Introduction
Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders match scorecard: Indeed, IPL is the biggest cricket league in the world. It is a men’s T20 cricket league that is held annually in India. This cricket league was founded back in 2007 by the BCCI, a board for Cricket sport. The IPL is widely known for its offerings and intensity of the matches. The teams that play on the IPL are also very famous among cricket enthusiasts all across the world. For this reason, this article revolves around well-known teams which are Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders. A match occurred between them, the match was quite engaging and appealing. However, the KKR won the match by 3 wickets. GT has banged 200+ runs but they are unable to win the match.
Match info: Gujarat titans vs Kolkata knight Riders Match Scorecard
The match happened between Gujarat Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders, a 13-match, Indian Premier League 2023. The match was played between both teams on Sunday, 09 April 2023. Further, the GT won the toss and elected to bat. The match started sharp at 3:30 PM at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Narendra Modi Stadium is the biggest cricket ground in the world in terms of sittings. Over 132,000 spectators can watch the match. Nitin Menon and Tapan Sharma were the umpires for the match. Saiyed Khalid and Javagal Srinath are the third umpire and match referee respectively.
Squad of Gujarat Titans
Wriddhiman Saha (WK-Batter)
Shubman Gill (Batter)
Sai Sudharsan (Batter)
Vijay Shankar (Batting All-rounder)
David Miller (Batter)
Rahul Tewatia (Batting All-rounder)
Abhinav Manohar (Batter)
Rashid Khan (C) (Bowling All-rounder)
Mohammed Shami (Bowler)
Alzarri Joseph (Bowler)
Yash Dayal (Bowler)
Squad of Kolkata Knight Riders
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK-Batter)
N Jagadeesan (WK-Batter)
Nitish Rana (Batter)
Rinku Singh (Batter)
Andre Russell (Bowling All-rounder)
Sunil Narine (Bowler)
Shardul Thakur (Bowler)
Suyash Sharma (Bowler)
Lockie Fergueson (Bowler)
Umesh Yadav (Bowler)
Varun Chakaravarthy (Bowler)
Gujarat Titans Innings: Gujarat titans vs Kolkata knight Riders Match Scorecard
Total Run- 204/4 (20 Overs), Extras16
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |||||
| W Saha (wk) | 17 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 | |||||
| Shubman Gill | 39 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 125.81 | |||||
| Sai Sudharsan | 53 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 139.47 | |||||
| Abhinav Manohar | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 175.00 | |||||
| Vijay Shankar(NT) | 63 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 262.50 | |||||
| Miller(NT) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | |||||
Fall of wickets
33-1 W Saha (4.2 overs)
100-2 Shubman Gill (11.4 overs)
118-3 Abhinav Manohar (13.3 overs)
153-4 Sai Sudharsan (17.3 overs)
Bowling stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO | |
| Umesh | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.00 | |
| Thakur | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.30 | |
| LockieFerguson | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10.00 | |
| Narine | 4 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8.20 | |
| Chakaravarthy | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13.50 | |
| Suyash Sharma | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.80 | |
Kolkata Knight Riders Innings: Gujarat titans vs Kolkata knight Riders Match Scorecard
Total Run- 207/7 (20 Overs), Extras 4
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 125.00 | |
| N Jagadeesan | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 | |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 83 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 207.50 | |
| Nitish Rana | 45 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 155.17 | |
| Rinku Singh(NT) | 48 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 228.57 | |
| Andre Russell | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Sunil Narine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Shardul Thakur | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Umesh Yadav (NT) | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 | |
Fall of wickets
20-1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (2.3)
28-2 N Jagadeesan (3.6)
128-3 Nitish Rana (13.1)
154-4 Venkatesh Iyer (15.5)
155-5 Andre Russell (16.1)
155-6 Sunil Narine (16.2)
155-7 Shardul Thakur (16.3)
Bowling stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
| Mohammed Shami | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Joshua Little | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11.20 |
| Alzarri Joseph | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| Yash Dayal | 4 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.20 |
| Rashid Khan (c) | 4 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.20 |
Match Flow GT vs KKR: Gujarat titans vs Kolkata knight Riders Match Scorecard
Gujarat Titans
GT scored 54 runs for 1 wicket in the power play.
A strategic timeout happened in the 8.0 overs where GT were 68/1.
The second wicket partnership was 50 off 30 balls between S Gill (24) and S Sudharsan (20).
GT scored 100 runs in just 11.3 overs.
1st referral was taken in 13.4 overs by KKR against V Shankar for (LBW) unsuccessful.
The strategic time-out happened in the 16 over of the match where Gujarat scored 144/3.
S Sudharsan banged his half-century in just 21 balls.
GT scored 200 runs for 4 wickets in 19.5 overs
5th wicket 50 runs partnership was between V Shankar and D Miller.
The innings ends with a score of 204/4 in 20.0 overs.
Kolkata Knight Riders
KKR scored 43 runs for 2 wickets in the power play.
KKR scored 50 runs in 6.3 overs
The strategic time-out was in the 9.0 overs and the score of KKR was 78/2.
3rd wicket partnerships were between V Iyer and N Rana for 50 runs off 30 balls.
KKR scored 103 runs in 11.1 overs.
V Iyer scored his fifty in just 26 balls.
The 3rd wicket partnership was for 100 off 54 balls between Iyer and Rana.
The strategic time-out was in 15.0 overs.
KKR scored 150/2 in 15.2 overs.
KKR scored 200/7 in 19.5 overs.
The 8th wicket partnership was for 50 runs in just 21 balls between Rinku and Umesh.
Final words
The match played between GT and KKR was engaging from the start to the end of the match. The last 5 overs of the match were filled with power-packed entertainment. Undoubtedly, the match has amazed the people’s heart and the match will be remembered for years.
