IPL 2023 Live Score and Updates: GT vs. KKR: In the Powerplay, the Kolkata Knight Riders lost both of their first games. In 6.3 overs, Venkatesh Iyer struck back to help the team reach fifty. Gujarat Titans scored 204/4 in 20 overs thanks to an unbeaten 63 from Vijay Shankar, who raced to a quickfire half-century. The middle overs of the innings were kept moving by Sai Sudharsan’s second consecutive half-century, who was also excellent.
GT vs KKR: Live Match Updates
In the Powerplay, Gill and Sudharsan pushed GT as they built a brilliant 67-run partnership for the second wicket. With the elimination of Gill on 39, Sunil Narine gave Kolkata Knight Riders their breakthrough. Before Sunil Narine struck with his second delivery to dismiss Wriddhiman Saha on 17, he had a promising start.
When Shubman Gill smashed back-to-back fours to help Gujarat Titans reach fifty in 5.5 overs, they were 54/1 at the end of the Powerplay. Shubman Gill was in fine form. Before the toss, GT received a serious setback when their captain Hardik Pandya was ruled out due to illness. Rashid Khan took his turn to make the toss and chose to bat first against the Kolkata Knight Riders after winning the toss.
With Pandya sitting out and being replaced by all-around player Vijay Shankar, GT had to make one forced alteration. Tim Southee and Mandeep Singh have been replaced by Lockie Ferguson and N Jagadeesan in KKR’s two tactical adjustments.
In their Sunday afternoon Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 encounter against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium, the reigning champion Gujarat Titans will try to continue their winning streak. No. 13.
Hardik Pandya and the Defending team would be aiming for a hat-trick of victories, while KKR, fresh off their thrashing of Royal Challengers Bangalore, would be eager to demonstrate that the victory was not a one-off.
This season, the Gujarat Titans have been in a wonderful zone. Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan, two young prospects, rose to the situation and made significant contributions in the prior games. KKR may struggle on the road despite having two young and effective batsmen in the lineup and a bowling attack that boasts veteran fast bowler Mohammed Shami, captain Hardik Pandya, and the dexterity of Afghan spinner Rashid Khan.
While players like Shami, Rahid, and Alzarri Joseph have been successful, with the Indian pacer emerging as the top wicket-taker with five takeaways in the two games, the bowling stalwart will need to address the inability to contain runs in powerplay overs before the match against the two-time IPL champions.
On the other side, KKR must first solve a challenging challenge before facing Gujarat Titans on the pitch. After the injury to regular captain Shreyas Iyer and the withdrawal of Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, Jason Roy has been brought in to give the team a boost. However, it is still unclear how KKR will fit England opener Joe Root after the success of young Afghan wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz at the top.
Roy is most likely to take Gurbaz’s spot. However, the 81-run victory over the RCB, helped by Shardul’s all-around performance, Suyash Sharma’s sensational debut, who took 3/30, and the brilliance of slow bowlers Varun Chakravarthy (4/15) and Sunil Narine (2/16), will give captain Nitish Rana enough confidence to enter the game with a positive attitude.
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