GT vs KKR Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders win by 3 wickets – In three overs of madness, GT vs KKR gave fans everything to cheer IPL for. Rashid Khan turned the tide with a stunning maiden IPL hat trick in the 17th over. But Rinku Singh had other plans. With Gujarat Titans all but surely looking at victory with 29 needed off last over, Rinku Singh did the unbelievable. He smashed Dayal for 5 consecutive sixes in the last over to chase down 205. Earlier, Vijay Shankar and B Sai Sudharshan have powered Gujarat Titans to 204/4. Follow IPL 2023 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗨 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗛! 🔥 🔥
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 9, 2023
𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸! ⚡️ ⚡️
Take A Bow! 🙌 🙌
28 needed off 5 balls & he has taken @KKRiders home & how! 💪 💪
Those reactions say it ALL! ☺️ 🤗
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/G8bESXjTyh #TATAIPL | #GTvKKR | @rinkusingh235 pic.twitter.com/Kdq660FdER
After Sai Sudharshan slammed a 34-ball 53, Vijay Shankar took charge in the death, hammering 24-ball 63 to take GT across the 200-run mark. Sunil Narine was the best bowler for KKR with three wickets for 33 runs. But with GT scoring 72 runs in the last 4 overs, KKR were blown away.
Chasing a mammoth target of 205, Kolkata Knight Riders stuttered with Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Narayan Jagadeesan departing in quick succession. However, Venkatesh Iyer took charge with Nitish Rana, adding 100 runs for the 3rd wicket. Iyer returned to form with a brilliant 40-ball 83 while Rana slammed 29-ball 45.
While they kept KKR cruising, things turned upside down when Alzarri Joseph dismissed Rana and Iyer in quick succession. In 17th over, it seemed all over with Rashid Khan bagging a hat-trick, removing Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Shardul Thakur.
However, Lord Rinku Singh had other plans. With 29 required off the last over, Rashid Khan handed the ball to Yash Dayal. But Rinku Singh took him on for 5 sixes in a row to win the game.
IPL 2023 Points Table:
| Pos | Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Rajasthan Royals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.067 |
| 2 | Lucknow Super Giants | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.358 |
| 3 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.313 |
| 4 | Gujarat Titans | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.431 |
| 5 | Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.356 |
| 6 | Punjab Kings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.333 |
| 7 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.256 |
| 8 | Mumbai Indians | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.394 |
| 9 | Delhi Capitals | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.092 |
| 10 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.867 |
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Nitish Rana (c), N Jagadeesan, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakravarthy
Gujarat Titans Playing XI: Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan (c) Alzarri Joseph, Josh Little, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Shami
Follow InsideSport on GOOGLE NEWS / Follow IPL 2023 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN
Editors pick
