Opening the innings at the Narendra Modi Stadium against GT bowlers Rahane was caught by Kagiso Rabada off the bowling of Mohammed Siraj on the very first delivery he faced. Rahane's dismissal today was a golden duck, coming on the very first ball of the fourth delivery of the match. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Rahane opened the innings for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) alongside Tim Seifert.

Siraj started with a dot and then conceded a single and a boundary to Seifert. On his first ball to Rahane (0.4 overs), he delivered a sharp ball that forced a mistake.Rahane attempted to play the ball but only managed to find Kagiso Rabada, who took a clean catch. The wicket will act as a major boost for GT as they got the captain in the first over itself.

Angkrish Raghuvanshi joined Tim Seifert at the crease, after Rahane’s wicket trying to build a stable partnership. Tim Seifert replaced Finn Allen in the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) playing XI for today's match against Gujarat Titans primarily due to Allen's poor form and a tactical shift to stabilize the top order. Allen had struggled significantly leading up to this game, managing only 81 runs in five matches during the current IPL season.

Seifert was in exceptional touch during the 2026 T20 World Cup, where he was the tournament's second-leading run-scorer with 356 runs.

Don't play with emotions: Twitter criticises Rahane as he gets out at golden duck

Twitter is currently blowing up with tweets from Kolkata Knight Riders’ fans as the skipper was dismissed for a golden duck and the team has been unable to register a single win in the last five matches. People are questioning the batting position of Rahane as they believe he is more suited for a third position player and are questioning the roles of Cameron Green, Rinku Singh and Rahane as they have been unable to deliver for the team in times of crisis.

 

 

 

 

 

KKR is going through times of difficulty as they have been unable to register their first win even though the tournament is getting into its second half. It will be interesting to see how they recover from the early wickets.