Gujarat Titans won due to excellent bowling beat kolkata knightriders | बेहतरीन बॉलिंग से जीता गुजरात टाइटंस: कोलकाता को 39 रन से हराया, प्रसिद्ध-राशिद को 2-2 विकेट; शुभमन-सुदर्शन की फिफ्टी
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On the basis of excellent bowling, Gujarat Titans won the sixth match in the 18th season of the IPL. The team defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 39 runs, along with the Titans points reached the top in the table. Famous Krishna and Rashid Khan took 2-2 wickets. Captain Shubman Gill scored 90 runs.
Kolkata chose bowling at the Eden Gardens Stadium. Gujarat scored 198 runs losing 3 wickets. Sai Sudarshan scored 52 and Jose Butler scored 41 runs. In response, KKR could only manage 159 runs at the loss of 8 wickets. Captain Ajinkya Rahane scored 50 runs.
Match analysis in 5 points …
1. Player of the Match
After losing the toss, the Gujarat Titans got a strong start by captain Shubman Gill. He did a century partnership with Sai Sudarshan. After Sudarshan’s wicket, Gill scored 90 runs and took the team to a big score. He hit 10 fours and 3 sixes.
2. Hero of victory
- Rashid Khan: Rashid, who came to bowling in the powerplay, sent Sunil Naren to the pavilion in the first over. He also took a big wicket of Andre Russell again in the middle overs.
- Famous Krishna: Famous in the death overs, the best bowling. He sent Ramandeep Singh and Moin Ali to the pavilion in 1 over.
- Sai Sudarshan: Sudarshan, who came out to open with Shubman, put the fifth fifty of the season. He also held a century partnership with captain Shubman.
3. Fighter of the Match
Captain Ajinkya Rahane from Kolkata Knight Riders, chasing the target of 199 runs, fed the fifty. He took over the team in the powerplay, but was dismissed for 50 runs. After his wicket, the team could not recover and lost the match.
4. Turning point
Kolkata needed 85 runs in the last 5 overs. Rashid Khan came here to bowl, he conceded just 5 runs in the over and also sent Andre Russell to the pavilion. The next over came to throw the famous Krishna, he also gave 5 runs and took 2 wickets. KKR’s batting could not stand in front of the famous and Rashid’s bowling. Both took 2–2 wickets. Shubman and Sudarshan’s opening partnership also proved to be turning point.
5. Orange cap reached Sudarshan
Sai Sudarshan of Gujarat is the top run scorer of the tournament, he got 417 runs. The famous Krishna of Gujarat is the top wicket of the tournament with 16 wickets. After winning the sixth match in the 18th season, the Titans Points reached the top of the table. KKR lost the fifth match, the team is still at number 7. The team has won only 3 matches.
