Match number 39 of IPL 2025 was played between KKR and GT on April 21, 2025. GT won the match and is now at the top of the points table.
Key Highlights
Gujarat Titans register 6th win of this Tata IPL Season 2025
GT beat KKR by 39 runs at Eden Gardens.
Currently, GT is at the to[p of the Points Table.
Both the Orange cap and the Purple cap are with GT. Orange Cap is with Sai Sudharsan, and Purple Cap is with Prasidh Krishna.
Shubman Gill gets Player of the Match.
Match Result/ Scorecard - Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Gujarat Titans (GT)
The match was played at KKR's home ground, Eden Gardens. KKR won the toss and elected to bowl first.
First Inning
By batting first, GT openers gave a good start to the team.
Sai Sudharsan scored 52 runs in 36 balls. He smashed 1 sixer and 6 boundaries. He was out on the ball by Andre Russell.
The other opener, Captain Shubman Gill, led his team from the front. He scored 90 runs in just 55 balls. He smashed 3 sixes and 10 boundaries. Gill was out on the ball by Vaibhav Arora.
However, Rahul Tewatia was out on a duck in 2 balls.
Jos Buttler and Shahrukh Khan were not out by scoring 41 runs and 11 runs in 23 and 5 balls respectively.
In all, the Gujarat Titans scored 198 runs in 20 overs at the loss of 3 wickets.
Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, and Andre Russell took 1 wicket each. The other bowlers, Moeen Ali, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Sunil Narine were wicketless.
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Second Inning
Now, Kolkata Knight Riders have a target of 199 runs to win the match.
Their openers were not able to do much.
One of the opener, Rahmanullah Gurbaz was playing his first match in its IPL. He has replaced Quinton de Kock. He was lbw on one run in four balls.
The other opener, Sunil Narine, scored only 17 runs in 13 balls.
Ajinkya Rahane, the captain,n was the highest run scorer for KKR. He scored 50 runs in 36 balls. He smashed four boundaries and one sixer.
Venkatesh Iyer scored only 14 runs from 19 balls. Rinku Singh scored 17 runs from 14 balls.
Andre Russell scored 21 runs from 15 balls, and Angkrish Raghuvanshi scored 27 runs from 13 balls.
Ramandeep Singh was out on 1 run in 2 balls. Moeen Ali was out on duck.
Along with Raghuvanshi, Harshit Rana was not out at 1 run in 2 balls.
Prasidh Krishna and Rashid Khan both took 2 wickets each. Mohammed Siraj, Ishant Sharma, Washington Sundar, and Sai Kishore took 1 wicket each.
In all, KKR was able to score only 159 runs in 20 overs at the loss of 8 wickets.
Thus, GT won the match by 39 runs.
Player of the Match
GT's captain, Shubman Gill, was announced the Player of the match for his brilliant knock. He has scored 90 runs in just 55 balls. He was the highest run scorer in this match.
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Current Position in the Points Table
Currently, GT is at the top of the Points Table while KKR is at number 7.
Till now, both teams have played 8 matches. GT has won 6 out of them, while KKR has managed only to win 3 out of them.
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