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KKR vs GT IPL 2026: Kolkata Knight Riders opener Finn Allen propelled his team to a 29-run triumph over the Gujarat Titans at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday. He hammered a decisive 93 off 35 balls. Angkrish Raghuvanshi contributed with a sparkling 82 off 44 balls.

With this win, KKR's hopes of qualifying for the playoffs are still alive. While batting first, Finn Allen smashed 10 sixes and four fours in his brilliant knock of 95 runs off 41 balls. Raghuvanshi then built a brilliant partnership of 108 runs off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) and helped the host post a mammoth target of 247 runs. 

While chasing, the Shubman Gill-led side could only score 218 runs on the back of captain Shubman Gill's brilliant knock of 85 runs off 49 balls and Jos Buttler's gritty knock of 57 runs off 35 balls. Opener Sai Sudharsan did retire hurt but then scored 53 runs off 28 balls.

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Sunil Narine (2/29) took two wickets, and Saurabh Dubey took one wicket for the host. 

For the Gujarat-based franchise, Mohammed Siraj (1/50) and Sai Kishore (1/38) were the picks among the bowlers. 

KKR: 247 for 2 in 20 overs (Finn Allen 93, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 82 not out, Cameron Green 52 not out; Mohammed Siraj 1/50).

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GT: 218 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 85, Sunil Narine 2/29).


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