'Didn’t deserve to win’: Furious Shubman Gill blasts GT fielders after dropping three ‘sitters’ vs KKR in IPL 2026

Gill openly admitted his side did not merit victory, given their fielding display. Despite the loss, GT remain second on the table with 16 points. Shubman Gill makes an honest admission after dropped catches cost GT two points against KKR Shubman Gill did not look for excuses after one of Gujarat Titans' worst evenings on the field against Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday at the Eden Gardens.

The GT captain came out and admitted that his team simply did not merit a victory after putting down four catches, three of which were routine opportunities. KKR, who were desperate for points in their playoff push, punished every single miss without mercy and ran up a score of 247 for 2, the highest total any side has ever put up against Gujarat in IPL history. Finn Allen, on just 14 at the time, miscued a shot off Mohammed Siraj in the third over, and Jason Holder failed to take the chance in the covers.

A few overs later, Siraj himself put down a far more straightforward opportunity at long-on when Allen had reached 33. MORE: Gujarat Titans' 4 dropped catches prove costly as Finn Allen and Cameron Green punish He was eventually dismissed for 93 off 35 balls, by which point the total was already beyond reach. Cameron Green was also handed a second chance when Arshad Khan spilled a catch in the deep with Green on 23.

The Australian all-rounder responded by clearing the boundary multiple times in a punishing unbeaten fifty. And even in the final overs, Washington Sundar dropped Angkrish Raghuvanshi at fine leg, a chance that would have cut short an innings that eventually produced a sensational 82 off 44 balls. MORE: 'There will only be one': Sunil Narine hailed as greatest mystery spinner after helping KKR beat GT in 200th IPL match What did Shubman Gill say about GT's poor fielding?