Batting first, the Gujarat Titans set a target of 199 runs for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2025 game on April 21 at Eden Gardens.
Gujarat made a decent start, scoring 45 runs in the powerplay. However, the openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan both made fifties, helping the side to cross the 100-run mark.
Having started for the side, both Sudharsan and Gill have made a significant impact with their solid start in the ongoing season.
With the innings steadily building, Sudharsan lost his wicket to Andre Russell in the 13th over of the match. Buttler, who joined Shubman Gill, went off to a fiery start with back-to-back fours.
Gill, who made a stellar knock, went on to smash 90 runs with 10 fours and three sixes. However, he went on lose his wickets to Vaibhav Arora in the 18th over. By his dismissal, Gujarat lost their openers for 172 runs.
Rahul Tewatia joined well settled Jos Buttler aiming for crossing 200-run mark at Eden Gardens. Tewatia went on to lose his wicket for duck in Harshit Rana’s delivery.
With Jos Buttler powered his score to 41 off 23 deliveries, Sharukh Khan completed the innings with 11 runs.
Gujarat Titans scored 198 runs for three wickets in their 20 over innings.
Time to turn the defense mode 🔛 pic.twitter.com/kOEZXZTmAk
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) April 21, 2025
Speaking at the toss, KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane said, “We are going to bowl first. Pitch is on the drier side, we’ll get an idea when we bowl. All the players are working hard. It’s all about being positive. Not too worried about middle-order. Gurbaz comes in and Moeen Ali comes in as well.”
On the other hand, GT captain Gill said, ” I don’t think there’ll be any dew. Everyone has been contributing with wickets. (On Rashid Khan) The skill-set that he brings and the energy on the field, any captain would love to have him.”
KKR vs GT Playing 11
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing 11: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
Gujarat Titans Playing 11: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Rahul Tewatia, Washington Sundar, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj
