KKR in Trouble as Kagiso Rabada, Siraj Bag Three Quick Wickets

Samira Vishwas

Tezzbuzz|18-04-2026

After three quick wickets, KKR’s Rovman Powell and Cameron Green are stabilising the innings in the IPL 2026 game against the Gujarat Titans on April 17 at Ahmedabad.

Kagiso Rabada and Siraj dismissed the top order, helping the side gain momentum early in the game. While Rabada picked the wickets of Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Tim Seifert, Siraj bagged the wicket of Ajinkya Rahane.

After being invited to bat first, Ajinkya Rahane and Tim Seifert opened the innings while Mohammed Siraj opened the bowling attack.

Siraj bagged the wicket of KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane for a golden duck. The batter completely misses out with the timing, and the ball was up in the long-on, where Kagiso Rabada makes a safe catch.

Kagiso Rabada bagged his first wicket dismissing Angkrish Raghuvanshi for 8 runs. Raghuvanshi poked the ball and the outside edge has been taken by Jos Buttler behind the wickets.

He bagged his second wicket dismissing Tim Seifert for 19 runs. The wk-batter punched the ball towards point and Glenn Phillips took a catch inside the circle. With losing three wickets Kolkata Knight Riders scored only 37 runs in the powerplay.

However, Cameron Green and Rovman Powell are aiming to stitch a partnership to revive the innings after early dismissals. Ashok Sharma broke through the partnership dismissing Rovman Powell for 27 runs.

On the other hand, Cameron Green and Anukul Roy are aiming to build a partnership as the side cross 100 run mark.

Gujarat Titans Playing 11: Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler(w), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ashok Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing 11: Tim Seifert, Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing 11: Tim Seifert, Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi

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