Ravi Shastri Commits On-Air Blunder While Talking To Shubman Gill During Toss For KKR vs GT Game

Cricketer-turned-commentator Ravi Shastri made a mistake throughout the toss for the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans IPL 2026 recreation in Kolkata on Saturday. GT captain Shubman Gill received the toss and opted to bowl first in opposition to KKR. During the post-toss interplay, which was hosted by Shastri, the previous India captain mistakenly mentioned that Gujarat had already certified for the IPL 2026 playoffs. “You’ve got the Q alphabet already stamped against your team, how are you approaching this one?” mentioned Shastri.

Gujarat Titans have 16 factors after finishing 12 matches in IPL 2026, however they have not certified for the playoffs but.

Finn Allen unleashed a surprising 35-ball 93 after surviving two early probabilities, as Kolkata Knight Riders capitalized on Gujarat Titans’ sloppy fielding to pile up their season’s highest whole of 247 for 2 of their IPL match in Kolkata on Saturday. The explosive New Zealand opener made GT pay dearly for dropping him on 14 and 33, smashing 10 sixes and 4 boundaries in a panoramic assault, with 86 runs coming throughout boundaries.

If Allen ripped aside the bowling within the first half, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (82 not out) and Cameron Green (52 not out) maintained the momentum with unbeaten fifties of their 108-run stand off simply 53 balls for the third wicket.

GT dropped as many as 4 catches within the innings, with all three KKR half-centurions – Allen, Raghuvanshi, and Green – making them pay closely.

Raghuvanshi received a reprieve on 52 by Washington Sundar. Green was dropped on 23 by Arshad Khan off Rashid Khan.

Asked to bowl first by skipper Shubman Gill on a sticky floor that had remained below covers after rain, Gujarat’s disciplined assault struggled badly, as poor catching compounded their issues throughout KKR’s relentless batting show.

Allen set the tone as the house aspect raced to 100 in 9 overs; they then took simply eight extra overs to get to 200, with the Green-Raghuvanshi mix doing properly of their must-win match.

He survived a troublesome likelihood on 14 when the tall Jason Holder received his fingertips to a pointy alternative at cowl off Mohammed Siraj.

The Kiwi opener then tore into Kagiso Rabada, launching successive sixes – one straight over mid-off and one other whipped over midwicket off at 149 kph supply – to race to twenty-eight from simply 11 balls.

While Allen dominated from one finish, Ajinkya Rahane by no means fairly settled throughout his scratchy 14 off 14 balls earlier than Siraj cleaned him up.

There was a short slowdown contained in the powerplay after Rahane’s departure earlier than Allen received one other life.

Introduced into the assault, Holder induced a mishit from the batter, however Siraj spilled a easy catch at long-on.

From there, Allen went into overdrive.

He attacked each tempo and spin with equal ease, selecting lengths early and clearing the boundaries effortlessly.

Rashid was welcomed with two sixes and a 4 as Allen stormed to a 21-ball half-century.

Raghuvanshi performed the best supporting function. The younger batter used the tempo cleverly and saved the scoreboard ticking, together with a pointy scoop over the wicketkeeper off Rabada to get going.

Allen seemed set for a second IPL hundred this season earlier than Rashid lastly ended the carnage, taking a well-judged catch at deep midwicket off Sai Kishore.

Green ensured there was no let-up within the closing overs.

The Australian all-rounder bulled into the GT assault with three sixes, whereas Raghuvanshi additionally stepped up as KKR completed with a giant whole.

(With PTI Inputs)

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