not the time to take any teams lightly, but we`re hoping to win the next two and hopefully be stable in the top two positions. It gives the edge to the teams that finish in the top two. You get one extra match. Hopefully, we won`t play the extra match, but it does give you an edge, you can go out there and play your game. We`re going with the same team,” he added.
The Knight Riders have made just one change to their playing XI for the match. Mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy has come in place of Vaibhav Arora.
IPL 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans: Confirmed Playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (C), Finn Allen, Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (WK), Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy, Saurabh Dubey, Kartik Tyagi.
Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (C), Jos Buttler (WK), Jason Holder, Washington Sundar, Nishant Sindhu, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj.
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