In the 39th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) today, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will clash against Gujarat Titans (GT). The match will be played at Kolkata's Home Ground Eden Gardens Stadium at 7:30 pm. The two teams will clash against each other for the first time this season.
Gujarat team is at number 1 in the points table with 5 wins in 7 matches this season. On the other hand, the performance of defending champion KKR has not been so good this season. Kolkata's team ranks sixth in the points table with 3 wins in 7 matches. It is very important for both teams to win this match in view of the playoffs.
Both teams will clash against each other for the fifth time
Titans and Knight Riders in the IPL will be the fifth time. So far 4 IPL matches have been played between the two. Gujarat 2 and Kolkata won 1. When one match was canceled due to rain. Both teams once hit Narendra Modi Stadium, won by KKR 3 wickets in the match.
Rahane KKR's top scorer
Captain Ajinkya Rahane is KKR's top scorer. He has scored 221 runs in 7 matches. In his debut match, he scored a half -century of 56 off 31 balls against RCB. Varun Chakraborty has taken 10 wickets in 7 matches in bowling. He is KKR's highest wicket -taker.
Sudarshan GT player for the highest run
Sai Sudarshan is the top scorer of Gujarat Titans batsman. He has scored 365 runs in 7 matches. Sudarshan has scored 4 half centuries so far this season. He is the second highest scorer this season. While the famous Krishna is at the top of the bowlers. He has taken a total of 14 wickets in 7 matches. He took 3 wickets for 30 runs against Punjab Kings.
Pitch report The Eden Gardens is convenient for the pitch of the stadium. The stadium has so far played 96 IPL matches. The first batting teams have won 40 matches and chasing teams have won 56 matches. The highest team of this stadium is 262/2, which Punjab Kings scored against Kolkata last season.
Weather condition will be very hot in Kolkata on April 21. There will be sunshine throughout the day. There is no possibility of rain at all. On this day, the temperature is expected to be between 27 and 36 degrees.
Possible playing -12 of both teams Gujarat Titans: Shubhman Gill (Captain), Sai Sudarshan, Jose Butler (wicketkeeper), Shah Rukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tevatia, Arshad Khan, Sai Kishore, Mohammad Siraj, Famous Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Sherfen Rutharford.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narayan, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramanandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Aurora, Varun Chakraborty, Enric Nokia, Angkrish.
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