After B. Sai Sudharsan continued his outstanding run by making a majestic 82 and taking GT to a massive 217/6, Krishna was effective with his lengths on a red-soil pitch as RR were bowled out for 159. For RR, barring Shimron Hetmyer (52), Sanju Samson (41), and Riyan Parag (26), none could get into double digits, as GT’s fourth successive win takes them to the top of the points table.
In defence of a tall total, GT were on the money from the word go. Yashasvi Jaiswal slashed to deep third off Arshad Khan, while Nitish Rana’s uppercut was caught in the same region off Mohammed Siraj. Parag started the fightback by flicking Siraj for six, while Sanju Samson slashed, punched, and drove off Arshad to take two fours and a six.
Parag lofted Siraj over mid-on for six, while Samson swiped him over mid-wicket for four. Parag’s sizzling run continued as he swiped and clipped Krishna for six and four respectively, as RR ended power-play at 57/2. But shortly after, Parag gave a faint edge behind to Jos Buttler off impact player Kulwant Khejroliya, to be dismissed for 26.
