Eden Gardens has seen extraordinary nights before, but May 16, 2026, produced something the stadium and the cricket world had never witnessed. The KKR vs GT record books were rewritten as six batters passed fifty in a single T20 match for the first time in the format's 23-year history. KKR won by 29 runs, defending 247 for 2 to hold GT to 218 for 4, but the final score was secondary to the batting display that lit up Kolkata.
KKR vs GT record: How six batters made T20 cricket history in one incredible night
GT captain Shubman Gill won the toss and sent KKR in, a choice that looked normal until Finn Allen took control. The New Zealander smashed 93 runs from just 35 balls, including 10 fours and four sixes, before Sai Kishore finally had him caught by Rashid Khan at long-on.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi kept the momentum going, finishing unbeaten on 82 from 44 balls, while Cameron Green added a quick 52 not out from 28 deliveries. Their unbeaten third-wicket partnership of 108 helped KKR to their massive total. Ajinkya Rahane lasted just a run-a-ball 14 before Mohammed Siraj ended his innings early.
Gujarat's chase started fast, reaching 43 in three overs before a Kartik Tyagi short ball hit Sai Sudharsan on the elbow, forcing him to retire hurt. Shubman Gill kept the team in the hunt with a strong 85 from 49 balls before Sunil Narine, making his landmark 200th IPL appearance, had him caught near the boundary. Jos Buttler hit a quick 57 from 34 before a Saurabh Dubey slower ball got him out. Sudharsan returned from injury to finish unbeaten on 53, his fourth straight fifty for GT, a franchise record, but the target was just too far out of reach.
GT remain second on the points table despite the loss and play CSK next, where a win secures their playoff spot. KKR move up to seventh with 11 points, facing MI on May 20 and DC on May 24 in must-win matches. The KKR vs GT record, six fifty-plus scores in one T20, a world first, will stand long after the season ends as one of cricket's most incredible statistical achievements.
