Match Details
Date: April 29, 2023
Time: 3:30 PM IST
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
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Preview
In match 39 of the Indian Premier League 2023, Kolkata Knight Riders will compete against Gujarat Titans at their home ground of Eden Gardens in Kolkata. KKR will arrive at this contest on the back of a big win against RCB in Bengaluru. Meanwhile, GT will play this encounter after defeating Mumbai Indians by a very big margin at home in Ahmedabad. Both teams have had contrasting IPL seasons this year, so this fixture has the potential to become a one-sided affair in favour of Gujarat Titans against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Weather Report
Pitch Report
Analysis
Kolkata Knight Riders have been bolstered immensely by the runs scored by Jason Roy at the top of the order since he started playing in this season’s IPL three matches ago. The middle order of KKR has been delivering decent performances with their captain Nitish Rana leading the way alongside Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh. The bowling for Kolkata needs a course correction amongst the pacers, while the likes of Varun Chakravarthy and Suyash Sharma have been doing reasonably well for the team.
Gujarat Titans opener Shubman Gill has been leading the side with consistent scores at the top of the order. The captain Hardik Pandya, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, and Rahul Tewatia have been pillars of strength in the middle order for Gujarat. In the bowling department, Mohammed Shami has been leading the pace attack brilliantly for GT in the powerplay, while Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad from Afghanistan, are picking up wickets for the team in the middle overs.
Key Players
People’s Picks
Probable XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Jason Roy, Narayan Jagadeeshan (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, David Wiese, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
(Potential Impact Substitute - Suyash Sharma for Venkatesh Iyer)
Gujarat Titans:
Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma
(Impact Player - Joshua Little for Vijay Shankar)
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Best 14
Wicket-Keepers: Wriddhiman Saha
Batters: Jason Roy, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Shubman Gill, David Miller
All-Rounders: Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Hardik Pandya, Rahul Tewatia
Bowlers: Varun Chakravarthy, Suyash Sharma, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami
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