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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), directed by Ajinkya Rahane, closed the horns with the Titans of Gujarat (GT) by Shubman Gill (GT) in the 39th Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 game.
In their home field – Eden Gardens in Kolkata – The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) lost against Gujarat Titans (GT) for 39 runs on Monday, April 21.
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When you pursue 199, you expect a good start to open with the Batters – Ajinkya Rahane
KKR won the launch and chose the game for the first time. They could not say goodbye to the first 3 GT places and ended up grant 198 runs at 20 points, with Vaibhav Aora, Harsht Rana and Andre Russell collecting a wick each.
Pursuing the goal, Ajinkya Rahane (50 years old) was the only good interpreter of the entrances, and others fought badly, giving rise to KKR restricted to 159/8.
Speaking after the game, Ajinkya Rahane said 199 was a Gettable score, but the failure of the openers played an important role in his loss. Said:
“I thought 199 was persecuted, we returned to the game very well with the ball. When you pursue 199, you expect a good start to open with the batters, this is where we are fighting throughout this tournament.”
“I thought 199 pursuable in this wicket, we turned well, we shot with our battle. We have to learn as quickly as possible and move on.”
In particular, Rahane apparently blamed Sunil Narine from KKR struggles, as he has not been able to replicate his success as last year’s batter.
We know very well these conditions, we have to properly beat: Ajinkya Rahane
Ajinkya Rahane added that the pitch was good and they needed to beat properly to get the result they wanted. Stated:
“ It was small, but we thought that if the 200, it will be really good.We know that these conditions really, we have to beat properly, we have to beat well in the half, it is where we are fighting.When you pursue a big goal, wait for a good start with the opening bats.
Ajinkya Rahane expressed his satisfaction with KKR bowling interpretation, but urged the batters to be braver.
“The field is a part that I always think we can control as a team. If you can save 10-15 runs in the field. This is always better. You have to be on; it is where we lack. This format is brave. You must learn from mistakes.
“As a battle unit, you have to be brave and take the positive mindset. It’s a matter of time, we have quality batters in the middle order and I returned to them completely. Angkrish has been very good. Today we have pushed the other boys to climb at speed,” said Ajinkya Rahane.
How did KKR perform in the IPL match previously ended against GT?
The previous IPL game was washed between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Gujat Titans. Speaking about the game before, which took place on April 29, 2023, KKR hosted GT in Eden Gardens at the 39th IPL 2023 game and faced a defeat of seven Wicket.
First in the first game, Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s impressive 81 81 reached 39 deliveries helped KKR publish a good 179/7 total on the board. Gurbaz dominated GT’s attack and, despite the failures of Narayan Jagadeesan, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh, brought his team to a respectable score.
Only Andre Russell supported him as he hit a brilliant 34 that went from 19 balls to death. For the titans, Mohammed Shami (3/33), Josh Little (25/25) and Noor Ahmad (2/21) arose as the best performers, and they greatly upset KKR.
Defending the scoreboard, KKR found an early hope with the doctors of Andre Russell, Harshit Rana and Sunil Narine, but they could not prevent Vijay Shankar and David Miller from dominating the bat. KKR bowls tried their best, but the score was never defended, and the persecution of the race was completed by 17.5 points.
