During the match, Sudarshan was hit by Karthik Tyagi’s ball on his left elbow, after which he went out of the field for some time. However, he later made a comeback and scored unbeaten 53 runs in 28 balls. His innings included 6 fours and three sixes.

24 year old Sudarshan has so far scored 3017 runs in 79 T20s. His average is 43.72 and strike rate is 142.17. During this period he has scored 4 centuries and 21 half-centuries.

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Sudarshan is in great form in IPL 2026 also. He is currently the Orange Cap holder and has scored 554 runs in 13 innings. His average is 46.16 and strike rate is 157.83. This season he has scored one century and six half-centuries. The special thing is that he has scored more than 50 runs in four consecutive matches. He scored 53* against KKR, 61 against Sunrisers Hyderabad, 55 against Rajasthan Royals and 57 against Punjab Kings.

Talking about the match, Gujarat won the toss and chose to bowl first, but KKR batsmen batted stormily. Captain Ajinkya Rahane was out early, but Finn Allen scored 93 runs in 35 balls. He hit four fours and 10 sixes. Whereas Angkrish Raghuvanshi scored unbeaten 82 runs in 44 balls. Cameron Green also played an inning of 52 runs, helping KKR post a huge score of 247/2 in 20 overs. For Gujarat, Mohammad Siraj and Sai Kishore got one wicket each.

Chasing the target of 248 runs, Gujarat got off to a good start. Shubman Gill scored 85 and Jos Buttler scored 57 runs. There was a partnership of 128 runs between the two, but later the team could not maintain the run pace and could only reach 218/4 in 20 overs. Sunil Narine took 2 wickets for KKR and was adjudged player of the match.