IPL-2023Kolkata Knight Riders had to lose the match played against Gujarat Titans on Saturday. In the match played at the Eden Gardens ground, Kolkata scored 179 runs for 7 wickets, after which Gujarat achieved the target in 17.5 overs by losing 3 wickets.
The KKR team, captained by Nitish Rana, suffered its sixth defeat in the season. This match was a very bad day for Kolkata where both their batting and bowling were very poor.
IPL-2023: Shankar and Miller looted the party
The team of Kolkata Knight Riders faced defeat on Saturday in the IPL-2023 match played against Gujarat Titans. In this match, Gujarat Titans defeated Kolkata by losing 3 wickets in 17.5 overs. Vijay Shankar and David Miller made major contributions to Gujarat’s victory.
After the initial setback, Shubman Gill and captain Hardik Pandya added 50 runs for the second wicket. After that, Vijay Shankar and David Miller shared an unbeaten 87-run partnership for the fourth wicket to give Gujarat victory. Vijay Shankar scored 51 off 24 balls, while Miller scored 32 off 18 balls. In this match, Kolkata scored 179 runs for 7 wickets.
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IPL-2023: Suyash Sharma became villain for KKR
IPL 2023 Kolkata Knight Riders team won a big victory by defeating Gujarat Lions by 7 wickets in their match. The moment of the match came in the last over when Kolkata’s Andrew Russell dismissed the opposition’s most dangerous batsman, David Miller.
Coming in as the first batsman, Miller fought hard to score the maximum runs, but was dismissed by Russell in the 16th over of the innings. Miller lofted the ball with a top-edge, but the ball went hollow and Suyash Sharma could not catch it. After this non-productive boundary, the Kolkata team restricted the Gujarat team to 180.
IPL-2023, Rahmanullah rocked
Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Gujarat Lions by 180 runs in their IPL match held at their ground. After losing the toss, Kolkata scored 179 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs after being invited to bat first. Afghan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored the highest 81 runs. He hit 5 fours and 7 sixes in his innings of 39 balls. Captain Andre Russell added 34 runs in 19 balls by hitting 2 fours and 3 sixes. Pacer Mohammed Shami took 3 wickets for Gujarat while Joshua Little and Noor Ahmed took 2-2 wickets.