Shubman Gill: In the 60th match of IPL 2026, Gujarat Titans (GT) lost against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 29 runs. GT captain Shubman Gill admitted that poor fielding and dropping many catches were the major reasons for the defeat. After the defeat against KKR, captain Gill said, “Looking at the wicket, I thought 200-210 runs would be a good score. We dropped a lot of catches, and it is not easy for the bowlers. The pitch was good. I think we performed well and we reached here. No worries, but our fielding could have been better. After dropping three easy catches, I don’t think we deserved to win this match. Qualifiers It is better to play such matches well in advance.”
The fielders of Gujarat Titans dropped a total of 4 catches in the match, which included 2 catches of Finn Allen who played a stormy innings of 93 runs. Alan also took full advantage of the life support given by GT. With the win against GT, KKR has now come to seventh position in the points table. Kolkata Knight Riders have also kept their hopes of reaching the playoffs alive.
Batting first, KKR scored 247 runs on the scoreboard after losing 2 wickets in 20 overs. Finn Allen played a brilliant inning of 93 runs in 35 balls. In this innings he hit 4 fours and 10 sixes. At the same time, Angkrish Raghuvanshi played an unbeaten inning of 82 runs in 44 balls. Cameron Green batted brilliantly in the last overs and played a strong innings of 52 runs in 28 balls and remained unbeaten.
Chasing the target of 248 runs, Gujarat Titans could score only 218 runs after losing 4 wickets. Shubhman Gill scored 85 runs in 49 balls, while Jos Buttler contributed 57 runs in 35 balls. Sai Sudarshan remained unbeaten after scoring 53 runs in 28 balls. However, he could not lead the team to victory.