IPL 2022, KKR Vs GT Highlights: Kolkata suffer 4th consecutive defeat, Gujarat win by 8 runs

Russell and Umesh Yadav inch closer to the 156-run target. Russell smashes 32 in 19 and Yadav hits 12 in 10 to close the gap. 

KKR at 128/7 at the end of 18th over. 

BOWLED!

Rashid Khan ousts Shivam Mavi after he barely scored 2 runs off 5 balls. 2ND WICKET for Rashid. 

Russell firing all cylinders as he closes the gap with 24* in 13. 

KKR at 108/7 in 15.2 overs. 

A brilliant catch by Abhinav Manohar as Venkatesh Iyer walks back on Rashid Khan's strike. 

This is Rashid Khan's 100th wicket in IPL. Iyer added 17 in 17 including 2 FOURS.

Kolkata at 98/6 in 13.2 overs. 

Russell smashes back-to-back sixes after surviving a scare earlier in the over.

Russell could have lost his wicket to Dayal after being caught by Shami! However, luck was on his side as it was a no-ball!

Kolkata stride at 98/5 in 13 overs.

Yash Dayal strikes again!

Dayal to Rinku Singh, CAUGHT, OUT!

Rinku walks out after playing a crucial inning of 35 in 28 balls including 4 FOURS and 1 SIX. 

Gujarat at 79/5 in 12.1. 

Mohammed Shami [2.0-0-6-2] is back into the attack and concedes six runs, including a boundary to Venkatesh Iyer.

Kolkata 63-4 after 10 Overs

Lockie Ferguson [1.0-0-8-1] is back into the attack and Rinku Singh smashes two boundaries in the over.

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Kolkata 50-4 after 8 Overs

Yash Dayal [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack and gets the prized wicket of Shreyas Iyer.

Venkatesh Iyer, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Rinku Singh smashes 3rd ball for FOUR.

Kolkata 41-4 after 7 Overs

Alzarri Joseph continues and concedes 10 runs, including a SIX to Rinku Singh.

Kolkata 34-3 after 6 Overs

Lockie Ferguson, right-arm fast, comes into the attack and Nitish Rana edges the second ball to keeper. 

Shreyas Iyer upper-cuts the last ball towards backward point region for a SIX. A single for Iyer to end the over.

KKR 24/3 (5) CRR: 4.8 REQ: 8.87
Kolkata Knight Riders need 133 runs in 90 balls

Sunil Narine walks back on Mohd Shami's strike after scoring a mere 5 in 5 balls. Lockie Fergusson caught him.

Nitish Rana comes in next. 

Kolkata at 11/2 in 3 overs. 

WICKET!

Shami gives Gujarat a perfect start as their opener Sam Billings walks back after Saha caught him. Billings scored 4 in 4 balls including a FOUR. Skipper Shreyas Iyer walks in next. 

Kolkata at 5/1 in the first over. 

Russell with his 4-wicket haul in the last over restricted Gujarat to just 156/9. 

Russell removed Yash Dayal, Tewatia, and Fergusson on consecutive balls. Before that, he did not allow Abhinav Manohar to settle as he perished on Russell's first ball of the over. 

The team went down from 138-3 in 17 over to 156-9 in the last over. 

Quick Wickets!

Tim Southee collects 3 wickets as Rashid Khan also walks back. Khan perished without opening his account. Abhinav Manohar walks in next. 

Gujarat at 140/5 in 18 overs

Southee to Pandya, CAUGHT, OUT!

Pandya after playing a crucial 49-ball-67 goes back after Rinku Singh caught him. He smashed 6 boundaries including 4 Fours and 2 sixes. 

Gujarat at 140/5 in 17.5 overs

Gujarat's 3rd wicket falls in the 17th over as David Miller walks back on Mavi's strike. Umesh Yadav caught him. Miller smashed 27 in 20 balls, including 1 FOUR and 2 SIXES. 

Gujarat at 133/3 in 16.2 overs. 

5 runs in 16 overs. 

Skipper Hardik Pandya with the able support of David Miller helps Gujarat post 132/2 in 16 overs. 

Pandya smashed a 66* in 47 and Miller hit 27* in 19 balls.

Hardik Pandya's fiery 50 in 36 balls helps Gujarat cross the 100-run mark at the loss of 2 wickets. Pandya has so far smashed 3 fours and 2 sixes.

He is marching strong at 55* in 40 balls. This is his 3rd half-century in a row.

Supporting him on the other end is David Miller at 10* in 8 balls. 

Saha departs on Umesh Yadav strikes as Venkatesh Iyer gets an easy catch. 

Yadav broke Gujarat's crucial 75 (56) tun-stand as Saha walked back after scoring 25 in 25 balls. Saha smashed 2 fours and a six. David Miller comes in next for Gujarat. 

Gujarat at 83/2 in 10.3 overs 

Skipper Pandya and Gujarat opener Wriddhiman Saha steady the innings for Titans as they take the team to 47/1 in 6 overs. 

Pandya marches ahead at 21* in 17 
Saha at 16* off 14 balls

Saha smashes 2 boundaries back to back as he first got a six and then a four off Umesh Yadav. 

Gujarat reach 31/1 in 3 overs.

Pandya at 11* in 6 balls
Saha at 11* in 7 balls

A missed run-out chance!

Hardik Pandya came out to bat at no. 3 and survived a scare on the last ball of the over by Tim Southee. Pandya smashed a four as Gujarat made it to 19/1 in 2 overs. 

Pandya at 10* for 5 and Saha at 0 for 2

Southee to Gill, Caught Behind, OUT!

Southee on his first ball of the game in the 2nd over removed the fearsome Shubhman Gill. 

Gill walks back after scoring 7 in 5 balls. 

GT at 8/1 in 1.1 overs. 

Saha and Gill began the innings for Gujarat against Yadav. While Saha is yet to open his account, Gill smashed a four and added 3 more runs. 

GT at 8/0 in first over.

Wriddhiman Saha and Shubhman Gill open the innings for Gujarat against Kolkata's Umesh Yadav. Saha on strike.

Earlier Gujarat's Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bat first. 

3 changes for KKR, Tim Southee, Sam Billings and Rinku Singh come in for the Knight Riders.

KKR: Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Shreyas Iyer (capt), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings (wk), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Tim Southee, Shivam Mavi, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy

For Gujarat, skipper Hardik Pandya returns in place of Vijay Shankar

GT: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Abhinav Manohar, Hardik Pandya (capt), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Shami