GT vs KKR. (Source -IPL/BCCI)
It is going to be a crazy final week of the Indian Premier League 2024 season. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are the only team to make it to the playoff stages of the season so far. Gujarat Titans who were struggling at the bottom of the table got a new lease of life with a win against Chennai Super Kings.
Shubman Gill who was previously with the Kolkata Knight Riders will have a huge point to prove on Monday. The 24-year-old was pivotal with the bat for his side in the key win over CSK in their last game.
The form of Sai Sudharsan and the rest of the batting order will also hold the key to what is expected to be yet another great batting wicket. If Gujarat Titans (GT) can beat KKR they will create more interest in the tournament with just a handful of games left to be played.
GT vs KKR Head–to–Head Record
| Total Matches Played | Gujarat Titans won | Kolkata Knight Riders won |
| 03 | 02 | 01 |
Top run-scorer for GT against KKR
Vijay Shankar the veteran Gujarat Titans all-rounder is the leading run-getter for his side against Kolkata Knight Riders. The 33-year-old has scored 114 runs from two matches and is yet to be dismissed and has a strike rate of 237.5 from these two games. What makes it interesting is the fact that Shankar has scored a half-century each time he has played against KKR with a best of 63 not out.
Top wicket-taker for GT against KKR
Injured Indian pacer Mohammed Shami is the leading wicket-taker for Gujarat Titans against Kolkata Knight Riders. The 33-year-old who has also played for KKR has picked 6 wickets from 3 games with a best of 3/33 that came during the IPL 2023 season. Mohammed Shami has a bowling average of 13.5 with a strike rate of 12 and an economy rate of 6.75 against KKR.
Highest team total versus KKR
Gujarat Titans score of 204/4 from their 20 overs during the IPL 2023 game against KKR is their highest against the two-time IPL winners. Sai Sudharsan and Vijay Shankar had scored half-centuries to help GT post a huge score only for Rinku Singh to break their hearts.
Lowest Team total against KKR
The 156/9 scored by Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2022 season at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai is their lowest against KKR. Then Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya was the top scorer with 67. KKR could only score 148 in reply with Andre Russell hitting 48 runs from 25 balls with a four and 6 sixes but the Titans won the game by 8 runs.
Gujarat Titans IPL records and stats versus KKR
– At Ahmedabad in 2023, Vijay Shankar scored 63*(24) at a strike rate of 262.50, which in an innings of minimum 15 balls, is the highest for GT. Vijay Shankar reached his fifty in 21 balls in this match, which is the joint-second fastest for GT
– At Kolkata in 2023, Vijay Shankar reached his fifty in 24 balls, which is the joint fourth fastest for GT.
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