This Monday, May 13, the 63rd match of the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) between the Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders is scheduled to take place. The Gujrat Titans’ home ground, the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, will host the match. The start time of this game is set for 7:30 p.m. With 12 games completed, GT is currently in eighth place in the points table with 10 points, while KKR currently has 18 points and is eligible for the semifinals. As the IPL season heats up, tonight’s match between the Gujrat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders looks to be a high-scoring thriller.
Key Players for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Phil Salt
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In 12 games, Phil Salt has scored 435 runs with a strike rate of 182.00. KKR has been able to do rather well this season because of the starting pairing between Narine and Salt. The squad will be expecting a lot from them in the next few games as well.
Andre Russell
With his batting, KKR’s “Muscle Man,” Andre Russell, may change the flow of the game at any point. He has a strike rate of 185.00 and has taken 15 wickets in 12 matches this season while scoring 222 runs. He is competing for a purple cap, too.
Sunil Narine
This season, Kolkata has performed so well that one of them is their opening batter. This season, Sunil Narine showed his dominance in both batting and bowling. At a strike rate of 182.93, he scored 461 runs in 12 games, including 32 sixes. In addition, he has taken 15 wickets this season and is the KKR team’s top run scorer.
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Key Players for Gujrat Titans (GT)
Sai Sudharshan
With a strike rate of 141.28, he scored 527 runs in 12 games, becoming Gujrat’s best run-scorer this IPL season. He scored a century in the most recent game against the Chennai Super Kings. He also helped his side score runs in this game.
Shubhman Gill
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The Gujarat Titans skipper and India’s opening batter, Shubhman Gill, is trying to get back on track in the IPL this year. With a strike percentage of 147.40, he has scored 426 runs in 12 games. To have a chance at making the playoffs, his squad must win today’s match. He scored a century in his most recent game against the Chennai Super Kings.
David Miller
Because of his powerful hitting, David Miller is known as “Killer Miller.” In just nine games, he amassed 210 runs with a strike percentage of 151.07. Although he has not played as well as he did last year, we still expect a strong inning from him in today’s game.
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Probable 11s For KKR vs GT IPL 2024 Match
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Probable Playing 11
Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, and Varun Chakaravarthy.
Gujarat Titans (GT) Probable Playing 11
Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, David Miller, Matthew Wade (wk), Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, and Kartik Tyagi.
Pitch Conditions
The pitch at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium is favourable for batting. This pitch is used to score quality runs. The outfield is quick, but the boundary is a little bit large. This pitch offers fast bowlers a lot of help. On this pitch, the spinners have very little help. This field has two different kinds of pitches: red and black. The spinners will also receive assistance if the game is played on a red pitch. On this pitch, good runs will therefore be observed.
GT vs KKR Head-to-Head Record
In their three IPL meetings, the Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders have split their victories, with Gujarat winning two and Kolkata winning one. Given that this is the first IPL 2024 meeting between GT and KKR. The team that wins the toss should bat first.
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