Gujarat in control, Kolkata in early trouble
Gujarat Titans chased 181 with five wickets in hand, getting there in 19.4 overs. It is their third win in a row, lifting them to fourth on the table. They are finding form and moving up steadily.
Gujarat Titans left it late but beat Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets in Ahmedabad. Shubman Gill made 86 and set the chase up before falling. The finish got tense, but Shahrukh Khan and Rahul Tewatia closed it out. KKR stay winless with five defeats, while GT make it three wins.
Gill moves ahead in Orange Cap race
Shubman Gill is now the Orange Cap holder. He has gone past Virat Kohli, moving to 251 runs while Kohli sits on 228. Gill’s 86 here set up the chase and underlined his control at the top.
This is not new. Last season, he was the fourth-highest run scorer with 650 runs in 15 matches. That record shows his consistency and appetite for runs. He builds innings, then shifts gears. The Orange Cap race will keep him in focus, and he is unlikely to drop off.
Prasidh Krishna holds the Purple Cap with 11 wickets in five matches. In today’s match, he secured his 1 wicket, with both the Orange and Purple Cap holders in the side, it reflects a strong all-round team display.
Cameron Green holds it together, but KKR collapse late again
Cameron Green looked in full control through most of KKR’s innings, playing 79 off 55 balls and keeping them afloat after early wickets. He picked gaps and paced the innings well, never looking rushed even as wickets kept falling around him.
Anukul Roy added 9 runs in a 60-run stand off 23 balls with Cameron Green, who did most of the scoring in that partnership with a one-sided burst of 48 off 16 balls. It was the only phase where KKR looked truly in control, with Green striking cleanly and dominating the attack while Roy held his end.
But the innings fell apart late. From a position where 200 looked possible, KKR lost six wickets for 33 runs. Green was left stranded and then dismissed by Rashid Khan in the final over, caught by Buttler after a mistimed cut. The middle order failed to extend his work, and the finish was poor. 180 all out feels slightly under par on this surface.
Early trouble for KKR
Kolkata Knight Riders are yet to win this season. They have just one point from a washout. Their 180 was competitive but not enough, and their bowling could not hold under pressure. If results do not change soon, they risk falling out early. Two more losses from here will leave them with little room to recover.