Gujarat Titans (GT) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) were set to lock horns in match 63 of the IPL 2024 edition on Monday in Ahmedabad. The entire game was abandoned due to weather conditions which resulted in GT’s ouster.
Both teams shared a point each, which led to an end campaign for Shubman Gill & Co. who only had hopes of getting into the playoffs whereas KKR are now assured of a two-top finish in the points table.
Shreyas Iyer-led KKR are at the top spot with 19 points with their closest rivals Rajasthan Royals (RR) at 16. While RR can still get to 20 points, winning their two games left including one against KKR, Kolkata will still end in top two. Thus, they are assured of a spot in Qualifier 1, also to be held in Ahmedabad next week.
Thus, Harbhajan Singh, multiple-time IPL winner and ex-KKR spinner opined on his former franchise’s chances of lifting the trophy this year.
Harbhajan said, ‘They have very good chances because the team is very good. It’s an extremely balanced team. I don’t think they have anything lacking in their team. The opening slots, middle order, fast and spin bowling are all set. They have all the options a good team should have and that is why they are the table-toppers’.
The veteran spinner added, ‘I feel they are the strongest contenders to lift the trophy because they have a lot of match-winners. The opposing team needs to have a very good day to beat them. I feel it would be slightly difficult to beat them this season because they are playing terrific cricket’.
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