Kolkata Knight Riders will be taking on Gujarat Titans on Saturday (April 29) in a crucial match of IPL 2023 season. As the two teams lock horns for the second tie this year, KKR need to continue their winning habit, whereas GT will be keen to avenge their earlier loss.
It will be an intense battle at the City of Joy as the two sides look to find a winning formula for completely different contexts. KKR need a win to stay afloat in the playoff race, as a defeat will make their job even tougher.
Gujarat Titans need a victory to get themselves to the summit of the IPL table. They are currently sitting 2nd in the table and a loss will keep them in the mix with other teams on 10 points.
KKR 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), Aarya Desai
GT 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
KKR Team News vs GT: Kolkata Knight Riders are without Litton Das, who left the team due to Family Emergency. Apart from him, everyone is available but Shardul Thakur is doubtful with a niggle.
In terms of the team, KKR captain Nitish Rana would be keen to keep the same eleven as last match. Jason Roy, David Wiese and the Caribbean superstars Andre Russell and Sunil Narine are set to be their overseas stars.
GT Team News vs KKR: Gujarat Titans have their full team available against KKR. Their two recent wins were fuelled by some brilliant displays with bat and ball, and their young Afghan star Noor Ahmad has made a terrific impact so far.
Also, veteran bowler Mohit Sharma has made a huge mark, and with the strong batting lineup comprised of Shubman Gill, David Miller and others - GT look like a strong unit against KKR. Captain Hardik Pandya is almost certain to go with the same team that demolished Mumbai Indians.
KKR Playing 11 vs GT: Jason Roy, N Jagadeesan, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (C), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, David Wiese, Varun Chakravarthy, Suyash Sharma
GT Playing 11 vs KKR: Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha, Hardik Pandya (C), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma
KKR Impact Players - Vaibhav Arora, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mandeep Singh, Tim Southee, Anukul Roy
GT Impact Players - Joshua Little, Dasun Shanaka, Sai Kishore, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi