KKR vs GT Ball by Ball Commentary

And that's it! Gujarat Titans have outbowled, outbatted, and outfielded Kolkata Knight Riders in their own backyard! A yorker nailed in nicely by Ishant, on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi carves it into the leg side for a single. Gujarat Titans win the match by 39 runs and register their sixth win of the season!

Slower one, on a length, outside off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi tries the switch hit, but the ball hits his gloves and rolls on the pitch, on the off side.

SIX! Adventurous! A half volley, angling on the off stump, Angkrish Raghuvanshi gets inside the line, sits on his knee and paddles it over deep fine leg for a six. A stylish-looking shot that.

Bowled from a wider angle, a short ball, on top of off, Harshit Rana stays leg side and cuts it square to deep cover for a single.

Short of a good length, and outside off. Harshit Rana clears the front leg to go over covers but gets beaten.

OUT! HIGH UP IN THE AIR, TAKEN! A wicket for GT's impact sub, Ishant Sharma then! Ishant hits the deck hard, keeping the line around off, Rinku Singh attempts to pull over deep mid-wicket, but the ball certainly gets big on him. He ends up skewing it off the outside half of the bat. It swirls high in the night sky, over mid off. Shubman Gill from cover, runs to his left and takes a fine running catch.

Dug into the pitch, short and outside the off stump. Angkrish Raghuvanshi shapes to play an upper cut, but misses.

Full and angling on the pads. Rinku Singh has another swing and a miss across the line. He is rapped on the front pad. The ball then rolls in front of the point region. They pick up a leg bye.

LEADING EDGE, FOUR! Across off, on a fullish length, Rinku Singh tries to swing for the heavens, on the leg side, but gets a thick leading edge, as the ball sails over short third for a boundary.

Good length, angling on the leg stump, Angkrish Raghuvanshi works it to deep mid-wicket. along the ground for a single.

FOUR! Nice shot! Hard length, outside off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi hangs back and executes the square cut to perfection through backward point for a boundary.

A full toss speared at the middle stump. Angkrish Raghuvanshi drives on the front foot with a straight bat to widish long off. The call is for two and they will get it.

Dragged length, on the stumps, tucked across to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A googly outside off, on the shorter side, Rinku drags the pull to long on for a single.

CAUGHT, BUT SIX! Shahrukh Khan is just behind the boundary cushion with the ball in hand. Landed fuller, on middle and leg, spinning in a shy bit. Rinku Singh clears the front leg and slogs it aerially to long on. Shahrukh Khan misjudges the position of the boundary ropes and leaps in the air. Catches the ball, but oversteps beyond the boundary line with the ball in hand. So, it will be a six.

Aims the sticks, does Rashid, on a fuller length, Angkrish Raghuvanshi rocks back and works across to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Slightly on the shorter side, on the middle and leg, tucked across by Raghuvanshi to deep square leg. Two taken.

FOUR! Swept away with ease! Floated up, fuller and on the leg stump, Angkrish Raghuvanshi brings out the sweep and brooms it all along the carpet for a boundary at deep fine leg.

Short and around the leg stump line, lifting off the deck. Rinku Singh looks to pull it away, but misses. Jos Buttler grabs it high behind the stumps. Rinku has challenged the on-field decision of wide not given. The front-on side vision comes up first. The third umpire checks the batter's position at the point of the ball's release. Rinku's initial trigger movement shows that he got deep in the crease first. And the umpire calls it a fair delivery.

Hits the deck hard, on off, tapped off the back foot to the point region for a quick single.

FOUR! Just played with finesse! Back of a length, nipping back into the batter, on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi cuts it to the left of backward point for a boundary.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! CAUGHT! Prasidh Krishna gets the second and he keeps increasing the wickets column. A slower one from Prasidh pitching around off. Moeen Ali is months early to swing through the line as he looks to dispatch the ball over long on. Ends up mistiming it over mid on. Shahrukh Khan comes running in and judges it well, and takes a fine catch.

Back of a length, angling on the leg stump, Moeen Ali hits it back to the bowler.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Done with absolute calmness. Prasidh Krishna bowls it on a fractionally fuller length, keeping the line of attack on the stumps. Ramandeep Singh clears the front leg and attempts to smash it straight down the ground, but just doesn't manage to keep it along the ground. Hits off the toe-end of the bat, and it travels parallel to the ground. Prasidh Krishna takes a sharp return catch around his right thigh. Ramandeep Singh cannot quite believe it.

A slip in place now for Rashid. A googly, on a length, spinning sharply into the leg side, Ramandeep Singh hangs back and nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! STUMPED! Smart, smart bowling this from Rashid! And KKR's hopes are drowning as the strong Caribbean makes his way to the pavilion. Rashid Khan dishes out another googly, and lands it outside the leg stump line, giving no real space for Andre Russell to work with. Russell tries to stay leg side of the ball, as he shimmies down the track, falling prey to wrong'un. Swings with all his might to park it somewhere in the stands, but just doesn't get any wood on it. Jos Buttler with a slick glove work behind the stumps. He whips the bails off, with Dre Russ out by a country mile. He departs on 21 (15) and KKR are 118/5.

Floated on a fullish length, just outside off, Andre Russell tries to smother on the spin, but misses.

FOUR! Powered away! Slightly on the shorter side, around middle and off, Andre Russell rocks back and pulls it through square leg. Sai Sudharsan from deep mid-wicket runs across to his right, slides, but fails to stop it.

Swing and a miss again! Just around off, another googly, on a fuller length, Andre Russell sits on his knee to slog it aerially, but misses to connect. Jos Buttler collects the ball and breaks the stumps in the twinkle of an eye.

Absolute jaffa! A deceptive wrong'un, on a length, turning back in a long way, on leg. Andre Russell is flummoxed by the turn and gets beaten past the inside edge.

A thigh-height full toss, on middle, heaved away to the right of long on for a single.

FOUR! Didn't quite time it well, but the sheer muscle power of Andre Russell forces the ball to race away! Hard length, on top of the stumps, Andre Russell heaves across, but off the inner half of the batter, through mid-wicket. The long on fielder runs along the circumference of the boundary, to his right, dives in, but fails to stop the ball. It just races quickly through those practice pitches.

Swing and a miss! Hard length, at 144.1 kph, nipping back into the batter from off, Andre Russell swings for the seas, but misses to connect by a long, long way. The ball flirts past the inside edge and goes back to the keeper.

Dots are like gold dust at this stage! At 135 kph, 'Skiddy' bowls it into the pitch, around off, it climbs off the deck, just above the shoulder height of the batter. Dre Russ leaves.

Back of a length, on top of middle, Rinku Singh gets on the toes and taps it in front of cover-point for a single.

A leg cutter by the looks of it, outside off, full in length, Rinku Singh tries to slash it away with a cut, but misses.

Sharp turn back into the batter, from outside off, Rinku Singh rocks back and cuts it to deep third for a single.

Gets away with it, does Sai Kishore! Too much flight on off, and full in length, Andre Russell tries to swing across, but hits it off the inside half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! Another one, looped outside the tramline on the off side. Left alone. Wide called.

Into the stumps at 100.5 kph, on a length, Andre Russell hangs back and blocks it off.

WIDE! Trying to keep it away from the batter's reach, Kishore bowls it way outside the tramline, Dre Russ leaves. Wide called.

Outside off, fuller in length, Rinku Singh drills it through cover for a single again.

Tossed up, across off, on a length, slapped away to deep cover for a single.

Around the stumps, drops it flat and short, on middle, Rinku Singh pulls it along the ground, to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! Andre Russell is looking dangerous today and KKR need these shots! Sundar offers flight and bowls it wide outside off, tries to keep it away from the batter's arc. Russell strides forward and reaches out with his long levers as he lofts it over wide long off for a biggie. KKR need 98 runs off the last seven overs.

FOUR! POWERED AWAY! Slightly short and well outside off, Andre Russell shuffles across a bit and muscles it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Full and around off, Russell drives it to cover.

OUT! STUMPING! This is a big wicket as the set batter Ajinkya Rahane is gone and KKR are in deep, deep trouble here! Sundar changes his line and bowls it flatter and quicker, wide outside off as he sees Rahane charging down the wicket. Rahane, though, extends his arms and looks to reach out, but misses. The keeper Jos Buttler collects the ball behind the wickets and dislodges the bails in time before Rahane could have dragged his bat inside his crease back. A wide called, but Sundar gets the wicket as well.

Full and around off, Rinku eases out to long off for a single.

RAHANE GETS HIS FIFTY! His third of the season! Quicker and flatter, around off, Ajinkya Rahane nudges it towards deep square leg and gets a single. He is fighting in this big chase alone and KKR will want him to stay till the end to get them over the line.

A great effort in the deep from Sai Sudharsan, and he saves two runs for his side! Nagging length and around off, Rahane goes back and pulls it, but he mistimes it in the air towards deep mid-wicket. The ball goes flat and Sai runs forward to take it, but in the end he realises that it is falling down before him, so he brings his body on the line, and tries to flick the ball ahead. It loops off his hand and drops behind him to the right, at deep square leg. But a good backup there, by the converging fielder, helps them to save two runs for the side.

BEATEN! Flighted it up, around middle, Rinku Singh goes on his knees and looks to sweep it but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Floated it up and around off, Rahane makes room a bit and drills it to long on for a single.

Short and around off, Rinku nudges it towards mid-wicket for one.

OUT! CAUGHT! Sai Kishore breaks the partnership and the sluggish stay of Venkatesh Iyer ends here! Sai gives flight again and pitches it up, around off, Iyer goes on his knee and looks to slog it across the line over the deep mid-wicket fence. But he mistimes it and doesn't get the elevation. The ball sails to the fielder in the deep, where Washington Sundar takes it with both hands.

Tossed it up, around off, Venkatesh Iyer comes down the wicket and lofts it over the bowler's head. Mohammed Siraj runs in to his left and cuts it off to save two runs.

Floated it up and around off, Rahane comes forward and drives it through covers for one.

Flatter and full, outside off, Rahane slices it through covers for one. A big over for KKR as 13 comes off it.

SIX! KKR SKIPPER ON THE GROOVE NOW! Sundar gives flight now and pitches it up, around middle, right in the slot. Ajinkya Rahane goes on his knees and slogs it with a sweep shot over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Full and on the pads, Iyer pushes it to long on for one.

BEAUTY! Short and around off, skids off the surface and gets a bit of turn as well, Venkatesh Iyer gets surprised and gets squared up as he looks to block it.

Quicker and on the pads, Rahane nudges it through mid-wikcet for a single.

FOUR! FINALLY A BOUNDARY FOR KKR! A much-needed one for them! Touch short from Sundar and outside off, Ajinkya Rahane stands tall and lofts it inside out over cover with no feet movement for a boundary. Rashid Khan from deep cover runs across to his right, but the ball dribbles into the fence before he arrives.

Great effort in the deep again from a GT fielder! On the shorter side again and around off, Venkatesh Iyer gets inside the line and lofts it with his wrists towards mid-wicket. Shahrukh Khan runs in to his left and puts in a dive to save two runs for his side.

Drops it short and outside off, Iyer covers the line and cuts it to backward point.

Quicker now and around off, Rahane knocks it down to long on for a single.

Tossed it up and around off, Ajinkya Rahane stays leg side of the ball and lofts it inside out over extra cover. Washington Sundar makes a bit of fumble in the deep in collecting the ball properly and the batters take the second run.

Flat and quick, around off, Iyer comes forward and flicks it to wide long on for one.

Begins with a short ball and around off, Rahane presses back and uses his wrists to nudge it towards wide mid on for a single.

Again, a good fielding effort from a GT fielder!  Full and on the pads, Venkatesh Iyer comes forward and flicks it in the gap through mid-wicket. Shahrukh Khan runs in to his left from wide long on and puts in a dive to save two runs for his side. KKR are 61/2 after nine overs.

Quicker, full and around off, Rahane nudges it through mid-wicket for one.

Great effort in the deep from Rashid Khan! Short and outside off, Ajinkya Rahane goes back and slices it through cover point. Rashid runs in to his right there, puts in an acrobatic dive, and saves two runs for his side.

Dragged length and on the pads, Iyer goes back and nudges it to deep square leg for a single. The pressure is mounting on KKR.

Short and touch outside off, Rahane clears out his front leg and chops it out towards cover point for one.

Tossed it up, around off, from around the wicket, Iyer turns it towards mid-wicket and gets a quick single.

Leg bye! On a dragged length and around leg, Venkatesh Iyer presses back and looks to swipe it across the line but misses. The ball clips his back pad and goes towards fine leg as the batters take a leg bye there.

Floated up, around off, Iyer comes forward and drops it down towards cover.

Much fuller and on the pads, Rahane leans on and flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed it up, around off, Rahane blocks it.

Short and outside off, Iyer cuts it through covers for one.

An appeal for LBW but is turned down! Rashid Khan is quite convinced and pleads with the skipper to take the review. Rahul Tewatia, from the cover region, now joins in the conversation between the two and reckons the same. With just a couple of seconds remaining on the timer, tentatively, Shubman Gill goes for the review! On a dragged length and around middle, turns back in, a leg break as it seems so. Venkatesh Iyer goes back and looks to flick it but misses and gets hit on the back pad. The third umpire comes into play. UltraEdge shows that there is no bat involved and the Ball Tracking presents that it is the umpire's call on clipping the middle stump. The on-field call stays and GT also retain their review.

Could have been chopped on! Short of a length and around off, Venkatesh Iyer looks to run it down towards third man but gets cramped up for room and ends up getting an inside edge that goes past the leg stump towards the leg side off the pitch. He runs off for a quick single.

Back of a length but on the pads, Rahane hops back and clips it towards square leg for one.

OH WOW! Goes fuller and just outside off, skids off the deck a bit and nips back in as well. Ajinkya Rahane looks to loft it downtown but gets beaten on the inside edge as the ball zips past the off stump.

In-between length and down leg, Iyer tucks it towards square leg for a single.

On a good length and on the pads, Iyer misses his flick shot and gets hit on the front pad.

Hard length and outside off, Rahane slashes hard at it and aerially to deep point for one.

WIDE! A bouncer, but goes above the head of the batter. Called a wide.

Around the wicket now and bowls it flat around off, angling it in. Venkatesh Iyer sits down to sweep and gets inside the line but misses and wears it on the pads. Half an appeal for LBW and nothing more.

Nice and full again, aimed in at the stumps, driven on the up to long on for one more.

Quick and full, darted straight in at the stumps, Venkatesh Iyer jams it away through mid off and picks up a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Oh, Sunil Narine will be so disappointed with that dismissal! A long hop from Rashid Khan around the leg stump. Narine rocks back to pull but gets cramped for room and ends up just snatching at it. The ball goes flat and low to the fielder just behind square leg and Rahul Tewatia snares a fine catch there. Rashid is delighted and Narine departs for 17(13).

Fuller and at the stumps, clipped away off the front foot towards mid-wicket for a single.

Begins with a flatter delivery, on a good length and around off, Rahane punches it straight to point.

Short of a length, angling a long way across from around middle, Narine just sways away from the line of the ball.

Oh, that is aggressive from Siraj! A fiery bumper, aimed right around the helmet of Sunil Narine, who manages to back away and sway his head out of the way.

Slips in a fuller delivery, quick at the stumps, Rahane looks to pick it leg side but is late and gets it over the square leg region for a single.

On the good length, getting that lift off the deck, around off, Ajinkya Rahane tries to hit over cover but gets beaten.

TWO WIDES! Slower one, short and down leg, Narine misses the pull and Buttler fumbles as well, allowing the batters to sneak in a single.

SIX! That's Narine at his best! Hard length in and around leg, Sunil Narine is quick to move past the leg stump and leans back before smashing it over wide long off for a biggie. KKR are getting a serious move on now.

FOUR! Oh, that's a poor delivery from Siraj! A juicy full toss around the leg stump, Narine is able to make room and swings it away to the left of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

FOUR! Top shot! Hard-length delivery outside off, Ajinkya Rahane stays upright and keeps his shape before lofting it over extra cover for a boundary.

Goes fuller now and bowls it in the channel around off, Rahane looks to pick it up and swing it leg side but misses.

FOUR! Aggressive from Jinx! Back of a length and around off, hitting the deck hard, but Rahane waits for it and flat-bats it straight back down the ground for a boundary.

Hard length around middle, angling in, Narine backs away and hammers it down to long on for a single.

And again! Bowled on the shorter side, brisk pace as well and around off, Sunil Narine backs away to pull but misses again.

Swing and a miss! Around the wicket to begin with, at 144 clicks and bowled on a good length outside off. Sunil Narine stays leg side of the ball and looks to hammer it over covers but misses.

FOUR! Very smartly played! Bowled short and slanted back in from around off, Ajinkya Rahane leans back and waits well before ramping it flat between the keeper and the short third fielder for a boundary.

Pitches the ball up now and angles it in towards the off stump, Rahane gets forward and plays a lovely drive but straight to mid off.

Hits the deck hard and bowls it a bit short around off, Ajinkya Rahane mistimes the pull and hits it to mid on.

Picked up over the on side! Just back of a length and at the batter again, Rahane lofts it up and over in front of mid-wicket as Washington Sundar runs a long way to his left around the fence and keeps it down to two.

Hard length, angled in at the batter at almost 140 clicks, Rahane stays put and just dabs it across to the leg side.

Pretty full in length and angling across off, Narine stays deep and squeezes the ball to the right of Sai Sudharsan at cover-point and picks up a single.

Pitched up again, this time around off, Rahane with a good-looking punch off the front foot but he hits it straight to mid off.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Pitched up on the pads, angling in, Rahane picks it up and clips it up and over square leg for a boundary.

Narine looks to back away and Ishant follows him with a fuller delivery this time. Narine fails to swing it away and the ball lobs up off the pads to square leg as the batters get a leg bye.

Tap and run! Over the wicket now to the right-hander, gets the ball to nip back in from outside off. Ajinkya Rahane plants the front leg across and bunts it out behind point for a quick single.

Shorter in length and angled into the batter, Narine gets into an awkward position and pulls it on the bounce to Washington Sundar at deep backward square leg for one.

FOUR! Up and over! Around the wicket, bowled right in the slot on middle, Sunil Narine stays leg side of the ball and swings through the line, hammering it over mid on for the first boundary of the chase.

Top start from Siraj, just 2 runs and a wicket off it! Bowled nice and full in the channel, gets it to gently swing away as well and Ajinkya Rahane leaves it alone.

OUT! LBW! A huge shout for LBW and up goes the finger! Rahmanullah Gurbaz has a chat with Sunil Narine and takes the review. Coming to the delivery, this is bowled just full of a good length and on off, Siraj gets it to slant back in. Gurbaz plays all over it and the ball beats the inside edge to crash into the pads. No bat involved and Ball Tracking comes up with three reds, absolutely plumb and Gurbaz's comeback is short-lived as he departs for just one.

Full and following the batter down leg and gets it to shape back into the pads. Narine doesn't get a bat on it and the ball goes off the pads to square leg for a leg bye.

Gurbaz and KKR are off the mark! Short of a good length and outside off, pushed away from the crease and past cover-point for a single.

Oh, nearly back onto the stumps! Siraj pulls the length back and hits the deck hard around off, Gurbaz gives the charge and looks to swing across the line but gets an under edge and the ball misses the leg stump by a whisker.

On the money! Good length in the channel, a hint of away movement as well. Rahmanullah Gurbaz makes a well-watched leave.