IPL: Kagiso Rabada stars as Gujarat Titans record third victory of the season

IPL: Kagiso Rabada stars as Gujarat Titans record third victory of the season

Kagiso Rabada took three wickets while Shubman Gill struck 86 to lead Gujarat Titans to a third victory of the season as they beat Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets in Ahmedabad.

Gill runs came off just 50 deliveries and there were good enough contributions around the skipper as the Titans chased down a target of 181 with two balls to spare.

Jos Buttler struck 25 while opener Sai Sudharsan scored 22 in a stand of 57 with Gill for the first wicket.

Rahul Tewatia (7 not out) and M Shahrukh Khan (3 not out) were left to finish the job in the final over as the Knight Riders slipped to a fifth defeat in six games.

Earlier, the visitors posted a total of 180 all out thanks largely to 55-ball 79 from Australia allrounder Cameron Green.

They were pegged back by losing wickets at regular intervals during the innings with Proteas star Rabada bagging 3-29 in his four overs.

Rabada was well supported by India paceman Mohammed Siraj (2-23) while Ashok Sharma also took two wickets.

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