Allen, Raghuvanshi, Green and Narine thump GT to keep KKR alive
Fireworks from the KKR trio lifted them to the highest total any team has put up against Gujarat Titans
16/05Result
60th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Kolkata, May 16 2026
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![Kolkata Knight Riders]( "Kolkata Knight Riders")
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![Gujarat Titans]( "Gujarat Titans")
218/4 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
16/05Result
60th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Kolkata, May 16 2026
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![Kolkata Knight Riders]( "Kolkata Knight Riders")
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![Gujarat Titans]( "Gujarat Titans")
218/4 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
'It is simple math' for GT but the 'upper ceiling' complicates matters
"If you have to score targets further than 225, it will come back and hurt them," Sanjay Bangar says after GT fell 29 runs short of KKR's 247
Rayudu calls Narine the 'best IPL player of all time' after latest heroics
"These are regulation figures for him, he has not done anything extraordinary," Sanjay Bangar says after Sunil Narine's 2 for 29 in KKR's win over GT
Stats - Allen puts on a six-hitting feast, Narine is POTM in his 200th IPL game
Many records were rewritten at Eden Gardens on Saturday when KKR put up 247 for 2, the highest total against GT
Raghuvanshi proves he belongs in KKR purple
His 82 off 44 balls against Gujarat Titans' high-quality bowling attack is a sign he may have a future in India blue as well
Sai Sudharsan and Gill make it a GT one-two at the top of IPL 2026 Orange Cap table
Nothing much changed on the Purple Cap table with contenders Kagiso Rabada, Rashid Khan and Kartik Tyagi all going wicketless
'I was probably a shell of a human for a bit' - being dropped helped, says Allen
"I probably wasn't enjoying it as much as I should have at the time, because I was putting so much pressure on myself," Finn Allen says of his struggles early on in IPL 2026
Unchanged GT bowl at Eden Gardens; Varun back for KKR
There is a chance Pathirana could play his first game of the season; he starts the game on the Impact Player bench
Pathirana walks off with hamstring issue against GT
Pathirana's KKR debut lasted just eight balls after he suggested hamstring discomfort in his second over
Gill: 'We didn't deserve to win this one'
GT dropped four catches, three of them sitters with Allen, Raghuvanshi and Green all benefiting from the chances
Holder's ability to sustain pressure makes him central to GT's success
Holder only began playing in the seventh match of GT's campaign, and has taken 13 wickets in six games since
Preview
GT eye playoffs spot, KKR hope for favourable home run
GT will become the first team to qualify for the playoffs with a win, while KKR's chances will take a further hit with a loss
