New Delhi: Captain Shubman Gill led from the front as Gujarat Titans (GT) earned a dominant 39-run victory against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens on Monday to continue their winning run in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 and consolidate their spot on the top of the points table. GT produced yet another commendable all-round performance to bag their second win in a row after beating Delhi Capitals in their last game.
Asked to bat first, the visitors got off to a solid start, courtesy of their openers Gill and Sai Sudharsan, who added a brilliant 114-run stand for the first wicket. Sudharsan played the aggressor’s role in the Powerplay as Gill took his time to settle down before the GT skipper upped the ante. The duo slammed half-centuries apiece, but Gill ended up missing out on a well-deserved century by a whisker.
Gill scored 90 off 55 balls, accelerating seamlessly after completing his fifty off just 34 balls. He looked in splendid touch, and his 90-run knock was studded with 10 fours and 3 sixes. However, the GT skipper failed to convert it into a ton as he was dismissed on 90 by KKR pacer Vaibhav Arora in the 18th over after getting caught by Rinku Singh.
It was the second time in his IPL career that Gill fell victim to nervous 90s as he missed out on a ton. Sudharsan played exceptionally well for his 52 off 36 balls and attacked from the word go to ensure GT capitalised in the Powerplay. Jos Buttler too continued his purple patch with a quickfire 23-ball 41, adding a valuable 58-run stand for the second wicket with Gill.
Shubman Gill played a fabulous knock of 90 runs before Gujarat Titans (GT) bowlers produced an excellent display to help them comfortably defend the total of 198 runs and beat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 39 runs in IPL 2025 on Monday. IPL Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
