Gujarat Titans will face a solid Kolkata Knight Riders side in a must-win situation to stay in the race for the playoff stage. GT would be confident after their 35-run victory over Chennai Super Kings. Here is the GT vs KKR Match Prediction.
On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders would look to continue their winning momentum as they became the first team to qualify for the playoff stage. It promises to be an exciting contest as GT would look to take confidence from the previous match.
Match Details
Details– IPL 2024, Match 63, GT vs KKR
Venue– Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Date and Time– 13th May, 7.30 PM IST
GT vs KKR Head To Head Record
Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders will meet for the first time this season. Both teams faced each other three times with Gujarat Titans winning twice while Kolkata Knight Riders won once.
Gujarat Titans and KKR met twice in the 2023 edition of IPL. The first occasion saw Kolkata Knight Riders registering a famous win with 5 successive sixes by Rinku Singh in the last over to help KKR win by 3 wickets.
The reverse fixture saw Gujarat Titans produce a dominating performance, winning the match by 7 wickets.
GT vs KKR Pitch Report
The previous match between GT and CSK saw a high-scoring match at Ahmedabad. Gill and Sai Sudharsan scored centuries putting on 210 runs opening partnership. GT posted 231 for 3 in 20 overs.
Despite losing 3 early wickets, Mitchell and Moeen Ali put on a superb partnership for the 4th wicket. CSK posted 196 for 8 with brilliant bowling by Mohit Sharma who kept picking wickets at regular intervals.
It promises to be another high-scoring encounter. The captain that wins the toss would likely field first, restrict the opponent, and chase down the target.
Gujarat Titans (GT) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)- Predicted Playing XI
GT
Shubman Gill (C), Sai Sudharsan, Matthew Wade, Shahrukh Khan, Miller, Rahul Tewaita, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Kartik Tyagi, Mohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav.
KKR
Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakvarthy, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana.
GT vs KKR- Fantasy Teams Selection
GT vs KKR Small League– Shubman Gill (C), Salt, Wade, Shreyas Iyer (VC), Miller, Rinku Singh, Rashid Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Noor Ahmad, Starc, Umesh Yadav.
GT vs KKR Grand League– Sai Sudharsan, Narine (VC), Wade, Venkatesh Iyer, Shahrukh Khan, Russell, Rahul Tewaita, Rashid Khan (C), Varun Chakravarty, Noor Ahmad, Harshit Rana.
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