Gujrat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2023 Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders secured a thrilling victory against Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League 2023 Match 13 on Sunday. The match was turned around by Rinku Singh’s impressive performance in the last over, hitting five consecutive sixes to take the Knights home by three wickets. Gujarat had earlier set a high target of 204/4 in 20 overs, thanks in part to Vijay Shankar’s remarkable fifty and a strong finish, scoring 45 runs in the last two overs. Gujarat Titans had won the toss and elected to bat first.
In their only encounter last season, GT won by eight runs. This afternoon fixture in Ahmedabad made our otherwise lazy Sunday thrilling and fun!
Indian Premier League, 2023
Gujarat Titans
204/4 (20.0)
Kolkata Knight Riders
207/7 (20.0)
Match Ended ( Day – Match 13 )
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Gujarat Titans by 3 wickets
Rinku Singh hits 4 back-to-back maximums in the last over. KKR needs 4 runs in 1 ball.
KKR batters are struggling to collect more runs as the match enters final over. KKR needs 29 runs in 6 balls.
GT skipper Rashid Khan takes out Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Shardul Thakur in a row. KKR lands back in difficult position as the match enters its final overs. KKR needs 48 runs in 18 balls.
Venkatesh Iyer departs after an excellent innings of 83 runs off 40 balls. KKR 115/4 (16)
Venky Iyer (79) is holding firm on his end and smashing massive sixers and boundaries. KKR needs 56 runs off 30 balls.
KKR skipper Nitish Rana walks back to pavilion after scoring 45 runs off 28 balls in Alzarri Joseph's over. KKR 132/3 (14)
Venkatesh Iyer scores his half century off 26 balls. And it's no stopping him as the game reaches its second half. Nitish Rana contributes on the other end. KKR 116/2 (12)
Venkatesh Iyer hits a 99-metre-long sixer in GT skipper Rashid Khan's over. KKR 99/2 (11)
Venkatesh Iyer and Nitish Rana on 50-run partnership off 30 balls. KKR 78/2 (9)
Nitish hits two 6s in Joseph's over. After the end of the 8h over, GT had 68 runs on the scoreboard at a loss of 1 wicket. KKR 68/2 (8)
Joshua Little bags his first wicket in the form of Jagadeesan. KKR 37/2 (5)
Success came early on for Gujarat Titans as Mohammed Shami took out Rahmanullah Gurbaz in he 3rd over. Venkatesh Iyer hits long sixer in the same over soon after taking the bat. KKR 26/1 (3)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz hits first sixer of KKR's innings. The six was 94 meters long. KKR 14/0 (2)
A good start for GT as Mohammed Shami delivers first spell and gave 2 runs. KKR 2/0 (1)
Vijay Shankar hits 3 consecutive 6s in the last over giving KKR a target of 205.
Vijay Shankar hits the two 6s in a over scoring his personal total of 45 runs in 19 balls. GT 184/4 (19).
Narine gets second success in the form of Sai Sudharsan. Sudharsan scored 53 runs off 38 balls. GT 159/4 (18)
Sai Sudharsan hits his 2nd IPL half century off 34 balls. GT 151/3 (17)
Sudharsan nearing his 50! Scores 46 off 31 balls.
Suyash Kumar takes out Abhinav at 14. Titans 3 down. GT 118/3 (13.3)
Abhinav Manohar hits three consecutive 4s in Umesh Yadav's over. GT 115/2 (13)
Sunil Narine picks out Shubnam Gill at 39. GT 101/2 (12)
Sudharshan hits a 87-metre-long sixer in the crowd. GT 79/1 (9)
35-run partnership off 24 balls for Gill and Sudarshan. Strategic timeout. GT 68/1 (8)
Shubman Gill was unforgiving to Varun Chakaravarthy in the 6th over. With back-to-back boundaries, Varan gave 16 runs in his first over. Gill still unstoppable. GT 62/1 (7)
Saha departs early in the game on Sunil Narine's delivery. Jagadeesan grabs a brilliant catch.
Wriddhiman Saha plays a good shot and sends it across the boundary. GT 24/0 (3)
Shardul Thakur gave two 4s in his over. Shubman Gill plays it brilliantly on the last ball for a boundary. GT 18/0 (2)
Umesh Yadav bowls an economical spell. It is a slow start from GT camp. Saha and Gill on the pitch. GT 4/0 (1)