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IPL 2026, GT vs KKR Updates: Gill stars as GT down KKR

Fri, 17 April 2026

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23:32

GT climb up to 4th spot; KKR remain at the bottom

GT 181-5 (19.4 ovs) vs KKR 180 all out | Scorecard

Shubman Gill led from the front with a classy 86 as Gujarat Titans defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets in Ahmedabad.

Earlier, KKR all-rounder Cameron Green produced a fighting 79 off 55 balls to lift his side to 180 all out.

In reply, Gill anchored the chase with a composed 86 off 50 deliveries as GT crossed the line in 19.4 overs.

The win marked GT's third successive victory after opening with two losses, while KKR's search for their first win of the season continues.

23:27

Titans register third win on the trot

GT 181-5 (19.4 ovs) vs KKR 180 all out | Scorecard

Vaibhav Arora to bowl the penultimate over with Titans needing 11 off 12 balls.

Rahul Tewatia is one strike and Arora bowls a full delivery angling in and Tewatia gets forward and flicks it to deep backward square leg where Kartik Tyagi and Sunil Narine pull off a brilliant effort to stop it from touching the boundary cushions. Two runs taken.

A single through backward square leg follows.

A dot later, Phillips nudges one to deep mid-wicket and gets off the strike.

Tewatia then top-edges one to mid-wicket but the ball lands safely. A single is taken.

A single through deep extra-cover to end the 6-run over.

Titans need 5 and Ramandeep Singh to bowl the final over. He starts with a wide outside off.

Out! Phillips goes, caught by Rinku Singh as he ends up top-edging a pull.

Phillips goes for 19 off 16 balls with a couple of hits to the fence.

Impact Sub Shahrukh Khan, in place of Prasidh Krishna, is the new man in with Titans needing four off five balls.

Shahrukh Khan gets off the mark buy guiding one to deep backward point.

Tewatia then edges one to extra-cover for a single.

Shahrukh gets a couple off the next delivery to take Titans over the line with two balls remaining.

Titans win the game by five wickets, their third win on the trot. KKR remain at the bottom.

23:05

Gill falls but Titans in control

GT 170-4 (18 ovs) vs KKR 180 all out | Scorecard

Vaibhav Arora is back into the attack with his third and Shubman Gill swings and misses the first delivery.

Four! Gill leans forward and plays an exquisite cover drive for a boundary.

Follows it up with a single through deep extra-cover.

Glenn Phillips then slices one through deep backward point and gets a couple.

A single through mid-on gets Gill back on strike.

Out! Gill goes, caught brilliantly by Cameron Green. Full delivery outside off and Gill slices it to deep backward point where Green dives forward to take a stunning catch.

Gill goes for 86 off 50 balls with eight boundaries and four sixes.

Nine runs came off the over.

Rahul Tewatia is the new man in.

Titans need 23 off 18 balls.

Kartik Tyagi is back into the attack with his final over and Phillips and Tewatia pick up a single each off the first two deliveries.

Phillips then drills one straight down the ground for a boundary.

Four more! Short delivery and Phillips pulls it past the fine leg fielder for a boundary.

Two singles to end the over. 12 runs came off it.

Titans need 11 off 12 balls.

22:52

Titans need 32 off 24 balls

GT 149-3 (16 ovs) vs KKR 180 all out | Scorecard

Varun Chakaravarthy with his final over and Washington Sundar pulls the shortish delivery wide of deep mid-wicket and gets off the strike.

Shubman Gill then steers one to deep backward square leg and gets a single.

Out! Sundar goes, caught by Kartik Tyagi. Varun goes around the wicket and Sundar jabs it straight to the fielder at deep backward square leg.

Sundar departs for 13 off as many balls with a lone hit to the fence.

Glenn Phillips comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a single.

Two more singles to end the five-run over.

Chakaravarthy finishes his quota with figures of 2/34.

GT need 37 off 30 balls.

Anukul Roy is back into the attack with his third and Phillips plays a dot before Roya fires a wide down the leg.

A dot later, Phillips gets off the strike with a single through wide of mid-wicket.

Gill the works one down to deep mid-wicket and gets a single.

Two more singles to end the over. Five runs came off it.

Titans need 32 off 24 balls with seven wickets in hand.

22:41

Titans need 42 off 26 balls

GT 139-2 (14 ovs) vs KKR 180 all out | Scorecard

Sunil Narine is bowling out and Shubman Gill and Washington Sundar picks up a single each off the first two deliveries.

Gill and Sundar then punch the next two balls down long-on and pick up a single each.

Just four runs came off the over. Narine finishes his quota with figures of 1/28.

Kartik Tyagi is back into the attack and Washington Sundar flick one to deep mid-wicket and gets a couple.

A single (leg byes) follows.

Six! Short of a length delivery on off and Gill leans forward and hammers it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

Follows it up with a single through wide of deep mid-wicket.

Four! Sundar gets his first boundary of the night by gloving the short ball past the keeper.

A wide and a single to end the over. 16 runs came off it.

GT need 42 off 26 balls.

22:30

Gill hits fifty, Titans in control

GT 119-2 (12 ovs) vs KKR 180 all out | Scorecard

Sunil Narine continues and Shubman Gill competes his fifty off 27 balls with a single through deep mid-wicket.

A dot later, Washington Sundar cuts one firmly to deep backward point and gets off the strike.

Gill then picks up a couple by flicking one wide off long-on.

A dot and a single to end the five-run over.

Varun Chakaravarthy with his third over and comes down the track and turns the quicker delivery to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Couple more through wide of long-off follows.

Four! Width on offer and Gill cuts it over the fielder at backward point and fetches a boundary.

A dot later, Gill launches one straight over long-off for a six.

A single through deep backward point to end the over. 15 runs came off it.

22:22

Varun strikes, Titans 2 down

GT 99-2 (10 ovs) vs KKR 180 all out | Scorecard

Kartik Tyagi comes into the attack and Shubman Gill plays out two dots before getting a single by pulling one to deep mid-wicket.

Jos Buttler is on strike and he pushes one to mid-wicket off his backfoot. No run on offer

Another dot later, Buttler drives one to sweeper cover and gets a single.

Excellent start by Tyagi as just two runs came off the over.

Varun Chakaravarthy continues and he strikes! Buttler goes, caught by Cameron Green. Full delivery on off and Buttler leans forward and lofts it straight to Green at long-on.

Varun gets his first wicket of IPL 2026.

Buttler goes for 25 off 15 balls with two boundaries and two sixes.

Washington Sundar comes to the crease and plays out a dot before opening his account with a single through deep mid-wicket.

Three singles off the final three deliveries. Just four runs came off it.

Titans are 99/2 at the half-way mark, still needing 82 off 60 balls.

22:13

Gill, Buttler put GT on top

GT 93-1 (8 ovs) vs KKR 180 all out | Scorecard

Anukul Roy is back into the attack and Shubman Gill flicks the first delivery to long-on for a single.

A single through deep backward square leg follows.

Four! Gill lofts the tossed up delivery over extra-cover for his fifth boundary of the innings.

Follows it up with a single through deep mid-wicket.

Jos Buttler then gets a single by tapping one to deep mid-wicket.

Four! Gill opens his bat face and guides the full length delivery outside off through wide of backward point.

12 runs came offf the over.

Impact Sub Varun Chakravarthy, who replaced Angkrish Raghuvanshi, comes into the attack.

Six! In the slot and Buttler lofts it down the ground for a maximum.

A dot and a single follow.

Gill and Buttler then get a single each off the next two deliveries.

A single through long-on to end the 10-run over.

22:02

Narine sends back Sudharsan; GT 1 down

GT 71-1 (6 ovs) vs KKR 180 all out | Scorecard

Vaibhav Arora is back into the attack and Gill swings and misses.

Six! Gill connects this time and the sails over the long-on fence for a maximum.

50 up for Titans.

Two singles and a dot follow.

Four! Gill finishes the over with a boundary through backward square leg.

12 runs came off the over.

Sunil Narine with his second over and he strikes straightway! Sudharsan is out, caught by Kartik Tyagi. Sudharsan looks to slog sweep a full delivery on leg but ends up top-edging it to the short-fine fielder.

Sudharsan goes for 22 off 16 with one boundary and two sixes.

Jos Buttler comes to the crease and gets off the mark by going inside out and lofting a full delivery outside off over cover.

A dot later, he stands still and lofts a tossed up delivery through the line over long-off.

A dot and an inside-edged boundary through fine leg to end the over. 14 runs came off it.

GT finish the Powerplay with 71/1.

21:52

Gill, Sudharsan on the attack

GT 45-0 (4 ovs) vs KKR 180 all out | Scorecard

Anukul Roy comes into the attack and Sai Sudharsan gets a single by clipping a full delivery to deep mid-wicket.

Six! Shubman Gill dances down and lofts the length deliver over extra-cover for a maximum.

Follows it up with a single through long-on.

Six! Sudharsan joins the party by slog sweeping a full delivery on leg over deep backward square leg.

A dot later, Sudharsan hoists Anukul for another six, this time over deep mid-wicket.

20 runs came off the over.

Sunil Narine comes into the attack and Gill pushes the first delivery to long-on for a single.

A dot later, Sudharsan pulls one off his backfoot through deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Three dots to end the over. Five runs came off it.

21:45

GT off to a steady start

GT 20-0 (2 ovs) vs KKR 180 all out | Scorecard

Gujarat Titans openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan are out in the middle.

Vaibhav Arora to open the bowling for Kolkata Knight Riders.

Sudharsan is on strike and Vaibhav starts with a full delivery on leg which hits Sudharsan on his pads. A single (leg byes) is taken.

A dot later, Gill gets off the mark by flicking one uppishly wide of mid-on for a couple.

Four! Full delivery and Gill shuffles down to whack it through mid-off.

Follows it up with a single to short fine leg.

A single through deep square leg to end the 9-run over.

Kartik Tyagi to bowl from the other end and Sudharsan drives the full toss back to the bowler.

Another dot later, Sudharsan flicks one through wide of mid-wicket and picks up three runs before Sunil Narine gets to the ball.

A dot later, Gill lofts a length delivery outside off over mid-off for a boundary.

Four more! Gill punches the final delivery straight down the ground to finish the 11-run over.

21:28

Gritty Green lifts KKR to 180

KKR 180 all out (20 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Prasidh Krisha to bowl the penultimate over and Cameron Green picks up a single off the first delivery by clipping one to backward of square.

Out! Kartik Tyagi runs himself out as Green tries to get back to strike.

He goes for 6 off 4 balls with a lone hit to the fence.

Vaibhav Arora comes to the crease.

Green plays three dot balls before picking a single to retain strike.

Just 2 runs came off the over.

Rashid Khan to bowl the final over and Green plays out two dots before taking a single off the third ball by working it down the ground.

A single (leg byes) comes off the next delivery.

Four! Green charges down but the ball keeps low and beats both batter and the keeper to race away to the boundary.

Out! Green edges the final delivery to Jos Buttler.

He goes for 79 off 55 balls with seven boundaries and four sixes.

KKR are all out for 180 in 20 overs.

21:13

Green runs out of partners

KKR 172-8 (18 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Kagiso Rabada is back into the attack and he dismisses Rinku Singh. Back of a length delivery and Rinku looks to play it away from his body and ends up edging it to the keeper.

Rinku's poor run continues as he manages only a single off two balls. Rabada picks up his third of the night.

Ramandeep Singh is the new man in. A dot later, he gets off the mark by pulling one over fine leg for a maximum.

A dot later, Ramandeep gets a couple by clips one to mid-wicket.

A single through square leg to end the 9-run over.

Ashok Sharma with his final over and Ramandeep Singh hits beack-to-back boundaries by pulling the first two deliveries over fine leg.

Out! Ramandeep goes, holing a slower delivery out to Mohammed Siraj at long-on.

He goes for 17 off 8 balls with two boundaries and a six.

Sunil Narine comes to the crease and plays out three dots.

8 runs came off the over.

Mohammed Siraj is bowling out and Green flicks the first delivery to backward square leg and gets a single.

A dot later, Narine slogs one up in the air and Glenn Phillips runs back and takes a tough catch.

Narine goes without opening his account after facing five balls.

Kartik Tyagi comes to the crease and taps one back to the bowler.

Another dot later, he gets off the mark with a pulling one over mid-wicket for maximum.

Seven runs came off the over.

20:55

Green hits fifty; KKR five down

KKR 148-5 (15 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Rashid Khan continues and Cameron Green takes him on, hitting a six and two boundaries off the first three deliveries.

A dot later, Green works one down to long-on and gets a couple.

A single through deep mid-wicket to end the expensive over. 17 runs came off it.

Prasidh Krishna is back into the attack and Green and Anukul Roya pick up a single each off the first two balls.

Four! Green smacks a full toss down the ground for a boundary.

A wide follows.

Green then whips one through deep mid-wicket and gets a single.

Out! Anukul Roy is out, caught by Jose Buttler. Length delivery outside off and Roy looks to go big but outside edges it to the keeper. Prasidh breaks the parternership.

Roy goes for nine off 7 balls with a lone hit to the fence.

Rinku Singh comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a single through deep backward point. Nine runs came off the over.

20:43

Green hits fifty to put KKR on top

KKR 122-4 (13 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Rashid Khan continues and Cameron Green is beaten attempting a sweep. Gujarat Titans review for LBW but impact was outside off. A single (leg byes) taken.

A dot later, Anukul Roy lofts the full delivery outside off over extra cover for a boundary.

Follows it up with a single through long-on.

Six! Green dances down and hits through the line for a maximum over long-on.

Four! Green sits deep and pulls the shortish delivery to the deep mid-wicket fence.

16 runs came off the over.

Ashok Sharma continues and Anukul guides one through backward point and gets a couple.

A single through mid-on follows.

Six! Green muscles an overpitched delivery over deep square leg fence for a maximum.

Green successfully reviews for a wide.

Six! Slower delivery and Green waits for it before smoking it over deep mid-wicket fence.

Green brings up his fifty off 34 balls with a couple through square leg. His first in KKR colours.

A single through mid-wicket to end the over. 19 runs came off it.

20:30

Sharma strikes, KKR sink further

KKR 87-4 (11 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Ashok Sharma is back into the attack and Cameron Green digs out a yorker before Sharma oversteps.

Green then misses the free-hit as Sharma bangs one in short.

A dot later, Green in-side edges a length delivery for a boundary.

50-run stand up for KKR.

A dot and a single through backward point follow.

Sharma then bangs in one outside off and is called a wide.

Out! Powell departs, caught by Mohammed Siraj. Back of the hand slower delivery and Powell goes hard at it but ends up top-edging the ball to Siraj at long-on.

Powell goes for 27 off 20 ball with two sixes and boundaries each.

7 runs came off the over.

Anukul Roy comes to the crease.

20:23

Green, Powell revive KKR

KKR 80-3 (10 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Prasidh Krishna with a fresh over and Cameron Green sits back and smashes the short delivery through deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Two dots later, Prasidh sends one down the leg and Green attempts to flick it away but the ball hits his pads and rolls down to the leg side. A single (leg byes) taken.

A dot later, Rovman Powell lofts one over in-field and gets a single.

Green then gets a couple through square leg.

A couple more, this time through mid-wicket to end the over. 10 runs came off it.

Rashid Khan comes into the attack and Powell paddle sweeps the first delivery for a boundary. Clever shot.

Follows it up with a single through fine leg.

Green is on strike and he taps one towards mid-wicket for no run.

A wide and a dot follow.

Four! Green sweeps a loopy delivery to the deep square leg fence.

A single to fine leg to end the over. 11 runs came off it.

KKR are 80/3 at the half-way mark.

20:12

KKR 3 down; GT on top

KKR 59-3 (8 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Prasidh Krishna comes into the attack and Rowman Powell chips the length delivery outside off over deep point and gets a single.

Cameron Green is on strike and Prasidh fires one down the leg and is called a wide.

Green then gets off the strike by nudging one though point.

A dot later, Powell muscles one over long-on for a maximum.

A couple through deep mid-wicket to the over. 11 runs came off it.

Ashok Sharma comes into the attack and Green taps the first delivery through cover for a quick single.

Powell then plays out two dots before slamming a short delivery over deep mid-wicket for a huge six.

Four! A tad short and Powell craves it to the backward point fence.

A dot to end the 11-run over.

20:02

KKR crumble in Powerplay

KKR 37-3 (6 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Rovman Powell is the new man in.

Mohammed Siraj continues and Cameron Green is on strike who slices one through point for a single.

Siraj then beats Powell on the outside edge before he gets off the mark by steering one through third man.

Green is given out for caught behind and he challenges the on-field decision.

Not bat involved, shows UltraEdge.

Green survives and after a dot he gets a couple off the last ball of the over.

4 runs came off it.

Kagiso Rabada to bowl the final over the Powerplay and hits Powell on the pads with his first delivery.

Another dot later, Powell gets off the strike with a single through third man.

Three dots the end the over. Just a single came off it.

KKR end the Powerplay with 37/3.

19:53

Siraj, Rabada run through KKR

KKR 32-3 (4 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Mohammed Siraj continues and Tim Seifert is on strike and after two dots he punches one to mid-off and gets a single.

Cameron Green is on strike and he plays out a dot before slapping one through backward point and gets a couple.

A dot to end the 3-run over.

Rabada with his second over and Seifert plays a back of a length delivery on the up and gets a boundary through covers.

Follows it up with a single through mid-on.

Twos singles including a leg bye follow.

Out! Seifert goes, caught by Glenn Phillips! Width on offer and Seifert cuts it firmly straight to Philipps at point.

Seifert goes for 19 off 14 balls with two boundaries and a six.

8 runs came off the over.

19:44

KKR off to a disastrous start

KKR 21-2 (2 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Kolkata Knight Riders openers Ajinkya Rahane and Tim Seifert are out in the middle.

Mohammed Siraj with the ball for Gujarat Titans.

Seifert on strike and he plays the good length delivery around off defensively.

Four! Short and wide outside off and Seifert slaps it through cover for a boundary.

Follows it up with a single through wide of mid-off.

Out! Rahane departs for a golden duck, caught by Kagiso Rabada. Full delivery outside off and Rahane throws his hands at it but top-edges it to Rabada at long-on.

Angkrish Raghuvanshi is the new man in. A dot later, he opens his account with a boundary through deep backward point.

Nine runs came off the over.

Rabada to bowl from the other end and Seifert plays out two dots before pulling one over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

A single through mid-wicket brings Raghuvanshi on strike.

Four! Raghuvanshi edges one and the ball flies to the third man fence.

A wide follows.

Out! Raghuvanshi pokes at a length delivery swinging away and ends up edging it to Jose Buttler who takes an easy catch.

Raghuvanshi goes for 8 off 4 balls with two hits to the fence.

12 runs came off the over.

Cameron Green comes to the crease.

19:15

KKR opt to bat first vs GT

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane has won the toss and has decided to bat first in their IPL 2026 match against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

KKR have made one change to their squad, bringing in Tim Seifert in place of Finn Allen.

GT have retained the squad that beat Lucknow Super Giants.

Let's have a look at the Playing XIs:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Tim Seifert, Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Wicketkeeper), Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi.

Impact Subs: Varun Chakravarthy, Manish Pandey, Finn Allen, Tejasvi Singh and Navdeep Saini.

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (Captain), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (Wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ashok Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

Impact Subs: Jason Holder, Shahrukh Khan, Manav Suthar, Kulwant Khejroliya and Anuj Rawat.

Rahane said: "Looking to bat first, want our batters to bat freely. We just want to turn it around, so batting first is a good option. If you are doing well, people will take well, otherwise they will critise. T20 format is all about momentum. One change, Seifert comes in for Allen."

Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill said: "We wanted to bowl first, to be honest. There might be some dew around. Out batting collapsed in the middle in the last match. It should have been a comfortable chase otherwise. It's all about doing the simple things right. That always we talk about in team meetings. We are playing with the same team."

18:28

Titans eye third win on the trot

Hello and welcome to the coverage of the Indian Premier League 2026 match No. 25 between Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

An under pressure KKR would be hoping to arrest their steep slide against a resurgent Titans.

Under captain Ajinkya Rahane and coach Abhishek Nayar, KKR have struggled for clarity, slumping to four defeats in five matches and still searching for their first win of the season.

KKR's major woes

The bigger concern was the dip in form of their spin twins Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy.

Chakravarthy has struggled with the ball, he is yet to take a wicket this season, while conceding 105 runs at an economy rate of 11.66.

KKR's problems have also been compounded by questionable decisions on and off the field decisions.

Leaving out players like Tim Seifert and Rachin Ravindra have raised eyebrows, while their choices after winning the toss have been baffling.

Gill, Buttler back in form for Titans

Gujarat Titans too are yet to win at home, having lost their only game here to Rajasthan Royals but since then they have bounced back with two morale-boosing away wins.

Their bowling has looked settled, with Prasidh Krishna delivering in the middle and death overs, and Rashid Khan rediscovering rhythm.

With Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler finding form, Gujarat Titans head into the contest with far greater balance and confidence.

Head-to-head record

Gujarat Titans hold a slight advantage in the head to head record, leading 3-1 in five matches played with one game abandoned due to rain.

KKR's lone victory against GT came in IPL 2023 when they registered a three-wicket win.

Pitch and weather report

The only match played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad this season produced a high-scoring contest with Gujarat Titans suffering a narrow six-run loss to Rajasthan Royals, with a total of 414 runs scored in the match.

The pitch is once again likely to be a high-scoring one for the GT vs KKR match on Thursday.

The weather is expected to be in the high 30s during the match with dew not likely to make much of an impact.

Predicted Playing XIs

Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (Captain), Jos Buttler (Wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Ashok Sharma, Prasidh Krishna.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Finn Allen, Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Wicketkeeper), Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi.

Match Info:

April 17, 7.30 pm IST: Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

Where to watch: The match will be broadcast live on Star Sports channels; JioHotstar will stream the match in multiple languages.

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