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Sanjay Sanapoori | April 8, 2023 | 4:19 am
Sanjay Sanapoori | April 8, 2023 | 4:19 am
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Gujarat are looking really solid and are showing all indications of their ability to march to a second straight title. Kolkata though has shown that they still have a lot of fight in them, especially given the nature of their victory against Bangalore, with their mystery spinners coming to life and with the depth in batting proving to be pretty strong.
GT vs KKR Match Details
Date: April 9th, 2023
Time: 3:30 PM IST
Venue: Ahmedabad
GT vs KKR Weather Report
Warm and very dry weather is expected with a lot of dew.
GT vs KKR Pitch Report
The Ahmedabad track has played pretty flat and with dew in the second innings batting second will be a better option.
GT vs KKR Head-to-Head
| Stats | Matches | KKR Won | GT Won | NR |
| Overall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| At Ahmedabad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In the last Five Matches | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| In 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
GT vs KKR Predicted Playing XI
GT Playing XI
Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha, Sai Sudharshan/Matthew Wade, Hardik Pandya, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Josh Little, Yash Dayal
KKR Playing XI
Mandeep Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Tim Southee, Varun Chakravarthy, Umesh Yadav
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GT vs KKR Key Players
Sai Sudharshan
Sai Sudharshan, with two innings is proving to be a pretty strong prospect this IPL. Left handed, and with the ability to rotate strike effectively with proper cricketing shots, has made him a really good player to watch this season.
Nitish Rana
Nitish Rana has been with the Knight Riders for a really long time and is a vital part of their line-up. Now, with an interesting turn of events, Rana will be leading the side. His batting form has been good over the last couple of years and it will be interesting to see what leadership does to his batting.
GT’s Top Five Batters Last Season
| Players | Matches | Runs | Average |
| Hardik Pandya | 15 | 487 | 44.27 |
| Shubman Gill | 16 | 483 | 68 |
| David Miller | 16 | 481 | 34.5 |
| WP Saha | 11 | 317 | 31 |
| Rahul Tewatia | 116 | 217 | 3 |
KKR’s Top Five Batters Last Season
| Players | Matches | Runs | Average |
| Shreyas Iyer | 14 | 401 | 30.84 |
| Nitish Rana | 14 | 361 | 26.22 |
| Andre Russell | 14 | 335 | 37.22 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 12 | 182 | 16.54 |
| Rinku Singh | 7 | 174 | 34.22 |
GT’s Top Five Bowlers Last Season
| Players | Matches | Wickets | Average |
| Mohammad Shami | 16 | 20 | 24.4 |
| Rashid Khan | 16 | 19 | 22.15 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 13 | 13 | 35.58 |
| Yash Dayal | 9 | 12 | 26.9 |
| Hardik Pandya | 15 | 8 | 27.75 |
KKR’s Top Five Bowlers Last Season
| Players | Matches | Wickets | Average |
| Andre Russell | 14 | 17 | 17 |
| Umesh Yadav | 16 | 16 | 21 |
| Tim Southee | 13 | 14 | 19.64 |
| Sunil Narine | 14 | 9 | 34 |
| Pat Cummins | 5 | 7 | 31 |
GT vs KKR Rivalries to Watch out For
Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharshan vs Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine: KKR are back with their mystery spin, and with GT strong chasers, the battle between a side which loves to defend totals with spin and a side which loves to chase will be interesting. Given that Shubman Gill and Sudharshan have proven key, and given their ability against spin, their approach could influence how the game goes.
GT vs KKR Match Tips
Gujarat look near perfect with their line-up and are favorites.
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