GT vs KKR Highlights: Gujarat Titans win by seven wickets

Gujarat Titans batsman Vijay Shankar slams fifty in 24 balls and hits a six to Nitish Rana. 

Gujarat Titans defeats Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in match 39 of the Indian Premier League 2023. 

Vijay Shankar looks in a hurry to finish the match and has hit three sixes in the last over. Gujarat Titans are 166/3 and need 14 runs off 18 balls. 

Gujarat Titans need 26 runs off the last 22 balls with set batsmen David Miller and Vijay Shankar at the crease, the equation looks chasable. 

David Miller tried to whack Andre Russell for a six but the ball went high in the air and the catch was dropped by Suyash Sharma. 

Gujarat Titans need 51 runs from the last 30 balls with David Miller and Vijay Shankar at the crease. 

Gujarat Titans batsman David Miller has started to attack Suyash Sharma and hit him for two sixes in an over. 

15 overs have been bowled and Gujarat Titans are 129/3 

After the end of 14 overs, Gujarat Titans are 111/3 with David Miller and Vijay Shankar at the crease. 

12 overs are down and GT stands at 98 off 3 wickets. Team lost Shubman Gill at crucial moment.

Seven overs fhave been bowled and Gujarat Titans are 63/1 with Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya at the crease. 

With 10 overs in the rear, GT stands at 91/2 with Vijay Shankar and Shubman Gill in the field. 

Shubman Gill makes a costly mistake as Andre Russell takes the catch! Gill out after 49 runs in 35 balls. 

Harshit Rana has struck for KKR and has removed GT skipper Hardik Pandya for 20. Gujarat Titans are 91/2 

After 10 overs Gujarat Titans are 89/1 with skipper Hardik Pandya and Shubman Gill their charge. 

Gujarat Titans are 14/0 at the end of two overs. 

Eight overs have been bowled and Gujarat Titans are 70/1 with Shubman Gill nearing half century. 

With a four towards the Boundary, Shubhman Gill strikes four runs in the second innings. GT 32-0

With 41 with no loss, GT stands strong with Shubman Gill and Saha.

After the Wriddhiman Saha dismissal, Hardik Pandya walked out of the sides to handle the team.

Titans stand with 47 runs with the loss of one wicket after 5 overs.

Gujarat Titans make 5 runs in the 5th over with KKR's Varun Chakravarthy in the bowling end.

Wriddhiman Saha walks off the ground after scoring 10 runs in 10 balls. Caught by Harshit Rana

One over has been bowled and Gujarat Titans are 4/0 against Kolkata Knight Riders. 

Gujarat Titans have begun their chase against Kolkata Knight Riders, and Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha have come out to open for them. 

After the end of the 20 overs, Gujarat Titans need 180 runs to win from 20 overs.

19 overs have been bowled, Kolkata Knight Riders are 167/6 

Noor Ahmed gets Rinku Singh out for 19 runs as Josh Little takes a stunner on the boundary. Kolkata Knight Riders are 156/6. 

The slog overs have begun in Kolkata and the Knight Riders would like to finish on a high score with Andre Russell and Rinku Singh at the crease. 

Andre Russell has come out to bat for the Kolkata Knight Riders and the team is also expecting of an explosive innings from him. 

Rahmanullah Gurbaz gets dismissed for 81 off 39 balls and Noor Ahmed strikes for Gujarat Titans. KKR are 135/5 in 15.2 overs. 

Rahmanullah Gurbaz hits back-to-back boundaries to Rashid Khan in the 15th over and KKR are 134/4 in 15 overs. 

Rashid Khan is back into the attack for the Gujarat Titans but till now has not had a good day. 

14 overs have been bowled in the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans match and KKR are 117/4 after 14 overs.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz looks in no mood to spare any bowler and is constantly attacking the GT bowlers. KKR are 97/4 

Josh Little strikes again for Gujarat Titans and dismisses Nitish Rana for 4. Kolkata Knight Riders for 88/4. 

Kolkata Knight Riders have finished at 84/2 in the first ten overs and are also edging towards a big first innings score. 

Josh Little traps Venkatesh Iyer in front and he is dismissed for 11 off 14 balls. KKR are 84/3 in 10.1 overs

Rahmanullah Gurbaz hits fifty in 27 balls as Kolkata Knight Riders are 80/2 in nine overs. 

Rahmanullah Gurbaz is nearing fifty and is batting on 47 runs off 21 balls. Kolkata Knight Riders are 71/2 in 7.2 overs. 

Kolkata Knight Riders have ended the powerplay at 61/2 wherein Rahmanullah Gurbaz is consistently attacking the Gujarat Titans bowlers. 

Mohammed Shami gets Shardul Thakur for a duck after Mohit Sharma pulls off a blinder. KKR are 47/2 in 5 overs. 

Rahmanullah Gurbaz on a role against the Gujarat Titans at the Eden Gardens and has already hit 27 runs in 11 balls. 

Rahmanullah Gurbaz hits the first shot of the afternoon to Hardik Pandya and takes KKR score to 29/1 in 3.2 overs. 

Four overs have been bowled and Kolkata Knight Riders are 36/1 after Rahmanullah Gurbaz produces 13 runs of Hardik Pandya's second over. 

 Mohammed Shami draws first blood for Gujarat Titans and dismisses Narayan Jagadeesan for 19. KKR are 23/1 

Narayan Jagadeesan has made an explosive start to the second over and the Kolkata Knight Riders are 16/0 as he hits three boundaries in the second over of Hardik Pandya. 

IPL 2023 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans has begun at the Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata. 

Narayan Jagadeesan and Rahmanullah Gurbaz come to open for the Kolkata Knight Riders against Gujarat Titans in Kolkata. 

The first over of the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Gujarat Titans match has been bowled and KKR ar 3/0. 

The match between Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders will begin at 04:15 PM and we will not lose any overs in the match. 

The play at the Eden Gardens ground between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans might start at 04:15 PM and if the play starts on time we shall not lose any overs. 

The pitch at the Eden Gardens has been uncovered after the rain but their still are some areas of the ground which are covered and there might be a delay in the start of the play. 

The rain has entered the ground in the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans and the whole ground is under the covers. 

The covers at the Eden Gardens ground are being removed in the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans but there might be a slight delay in the start of the match. 

Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Substitutes: Suyash Sharma, Mandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Tim Southee, Kulwant Khejroliya

Gujarat Titans Impact Substitutes: Shubman Gill, Srikar Bharat, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Shivam Mavi, Jayant Yadav

Gujarat Titans Playing XI: Wriddhiman Saha(w), Abhinav Manohar, Hardik Pandya(c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: N Jagadeesan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana(c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, David Wiese, Shardul Thakur, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy

Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya(c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma

Hardik Pandya wins the toss and opts to field.

In about 20 minutes, both the captains will make their way for the all important toss.

Kolkata Knight Riders: N Jagadeesan (wk), Jason Roy, Nitish Rana (c), V Iyer, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, David Wiese, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy

Gujarat Titans: Josh Little, Dasun Shanaka, Sai Kishore, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi

Kolkata Knight Riders: Mandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Kulwant Khejroliya, Litton Das and Suyash Sharma

Gujarat Titans will have the opportunity to go top of the table. Will they make the most of the opportunity? Can they beat KKR at Eden Gardens? 

When the two teams met last time it was Rinku Singh, who emerged as the hero for KKR. Could he replicate the heroics? All to look forward to as the match will start at 3:30 PM.

In the never-ending IPL 2023 action, today the teams of Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders will come across. In their earlier meeting Rinku Singh played an unbelievable knock to get KKR home. Will something similar is set to take place today?

The GT vs KKR match will take place at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The match is scheduled for a 3:30 PM IST Start.

GT vs KKR has taken place twice and both teams have a victory each over the other.

Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya (C), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Kane Williamson, Odean Smith, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma