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Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan's half-centuries, followed by clinical performance by bowlers, helped Gujarat Titans to register a 39-run win against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Rashid Khan and Prasidh Krishna picked up two wickets each and Sai Kishore, Washington Sundar and Mohammed Siraj, Ishant Sharma picked one wicket to restrict KKR on 159 in a 199-run chase.
Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan's fluent half-centuries in a century-opening stand guided GT to 196 for 3 in 20 overs. Gill was looking set to smash his maiden century of the tournament but got out on 90 runs, swat-flicking a full toss from Vaibhav Arora straight to Rinku Singh at deep square leg, missing out by just 10 runs. His knock included 10 fours and three sixes.
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Gill and Sudharsan managed to stitch a 114-run partnership for the second wicket. Despite getting a good start. GT's innings slowed down in the final phase. They managed only 59 runs in the last five overs, with KKR bowlers executing their plans well at the death.
After getting a good start, Jos Buttler was tied down and finished unbeaten on 41 off 23 balls (8x4s) without hitting a single six. GT's move of sending Rahul Tewatia ahead of Sherfane Rutherford stuttered their batting. Rahul Tewatia got out for a two-ball duck.
KKR's spin trio -- Moeen Ali, Varun Chakravarthy, and Sunil Narine -- were particularly effective, conceding just 96 runs from their combined 11 overs. Chakravarthy stood out, giving away just three runs in a superb 14th over.
Opting to bowl, KKR endured a wicketless powerplay as GT made a steady start, reaching 45 for no loss. Harshit Rana's fifth over, which went for 12 runs, was the only expensive one in that phase. KKR tried four bowlers in the powerplay, including spinners Moeen and Chakravarthy, but couldn't find a breakthrough.
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