Gujarat Titans Crush KKR at Eden, Consolidate Their Lead

Rahane and his team struggled on a dry wicket and ended up losing by 39 runs

- Somshuvra Laha

KOLKATA: If Kolkata Knight Riders know where the limelight is, it's only because they seem to have rehearsed how not to be in it.

Electing to chase after picking three spinners on a pitch which Ajinkya Rahane felt was dry was puzzling. To let Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharshan practically set the tempo of the innings with a 114-run opening partnership was another blunder. Catastrophic, however, was their inability to not hit a boundary for 34 balls.

In a 199-run chase, KKR practically plodded for nearly six overs to go nowhere, practically leaving Andre Russell and Rinku Singh to do the heavy lifting from the moment they walked in. No surprises were in store, though, as they cracked under pressure and Titans coasted to a 39-run win here on Monday to consolidate their pole position.