Ahmedabad | Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and elected to bat against hosts Gujarat Titans in their IPL match here on Friday.
KKR, who are winless this season, have made one change with Tim Seifert replacing fellow Kiwi Finn Allen.
The Titans are unchanged.
Teams:
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (capt), B Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ashok Sharma, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj
Kolkata Knight Riders: Tim Seifert, Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (capt), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Rovman Powell, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi.
Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Cameron Green finally found form, smashing a quick-fire 79 to rescue his side to 180 all out against Gujarat Titans in their IPL clash on Friday.
Green’s knock struck off 55 balls came after KKR saw their top order torn apart by pacers Kagiso Rabada (3/29) and Mohammed Siraj (2/23).
KKR were reduced to 32/3 inside the fourth over before Green rebuilt the innings, adding a 55-run stand for the fourth wicket with Rovman Powell (27), followed by a steady partnership with Anukul Roy (9) to push the total to a respectable finish.
Brief scores: Kolkata Knight Riders 180 all out in 20 over
Scoreboard of the IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans here on Friday.
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Tim Seifert c Phillips b Rabada 19
Ajinkya Rahane c Rabada b Mohammed Siraj 0
Angkrish Raghuvanshi c Buttler b Rabada 8
Cameron Green c Buttler b Rashid Khan 79
Rovman Powell c Mohammed Siraj b Ashok Sharma 27
Anukul Roy c Buttler b Prasidh Krishna 9
Rinku Singh c Buttler b Rabada 1
Ramandeep Singh c Mohammed Siraj b Ashok Sharma 17
Sunil Narine c Phillips b Mohammed Siraj 0
Kartik Tyagi run out 6
Vaibhav Arora not out 0
Extras: (B-4, LB-3, NB-1, W-6) 14
Total: (All out, 20 overs) 180
Fall of wkts: 1-5, 2-21, 3-32, 4-87, 5-147, 6-148, 7-165, 8-166, 9-173.
Bowling: Mohammed Siraj 4-0-23-2, Kagiso Rabada 4-0-29-3, Prasidh Krishna 4-0-32-1, Ashok Sharma 4-0-45-2, Rashid Khan 4-0-44-1. (More)
