SCORECARDCOMMENTARY
Gujarat Titans WON
T20
Gujarat Titans beat KKR by 8 runs
Man of the Match - Rashid Khan
Gujarat Titans
156-9
20.0/20 Ovrs
148-8
20.0/20 Ovrs
KKR
Indian Premier League, 2022 |Match 35 |4/23/2022
Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai
Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai
Commentary
- Right then! That is it from this game! The second match of Super Saturday between Hyderabad and Bangalore is already underway. So, switch the tabs and join us there. But from here, it is a goodbye!
- Rashid Khan is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his two wickets that turned the tide back in Gujarat's favour.
- The Presentation ceremony...
- Gujarat will thank their bowlers for the performance they put on as a unit today and got their team over the line. Mohammad Shami and Yash Dayal were brilliant in the Powerplay picking up three wickets and Lockie Ferguson too got an early wicket. Once they were able to get that fifth wicket, the match was in their control but it got real edgy in the death overs but as usual their talisman, Rashid Khan picked up a couple of wickets and Yash Dayal and Alzarri Joseph finished off proceedings very well. Gujarat just seem to find some magic when needed the most.
- Kolkata will be kicking themselves at the moment because their bowlers had given them the platform to go and win this match but it was a horrendous start with the bat that has been the fatal blow for them. In the middle overs, it was the pair of Rinku Singh and Venkatesh Iyer that got Kolkata back into the game but wickets kept on tumbling and Venkatesh Iyer ended up giving his wicket away when things looked to be in control. It was just too much to do for Andre Russell who gave it his all but just couldn't get his team over the line.
- Wow! What a ripper of a match we have witnessed here! Just like last night, another West Indian bowler, Alzarri Joseph this time keeps his calm in the final over and gets the job done for his team. Gujarat edge Kolkata to get their sixth win of the season and they are now back on the top of the table.
- 19.60Alzarri Joseph to Umesh Yadav, Length ball, on middle. Yadav smashes it but straight to covers. Alzarri Joseph has done the job. Gujarat win by 9 runs!
- 19.50Alzarri Joseph to Umesh Yadav, Short and on middle. Yadav misses his pull. He is asking for a wide but only one for the over given.
- 19.42Alzarri Joseph to Umesh Yadav, Two runs! On a length and on middle. Yadav looks to pull but gets a leading edge over the keeper. Lockie Ferguson is again putting in a shift as he runs to his right and keeps it away from the ropes.
- 19.31Alzarri Joseph to Tim Southee, Fuller and on middle. Southee hits it to long on for a single.
- Tim Southee is the new man in.
- 19.2WAlzarri Joseph to Andre Russell, OUT! TAKEN! Andre Russell is a goner! What a catch from Lockie Ferguson! There is yet another twist in the tale. Short and angling on leg. Russell is cramped for room but he still goes with his shot. It takes the top edge to deep square leg where Lockie Ferguson is standing. The ball is swirling in the sky but Lockie Ferguson takes a superb catch to his left. Excellent stuff!
- 19.16Alzarri Joseph to Andre Russell, SIX! HAMMERED! Andre Russell you beauty! He hits it like this are been served where he wants it. What a player! A full toss, on middle. Russell clears his front leg, gets underneath the ball and thumps it over long on for a biggie. 12 needed now.
- END OF OVER 19 | 11 Runs & 0 Wkt | KKR 139/7
- Who will bowl the final over? It's going to be Alzarri Joseph.
- 18.60Yash Dayal to Umesh Yadav, Really well bowled! A dot! 18 needed off the last over! A pin-point yorker, on off. Yadav jams it back to Dayal. It will be Andre Russell on the strike. Can he get his team over the line?
- 18.51Yash Dayal to Andre Russell, A low full toss, on off. Russell toe ends his heave to long on for a single.
- 18.42Yash Dayal to Andre Russell, A widish yorker, outside off. Russell guides it to deep point for a couple of runs. Russell putting a shift here, taking two runs. He needs the strike.
- 18.36Yash Dayal to Andre Russell, SIX! That no ball is proving very costly! Full and on off. Russell clears his front leg and tonks it straight down for a biggie. 21 needed in 9 balls.
- 18.21Yash Dayal to Umesh Yadav, Full again, angling around off. Yadav hits it hard but to long off for a single.
- 18.11Yash Dayal to Andre Russell, Fuller ball, outside off. Russell carves it to deep point for a single.
- END OF OVER 18 | 8 Runs & 0 Wkt | KKR 128/7
- Yash Dayal to bowl the all-important penultimate over.
- 17.60Lockie Ferguson to Umesh Yadav, Now, a slower delivery, full and outside off. Yadav looks to heave but misses.
- 17.50Lockie Ferguson to Umesh Yadav, Length ball, on middle, almost at 150 clicks. Yadav cannot do much but push back to the bowler.