IPL 2026 UPDATES: KKR vs GT: KKR beat GT by 29 runs

Sat, 16 May 2026

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23:44

Narine picks 2; Gill Buttler, Sudharsan 50s in vain

GT 218-4 (20 ovs) vs KKR 247-2 | Scorecard

Finn Allen blasted a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL match in Kolkata on Saturday.

Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82).

Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) to power KKR to a challenging 247 for 2.

In reply, GT could manage 218-4, riding on skipper Shubman Gill's 49-ball 85 and a 35-ball 57 from Jos Buttler. Opener Sai Sudarsan was retired hurt but returned to make a 28-ball 53 not out.

Sunil Narine (2/29) claimed two wickets and Saurabh Dubey snapped one for KKR.

For GT, Mohammed Siraj (1/50), Sai Kishore (1/38) were the wicket-takers.

Green is back in the attack and Tewatia starts the over with a single, Sudharsan then slices the ball to the off side for a single.

Tewatia then takes a single to long on.

Sudharsan then brings up his 50 with a pull over backward square leg for a six!

He then mistimes the pull to backward square leg for a single.

Tewatia then gets cheeky and is caught behind off the last ball of the innings and KKR win by 29 runs.

Impact Sub Rahul Tewatia is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single to the leg side and that is an excellent over as a wicket and 5 runs come off it.

Left-arm pacer Saurabh Dubey is back in the attack and after two dots he bowls a wide.

Sudharsan then miscues the big shot and he gets couple over extra cover.

Sudharsan then gets a single to backward point.

Buttler then comes across the stumps and he tries to loft the ball only to hole out to long off and he is out for 57.

23:19

Narine takes out Gill

GT 203-2 (18 ovs) vs KKR 247-2 | Scorecard

Tyagi continues and Sudharsan starts the over with a six over wide mid-wicket.

Sudharsan then throws the kitchen sink at the it and the ball flies past the diving keeper for a four.

No ball given next for height. KKR review and the ball tracking shows a fair delivery and the no ball is reversed, that is a dot ball.

Short ball and Sudharsan pulls it over mid-wicket for a four.

Wide yorker next, Sudharsan comes across and he plays it to the off side for a single.

Buttler then slaps the wide ball to the off side for a four as 11 come off it.

Sudharsan is back out to bat and he resumes with a single.

Buttler then mistimes the reverse pull for a single.

Sudharsan then gets a couple to the off side before getting a single to mid-wicket as just a wicket and 5 come off the over.

Narine continues and Gill plays a dot.

Gill then pulls the ball straight to Anukul Roy at backward square leg and he is out for 85 off 49. On field umpires check for catch. And the third umpire after taking multiple views deems the catch a fair catch and Gill has to walk back and GT lose the 2nd wicket.

23:05

GT need 71 off 24 now

GT 177-1 (16 ovs) vs KKR 247-2 | Scorecard

Tyagi is back in the attack and Buttler pulls the short ball between mid-wicket and long on for a four.

Buttler then carves the ball over cover point for a six!

A dot later, Buttler digs out the yorker for a single.

Gill then swings the ball to long on for a single.

Buttler then slaps the ball to sweeper cover for a couple as Buttler dives in time to complete a tight two as to bring up his 27th IPL 50 and his 2nd of the season as 14 come off it.

Narine is back in the attack and Buttler starts the over with a couple to point.

He then takes a single to mid-off.

Gill then drives the ball to long off for a couple.

Wide and short and Gill cuts it through point for a four.

Gill and Buttler then take a single each as 11 come off it.

22:53

GT up the ante

GT 152-1 (14 ovs) vs KKR 247-2 | Scorecard

Chakravarthy continues and Gill miscues it to the deep where it falls in no man's land and he takes a couple.

Gill then swings his bat and the quicker and short ball is pulled over mid-wicket for a six!

Gill then cuts the ball to extra cover for a dot.

Gill then slices it hard over extra cover for a four!

Gill then pulls the short ball over deep mid-wicket for another six!

Fuller ball and wide next and Gill crunches it through the off side for a four as 22 come off it.

Green is back in the attack and the length ball is slashed through cover point for a four!

Two dots later, Buttler takes a single to short fine leg.

Gill then gets a couple to long on before he ends with a single to long off as 8 come off it.

22:44

GT have runs flowing

GT 122-1 (12 ovs) vs KKR 247-2 | Scorecard

Chakravarthy continues and he concedes 11 runs in the over including a four for Buttler as Ramandeep misflields in the deep.

Kartik Tyagi is back in the attack and Buttler starts the over with a couple.

He then gets another couple to the off side.

A dot later, Buttler gets a single to long on.

Gill then brings up his 50 with a single to cover, his 51st IPL 50. Buttler ends the over with a four as 10 runs come off it.

22:37

100 up for GT

GT 101-1 (10 ovs) vs KKR 247-2 | Scorecard

Chakravarthy continues and Buttler and Gill start the over with two singles.

Buttler then latches on to the short ball and cuts it past backward point for a four!

Buttler then takes a single to bring up the 50-run stand, before Gill plays the ball to mid-wicket for a couple. 100 comes up for GT.

Gill then plays the ball to backward point and calls for a suicidal single. Sent back and he dives in time. 9 come off it.

Anukul Roy is in the attack now and he starts with a wide. KKR review the wide and the decision is reversed on checking with the third umpire.

Gill then thumps Roy for back-to-back sixes, one over the bowler's head and one over cover.

Gill then gets a single off a leg bye to short fine.

Buttler then takes a single before Gill slaps the ball down the ground for a four! 18 come off the over.

22:18

Big blow for KKR, Pathirana walks off with injury

GT 74-1 (8 ovs) vs KKR 247-2 | Scorecard

Varun Chakravarthy is in the attack now and Gill and Buttler take four singles in the over as he comes around the wicket to Gill and over the wicket to Buttler.

A dot and a single to end the over as 5 come off it.

Narine continues and Gill smashes him for 2 sixes in the over as 13 come off it.

22:14

GT keep scoreboard ticking

GT 56-1 (6 ovs) vs KKR 247-2 | Scorecard

Pathirana continues and Gill starts the over with a single to mid-on.

Pathirana then stops on his run up as he holds his calf.

The physio checks on him. He is walking off the field.

Saurabh Dubey comes on to continue the over and Gill takes a single.

A dot later, Buttler and Gill take a single off the next two balls as 5 come off it.

22:07

Sudharsan walks off retired hurt

GT 51-1 (5 ovs) vs KKR 247-2 | Scorecard

Buttler is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Three dots later, Gill takes a single off a leg bye as a wicket and 2 runs come off it.

Narine playing his 200th IPL game tonight, comes into the attack now and strikes first ball. Sindhu looks to loft the full ball over long off but only manages to hole out to the fielder. He is out for 1.

Pathirana is in the attack now and he starts the over with a wide.

Two dots later, Sindhu gets off the mark with a single to backward square leg.

A dot later, Gill bowls a wide.

A dot later, Gill latches on to the half-volley and creams it through covers for a four as 7 come off it.

Right arm pacer, Kartik Tyagi is in the attack now and is welcomed with a four through cover by Sudharsan.

Sudharsan follows that up with a six as he pulls the ball over backward square leg.

Back of length, cross seam ball and Sudharsan cuts it through covers for a four!

Sudharsan is beaten next and a dot later, Sudharsan takes a single but he injures his elbow as he goes to pull only to be hit. After a long delay as the physio checks on him, 15 come off the over. Sudharsan walks off the field injured.

Sindhu comes out to bat at No 3 ahead of Jos Buttler.

21:41

Gill, Sudharsan on the attack

GT 27-0 (2 ovs) vs KKR 247-2 | Scorecard

Green opens at the other end and Gill starts with four off the pads for 4 leg byes.

A dot later, the ball cuts Gill in half as it swings across his inside edge.

Gill then steps out, stays wide and smacks it over extra cover for a six!

Gill then taps the ball to mid-on and scampers for a single.

Green comes around the wicket and Sudharsan chops it to the leg side for a single as 12 come off it.

Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill come out to chase 248 for GT while Left-arm seamer Saurabh Dubey opens the attack for KKR.

After three dots, Sudharsan turns the ball around the corner to get off the mark with a four.

Four wides down the leg side next.

Sudharsan then steers the ball towards backward point, Rinku dives but cannot stop it from going to the boundary as he gets a third boundary on the trot.

Two wides later, Sudharsan is beaten on the cut as 15 come off the opening over.

21:22

Raghuvanshi, Green, Allen hit 50s

KKR 247-2 (20 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Finn Allen blasted a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders posted a challenging 247 for 2 against Gujarat Titans in their IPL match in Kolkata on Saturday.

This is the highest score conceded by GT in the IPL.

Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82).

Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 stand (53 balls) with Cameron Green (52 not out) to take KKR close to the 250-mark.

For GT, Mohammed Siraj (1/50), Sai Kishore (1/38) were the wicket-takers.

Rashid is back in the attack and and Green starts the over with a single.

Raghuvanshi then brings on the reverse sweep over third man for a four to bring up the 100-run stand.

Raghuvanshi then gets a single before Green brings up his 50 with a swing towards mid-wicket and Rabada makes a hash of it as the ball goes to the boundary.

Wide given next and GT review it. Wide has been revoked.

Green then takes a couple towards covers as a misfield allows them a couple. 12 come off the over and KKR put on 247 for 2.

Siraj is back in the attack and he starts with a dot.

He then bowls a wide bouncer, wide signalled by the square leg umpire.

Full ball, Raghuvanshi clears his front leg and hammers it over extra cover for a six!

He then clips the ball to backward square leg for a couple.

Raghuvanshi then comes across the stumps and scoops it over fine leg for a six!

Raghuvanshi then gets down on the knee and connects with the slower full ball and slogs it over deep backward square leg for a six!

Raghuvanshi then gets across and reverse laps the ball over the keeper for a four to third man as 25 come off the over.

21:17

Raghuvanshi, Green, Allen hit 50s

KKR 247-2 (20 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

This is the highest score conceded by GT in the IPL.

Rashid is back in the attack and and Green starts the over with a single.

Raghuvanshi then brings on the reverse sweep over third man for a four to bring up the 100-run stand.

Raghuvanshi then gets a single before Green brings up his 50 with a swing towards mid-wicket and Rabada makes a hash of it as the ball goes to the boundary.

Wide given next and GT review it. Wide has been revoked.

Green then takes a couple towards covers as a misfield allows them a couple. 12 come off the over and KKR put on 247 for 2.

Siraj is back in the attack and he starts with a dot.

He then bowls a wide bouncer, wide signalled by the square leg umpire.

Full ball, Raghuvanshi clears his front leg and hammers it over extra cover for a six!

He then clips the ball to backward square leg for a couple.

Raghuvanshi then comes across the stumps and scoops it over fine leg for a six!

Raghuvanshi then gets down on the knee and connects with the slower full ball and slogs it over deep backward square leg for a six!

Raghuvanshi then gets across and reverse laps the ball over the keeper for a four to third man as 25 come off the over.

21:04

KKR on course of big total

KKR 210-2 (18 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Rabada is back in the attack and Green and Raghuvanshi begin the over with three singles.

Ragjuvanshi then flicks the yorker straight to the fielder at backward square leg and he is dropped by Sundar in the deep. He takes a single.

A dot later, the short ball is thumped over long on for a six! 10 come off it.

Holder continues, pitched up ball and Raghuvanshi lofts it over mid-off for a four!

Raghuvanshi then takes a single to third man to bring up his 50, his 7th IPL half-ton.

Green and Raghuvanshi then take a single each off the next two balls.

Green then reviews for a wide for height not given and it's a fair ball. One for the over signalled.

Green then thumps the ball to long on for a single as 8 come off it. 200 up for KKR.

20:55

He gets a life

KKR 192-2 (16 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Rashid continues, Raghuvanshi drills the first ball to long off where the fielder puts in the dive to keep it down to just 1.

Green then pulls the ball to deep backward square leg where Arshad Khan puts down the catch as it rushes through his palms and to the boundary.

Tossed up next and Green lofts it over the bowler for a six!

A dot later, Green gets on his knee to sweep, gets hit in the box, big shout for LBW, no says the umpire. Green is in pain and calls out the physio.

Umpires signal strategic time-out.

Green then turns the ball around to the leg side for a couple as 13 come off it.

Holder is back in the attack and Green starts the over with a single to long-on.

Three dots later, Holder bowls a no-ball and a free-hit comes up.

Holder bowls a slower ball and the free-hit only gives one as Raghuvanshi cuts it over point.

Green ends the over with a couple over cover. Just 5 come off it.

20:42

Rashid, Kishore get a tonking

KKR 174-2 (14 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Kishore continues and after a dot, a full and fast ball is lofted down the ground for a six over long on.

A dot later, Green swings but he doesn't middle it and yet gets a boundary to square leg.

Green then gets on his knee and slogs the ball over mid-wicket for a six as Kishore comes around the wicket.

Green ends the over with a single to the off side as 17 come off it.

Rashid is back in the attack and the assault continues, this time it is Raghuvanshi who takes to the bowler as 14 come off it.

20:35

Allen out for 93

KKR 143-2 (12 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Cameron Green is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single to covers.

Raghuvanshi then takes a couple to mid-wicket.

A single and a dot to end the over as a wicket and 5 runs come off it.

Kishore continues and Raghuvanshi starts the over with a single.

Kishore then comes over the wicket, gives the ball some loop. Allen looks to go after it only to hole out to long on and Allen is out for 93 off 35 balls.

82 have come off the last 30 balls!!! KKR on the attack.

Left arm pacer Arshad Khan is in the attack now and he starts with a short ball and Allen swivels across and pulls the ball over long leg for a six!

Short again and Allen pulls it over deep mid-wicket for another six!

A dot later, Allen flicks the full ball over deep square leg for a six!

A dot later, wide and full and Allen slaps it through extra cover for a four as 22 come off it.

20:25

Spinners, pacers all taken to the cleaners

KKR 116-1 (10 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Left-arm spinner Sai Kishore is in the attack now and Raghuvanshi flicks the ball for a couple to the leg side.

Raghuvanshi then takes a single to point.

Full and fast and Allen comes down the track and smacks the ball down the track for a six!

Allen then takes a single to long off.

A dot later, Raghuvanshi just meets the full ball and lofts it over long-off for a six! 16 come off the over.

Holder continues and Raghuvanshi starts the over with a single to backward square leg off the inside edge.

Short ball next and Allen stays back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a six!

Allen and Raghuvanshi take a single each off the next two balls.

A dot later, Allen pulls the ball over deep square leg for a six to bring up KKR's 100. 15 come off the over.

20:15

Raghuvanshi, Allen send the fielders on leather chase

KKR 85-1 (8 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Spinner Rashid in the attack now and he bowls it full and Allen welcomes him with a six over long on.

Short ball next and Allen pulls it hard over deep mid-wicket for another six!

Short ball again and Allen punches off the back foot down the ground and a misfield allows the ball to go the boundary and Allen brings up his 50 off 21 balls.

Allen then takes a single to mid-wicket.

A dot later, Raghuvanshi ends the over with a six as 18 come off it.

Holder is in the attack now, Allen gets a single off an inside edge onto his thigh.

Raghuvanshi and Allen then take three single.

A short bouncer next and Allen miscues the pull straight to Siraj at long on who drops a dolly and Allen takes a single.

Raghuvanshi adds insult to injury as he ends the over with a six over deep backward square leg as 11 come off it.

20:05

KKR rebuild

KKR 56-1 (6 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Rabada continues and after a dot, Rabada reviews a LBW appeal against Raghuvanshi who gets clipped on the pad and scampers for a single. The ball tracking says umpire's call. Raghuvansho survives.

Allen then comes across the stumps for a ramp, misses and the umpire signals wide. GT review but the replays show it was very wide outside off stump. GT lose a review.

A dot later, Allen taps the ball to point and takes a single.

Full and fast next, Raghuvanshi comes forward, gets down on a knee and scoops the ball over fine leg for a six!

A dot to end the over as 9 runs come off it.

Angkrish Raghuvanshi is the new man in and after a dot, Sirah bowls two wides. A dot and a single to end the over as a wicket and 8 runs come off it.

Siraj continues and the good length ball is driven down the ground for a single.

Rahane then tries to work the next ball to the leg side, but gets a leading edge and the ball flies to third man for a four!

Siraj strikes next ball, fuller ball, Rahane stays in the crease and looks to whip it, the ball goes through his bat and crashes through his stumps and Rahane is out for 14 off 14. 200th IPL wicket for Siraj.

Rabada continues and Rahane starts the over with a single.

Allen then gets into the act against Rabada, slot ball and Allen lofts it down the ground for a six!

Allen then gets another six, short ball and Allen thumps it over mid-wicket for a maximum.

A single later, Rahane plays two dots as 14 come off it.

19:47

KKR start with caution but then take on Siraj

KKR 25-0 (3 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Siraj continues and Allen hammers two fours in the over including 2 doubles as 12 come off it.

Kagiso Rabada opens at the other end and after three dots, Rahane gets the first six of the night with a cut over third man!

2 singles to end the over as 8 come off it.

Ajinkya Rahane and Finn Allen open the batting for KKR while Mohammed Siraj will open the bowling for GT.

And Rahane gets off the mark with a single to the leg side.

Allen is off the mark with a single next to mid-wicket.

Two dots later, the batters take 3 runs as 5 come off the opening over.

19:23

Fit-again Varun Chakravarthy comes in for KKR

With a threat of rain looming, Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill has won the toss and elected to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata on Saturday.

GT go unchanged while KKR get a boost in this must-win encounter with Varun Chakravarthy back in the Playing XI.

Playing XIs:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane(c), Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Cameron Green, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy, Saurabh Dubey, Kartik Tyagi

Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj.

Impact Subs:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Rovman Powell, Ramandeep Singh, Tejasvi Dahiya, Matheesha Pathirana, Vaibhav Arora

Gujarat Titans: Prasidh Krishna, Rahul Tewatia, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, Glenn Phillips

Back home after nearly a month on the road and with their campaign hanging by a thread, Kolkata Knight Riders will look to stay alive in the IPL when they face a rampaging Gujarat Titans side chasing a top-two finish in Kolkata on Saturday.

It has been another inconsistent and underwhelming season for KKR under veteran Ajinkya Rahane, whose appointment as captain itself had raised questions after the franchise finished a disappointing eighth under him last year.

KKR had to wait till their seventh match (halfway stage) of the season to register their first win and have looked far from a settled side throughout the campaign, with questionable team selections and batting-order hurting their rhythm.

Their brief revival, which brought four consecutive wins starting with the victory over Rajasthan Royals in their last home match on April 19, ended with a defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru after sloppy fielding and a batting masterclass by Virat Kohli.

KKR now have three matches remaining and can reach a maximum of 15 points if they win all of them, but even that may not guarantee a playoff berth as qualification would then depend on other results.

Another defeat, however, would virtually end their campaign and could also intensify scrutiny on Rahane's future with the franchise.

Their four-match winning run was built largely around the return to form of spin twins Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy, along with consistent contributions from vice-captain Rinku Singh.

But Chakravarthy's absence against RCB because of a fractured left leg proved costly.

There is some relief for KKR though, with head coach Abhishek Nayar hinting at the spinner's return.

"We're always excited to go back (home). We have our fans there, and we're looking to make sure when Varun comes back in the next game, we get our strong bowling side back together and use home conditions to our advantage," Nayar had said after the six-wicket defeat to RCB.

KKR's batting has lacked consistency all season and even former captain Sourav Ganguly publicly questioned the team management's handling of Rinku, saying at an event that the left-hander bats "too low".

Youngster Angkrish Raghuvanshi has been one of the few bright spots with 340 runs, including four fifties, at a strike rate of 139.44, while Rinku has scored 286 runs at 148.95 with two half-centuries.

The duo will have key roles to play in KKR's remaining home fixtures against Gujarat Titans, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals.

In contrast, the Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans have looked like one of the most complete teams this season, winning five matches in a row to draw level on points with table-toppers Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

GT's surge has been driven largely by a bowling attack that has clicked at the right time.

Kagiso Rabada has produced two Player-of-the-Match performances during the streak, Jason Holder has earned two awards himself, while Rashid Khan appears to have rediscovered his old magic.

Their bowling has blended perfectly with a strong top-order led by Gill and Sai Sudharsan.

Sudharsan has once again been among the most prolific batters of the season. After winning the Orange Cap last year with 759 runs, the left-hander has already amassed 501 runs this season and trails current leader Heinrich Klaasen by just seven runs. He has struck five fifties in his last six innings, including a century.

Gill, too, has looked in sublime touch, while Washington Sundar has quietly anchored the middle-order effectively.

GT also hope England star Jos Buttler rediscovers his rhythm after a relatively quiet season by his standards.

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