IPL 2023: Knights eye home high!

Updated On: 29 April, 2023 07:20 AM IST | Kolkata | Arup Chatterjee

KKR keen to trump champions Gujarat Titans at Eden Gardens to keep playoff hopes alive

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KKR players celebrate after dismissing RCB skipper Virat Kohli at Bangalore recently. Pic/PTI

After four consecutive defeats that had laid them low, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Wednesday found the big rejuvenating win they so desperately needed. Consolidation of the gains of Bangalore faces its first challenge on Saturday when the Gujarat Titans come to the Eden Gardens for a joust with the Knights. The defending champions, flaunting fearsome firepower, have been among the table-toppers all through the first half of IPL-16 in contrast to the struggling KKR. Hardik Pandya and his men will also be keen to set the record straight following Rinku Singh’s last over heroics that sent them to a dramatic defeat in Ahmedabad.
A great deal has happened in the 20 days since, with KKR slipping dangerously down the league ladder and the well-balanced Titans looking the team to beat.

Gill in great touch

Shubman Gill has been in great touch, and with David Miller joining the party, the batting has an ominous aura to it. Pandya hasn’t quite hit his straps though he scored a 66 off 50 against Lucknow Super Giants, but the likes of Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, Abhinav Manohar and Rahul Tewatia have kept the fire burning. A 200-plus total that overwhelmed Mumbai Indians on Monday will have them in the right frame of mind. The attack too is potent. Mohammed Shami can do serious damage while Rashid Khan is a threat on any wicket. He seems to have found the perfect foil in young left-arm spinner and fellow-Afghan Noor Ahmad.

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