Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Kings XI Punjab with 6 wickets at IS Bindra Stadium on Friday. Shubman Gill scored an unbeaten 65 runs off 49 deliveries on Friday and helped his team to achieve the target with 12 balls to spare. He scored an unbeaten 65 runs off 49 deliveries with the help four boundaries and 2 sixes.KKR captain Dinesh Karthik who concluded the match by hitting a six and a four in the 18th over, said Gill capitalised the opportunity to open the innings for his side.

Karthik said, “It's fair that we have given Gill a chance at the top of the order, and he has grabbed the opportunity with both hands."

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The skipper further said “I wasn't too happy with what the bowlers and the fielders were doing, so I thought I should let the boys know what I felt at that time. It is rare, not many people have seen me angry. If I feel I need to be angry to get the best out of the boys, then maybe.”

Earlier, pointing at Gill’s batting position, Karthik faced criticism for not sending him to bat in the top order but he defended his decision by saying that he will send him up whenever there is an opportunity.

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Shubman showed a modest performance in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season, as the 19-year-old has scored 287 runs in 12 innings so far and has three half-centuries to his name.