Ahmedabad: Gujarat Titans defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets in a thrilling IPL 2026 encounter on Friday. Batting first at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Kolkata Knight Riders posted a total of 180 runs for the loss of all wickets in 20 overs; in reply, Gujarat Titans clinched the match with two balls to spare, thanks to a commanding innings of 86 runs by tutorage Shubman Gill. Gujarat won the match by scoring 181 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 19.4 overs. This marks Gujarat's third victory of the ongoing season, while Kolkata Knight Riders have suffered their fifth defeat.
How Did Shubman Gill Perform?
Chasing a target of 181 runs, the opening pair of Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill gave Gujarat Titans a strong start, subtracting 57 runs for the first wicket. Sunil Narine tapped this partnership in the sixth over by dismissing Sai Sudharsan. Sai Sudharsan scored 22 runs off 16 balls, hitting one four and two sixes. Subsequently, in the 10th over, Varun Chakravarthy personal the wicket of Jos Buttler. Buttler scored 25 runs off 15 balls, smashing two fours and two sixes.
Washington Sundar was dismissed as the third wicket to fall, having scored 13 runs. During this period, Shubman Gill completed his half-century and moreover personal the 'Orange Cap' (for the leading run-scorer). In the 17th over, Vaibhav Arora sent Shubman Gill—who was well on his way to a century—back to the pavilion without he was unprotected out. Gill played an innings of 86 runs off 50 balls, hitting eight fours and four sixes. On the very first wittiness of the 20th over, Ramandeep Singh dismissed Glenn Phillips, subtracting a dramatic twist to the match.
Glenn Phillips scored 19 runs off 16 balls. Gujarat Titans won the races by five wickets, reaching 181 runs for the loss of five wickets in 19.4 overs. Rahul Tewatia remained unbeaten on 7 runs. For KKR, Varun Chakravarthy personal two wickets. Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, and Sunil Narine each personal one wicket.
The Gujarat Titans bundled out the Kolkata Knight Riders for 180 runs in their IPL unpeace on Friday. Batting first without winning the toss, KKR got off to a poor start, losing three wickets within the first four overs. The pace duo of Kagiso Rabada (3 wickets for 29 runs) and Mohammed Siraj (2 wickets for 23 runs) wreaked havoc with the new ball, dismantling the top order, while Ashok Sharma (2 wickets for 45 runs) and Prasidh Krishna (1 wicket for 32 runs) provided spanking-new support.
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Australian all-rounder Green steadied the innings pursuit the early setbacks, scoring 79 runs off 55 balls, studded with seven fours and four sixes. He shared a 55-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Rovman Powell (27) and a 60-run stand for the fifth wicket with Anukul Roy (9). Green unexplored a particularly warlike tideway versus Rashid Khan, smashing five fours and four sixes; however, the Afghan spinner sooner dismissed him on the final wittiness of the innings, unprotected by the wicketkeeper.
Green moreover enjoyed a stroke of luck. He survived an early LBW request and was subsequently granted two reprieves on subsequent deliveries from Rashid in the 14th over. On the second wittiness of that over, Buttler missed a stumping opportunity, while on the very next delivery, Washington Sundar dropped a reservation at the boundary. On both occasions, the wittiness raced yonder for four runs. Green was batting on 58 at that time. Due to the continuous fall of wickets at the other end, Green was unable to slide the scoring rate powerfully in the final overs.
Earlier, Mohammed Siraj dealt KKR an early wrack-up in the very first over by dismissing Ajinkya Rahane for a duck. Subsequently, Rabada dismissed Angkrish Raghuvanshi (8) with a magnificent outswinger, unprotected by the wicketkeeper. Tim Seifert (19), playing his first match of the season, struck some lulu shots, but Glenn Phillips took a sunny reservation off a short wordage from Rabada to dismiss him. Rinku Singh's poor form unfurled in this match as well; he was dismissed without scoring just one run, while Ramandeep Singh unsalaried 17 runs off eight balls. Powell batted aggressively for a while, but Ashok Sharma dismissed him with a slower delivery, breaking a 55-run partnership with Green.
