Shubman Gill scored 86 as Gujarat Titans (GT) chased 181 to beat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 5 wickets, overshadowing Cameron Green’s 79 in IPL 2026.
Gujarat Titans (GT) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets in IPL 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium on April 17. They chased 181 in 19.4 overs after KKR opted to bat first.
KKR posted 180 in 20 overs, with Cameron Green leading the scoring. He made 79 off 55 balls with 7 fours and 4 sixes at a strike rate of 143.64. The top order struggled early. Ajinkya Rahane fell for 0 in the first over. Tim Seifert scored 19, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi managed 8. KKR slipped to 32/3 inside 5 overs.
Rovman Powell added 27 off 20 and shared 55 runs with Green. Rinku Singh scored 1, while Anukul Roy made 9. Ramandeep Singh contributed 17 off 8. Green fell to Rashid Khan for 79. Kagiso Rabada took 3/29, while Mohammed Siraj picked 2/23.
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Gujarat started strongly with a 57-run opening stand. Sai Sudharsan scored 22 off 16. Shubman Gill led the chase with 86 off 50, hitting 8 fours and 4 sixes at 172.0 strike rate. Jos Buttler added 25 off 15. Glenn Phillips scored 19 off 16. Rahul Tewatia remained not out on 7, and Shahrukh Khan made 3 not out to finish the chase.
Shubman Gill played brilliantly. Kept the chase under control thru out.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 17, 2026
He would have liked to finished the game.
GT JEET AVA DE 👏
57 dot balls for KKR…and still they managed 180 in their 20 overs. Nearly half their innings.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 17, 2026
KKR now finds themselves in a situation where they have to start building a team for the next season. Unfortunately nothing has gone right for them this year. #KKR #IPL
— Shreevats goswami (@shreevats1) April 17, 2026
Preparation for WT20I World Cup is up & running . #RSAWVSINDW https://t.co/XU4y30XbJY
— Shreevats goswami (@shreevats1) April 17, 2026
Baz McCullum will be the coach of KKR next season.
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) April 17, 2026
Bookmark this tweet.
Baz McCullum will be the coach of KKR next season.
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) April 17, 2026
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