Captain of GT, Shubman Gill, oozed class as he stood tall and scored 86 quality runs to take the game away from KKR. Shubman Gill looked like a man possessed in the middle. KKR batted first and, thanks to everyone’s inputs, managed to post 180 all out, with Cameron Green scoring a stupendous 79, while Rabada picked up 3 wickets for his side, alongside Siraj’s 2 wickets.
In reply, Gujarat rode on a masterclass from Shubman Gill as the captain led from the front and scored 86 runs while others batted around him to get the job done. Gill got out, but the other players completed the formalities by chasing this down in the final over of the innings. Gill was magical to say the least.
Cameron Green’s stupendous innings takes KKR to 180 in 20 overs
Winning the toss and deciding to bat first, keeper batter Tim Seifert came out to open the batting with captain Ajinkya Rahane while Mohammed Siraj had the ball in hand for GT. Seifert got going straightaway, but just 5 runs were on the board when Rahane was dismissed for a golden duck to Mohammed Siraj. Angkrish Raghuvanshi came out to bat next and got off the mark with a boundary. Seifert continued to play his shots.
The duo of Seifert and Raghuvanshi added 16 runs for the second wicket before Raghuvanshi fell for 8 off 4 balls with a couple of boundaries to his name to Kagiso Rabada. Cameron Green came out to bat next. Seifert did not last long after getting a start, as another 11 runs were added to the tally before Seifert fell for 19 off 14 balls with 2 fours and one six to his name to Rabada yet again. Rovman Powell came out to bat next.
KKR were 37/3 in 6 overs of power play. Green and Powell started to get themselves in and then built up a stand by upping the run rate. They played through the initial part of the middle phase and added 55 runs for the 4th wicket before Powell fell for 27 off 20 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes to his name to Ashok Sharma. Anukul Roy came out to bat next.
Cameron Green upped the ante now and was a player on a different level. Green now did the heavy lifting and scored the bulk of the runs from here. He added a crucial 60-run stand for the 5th wicket before Anukul fell after contributing a mere 9 off 7 balls with one boundary to his name to Prasidh Krishna. Rinku Singh came out to bat next. Rinku came and went in a jiffy as just a single was added to the score before he went for 1 off 2 balls to Rabada to leave the Titans at 148/6 in 15.1 overs. Ramandeep Singh came out to bat next.
Ramandeep came and played his shots to add quick runs to the side. We were in the death overs phase, and the duo added 17 runs for the 7th wicket before Ramandeep fell for 17 off 8 balls with 2 fours and one six to his name to Ashok Sharma. Sunil Narine came out to bat next. The collapse from KKR in this death overs phase was very much on. Just one run was added to the tally before Narine fell for a 5-ball duck to Siraj. Kartik Tyagi came out to bat next.
Tyagi came and struck a maximum to get himself going. But the stand did not last long as 7 runs were added to the tally before Tyagi fell for 6 off 4 balls with one six to his name courtesy a run-out. Vaibhav Arora came out to bat next.
Just 7 runs were added to the total before Cameron Green, who played a stellar knock of 79 off 55 balls, walked back into the hut as he was caught behind off Rashid Khan with 7 fours and 4 sixes to his name. Vaibhav remained unbeaten on 0 off 1 ball as KKR were bowled out for 180 in 20 overs with 14 extras given by the fielding side.
Gujarat Titans bowlers bowled a decent spell out there. Kagiso Rabada was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3/29 in 4 overs. Mohammed Siraj gave him good company with figures of 2/23 in 4 overs. Ashok Sharma was expensive as he finished with 2/45 in 4 overs. Prasidh Krishna finished with 1/32 in 4 overs. Rashid Khan finished with 1/44 in 4 overs. This meant that GT’s target was 181 runs in 20 overs.
Shubman Gill’s magical 86 powers GT to an important win over KKR.Â
Chasing 181 for the win, Sai Sudharsan and captain Shubman Gill came out to bat for the Gujarat Titans while Vaibhav Arora had the ball in hand for the KKR. Gill came out all guns blazing and produced a clinic. Sudharsan played second fiddle to Gill, who meant business in Ahmedabad. The shots that they played were exquisite, to say the least. Good cricketing shots were played by the duo. They added a half-century stand for the first wicket inside 5 overs. They were 57/0 in 5 overs before Sudharsan fell for 22 off 16 balls with one four and two sixes to his name to Sunil Narine.
Keeper batter Jos Buttler came out to bat next. He was aggressive from the get-go. He just did not let the bowler settle down and kept GT ahead in the game. The power play score for GT was 71/1 in 6 overs. The duo of Buttler and Gill added 38 runs for the second wicket before Buttler fell after getting a start and fell for 25 off 15 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes to his name to Impact Player Varun Chakaravarthy. Washington Sundar came out to bat next. Sundar struggled to get going and played at a run a ball, but Gill was batting on a different level and pitch.
Gill did the bulk of the scoring now and added 46 runs for the third wicket before Sundar fell for 13 off 13 balls with one boundary to his name to Varun. Glenn Phillips came out to bat next. Phillips got off to a start and was looking assured out there. They added 17 runs for the 4th wicket before Gill, who played so well for his 86 off 50 balls, departed as he fell to Vaibhav Arora, as the captain hit 8 fours and 4 sixes to his name. The Titans still needed 23 runs off 18 balls at this stage. Rahul Tewatia came out to bat next.
Tewatia got going while Phillips was playing the role of a finisher as he hit a few boundaries. Another 19 runs were added to the score before Phillips fell for 19 off 16 balls with 2 fours to his name to Ramandeep Singh. Impact Player Shahrukh Khan came out to bat next with 4 needed to win off 5 balls. Three balls later, Shahrukh went inside out over extra covers for a couple of runs to seal the deal for the Titans. Tewatia was unbeaten on 7 off 6 balls, while Impact Player Shahrukh Khan was unbeaten on 3 off 2 balls. 6 extras given by the fielding side as GT won by 5 wickets with 2 balls to spare.
For the KKR bowling, they were a mixed-up situation tonight. Impact Player Varun Chakaravarthy was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 2/34 in 4 overs. Sunil Narine finished with 1/28 in 4 overs. Vaibhav Arora finished with 1/35 in 4 overs. Ramandeep Singh bowled 4 balls for 5 runs and a wicket under his name. Kartik Tyagi finished with 0/40 in 4 overs. Anukul Roy finished with 0/37 in 3 overs. So, GT won by 5 wickets with 2 balls to spare to go 4th in the points table. Shubman Gill was awarded the Player of the Match Award.
What Lies Ahead
So, GT climbs to 4th in the points table while KKR stays in 10th place. GT next faces MI on Monday night in Ahmedabad, while KKR are back in Kolkata for Sunday’s afternoon game against the Rajasthan Royals. This match can go either way. Two matches are coming our way on Super Saturday. It’s going to be RCB VS SRH live from Bengaluru at 3:30 PM IST. This will be followed by the Southern Derby as SRH will host CSK live from Chennai at 7:30 PM IST.
So, a lot to look forward to on Super Saturday in IPL 2026.
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