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ndian Premier League 2026 Match No. 60: In this match, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Gujarat Titans by 29 runs. The match was played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
In this match, Kolkata Knight Riders batted first and scored 247/2, which was a very high total. Gujarat Titans could not chase the target in 20 overs and managed to score only 218/4.
Kolkata Knight Riders won the match by 29 runs, and this victory was extremely important for the team. If KKR had lost this match, they would have been eliminated from the playoff race.
After winning this match, Kolkata Knight Riders moved to the 7th position in the points table.
In this season so far, Kolkata Knight Riders have not delivered a particularly strong performance. The team has played 12 matches, winning 5 games (against Rajasthan Royals, Lucknow Super Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, and Gujarat Titans).
However, they have suffered defeats in 6 matches (against Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Lucknow Super Giants, Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru), while one match against Punjab Kings ended with no result due to rain.
Meanwhile, Gujarat Titans remain in second place on the points table despite this defeat.
So far this season, Gujarat Titans have played a total of 13 matches. The team has won 8 matches against Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants, Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, and Sunrisers Hyderabad, while they have lost 5 matches against Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Kolkata Knight Riders.
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Kolkata Knight Riders batted brilliantly in this match and scored 247 runs in 20 overs. Finn Allen was the top scorer with 93 runs off 35 balls, hitting 4 fours and 10 sixes in an outstanding innings.
After him, Angkrish Raghuvanshi remained not out on 82 runs off 44 balls, which included 4 fours and 7 sixes. Later, Cameron Green also played a strong knock, remaining unbeaten on 52 runs off 28 balls, smashing 3 fours and 4 sixes.
From the team, the lowest score came from Ajinkya Rahane (c), who managed only 14 runs off 14 balls.
Overall, if we look at KKR’s batting, everyone performed very well except Ajinkya Rahane. Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, and Cameron Green all played excellent innings.
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Gujarat Titans also batted well, but they were unable to keep up with the required run rate.
From the team, Shubman Gill (c) scored the highest with 85 runs off 49 balls, including 5 fours and 7 sixes. After him, Sai Sudharsan remained not out on 53 runs off 28 balls, hitting 6 fours and 3 sixes.
Later, Jos Buttler also contributed with 57 runs off 35 balls, which included 5 fours and 2 sixes. However, despite these strong performances, the team could not chase down the target.
Only two players failed to make a significant contribution with the bat: Nishant Sindhu scored 1 run, while Rahul Tewatia managed just 2 runs.
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy, Saurabh Dubey, Kartik Tyagi
Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj
