Gujarat Titans eyes hat-trick of wins

Gujarat Titans returns to the familiar comforts of the Narendra Modi Stadium with momentum on its side as it gears up to face Kolkata Knight Riders in Friday’s Indian Premier League clash.

Back-to-back away wins have lent a certain assurance to Shubman Gill’s men, and more importantly, their core has begun to click. Gill’s silken touch at the top has been complemented by Jos Buttler rediscovering his fluency, the duo laying the foundation for totals of substance. It has, in many ways, echoed Titans’ tried-and-tested template — a dominant top order setting the tone.

With the batters doing the heavy lifting, Rashid Khan’s return to the wickets column has further rounded off a unit that suddenly looks well-balanced. The Afghan leg-spinner’s knack of striking in the middle overs adds bite to an attack that thrives on control as much as it does on breakthroughs.