The former captain of England Eoin Morgan was happy to see the stimulator of the Gujarat Titans Prasidh Krishna claiming the purple cap for most of the tank cooks of season IPL 2025 so far. Defending 198, Krishna rendered the figures of 2-25 in his four Overs, while Rashid Khan also finished with identical figures to restrict Kolkata Knight Riders at 159/8 in 20 Overs to guide GT towards a 39-point victory at Eden Gardens. The victory also placed them at the top of the table with 12 points in eight games. With 16 counters in eight matches, the 29 -year -old is the main window of the tournament and benefits from a healthy gap with Kuldeep Yadav, second, who has 12 counters in seven games for the Capitals of Delhi.
“He is the holder of the purple cap right now, and his rhythm is constantly improving. We know that it has this additional pace with which to work with, but you must admire the strength it brings during the intermediate phase of the game. As captain, having a sewing that can have this kind of impact in the middle of the Overs is absolutely without priance.
“He now ends up with the most counters of this year’s tournament – by a certain margin, in fact, by four. It is great to see him grow as a player, evolving through formats, and now rewarded by national honors,” said Morgan on Jiohotstar.
It was also the second time that KKR’s striker has collapsed after their humiliating loss of 16 points against the kings of Punjab in the last match while continuing only 112.
Morgan also dissected KKR’s performance and their inability to bounce back into the match, which led to the second successive defeat of the season for reigning champions.
“Kolkata Knight Riders simply did not bounce as well as we would have loved it. It is always a good sign for a solid team with great character, but they had the same failures they showed throughout the tournament. They made some changes.
“It was interesting to hear Ajinkya Rahane Talking about 199 by being a research score. Because backwards of the heats of Gujarat Titans, we thought that the ball was more than what we expected.
KKR will host Punjab Kings in an inverted match on Saturday, while Gujarat will lock the horns with the Royals of Rajasthan in difficulty in Jaipur on April 28.
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