KKR verses GT (29th April 7.30 PM)

1. SUMMARY
2. Scorecard
3. COMMENTS
4. NEWS

Player of the Match

Joshua Little(GT) · 2/25 (4)

Knight Riders · 179/7 (20)

Rahmanullah Gurbaz 81 (39)	Mohammed Shami 3/33 (4)
Andre Russell 34 (19)	Noor Ahmad 2/21 (4)
Narayan Jagadeesan 19 (15)	Joshua Little 2/25 (4)

Titans · 180/3 (17.5)

Vijay Shankar 51* (24)	Sunil Narine 1/24 (3)
Shubman Gill 49 (35)	Harshit Rana 1/25 (3)
David Miller 32* (18)	Andre Russell 1/29 (3)

Knight Riders

Titans

1. 1 of 2

   Batting	R	B	4s	6s	S/R
   Narayan Jagadeesan	19	15	4	0	126.67
   lbw b Mohammed Shami 2.5 Mohammad Shami to Narayan Jagadeesan, OUT! LBW! Mohammad Shami draws first blood as he generally does for Gujarat! He serves this way fuller and on middle, shaping in a bit, Narayan Jagadeesan moves across to clip it away but misses it completely and gets hit on the pads right in front of the stumps. It looks plumb but Narayan Jagadeesan goes for the review after a chat with Gurbaz. UltraEdge shows no bat involved and Ball Tracking indicates three reds. Kolkata lose their first wicket and the review as well. 23/1
   Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Wk)	81	39	5	7	207.69
   c Rashid Khan b Noor Ahmad 15.2 Noor Ahmad to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, OUT! TAKEN! Would you believe it? An all-Afghan affair out in the middle. Noor Ahmad tries to toss this one up full and on leg stump but ends up bowling a full toss. Rahmanullah Gurbaz shuffles in his crease and is a bit off-balanced as he tries to slog it over the mid-wicket fence. The ball goes off the toe end of the bat and toward deep mid-wicket. Rashid Khan there comes racing in and slides in to take a brilliant catch low to his right. Gurbaz departs after a sensational knock and Gujarat have their man. 135/5
   Shardul Thakur	0	4	0	0	0.00
   c Mohit Sharma b Mohammed Shami 4.6 Mohammad Shami to Shardul Thakur, OUT! TAKEN! A fine catch from Mohit Sharma! The plan to send Shardul Thakur up the order has failed miserably. Mohammad Shami bowls this full and on middle, Shardul Thakur tries to loft it over mid on but hits it from the bottom half of the bat. As a result it goes high in the air behind mid on where Mohit Sharma runs backwards and covers a lot of ground and in the end grabs an excellent catch. Kolkata lose their second wicket! 47/2
   Venkatesh Iyer	11	14	0	0	78.57
   lbw b Joshua Little 10.1 Joshua Little to Venkatesh Iyer, OUT! PLUMB IN FRONT! Joshua Little strikes! Venkatesh Iyer goes back to the hut after a bit of a struggle. Joshua Little serves this full and in line with the stumps, Venkatesh Iyer shuffles across to scopp it but misses it completely and gets hit on the pads right in front of the stumps. There is a huge appeal for LBW and up goes the finger. However, Iyer goes for the review after a chat with Gurbaz. UltraEdge shows no bat involved and Ball Tracking once again indicates three reds. Kolkata three down now and lose their last review! 84/3
   Nitish Rana (C)	4	3	1	0	133.33
   c Rahul Tewatia b Joshua Little 10.4 Joshua Little to Nitish Rana, OUT! TAKEN! Joshua Little with a double strike in the over! Nitish Rana fails to make an impact in his 100th Indian T20 League game. Little bowls this on a hard length and around off, Nitish Rana moves across a bit and tries to punch it away but does so uppishly and straight into the hands of Rahul Tewatia at point who makes no mistake. Kolkata in a bit of a trouble now! 88/4
   Rinku Singh	19	20	0	1	95.00
   c Joshua Little b Noor Ahmad 17.3 Noor Ahmad to Rinku Singh, OUT! CAUGHT! Joshua Little with sublime composure in the deep and Noor Ahmad gets his second wicket of the game. Gives this one some air and flights it outside the off stump. Rinku Singh reaches out and tries to get under it. Rinku does get under it but ends up slicing it high and toward wide long off. Little there moves to his right and takes it around his head before almost going over the ropes. He lobs the ball back in the air and settles himself to complete the catch. 156/6
   Andre Russell	34	19	2	3	178.95
   c Rahul Tewatia b Mohammed Shami 19.6 Mohammad Shami to Andre Russell, OUT! CAUGHT! Mohammad Shami finishes things off with a wicket. This is full and wide from Shami, Andre Russell stays deep in his crease and reaches out looking to go over the cover fence. Russell goes hard at it but ends up slicing it aerially toward deep cover. Rahul Tewatia there moves to his right and takes it just inside the ropes. Rusell falls on the final ball after a blistering cameo and Kolkata finish with 179/7 on the board! 179/7
   David Wiese	8	6	0	1	133.33
   not out
   Extras	3	(W 3)
   Total runs	179	(7 wkts, 20 ov)
   Yet to bat Sunil Narine · Harshit Rana · Varun Chakaravarthy · Suyash Sharma (IP)
   Fall of wickets 23/1 (N. Jagadeesan, 2.5 ov) · 47/2 (S. Thakur, 4.6 ov) · 84/3 (V. Iyer, 10.1 ov) · 88/4 (N. Rana, 10.4 ov) · 135/5 (R. Gurbaz, 15.2 ov) · 156/6 (R. Singh, 17.3 ov) · 179/7 (A. Russell, 19.6 ov)

   Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
   Mohammed Shami	4.0	0	33	3	8.25
   Hardik Pandya (C)	3.0	0	34	0	11.33
   Rashid Khan	4.0	0	54	0	13.50
   Joshua Little	4.0	0	25	2	6.25
   Noor Ahmad	4.0	0	21	2	5.25
   Mohit Sharma	1.0	0	12	0	12.00

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2. 2 of 2

   Batting	R	B	4s	6s	S/R
   Wriddhiman Saha (Wk)	10	10	1	0	100.00
   c Harshit Rana b Andre Russell 4.1 Andre Russell to Wriddhiman Saha, OUT! CAUGHT! Andre Russell gets the first breakthrough for Kolkata now. Serves this one on a hard length and around off. Wriddhiman Saha tries to reach out and heave it over mid on but the ball comes off the toe end of the bat before skying up around the mid-wicket region. Harshit Rana there moves to his left and settles under it before taking it safely. Saha departs after a fidgety start. 41/1
   Shubman Gill (IP)	49	35	8	0	140.00
   c Andre Russell b Sunil Narine 11.2 Sunil Narine to Shubman Gill, OUT! Gill holes out! A double blow to Gujarat as both the set batters are dismissed in quick time. Flighted delivery, full and on off, Shubman uses his feet to launch it over mid-wicket but doesn't get the desired connection. He skies it in the deep and Andre Russell takes the catch easily. Gill falls one short of his fifty but more importantly, Gujarat now have two new batters at the crease. Rebuilding time. 93/3
   Hardik Pandya (C)	26	20	2	1	130.00
   lbw b Harshit Rana 10.4 Harshit Rana to Hardik Pandya, OUT! Given lbw! Harshit Rana strikes and takes down the big fish. He dishes out a sharp length ball around off, skidding in at 137.1 kph, Hardik Pandya shuffles across the stumps to flick but misses. He is rapped on the pads, they appeal and the finger goes up. It's dead plumb and Hardik returns without even thinking about the referral. 89 runs needed in 56 balls! 91/2
   Vijay Shankar	51	24	2	5	212.50
   not out
   David Miller	32	18	2	2	177.78
   not out
   Extras	12	(W 3, LB 9)
   Total runs	180	(3 wkts, 17.5 ov)
   Yet to bat Abhinav Manohar · Rahul Tewatia · Rashid Khan · Noor Ahmad · Mohammed Shami · Joshua Little · Mohit Sharma
   Fall of wickets 41/1 (W. Saha, 4.1 ov) · 91/2 (H. Pandya, 10.4 ov) · 93/3 (S. Gill, 11.2 ov)

   Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
   Harshit Rana	3.0	0	25	1	8.33
   Andre Russell	3.0	0	29	1	9.67
   Varun Chakaravarthy	4.0	0	42	0	10.50
   Suyash Sharma (IP)	4.0	0	37	0	9.25
   Sunil Narine	3.0	0	24	1	8.00
   Nitish Rana (C)	0.5	0	14	0	16.80

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8:05 pmThat's all we have from this match. The second game is already underway and Hyderabad have put 62 runs on the board in six overs for the loss of two wickets. You can now switch tabs to catch all the action. Cheers!

8:05 pmJoshua Little is adjudged the Player of the Match. The young pacer says that he tried to keep it simple on this pitch and maintain good lines. Adds that he was nervous in the first game of the season but he has now settled in nicely. Shares that keeping simple and smashing hard lengths are very important.

8:03 pmHardik Pandya, the captain of Gujarat, starts by praising Joshua Little and Noor Ahmad and feels that they got them back into the game. Adds that as a group they are trying to win games in difficult situations. Staying humble and playing good cricket is the key, adds Pandya. Praises Shankar as well and calls him a fitter player and is expecting a lot of similar knocks from him.

7:58 pmPresentation time...

7:58 pmDavid Miller (32* off 18 balls) says that it was a great win and praises the batters up front for setting a good platform. He is very impressed with the way Shankar batted and mentions that it was nice to watch him from the other end. Tells that they stick to their process and he feels that they have got a good balance in the team. Adds that they try to stay calm and the confidence keeps on building after winning such games. Shares that his plan with Shankar was to bat deep and rebuild by playing good shots. Praises Joshua Little for his bowling effort and is impressed with his lines. States that the atmosphere here at Eden Gardens is spectacular and it was a privilege for him to bat at this venue.

7:57 pmNitish Rana, the captain of Kolkata, says that they were 20-25 runs short and regrets dropping the catches. Adds that the batting didn't fare well and only Gurbaz and Russell managed to score runs. Shares that the plan was to pick early wickets. Admits that they failed to maintain the pressure in the middle overs and again rues their fielding effort. Feels that they need to improve in all the departments. Further says that winning the little moments in the game matters a lot.

8:09 pmEarlier, it was only Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Andre Russell who put up a strong show with the bat as the rest of the Kolkata batting unit flopped. For Gujarat, Mohammad Shami was very impressive, claiming three wickets and the likes of Joshua Little and Noor Ahmad also fared exceedingly well - the main reason Gujarat managed to pull things back.

7:55 pmAt Eden Gardens, a target of 180 was about par and the hosts needed early wickets to put the strong batting department of Gujarat under pressure. Although they did keep the scoring rate under check and once they dismissed both Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya in quick succession, Kolkata had the upper hand. However, after the second Strategic Break, Gujarat decided to press on the accelerator and it paid off. Both Vijay Shankar and David Miller went berserk and Kolkata were left with no answers. Miller also got a reprieve as he was dropped by Suyash Sharma but that said, the way Shankar exploded, that dropped catch would not have made much of a difference.

8:06 pmEasy win in the end for Gujarat! Things got a bit tough but they managed to channel their best in the middle order to overcome the challenge. Vijay Shankar and David Miller emerged as the saviours for the them and the former, in particular, showed again that he has worked immensely on his power-hitting. With this win, Gujarat shoot to the top of the points table.

End of over 18GT 180/3

14 Runs ·

1 4 1 1 6 1WD

RR: 10.1 · RRR: -

Vijay Shankar51* (24)

David Miller32* (18)

Nitish Rana0/14 (0.5)

1WD	17.6: Nitish Rana to Vijay Shankar, Wide! Anti-climax. Gujarat win by 7 wickets with 13 balls to spare. Quicker one, down the leg side, Shankar goes down to sweep but misses. The umpire stretches his arms and that's that!

Half century Vijay Shankar 51* (24)
6	17.5: Nitish Rana to Vijay Shankar, SIX! FIFTY FOR SHANKAR, off just 24 balls. What a player, what a shot! Floated and full, around leg, Shankar goes down on one knee and spanks it behind square leg for a maximum. Score level.

1	17.4: Nitish Rana to David Miller, Quicker and around off, Miller forces it to sweeper cover for a run.

1	17.3: Nitish Rana to Vijay Shankar, Flatter and on middle, tucked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

4	17.2: Nitish Rana to Vijay Shankar, FOUR! Easy pickings! Quicker and fuller, around leg, Shankar picks it up and puts it away towards long leg for a boundary.

1	17.1: Nitish Rana to David Miller, Short and on middle, pulled down to wide long on for a run.

7:41 pmNitish Rana to bowl. 14 needed off 18 balls.

End of over 17GT 166/3

24 Runs ·

6 6 1 1 4LB 6

RR: 9.76 · RRR: 4.67

Vijay Shankar40* (21)

David Miller30* (16)

Varun Chakaravarthy0/42 (4.0)

6	16.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Vijay Shankar, SIX! Vijay Shankar has put this chase to bed. Short and on off, Shankar rides the bounce and dismisses it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

4LB	16.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Vijay Shankar, Four leg byes! The tide has turned in Gujarat's favour and everything is going their way. Turn and bounce from around off, Vijay Shankar tries to flick but misses. It takes his thigh pad and scoots past short third man.

1	16.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to David Miller, Short again, wide outside off, Miller cuts it to deep point for a single.

1	16.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Vijay Shankar, Quicker and shorter outside off, Vijay goes hard at it and mistimes the shot. It goes on one bounce and loops over the bowler. They cross.

150 runs for the team Titans 154/3
6	16.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Vijay Shankar, SIX! Shankar on fire. Tossed up around middle, from 'round the wicket, Vijay Shankar kneels down and dispatches it all the way over mid-wicket again. 26 needed off 22 balls.

50 Run partnership Vijay Shankar 27* (17) David Miller 29* (15)
6	16.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Vijay Shankar, SIX! Crunched! This one has been pummeled 10 rows back. Flighted and full, around off, Shankar goes down and sends it flying over deep mid-wicket. The 50-run stand comes up in quick time.

7:36 pmChange! Varun Chakaravarthy to bowl out.

End of over 16GT 142/3

13 Runs ·

2 1 1WD 2 6 0 1

RR: 8.88 · RRR: 9.50

Vijay Shankar21* (16)

David Miller29* (15)

Andre Russell1/29 (3.0)

1	15.6: Andre Russell to Vijay Shankar, Slower again, short and on off, Shankar pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

0	15.5: Andre Russell to Vijay Shankar, Play and a miss! Change in pace. It's full and wide outside off, Shankar pushes at it and misses.

6	15.4: Andre Russell to Vijay Shankar, SIX! Dismissed! A length delivery is served around off, Shankar stays deep inside the crease, clears his front leg and launches it over long on. 39 needed off 26 balls.

2	15.3: Andre Russell to Vijay Shankar, Fuller and on off, Shankar drills it back to the bowler. It hits Russell on the right boot and deflects towards wide mid on. They cross a couple of times.

1WD	15.3: Andre Russell to Vijay Shankar, Wide! Slower one gone wrong. Down the leg side, Vijay tries to slog but misses.

1	15.2: Andre Russell to David Miller, Width there outside off, forced down to long off for a single.

2	15.1: Andre Russell to David Miller, BIG MISS! Dre Russ nearly strikes with his first ball of a new spell. Short and around off, 131 kph, Miller top-edges his short third man where Suyash Sharma fails to even get underneath it properly. They cross.

7:31 pmAndre Russell comes back into the attack. 1 for 16 in his 2 overs so far.

End of over 15GT 129/3

18 Runs ·

1 6 6 1 4 0

RR: 8.60 · RRR: 10.2

Vijay Shankar12* (12)

David Miller26* (13)

Suyash Sharma0/37 (4.0)

0	14.6: Suyash Sharma to Vijay Shankar, A loopy delivery, around off, Shankar takes it on the full and drives but finds point. 18 off the over!

4	14.5: Suyash Sharma to Vijay Shankar, FOUR! Raining boundaries, a big over at a crucial time for Gujarat. Short and around off, Shankar camps back and packs a punch through covers for a boundary.

1	14.4: Suyash Sharma to David Miller, Flatter and shorter outside off, Miller chops his attempted cut past the keeper. They cross.

6	14.3: Suyash Sharma to David Miller, SIX! Boom! This one is an even cleaner hit. Loopy and full, around middle and turning away, Miller clears his front leg and muscles it deep into the stands at long on. 56 needed off 33 balls.

6	14.2: Suyash Sharma to David Miller, SIX! High and handsome! Too full in length and wide outside off, Miller finds it in his range and towers it handsomely over long off for a biggie. 62 needed off 34 balls.

1	14.1: Suyash Sharma to Vijay Shankar, Flatter and on off, Shankar stays back and forces it down to long on for a run.

7:25 pmStrategic break. Things have changed drastically since the last break. Kolkata have clawed their way back by dismissing both Hardik Pandya and Shubman Gill in quick time. A few good overs have transferred the pressure on Gujarat who have a rebuilding to do. 69 runs needed in 36 balls, should be a tight finish. Suyash Sharma to deliver his final over.

End of over 14GT 111/3

9 Runs ·

1 2 0 1 1 4

RR: 7.93 · RRR: 11.5

David Miller13* (10)

Vijay Shankar7* (9)

Varun Chakaravarthy0/22 (3.0)

4	13.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to David Miller, FOUR! Miller finds the much-needed boundary. Short and wide outside off, Miller rocks back and hammers it through extra cover for a boundary.

1	13.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Vijay Shankar, Flatter and shorter, around off and spinning away, Shankar gets back and pushes it through extra cover for a run.

1	13.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to David Miller, Flatter and shorter around off, Miller goes back and hits it without much conviction to long off. Only a run.

0	13.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to David Miller, Swing and a miss! Slower through the air this time, full and on middle, Miller tries to slog but misses. It almost shaves the off pole.

2	13.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to David Miller, Quicker through the air, short and wide outside off, Miller flat-bats it o deep cover. It's in the gap and two runs are taken.

1	13.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Vijay Shankar, Shortish and on off, Shankar goes back and punches it to wide long on for a run.

7:18 pmVarun Chakaravarthy comes back into the attack. None for 13 off his 2 overs so far.

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1. SUMMARY
2. Scorecard
3. COMMENTS
4. NEWS

Player of the Match

Joshua Little(GT) · 2/25 (4)

Knight Riders · 179/7 (20)

Rahmanullah Gurbaz 81 (39)	Mohammed Shami 3/33 (4)
Andre Russell 34 (19)	Noor Ahmad 2/21 (4)
Narayan Jagadeesan 19 (15)	Joshua Little 2/25 (4)

Titans · 180/3 (17.5)

Vijay Shankar 51* (24)	Sunil Narine 1/24 (3)
Shubman Gill 49 (35)	Harshit Rana 1/25 (3)
David Miller 32* (18)	Andre Russell 1/29 (3)

Knight Riders

Titans

1. 1 of 2

   Batting	R	B	4s	6s	S/R
   Narayan Jagadeesan	19	15	4	0	126.67
   lbw b Mohammed Shami 2.5 Mohammad Shami to Narayan Jagadeesan, OUT! LBW! Mohammad Shami draws first blood as he generally does for Gujarat! He serves this way fuller and on middle, shaping in a bit, Narayan Jagadeesan moves across to clip it away but misses it completely and gets hit on the pads right in front of the stumps. It looks plumb but Narayan Jagadeesan goes for the review after a chat with Gurbaz. UltraEdge shows no bat involved and Ball Tracking indicates three reds. Kolkata lose their first wicket and the review as well. 23/1
   Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Wk)	81	39	5	7	207.69
   c Rashid Khan b Noor Ahmad 15.2 Noor Ahmad to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, OUT! TAKEN! Would you believe it? An all-Afghan affair out in the middle. Noor Ahmad tries to toss this one up full and on leg stump but ends up bowling a full toss. Rahmanullah Gurbaz shuffles in his crease and is a bit off-balanced as he tries to slog it over the mid-wicket fence. The ball goes off the toe end of the bat and toward deep mid-wicket. Rashid Khan there comes racing in and slides in to take a brilliant catch low to his right. Gurbaz departs after a sensational knock and Gujarat have their man. 135/5
   Shardul Thakur	0	4	0	0	0.00
   c Mohit Sharma b Mohammed Shami 4.6 Mohammad Shami to Shardul Thakur, OUT! TAKEN! A fine catch from Mohit Sharma! The plan to send Shardul Thakur up the order has failed miserably. Mohammad Shami bowls this full and on middle, Shardul Thakur tries to loft it over mid on but hits it from the bottom half of the bat. As a result it goes high in the air behind mid on where Mohit Sharma runs backwards and covers a lot of ground and in the end grabs an excellent catch. Kolkata lose their second wicket! 47/2
   Venkatesh Iyer	11	14	0	0	78.57
   lbw b Joshua Little 10.1 Joshua Little to Venkatesh Iyer, OUT! PLUMB IN FRONT! Joshua Little strikes! Venkatesh Iyer goes back to the hut after a bit of a struggle. Joshua Little serves this full and in line with the stumps, Venkatesh Iyer shuffles across to scopp it but misses it completely and gets hit on the pads right in front of the stumps. There is a huge appeal for LBW and up goes the finger. However, Iyer goes for the review after a chat with Gurbaz. UltraEdge shows no bat involved and Ball Tracking once again indicates three reds. Kolkata three down now and lose their last review! 84/3
   Nitish Rana (C)	4	3	1	0	133.33
   c Rahul Tewatia b Joshua Little 10.4 Joshua Little to Nitish Rana, OUT! TAKEN! Joshua Little with a double strike in the over! Nitish Rana fails to make an impact in his 100th Indian T20 League game. Little bowls this on a hard length and around off, Nitish Rana moves across a bit and tries to punch it away but does so uppishly and straight into the hands of Rahul Tewatia at point who makes no mistake. Kolkata in a bit of a trouble now! 88/4
   Rinku Singh	19	20	0	1	95.00
   c Joshua Little b Noor Ahmad 17.3 Noor Ahmad to Rinku Singh, OUT! CAUGHT! Joshua Little with sublime composure in the deep and Noor Ahmad gets his second wicket of the game. Gives this one some air and flights it outside the off stump. Rinku Singh reaches out and tries to get under it. Rinku does get under it but ends up slicing it high and toward wide long off. Little there moves to his right and takes it around his head before almost going over the ropes. He lobs the ball back in the air and settles himself to complete the catch. 156/6
   Andre Russell	34	19	2	3	178.95
   c Rahul Tewatia b Mohammed Shami 19.6 Mohammad Shami to Andre Russell, OUT! CAUGHT! Mohammad Shami finishes things off with a wicket. This is full and wide from Shami, Andre Russell stays deep in his crease and reaches out looking to go over the cover fence. Russell goes hard at it but ends up slicing it aerially toward deep cover. Rahul Tewatia there moves to his right and takes it just inside the ropes. Rusell falls on the final ball after a blistering cameo and Kolkata finish with 179/7 on the board! 179/7
   David Wiese	8	6	0	1	133.33
   not out
   Extras	3	(W 3)
   Total runs	179	(7 wkts, 20 ov)
   Yet to bat Sunil Narine · Harshit Rana · Varun Chakaravarthy · Suyash Sharma (IP)
   Fall of wickets 23/1 (N. Jagadeesan, 2.5 ov) · 47/2 (S. Thakur, 4.6 ov) · 84/3 (V. Iyer, 10.1 ov) · 88/4 (N. Rana, 10.4 ov) · 135/5 (R. Gurbaz, 15.2 ov) · 156/6 (R. Singh, 17.3 ov) · 179/7 (A. Russell, 19.6 ov)

   Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
   Mohammed Shami	4.0	0	33	3	8.25
   Hardik Pandya (C)	3.0	0	34	0	11.33
   Rashid Khan	4.0	0	54	0	13.50
   Joshua Little	4.0	0	25	2	6.25
   Noor Ahmad	4.0	0	21	2	5.25
   Mohit Sharma	1.0	0	12	0	12.00

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   Batting	R	B	4s	6s	S/R
   Wriddhiman Saha (Wk)	10	10	1	0	100.00
   c Harshit Rana b Andre Russell 4.1 Andre Russell to Wriddhiman Saha, OUT! CAUGHT! Andre Russell gets the first breakthrough for Kolkata now. Serves this one on a hard length and around off. Wriddhiman Saha tries to reach out and heave it over mid on but the ball comes off the toe end of the bat before skying up around the mid-wicket region. Harshit Rana there moves to his left and settles under it before taking it safely. Saha departs after a fidgety start. 41/1
   Shubman Gill (IP)	49	35	8	0	140.00
   c Andre Russell b Sunil Narine 11.2 Sunil Narine to Shubman Gill, OUT! Gill holes out! A double blow to Gujarat as both the set batters are dismissed in quick time. Flighted delivery, full and on off, Shubman uses his feet to launch it over mid-wicket but doesn't get the desired connection. He skies it in the deep and Andre Russell takes the catch easily. Gill falls one short of his fifty but more importantly, Gujarat now have two new batters at the crease. Rebuilding time. 93/3
   Hardik Pandya (C)	26	20	2	1	130.00
   lbw b Harshit Rana 10.4 Harshit Rana to Hardik Pandya, OUT! Given lbw! Harshit Rana strikes and takes down the big fish. He dishes out a sharp length ball around off, skidding in at 137.1 kph, Hardik Pandya shuffles across the stumps to flick but misses. He is rapped on the pads, they appeal and the finger goes up. It's dead plumb and Hardik returns without even thinking about the referral. 89 runs needed in 56 balls! 91/2
   Vijay Shankar	51	24	2	5	212.50
   not out
   David Miller	32	18	2	2	177.78
   not out
   Extras	12	(W 3, LB 9)
   Total runs	180	(3 wkts, 17.5 ov)
   Yet to bat Abhinav Manohar · Rahul Tewatia · Rashid Khan · Noor Ahmad · Mohammed Shami · Joshua Little · Mohit Sharma
   Fall of wickets 41/1 (W. Saha, 4.1 ov) · 91/2 (H. Pandya, 10.4 ov) · 93/3 (S. Gill, 11.2 ov)

   Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
   Harshit Rana	3.0	0	25	1	8.33
   Andre Russell	3.0	0	29	1	9.67
   Varun Chakaravarthy	4.0	0	42	0	10.50
   Suyash Sharma (IP)	4.0	0	37	0	9.25
   Sunil Narine	3.0	0	24	1	8.00
   Nitish Rana (C)	0.5	0	14	0	16.80

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   C

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   Wk

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8:05 pmThat's all we have from this match. The second game is already underway and Hyderabad have put 62 runs on the board in six overs for the loss of two wickets. You can now switch tabs to catch all the action. Cheers!

8:05 pmJoshua Little is adjudged the Player of the Match. The young pacer says that he tried to keep it simple on this pitch and maintain good lines. Adds that he was nervous in the first game of the season but he has now settled in nicely. Shares that keeping simple and smashing hard lengths are very important.

8:03 pmHardik Pandya, the captain of Gujarat, starts by praising Joshua Little and Noor Ahmad and feels that they got them back into the game. Adds that as a group they are trying to win games in difficult situations. Staying humble and playing good cricket is the key, adds Pandya. Praises Shankar as well and calls him a fitter player and is expecting a lot of similar knocks from him.

7:58 pmPresentation time...

7:58 pmDavid Miller (32* off 18 balls) says that it was a great win and praises the batters up front for setting a good platform. He is very impressed with the way Shankar batted and mentions that it was nice to watch him from the other end. Tells that they stick to their process and he feels that they have got a good balance in the team. Adds that they try to stay calm and the confidence keeps on building after winning such games. Shares that his plan with Shankar was to bat deep and rebuild by playing good shots. Praises Joshua Little for his bowling effort and is impressed with his lines. States that the atmosphere here at Eden Gardens is spectacular and it was a privilege for him to bat at this venue.

7:57 pmNitish Rana, the captain of Kolkata, says that they were 20-25 runs short and regrets dropping the catches. Adds that the batting didn't fare well and only Gurbaz and Russell managed to score runs. Shares that the plan was to pick early wickets. Admits that they failed to maintain the pressure in the middle overs and again rues their fielding effort. Feels that they need to improve in all the departments. Further says that winning the little moments in the game matters a lot.

8:09 pmEarlier, it was only Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Andre Russell who put up a strong show with the bat as the rest of the Kolkata batting unit flopped. For Gujarat, Mohammad Shami was very impressive, claiming three wickets and the likes of Joshua Little and Noor Ahmad also fared exceedingly well - the main reason Gujarat managed to pull things back.

7:55 pmAt Eden Gardens, a target of 180 was about par and the hosts needed early wickets to put the strong batting department of Gujarat under pressure. Although they did keep the scoring rate under check and once they dismissed both Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya in quick succession, Kolkata had the upper hand. However, after the second Strategic Break, Gujarat decided to press on the accelerator and it paid off. Both Vijay Shankar and David Miller went berserk and Kolkata were left with no answers. Miller also got a reprieve as he was dropped by Suyash Sharma but that said, the way Shankar exploded, that dropped catch would not have made much of a difference.

8:06 pmEasy win in the end for Gujarat! Things got a bit tough but they managed to channel their best in the middle order to overcome the challenge. Vijay Shankar and David Miller emerged as the saviours for the them and the former, in particular, showed again that he has worked immensely on his power-hitting. With this win, Gujarat shoot to the top of the points table.

End of over 18GT 180/3

14 Runs ·

1 4 1 1 6 1WD

RR: 10.1 · RRR: -

Vijay Shankar51* (24)

David Miller32* (18)

Nitish Rana0/14 (0.5)

1WD	17.6: Nitish Rana to Vijay Shankar, Wide! Anti-climax. Gujarat win by 7 wickets with 13 balls to spare. Quicker one, down the leg side, Shankar goes down to sweep but misses. The umpire stretches his arms and that's that!

Half century Vijay Shankar 51* (24)
6	17.5: Nitish Rana to Vijay Shankar, SIX! FIFTY FOR SHANKAR, off just 24 balls. What a player, what a shot! Floated and full, around leg, Shankar goes down on one knee and spanks it behind square leg for a maximum. Score level.

1	17.4: Nitish Rana to David Miller, Quicker and around off, Miller forces it to sweeper cover for a run.

1	17.3: Nitish Rana to Vijay Shankar, Flatter and on middle, tucked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

4	17.2: Nitish Rana to Vijay Shankar, FOUR! Easy pickings! Quicker and fuller, around leg, Shankar picks it up and puts it away towards long leg for a boundary.

1	17.1: Nitish Rana to David Miller, Short and on middle, pulled down to wide long on for a run.

7:41 pmNitish Rana to bowl. 14 needed off 18 balls.

End of over 17GT 166/3

24 Runs ·

6 6 1 1 4LB 6

RR: 9.76 · RRR: 4.67

Vijay Shankar40* (21)

David Miller30* (16)

Varun Chakaravarthy0/42 (4.0)

6	16.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Vijay Shankar, SIX! Vijay Shankar has put this chase to bed. Short and on off, Shankar rides the bounce and dismisses it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

4LB	16.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Vijay Shankar, Four leg byes! The tide has turned in Gujarat's favour and everything is going their way. Turn and bounce from around off, Vijay Shankar tries to flick but misses. It takes his thigh pad and scoots past short third man.

1	16.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to David Miller, Short again, wide outside off, Miller cuts it to deep point for a single.

1	16.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Vijay Shankar, Quicker and shorter outside off, Vijay goes hard at it and mistimes the shot. It goes on one bounce and loops over the bowler. They cross.

150 runs for the team Titans 154/3
6	16.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Vijay Shankar, SIX! Shankar on fire. Tossed up around middle, from 'round the wicket, Vijay Shankar kneels down and dispatches it all the way over mid-wicket again. 26 needed off 22 balls.

50 Run partnership Vijay Shankar 27* (17) David Miller 29* (15)
6	16.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Vijay Shankar, SIX! Crunched! This one has been pummeled 10 rows back. Flighted and full, around off, Shankar goes down and sends it flying over deep mid-wicket. The 50-run stand comes up in quick time.

7:36 pmChange! Varun Chakaravarthy to bowl out.

End of over 16GT 142/3

13 Runs ·

2 1 1WD 2 6 0 1

RR: 8.88 · RRR: 9.50

Vijay Shankar21* (16)

David Miller29* (15)

Andre Russell1/29 (3.0)

1	15.6: Andre Russell to Vijay Shankar, Slower again, short and on off, Shankar pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

0	15.5: Andre Russell to Vijay Shankar, Play and a miss! Change in pace. It's full and wide outside off, Shankar pushes at it and misses.

6	15.4: Andre Russell to Vijay Shankar, SIX! Dismissed! A length delivery is served around off, Shankar stays deep inside the crease, clears his front leg and launches it over long on. 39 needed off 26 balls.

2	15.3: Andre Russell to Vijay Shankar, Fuller and on off, Shankar drills it back to the bowler. It hits Russell on the right boot and deflects towards wide mid on. They cross a couple of times.

1WD	15.3: Andre Russell to Vijay Shankar, Wide! Slower one gone wrong. Down the leg side, Vijay tries to slog but misses.

1	15.2: Andre Russell to David Miller, Width there outside off, forced down to long off for a single.

2	15.1: Andre Russell to David Miller, BIG MISS! Dre Russ nearly strikes with his first ball of a new spell. Short and around off, 131 kph, Miller top-edges his short third man where Suyash Sharma fails to even get underneath it properly. They cross.

7:31 pmAndre Russell comes back into the attack. 1 for 16 in his 2 overs so far.

End of over 15GT 129/3

18 Runs ·

1 6 6 1 4 0

RR: 8.60 · RRR: 10.2

Vijay Shankar12* (12)

David Miller26* (13)

Suyash Sharma0/37 (4.0)

0	14.6: Suyash Sharma to Vijay Shankar, A loopy delivery, around off, Shankar takes it on the full and drives but finds point. 18 off the over!

4	14.5: Suyash Sharma to Vijay Shankar, FOUR! Raining boundaries, a big over at a crucial time for Gujarat. Short and around off, Shankar camps back and packs a punch through covers for a boundary.

1	14.4: Suyash Sharma to David Miller, Flatter and shorter outside off, Miller chops his attempted cut past the keeper. They cross.

6	14.3: Suyash Sharma to David Miller, SIX! Boom! This one is an even cleaner hit. Loopy and full, around middle and turning away, Miller clears his front leg and muscles it deep into the stands at long on. 56 needed off 33 balls.

6	14.2: Suyash Sharma to David Miller, SIX! High and handsome! Too full in length and wide outside off, Miller finds it in his range and towers it handsomely over long off for a biggie. 62 needed off 34 balls.

1	14.1: Suyash Sharma to Vijay Shankar, Flatter and on off, Shankar stays back and forces it down to long on for a run.

7:25 pmStrategic break. Things have changed drastically since the last break. Kolkata have clawed their way back by dismissing both Hardik Pandya and Shubman Gill in quick time. A few good overs have transferred the pressure on Gujarat who have a rebuilding to do. 69 runs needed in 36 balls, should be a tight finish. Suyash Sharma to deliver his final over.

End of over 14GT 111/3

9 Runs ·

1 2 0 1 1 4

RR: 7.93 · RRR: 11.5

David Miller13* (10)

Vijay Shankar7* (9)

Varun Chakaravarthy0/22 (3.0)

4	13.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to David Miller, FOUR! Miller finds the much-needed boundary. Short and wide outside off, Miller rocks back and hammers it through extra cover for a boundary.

1	13.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Vijay Shankar, Flatter and shorter, around off and spinning away, Shankar gets back and pushes it through extra cover for a run.

1	13.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to David Miller, Flatter and shorter around off, Miller goes back and hits it without much conviction to long off. Only a run.

0	13.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to David Miller, Swing and a miss! Slower through the air this time, full and on middle, Miller tries to slog but misses. It almost shaves the off pole.

2	13.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to David Miller, Quicker through the air, short and wide outside off, Miller flat-bats it o deep cover. It's in the gap and two runs are taken.

1	13.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Vijay Shankar, Shortish and on off, Shankar goes back and punches it to wide long on for a run.

7:18 pmVarun Chakaravarthy comes back into the attack. None for 13 off his 2 overs so far.

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