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Gujarat won a hat-trick of victories: beat Kolkata by 7 wickets

Published - 29-APR-2023 15:31 IST | Updated - 10-APR-2024 1:52 IST

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Gujarat won a hat-trick of victories: beat Kolkata by 7 wickets

Defending champions Gujarat Titans have scored a hat-trick of wins in the Indian Premier League-16. The team defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets at their home ground.

Gujarat won the toss and decided to field at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. Batting first, the team scored 179 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Gujarat achieved the target of 180 runs for 3 wickets in 17.5 overs.

Turning points

Chakraborty gave away 24 runs in the 17th over, Gujarat's score was 142/3 after 16 overs. Captain Nitish Rana handed the ball to Varun Chakraborty. Vijay Shankar hit three sixes in his over and added 24 runs with Miller. After this the match went completely in the Gujarat camp. The required run rate reached 4.6 after 17 overs.

Miller-Shankar partnership After losing the wicket of opener Shubman Gill on 93, David Miller and Vijay Shankar put on an explosive partnership of 87 runs in 39 balls to turn the match in favor of Gujarat. Earlier, Gill was dismissed for 49 runs.

Miller catch Gujarat needed 51 runs off 30 balls, but on the first ball of the 16th over, Suyash Sharma dropped David Miller's catch off Andre Russell's ball. Had he managed to take the catch, the momentum would have shifted towards Kolkata.

2023-04-29