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GT Vs KKR, IPL 2024 Highlights: Match Abandoned; Gujarat Titans Out Of Playoff Race, Kolkata Confirm Top 2 Finish

Rain took away Gujarat Titans' hopes of playoffs which anyway depended on a lot of things to go their way. We could not get a ball or even the toss as the bad weather did not allow us to. Kolkata Knight Riders have now booked a top-2 finish with the one point they got today while the Titans' hopes of finishing in top 4 are over now. Titans play their last game of the season against Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 16 and KKR clash with RR to potentially decide the topper of the table on May 20

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Rain took away Gujarat Titans' hopes of playoffs which anyway depended on a lot of things to go their way. We could not get a ball or even the toss as the bad weather did not allow us to. Kolkata Knight Riders have now booked a top-2 finish with the one point they got today while the Titans' hopes of finishing in top 4 are over now. Titans play their last game of the season against Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 16 and KKR clash with RR to potentially decide the topper of the table on May 20. (Scorecard)

Squads

Gujarat Titans Squad: Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, David Miller, Matthew Wade(w), Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Kartik Tyagi, Sandeep Warrier, Abhinav Manohar, Sharath BR, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, Joshua Little, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Spencer Johnson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Manav Suthar, Sushant Mishra, Vijay Shankar, Kane Williamson, Wriddhiman Saha

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Suyash Sharma, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Dushmantha Chameera, Srikar Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Sherfane Rutherford, Sakib Hussain, Allah Ghazanfar

GT Vs KKR Head To Head

GT 2 - 1 KKR

The last time these two teams met, Rinku Singh smashed five sixes in the last over to win KKR the game.

GT Vs KKR Toss Delayed

The toss is delayed due to poor weather conditions at the ground.

GT Vs KKR Weather Update

The floodlights have only partially been switched on. Covers remain firmly placed on the square.

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GT Vs KKR Latest Weather Update

Rain has been getting heavier and lightning also is frequent. The start does not seem anywhere near currently.

GT Vs KKR Latest Weather Update

The drizzle is playing hide and seek but we have started losing overs since 8.35 PM IST.

GT Vs KKR Latest Weather Update

Rain continues as hopes for the match to begin diminish.

GT Vs KKR Latest Weather Update

The cover on the pitch has come off. The cut off time for a five-over game in 10:56 PM IST.

GT Vs KKR Latest Update

Match Abandoned! GT ELIMINATED from Playoff race

Shared points mean KKR confirm a spot in the top two and will now get two chances to qualify into the final of IPL 2024.

GT Vs KKR: Match Abandoned!

KKR remain on top and now have 19 points in 13 games while GT for the first time in their three-year history have failed to get into playoffs. They are third from bottom with 11 points.

That's It From Our Side

So two teams have now played 13 games and we still have only one playoff berth confirmed. Today rain played spoilsport but tomorrow we have another important game DC Vs LSG. Do join us for that. We will take your leave. Good Night!