Gujarat Titans also defeated KolkataImage Credit source: PTI
The IPL 2026 season is getting worse for Kolkata Knight Riders with every passing match. Kolkata, which has already lost 4 out of its 5 matches, now has to face defeat once again. This time Kolkata was defeated by host Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets in the match played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. After the strong performance of fast bowlers including Kagiso Rabada, captain Shubman Gill’s excellent innings gave Gujarat its third consecutive win.
Rabada-Siraj’s deadly bowling
Kolkata won the toss in this match and decided to bat first, which surprised everyone for once. This is what happened and the team lost 3 wickets for just 32 runs. After this Rovman Pavel (27) and cameron green Managed the innings by making a partnership. From here Green (79) took the team forward and scored the first half-century of the season. But Kolkata could score only 32 runs in the last 5 overs, due to which the team was all out for 180 runs. For Gujarat, Rabada took 3 wickets, while Siraj and Ashok Sharma took 2-2 wickets.
Another strong innings from Gill
In response, once again captain Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan (22) made a half-century partnership and added 57 runs for Kolkata. Then Jos Buttler (25) also hit some big shots and was out. But on the other hand, captain Shubman Gill (86) remained at the crease and wrote the story of the team’s victory by scoring his third consecutive half-century. However, he could not complete his century and was out just a few runs before victory. But Glenn Phillips and Rahul Tewatia together gave the team victory in the last over.
Gujarat scored a hat-trick of victory
With this victory, Gujarat now has 6 points in 5 matches. The team had lost the first 2 matches but after that scored a hat-trick with 3 consecutive wins. This victory also took the team to fourth place in the points table. Till now the team was in sixth place. At the same time, with the 5th defeat in 6 matches, Kolkata once again yearned for its first win. The team captained by Ajinkya Rahane is in last place with only 1 point.
