On Monday night in Ahmedabad, Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders will square off in Match 63 of the 2024 Indian Premier League. With 10 points from 12 games, the Titans sit in eighth place, while KKR is at the top of the standings. Continue reading for our game preview. On May 13, the game begins at the Narendra Modi Stadium at 19:30 local time.
Gujarat Titans defeated CSK to snap a losing streak and enter the match just two points outside the top four spots. But, this matchup against the league leaders KKR promises to be especially difficult.
KKR, who now sit atop the standings, have defeated certain teams and won close games throughout the competition. Although the Gujarat Titans won’t be an easy opponent, they should be well enough with the bat and the ball to prevail in this match.
Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders Team Preview & Squads
Gujarat Titans
We anticipate that Wriddhiman Saha won’t be fit for this game versus KKR. He missed the Gujarat Titans’ most recent game because of a little niggle. Kartik Tyagi made his debut during the victory over CSK, and he is anticipated to start this game in the starting lineup once more.
This season, Captain Shubman Gill has scored 426 runs, three of which have been 50 or higher, including his century in the most recent game’s victory. The Gujarat Titans’ top run scorer in the 2024 Indian Premier League is left-handed hitter Sai Sudharsan, who is averaging 47.91 in 12 innings.
Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, and Shivam Dube were all removed from the CSK team by fast bowler Mohit Sharma. Again in this match, he will be trying to take important wickets. The Afghan all-round bowler Rashid Khan took two wickets in the space of three deliveries during the previous game. His economy rate in this matchup is probably going to be quite high. When it comes to the batting innings, we anticipate seeing Sai Sudharsan leave the team and Sandeep Warrier enter for the bowling innings.
Gujarat Titans Squads
Gujarat Titans
Shubman Gill (c),Matthew Wade (wk),Mohit Sharma, Kartik Tyagi,Sai Sudharsan, David Miller,Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan,Umesh Yadav,M Shahrukh Khan, andNoor Ahmad.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Before their most recent match, KKR made just one change to their lineup: Angkrish Raghuvanshi was replaced by Nitish Rana, who returned to the team. KKR may decide to rest a few players in this game now that their spot in the playoffs is certain.
The 35-year-old Sunil Narine has played in more than 500 T20 matches and scored over 11,500 runs at bat. He has had a great tournament. During this game, English keeper-batter Phil Salt will continue to attack from the first ball of his innings. In the IPL 2024, he has already scored 435 runs.
The spinner Varun Chakravarthy has excelled in the last two IPL tournaments. Against the Mumbai Indians, he belittled Hardik Pandya and Rohit Sharma. In the previous game, Andre Russell, the all-round player, scored 24 runs off of 14 balls before taking 2/34 from three overs. His form at the bat will make the Gujarat bowlers cautious when bowling to him. Vaibhav Arora entered the lineup for the bowling innings, replacing Nitish Rana. We anticipate that the players will be switched in this match.
Kolkata Knight Riders Squads
Kolkata Knight Riders
Shreyas Iyer (c), Phil Salt (wk),Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana,Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh,Venkatesh Iyer, andRamandeep Singh.
Match Details
Match
Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Match 63 | IPL, 2024
Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders outfield report
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Over 55% of IPL games played at Narendra Modi Stadium have been won by the teams batting second. Thus, we anticipate that in this game, both sides will decide to field first.
Cloudy conditions are expected during this match in Ahmedabad. During this match, the temperature will dip from 35 to 32 degrees.
At the Narendra Modi Stadium, first-batting teams average 172.85 points. The ball will turn for the spinners because there isn’t much pace in the wicket. In power plays, when the ball is at its hardest and travels quickly off the bat, batting will be the simplest.
Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches
These two teams have faced off three times so far, with GT winning two and KKR winning only one.
Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders Prediction
According to cricket analysts, Kolkata Knight Riders have a 55.9% chance of winning.
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