IPL 2022 Match 35: Gujarat top the table again with eight run win over Kolkata

Gujarat Titans continued their impressive run in IPL 2022 with a narrow eight run win over Kolkata Knight Riders at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Saturday night to go to the top of the points table.

Earlier, Gujarat after opting to bat posted 156 for nine in their 20 overs and Kolkata finished on 148 for eight in their 20 overs.

Gujarat was well served by a second wicket stand between Wriddhiman Saha and captain Hardik Pandya worth 76 runs. Pandya then shared a 50 run third wicket stand with David Miller. Pandya fell soon after for 67 off 49 balls with four boundaries and two sixes. Then the late order collapsed without a fight as Gujarat ended on 156 for nine in their 20 overs.

For Kolkata the best bowlers were Andre Russell (4-5) and Tim Southee (3-24).

In their response Kolkata was reduced to 16 for three. Then there was a fifth wicket stand between Rinku Singh and Venkatesh Iyer worth 45 runs. Thereafter, Russell took charge of the chase. He struck a few lusty blows but it did not help matters. Russell shared a 37 run stand for the eighth wicket with Umesh Yadav. In the end Kolkata ended on 148 for eight in their 20 overs.

For Gujarat the best bowlers were Mohammed Shami (2-20), Yash Dayal (2-42) and Rashid Khan (2-22).

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Match Summary

Gujarat Titans: 156-9 (20)
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Shubman Gill-1.1 ov), 2-83 (Wriddhiman Saha-10.3 ov), 3-133 (David Miller-16.2 ov), 4-138 (Hardik Pandya-17.2 ov), 5-140 (Rashid Khan-17.5 ov), 6-151 (Abhinav Manohar-19.1 ov), 7-151 (Lockie Ferguson-19.2 ov), 8-156 (Rahul Tewatia-19.5 ov), 9-156 (Yash Dayal-19.6 ov)

Kolkata Knight Riders: 148-8 (20)
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Sam Billings-0.4 ov), 2-10 (Sunil Narine-2.2 ov), 3-16 (Nitish Rana-4.2 ov), 4-34 (Shreyas Iyer-6.1 ov), 5-79 (Rinku Singh-12.1 ov), 6-98 (Venkatesh Iyer-13.2 ov), 7-108 (Shivam Mavi-15.2 ov), 8-145 (Andre Russell-19.2 ov)

Result: Gujarat Titans won by eight runs 

Scorecard

Playing XI
Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Sam Billings (wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Tim Southee, Shivam Mavi, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Rinku Singh

Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya (captain), Abhinav Sadarangani, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Lockie Ferguson, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal

Match Details
Toss: Gujarat Titans, elected to bat
Venue: DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Start time: 11:00 hrs GMT
Match officials: KN Ananthapadmanabhan, Ulhas Gandhe (On-field umpires); Bruce Oxenford (TV Umpire); Vinod Seshan (Reserve Umpire); Narayanan Kutty (Match-referee)

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