This is the 60th game of the 19th Indian Premier League (IPL) season, featuring three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) against Gujarat Titans (GT). In Kolkata, at Eden Gardens, KKR posted a challenging target of 248 runs for the Gujarat Titans with half-centuries by the openers Finn Allen, Cameron Green, and Angkrish Raghuvanshi.
In the toss, Gujarat Titans’ captain Shubman Gill chose to field first. Ajinkya Rahane and Finn Allen had an impressive start with a 44-run partnership in just 4.3 overs. Rahane scored 14 runs in 14 balls with the help of one six and one four.
After that, Finn Allen and Angkrish Raghuvanshi formed a solid 95-run partnership for the second wicket in only 41 balls, bringing their total score up to 139. Allen was dismissed for 93 off 35 balls, his innings including 10 sixes and four fours.
From there, Angkrish took charge with Cameron Green. Raghuvanshi reached his 7th IPL half-century in 33 balls. Angkrish then shared an unbroken 108-run partnership for the third wicket with Cameron Green, taking the team to 247/2. Angkrish scored an unbeaten 82 off 44 balls with 7 sixes and 4 fours, while Cameron scored an unbeaten 52 off 28 balls with 4 sixes and 3 fours. For Gujarat Titans, Mohammed Siraj took 1 wicket for 50 runs, while Sai Kishore took 1 wicket for 38 runs.
Gujarat Titans will be looking to secure a playoff berth by winning this match. This team has won 8 out of 12 matches. GT is in second place with 16 points. Meanwhile, KKR is in 8th place in the points table with 6 losses in 11 matches.