Following four successive defeats, Nitish Rana’s Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) obtained their third win of the IPL 2023 season against RCB. On the other hand, Gujarat Titans (GT) are heading into the next fixture on the back of two wins on the trot and are riding high on momentum.
KKR lock horns with Hardik Pandya and Co. at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata in match 39 of the top-tier league on Saturday, April 29. An exciting clash is on the cards as both sides will be gunning to obtain results in their favour and climb up the points table.
KKR vs GT Match Details
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans, Match 39, IPL 2023
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date & Time: Saturday, April 29, 3:30 PM IST
Telecast & Streaming Details: Star Sports Network and JioCinema
KKR vs GT Pitch Report
The surface at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata has been known to be batting-friendly. However, pacers will get some bounce early on, whereas spinners will play a vital role in the latter stages of the contest. Any score in the region of 180-200 will be competitive, and either skipper winning the toss may elect to field first.
KKR vs GT Probable Playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
N Jagadeesan (wk), Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, David Wiese, Vaibhav Arora, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
Gujarat Titans (GT)
Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma
KKR vs GT Probable Best Performers
Probable best batter: Jason Roy
Roy is relishing a fine season with the bat in just three appearances for KKR. The batter has quickly acclimatized to the league and got the big runs on all three occasions. With scores of 43, 61, and 56 runs in his outings thus far, Jason Roy will aim to continue his purple patch and carve out another big knock against GT.
Probable best bowler: Mohit Sharma
Upon his return to the IPL, Mohit Sharma has proved to be an integral part of the bowling setup for Gujarat. Not only has he been able to get wickets, but also has restricted the rival batters from targeting him for the big runs. He will be gunning to rattle the KKR batting line-up in the forthcoming match.
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