- Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans (KKR vs GT)
- Date- 23rd April 2022
- Match Format- T20
- Venue- DY Patil Stadium
- Time- 3:30 PM (IST)
- Weather Forecast- Hot, 33℃
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans (KKR vs GT) Today Match Prediction Preview:
Welcome to the KKR vs GT Today Prediction curated by Kheltalk cricket experts. Gujarat Titans will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the 35th match of the TATA IPL, 2022 on Saturday, 23 April 2022 at the DY Patil Stadium. Keep on reading for more information on the KKR vs. GT game.
Kolkata Knight Riders have now lost 3 back to back games and suddenly things look really dark for them. After a terrific start to the tournament, their bowlers are now struggling to put the ball in the right area and are leaking runs at every end. They have conceded 200 plus runs twice in the last 3 games. Pat Cummins is especially finding it tough this season and has the worst economy in the last 5 overs this season. Kolkata needs a turnaround unless things go downhill for them.
Gujarat Titans are moving close to a playoff spot game by game. Most importantly, they have found a new hero for every game which has showcased their depth. Although they are yet to solve their top order issues, other batters have been covering up this problem till now. Hardik missed the last game for them and is expected to make a comeback in this encounter which could be bad news for Kolkata Knight Riders.
Gujarat Titans are sitting in the top spot at the moment with 5 wins from 6 games while Kolkata is at the 7th spot with 4 losses. This is expected to be a thrilling encounter as DY Patil has been batting savvy and both teams have some extraordinary hitters in the lineup.
Top Batsmen for KKR vs GT
- Hardik Pandya (GT)- 5 Matches, 228 runs at 136 strike rate (this season)
- Shubman Gill (GT)– 6 Matches, 200 runs at 151 strike rate (this season)
- Shreyas Iyer (KKR)- 8 Matches, 266 runs at 143 strike rate (last 8 games)
- Venkatesh Iyer (KKR)- 10 Matches, 240 runs at 114 strike rate (last 10 games)
Top Bowlers for KKR vs GT
- Sunil Narine (KKR)- 10 Matches, 12 wickets at 5.38 economy (last 10 games)
- Umesh Yadav (KKR)- 7 Matches, 10 wickets at 7.39 economy (this season)
- Mohammed Shami (GT)- 6 Matches, 8 wickets at 7.58 economy (last 6 games)
- Lockie Ferguson (GT)- 6 Matches, 8 wickets at 8.33 economy (this season)
KKR vs. GT Today Match Prediction Scenarios
Scenario 1- If KKR bats first
- First Innings score prediction- KKR is expected to score 170
- Result prediction- GT will win the match by 4 wickets.
Scenario 2- If GT bats first
- First Innings score prediction- GT is expected to score 170
- Result prediction- KKR will win the match by 5 wickets.
KKR vs GT Today Match Prediction, IPL 2022, Who Will Win the Match?
GT to win
Gujarat Titans have emerged as the tournament’s strongest side and their whole team has performed collectively so far. DY Patil has been a good batting track and Gujarat Titans would enjoy their outing here. They have a strong bowling lineup and especially Gujarat’s seamers could hurt Kolkata’s top order in powerplay if there is help from the wicket. We think Gujarat is going to win this match looking at the conditions and recent form.
Team Update/Players Availability/Injury News
- Hardik Pandya missed the last match and is expected to come in place of Vijay Shankar
- Kolkata could replace Pat Cummins with Tim Southee or bring back Sam Billings in the middle order.
KKR vs GT Probable Playing 11
KKR Playing XI
Aaron Finch, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sheldon Jackson (wk), Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy
GT Playing XI
Squad for KKR vs GT, Match 35, IPL 2022
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Aaron Finch, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sheldon Jackson (wk), Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Aman Hakim Khan, Varun Chakravarthy, Ajinkya Rahane, Sam Billings, Rasikh Salam, Tim Southee, Mohammad Nabi, Shivam Mavi, Chamika Karunaratne, Baba Indrajith, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Pratham Singh, Abhijeet Tomar, Ashok Sharma, Ramesh Kumar, Harshit Rana
Gujarat Titans:
Matthew Wade (wk), Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami, Yash Dayal, Wriddhiman Saha, Pradeep Sangwan, Varun Aaron, Jayant Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Alzarri Joseph, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Dominic Drakes, Noor Ahmad, Darshan Nalkande, Sai Sudharsan.
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