Gujarat Titans have advantage in points tableImage Credit source: PTI

Gujarat Titans, captained by Shubman Gill, is continuously moving forward riding on the winning streak. Gujarat Titans, who started IPL 2026 with a defeat, had to wait till the third match for their first win, but now the team has raised alarm bells for the other teams by winning 3 consecutive matches. Along with this, Gujarat has also made a good jump in the points table and has made a place in the top-4. Whereas the condition of Kolkata is the same as before and it is at the last place.

In the match played on April 17 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat defeated Kolkata without much problem. Batting first in this match, Kolkata scored 180 runs. For that, Cameron Green scored his first half-century this season and played an inning of 79 runs. In response, Gujarat achieved this target by losing 5 wickets. The star of the team's victory was captain Shubman Gill, who scored 86 runs with his bat.

Gujarat's leap, ahead of these teams

In this way, Gujarat continued its upward journey in the points table by achieving its third consecutive win in IPL 2026. Now Gujarat has 6 points with 3 wins in 5 matches. Gujarat, which was in sixth place before this match, has now reached fourth place. He pushed Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals down by one place each. Punjab Kings (9) are at first place, Royal Challengers Bangalore (8) are at second and Rajasthan Royals (8) are at third place.

Whereas Kolkata Knight Riders lost their fifth match in 6 matches. Kolkata, captained by Ajinkya Rahane, is the only team which has not got any victory yet. KKR has got only 1 point and that too because its match against Punjab was washed out due to rain. This team is in 10th place. Above that, Mumbai Indians (2) are at 9th, Chennai Super Kings (4) at eighth and Lucknow Super Giants (4) at seventh.

double header on saturday

Now there is a double header on Saturday 18th April i.e. there are two matches in the same day and the results of these two matches can create a big upheaval in the points table. The first match will be played in Bengaluru between host Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals. The second match will be held in Hyderabad between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings.

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