KKR Vs GT, IPL 2026: Allen-Angkrish Knocks Power Knight Riders' Win; Titans Made To Wait For Playoffs Berth

Blazing fifties by Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Cameron Green put Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) out of reach of Gujarat Titans (GT) in match 60 of Indian Premier League 2026 on Saturday (May 16). Kolkata easily defended a 247-run total by limiting Gujarat to 218, winning the encounter by 29 runs at Eden Gardens.

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With their fifth win in six games, KKR got to within two points of the top four and kept alive their slim playoff hopes. The Titans, on the other hand, squandered a chance to go top of the table after their first loss in six matches.

Allen hit a whirlwind 93 off 35 balls, Raghuvanshi stayed unbeaten on 82 off 44 and Green hit 52 not out off 28. All three were dropped in the field, with Allen getting two reprieves (on 14 and 33). Gujarat replied with half-centuries from captain Shubman Gill, Jos Buttler and Sai Sudharsan in the first-ever instance of six half-centuries in the same IPL game.

Allen got to his fifty off 21 balls with four sixes. He hit another six sixes, 10 overall plus four boundaries in his maverick innings. The New Zealand batter was caught on the midwicket boundary, just shy of his second century in three games.

“Sometimes you get little bit lucky,” Allen told the host broadcaster during the innings break. “I just tried to continue for as long as I could.”

Raghuvanshi survived an umpire's call (DRS) on 2 and a dropped catch on 52, both times off seamer Kagiso Rabada. He compiled 95 runs with Allen and 108 with Green.

Kolkata didn't lose a wicket off the last 52 deliveries and easily crossed 200 in their third highest IPL total.

In reply, Sudharsan retired hurt owing to a hit on his left elbow. Gill carried on and added 128 off 73 balls with Jos Buttler, who scored 57. Gill regained hitting form with seven sixes and five fours, reaching 50 off 33 balls, but fell to a well-judged catch at the midwicket fence.

Despite Buttler at the crease, and Sudharsan returning to hit 50, the Titans never really gathered sufficient momentum. Off-spinner Sunil Narine picked 2-29 in four overs to mark his 200th IPL game.

To stay in contention for the playoffs, Kolkata need to win their remaining two games. Gujarat are still comfortably placed and need a victory in their final league match to confirm a playoffs berth.

“Dropping three sitters, I don't think we deserved to win this one,” Gill said at the post-match presentation. “Best to have a game like this now rather than in the qualifiers.”

KKR Vs GT, IPL 2026: Toss Update

Gujarat Titans won the toss and opted to bowl first.

KKR Vs GT, IPL 2026, IPL 2026: Playing XIs

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy, Saurabh Dubey, Kartik Tyagi

Impact Sub: Matheesha Pathirana

Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj

Impact Sub: Rahul Tewatia

KKR next meet Mumbai Indians in Kolkata on May 20, before playing their final league game versus Delhi Capitals on May 24 at the same venue. As for the Titans, they face Chennai Super Kings in their last league outing on May 21 in Ahmedabad.

IPL 2026 Playoff Fixtures

Qualifier 1: Dharamsala, May 26

Eliminator: New Chandigarh, May 27

Qualifier 2: New Chandigarh, May 29

Final: Ahmedabad, May 31