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KKR vs GT Live : KKR wins in runfest; A resounding victory by 29 runs in a high-scoring match
Samira Vishwas | May 17, 2026 3:24 AM CST

  • Big target of 248 runs against Gujarat Titans
  • Gill won the toss and bowled first
  • Shubman Gill 85 off 49 balls

Tata IPL 2026 KKR vs GT Live Updates: In IPL 2026 (IPL 2026) 60th match was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans and in the 60th match of IPL 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Gujarat Titans by 29 runs. The match played at the historic Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata was completely dominated by the batsmen. Batting first, the KKR batsmen played aggressively from the start and scored runs. Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Cameron Green scored storming half-centuries to guide the team to a mammoth total of 247 runs.

Chasing the challenge of 248 runs, Gujarat Titans also got off to a strong start. Captain Shubman Gill batted aggressively and scored a brilliant innings of 85 runs off 49 balls. His innings included 5 fours and 7 sixes. However, he was bowled by Sunil Narine while trying to hit the big shot and from there started the decline of Gujarat’s innings.

In this match, GT captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bowl first, but the trio of batsmen proved his decision wrong. Finn Allan scored 93 off 35 balls and narrowly missed out on his century. He hit 10 sixes and four fours in his innings. Angkrish Raghuvanshi scored 82 runs off 44 balls with 7 sixes and 4 fours, while Cameron Green scored 52 runs off 28 balls with 4 sixes and 3 fours. When the team’s score was 44, skipper Rahane had already scored 14 runs off 14 balls.

KKR vs GT IPL LIVE Score: Cameron Green – Angkrish Raghuvanshi rains 6, Kolkata build mountain of 247 runs

Gujarat batsmen fought till the end, but KKR bowlers struck at crucial moments to turn the match in their favour. In the end, Gujarat Titans could not reach the target in the allotted overs and KKR registered an important victory by 29 runs. The win keeps Kolkata’s playoff hopes alive, while Gujarat will have to wait for the playoffs.

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wicketkeeper), Cameron Green, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Paksuk Roy, Varun Chakraborty, Saurabh Dubey, Karthik Tyagi.

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ravi Srinivasan, Sai Kishore, Mohammad Siraj.

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