IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans- Head-to-Head, Stats, and Predicted Playing 11
Its match number 39 of the ongoing IPL 2025. A month of this high-profile tournament has been completed so far, and fifty percent mark remains as of now. The match on a new week begins with the clash of Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans, two former champions.
It has not been the best season for the defending champions KKR. They lost Phil Salt and Shreyas Iyer at the auction table, which left their batting light. They are the second lowest on the scoring rate and currently at the lower end, seventh on the points table.
They have won only thrice out of the seven games played so far, which does not reflect highly of their entire unit as a whole, after being the ultimate champions of the 2024 season. Meanwhile, the Gujarat Titans are the table-toppers presently, with five wins out of the seven games played so far. They have lost only two matches so far, which shows their grit and determination as a unit.
GT has been the quickest batting side. Not a surprise that they are quite prepared with their bowling and batting to take on the KKR side. The two sides will be locking horns at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata, the home venue for the KKR side. As of now they are coming off a disappointing defeat to the Punjab Kings, where they were bowled out for a mere 95 while chasing just 112. They suffered a surprising collapse and the loss exposed KKR’s vulnerability under pressure and their inconsistent batting.
The Ajinkya Rahane-led side needs to really buck up and win all their remaining games in order to move ahead and stay alive in this tournament. On the other hand, the Gujarat Titans have been a solid side, as they chased down a big target against the Delhi Capitals, thanks to their quality batting.
The nature of the tournament is such that you can’t hold on to all your best players forever, but the batting unit that KKR has built, leaves more than a little to be desired. GT will look to keep chipping away at KKR’s present for, entering the clash with confidence. All signs point towards one team emerging as the winner tonight, though IPL is known to be quite unpredictable in nature.
The two formidable sides have faced each other in 4 matches in IPL. Out of these four games, GT have won twice whereas KKR have come out victorious on 1 occasion, with 1 match ending without a result. At their best, both the teams are innovative and bold, pushing the realms of possibility.
Game Condition:
The Eden Gardens is known to be a batting paradise. Batters can trust the bounce early on, and with short square boundaries, shot making will be easy. The dew could influence the second innings, with the toss-winner probably opting to bowl first and go ahead with a chase later.
KKR Predicted XI:
Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakravarthy
Impact Player: Angkrish Raghuvanshi
GT Predicted XI:
Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Ishant Sharma
Impact Player options: Sherfane Rutherford
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