The IPL juggernaut moves back to the biggest cricket stadium in the world as Narendra Modi stadium set to host Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders clash on Sunday (April 9).
Titans have won two matches in a row and sit second in the league table. Kolkata Knight Riders have won one match out of their first two, and sit at 4th in the IPL table. KKR have roped in Jason Roy as a replacement for Shakib Al Hasan.
Match Time and Venue: The IPL 2023 match between Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders will be played at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday (April 9). The match will start at 3.30 pm IST.
Live Stream and Telecast: The IPL 2023 Match 13 between GT and KKR will be broadcast live on Star Sports network in multiple languages. Indian viewers can also enjoy the live stream of the match through the JioCinema app and website. The viewers can enjoy the commentary in 12 Indian languages in the live stream, namely in English, Hindi, Bengali, Odiya, Bhojpuri, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi and Gujarati.
Gujarat Titans Squad: Hardik Pandya (C), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Kane Williamson, Odean Smith, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Josh Little, Mohit Sharma
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Nitish Rana (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, N Jadadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, Litton Das, Mandeep Singh, Jason Roy (replacement for Shakib Al Hasan)
Gujarat Titans have made a fantastic start to their defense of the IPL title. The Hardik Pandya-led team have an excellent squad balance with some top-notch players in all departments, and they are blazing with all the guns.
For KKR, unpredictability is still prevalent in their performances. It was the same roller coaster ride in the last match as well where they rose suddenly from the ruins. The problem is that these kinds of things can only win them matches, not a tournament.
These two teams have met only once in history, and GT won the solitary meeting last season by 8 runs. Considering the squads, depth and form of the two teams, we reckon Gujarat Titans have the advantage in this match and they will probably end up with all the points.
Gujarat Titans Win Probability - 65%
Kolkata Knight Riders Win Probability - 35%