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Kolkata Kolkata Knight Riders rode connected blistering knocks by Finn Allen (93), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (82 not out), and Cameron Green (52 not out) to get the amended of Gujarat Titans by 29 runs successful a high-scoring IPL 2026 contention astatine the Eden Gardens present connected Saturday (May 16, 2026).
After logging its highest full of the play (247 for two), with immoderate assistance from the visiting side’s fielders’ largesse, KKR restricted GT to 218 for 4 to enactment live successful the contention for the playoffs.
Allen took his clip to recognize the conditions — arsenic the shot held connected to the wicket a spot successful humid conditions — earlier unleashing his strokes. Using his timing and accelerated hands, predominantly connected the onside, helium cashed successful connected 2 lives, connected 14 and 33, to hammer the GT bowlers.
Sai Kishore had Allen, who added 44 with skipper Ajinkya Rahane and 95 with Raghuvanshi for the archetypal 2 wickets, caught astatine heavy midwicket.
Raghuvanshi, enjoying a fortunate DRS telephone aboriginal on, played immoderate superb shots — including a brave scooped six disconnected Kagiso Rabada. He displayed consciousness and temperament to get to his 5th half-century this season.
Raghuvanshi, who had a reprieve connected 52 disconnected Rabada, aboriginal took 24 disconnected a 25-run penultimate implicit bowled by Mohammed Siraj. Cameron Green, who was fto disconnected by Arshad Khan connected 23 disconnected Rashid Khan, impressed with his pulled hits to the boundary. He formed an unbeaten 108-run basal disconnected 52 balls with Raghuvanshi.
During GT’s chase, Sunil Narine dismissed Nishant Sindhu for 1 aft opener Sai Sudharsan retired hurt.
KKR, contempt losing Matheesha Pathirana to a hamstring issue, applied the brakes successful the PowerPlay (56 for one).
GT skipper Shubman Gill (85) proved his people yet again to people his 5th 50 successful this edition.
Excelling connected either side, Jos Buttler supported Gill arsenic the duo collected 128 runs disconnected 73 balls.
A limping Varun Chakaravarthy, nursing a ft injury, bowled good until Gill gathered 22 runs disconnected his last over.
The wily Narine scalped Gill successful the 17th implicit to enactment the unit backmost connected GT.
Sai Sudharsan returned to articulation Buttler. But the 2 could not execute the people arsenic GT’s hold for a play-offs berth lingered on.
