KKR vs GT, IPL 2023 HIGHLIGHTS: Gujarat Beat Kolkata By 7 Wickets To Go Top Of The Table
KKR vs GT Highlights: The match looked set to go down to the final over but Vijay Shankar's knock helped GT finish it off with over a couple of overs to spare
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Background
It's a Super Saturday in the Indian Premier League (IPL). There will be two blockbuster games played in the day with the afternoon match set to be played between the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. This will be an exciting reverse fixture with the previous face off between the two teams best remembered for Rinku Singh's final over heroics where he smashed five sixes off the final five balls to help KKR snatch a win from the jaws of defeat.
While Gujarat would want to avenge that defeat in a match they lost after having almost pocketed the two points, KKR would want to build on the momentum, fresh from having completed a double over the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The addition of Jason Roy at the top of the order has added a lot more soldity to their batting and with Andre Russell completing his quota of 4 overs and a big score dew from his bat apart from their spin attack, the team finally seems to have found a winning formula- bat first, put runs on the board and then strangle the opposition with spin.
On the other hand, Gujarat have been the more consistent of the two teams which is evident from their standings at the points table as they have 5 out of 7 wins and they find themselves at the third place in the points table. This is in sharp contrast to Kolkata who have won just 3 matches out of their 8 games and are at the seventh place.
In their most recent fixture, GT too are coming on the back of a win. They beat Mumbai Indians by 55 runs and have ticked more boxes than not in the buildup to this game. But with KKR's 1 of three wins having coming against this opposition they will feel confident of their chances at home against a side they have beaten once before this season.
Kolkata's hot and humid conditions await this high-voltage encounter.
Probable Playing XIs:
KKR: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma
GT: N Jagadeesan (wk), Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, David Wiese, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy.
KKR vs GT LIVE SCORE
GT's win has taken them to the top of the points table.
KKR vs GT LIVE SCORE
GT win. What a finish this. Vijay Shanka You beauty! He remains unbeatean on 51 off 24 as Gujarat beat KKR by 7 wickets and 13 balls to spare. David Miller stays unbeatean on 32 from 18 balls.
KKR vs GT LIVE SCORE
GT- 129/3 in 15 overs with David Miller and Vijay Shankar out in the middle. They need Need 51 from 30 balls. Very much gettable this.
KKR vs GT LIVE SCORE
Hardik Pandy and Gill had added 50 off 39 balls before the second wicket before both of them fell in successive overs. First Hardik Pandya (26 off 20) in the 11th over falling to Harshit Rana before Sunil Narine removed Gill (49 off 35) in the 12th over. GT- 93/3 in 11.2 overs.
KKR vs GT LIVE SCORE
WICKET!! Russell strikes. After his cameo with the bat, he has drawn first blood here for home team. GT- 41/1 in 4.1 overs.
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