The Match 13 of TATA IPL 2023 featuring Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders commenced on Sunday, April 9, at 3.30 pm IST. The match was telecasted live on Star Sports Channels and streamed live on Jio Cinema App.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) emerged victorious against Gujarat Titans (GT) in the 13th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. Rinku Singh received the Player of the Match award for his extraordinary performance with bat.
Rinku Singh spoiled Rashid Khan’s impressive performance of taking a maiden IPL hat trick in the 17th over, as he had different intentions. Despite Gujarat Titans looking well on their way to victory, needing only 29 runs off the last over, Rinku Singh did the impossible. He hit Yash Dayal for five consecutive sixes in the final over to successfully chase down the target of 205.
Rashid Khan, the captain of Gujarat Titans won the toss and decided to bat first against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
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Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI
Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Abhinav Manohar, Rashid Khan (c), Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), N Jagadeesan, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Suyash Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match Highlights
After Gujarat won the toss and chose to bat, Vijay Shankar played a pivotal role in leading his team to victory against KKR. He scored an unbeaten 63 runs off 24 balls, which included four boundaries and five sixes, all of which were hit in the last two overs. In the 19th over, he hit Lockie Ferguson for two maximums and then hammered Shardul Thakur for three consecutive sixes in the final over. Sai Sudharsan also performed well, hitting back-to-back half-centuries before being dismissed for 53 off 38 balls by Sunil Narine, who took three wickets in his allotted overs.
During the chase, Rinku Singh pulled off a remarkable feat as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) clinched a thrilling three-wicket victory against Gujarat Titans (GT). With KKR requiring 29 runs in the final over, Rinku blasted five consecutive maximums off Yash Dayal’s bowling to complete the daunting 205-run chase on the last ball of the match. Rinku’s unbeaten 48 off 21 balls, which included six sixes, outshone Gujarat’s stand-in skipper Rashid Khan’s hattrick earlier in the innings. Rashid Khan had taken the wickets of Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, and Shardul Thakur to secure his maiden hattrick in the IPL. KKR’s chase had faltered early on when they lost both their openers, but Venkatesh Iyer (impact substitute) and Nitish Rana revived their chase with a 100-run partnership for the third wicket. However, Alzarri Joseph dismissed Rana for 45(29) and Iyer for 83(40) to keep Gujarat’s hopes alive before Rinku’s heroics sealed the deal for KKR.
Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders Scorecard
GT vs KKR: 13th Match, TATA IPL 2023
Gujarat Titans: 204/4 in 20 overs
Kolkata Knight Riders: 207/7 in 20 overs
Result: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 3 wickets