KOL vs GT Dream11 prediction, IPL 2023: Fantasy Suggestions, Predicted Playing 11, impact substitute options

KOL vs GT Dream11 prediction: Kolkata Knight Riders will host Gujarat Titans in match 39 of IPL 2023 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday. The match will start at 3:30 PM after the toss at 3 PM IST.

Kolkata Knight Riders returned to winning ways after four back-to-back losses as they tamed down Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bengaluru three days ago. Defending champions Gujarat Giants posted back-to-back wins with the latest being a 55-run demolition work of Mumbai Indians.

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On head-to-head, both teams are locked at 1-1 with KKR winning the last encounter in Ahemadabad as Rinku Singh memorably shot five sixes in the last over for a win. A win for GT will put them top of the table while KKR will have a stronger claim for playoff spot with the win.

KOL vs GT injury and other updates

KOL injury update Kolkata have no injury concerns reported ahead of the game.

Key players Jason Roy scored another half-century in the last game as KKR have a headache less in the top order while Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh continue with their good show. Venkatesh Iyer played a 30-odd knock as well but his consistency is a concern.

Among bowlers, Varun Chakravarthy has been the top performer with 13 wickets and took three of them in the last game. Suyash Sharma continues to impress with two wickets in the last game. Andre Russell picked two wickets as well but has struggled with the bat.

Out of form KKR pacers Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, and Shardul Thakur have all struggled to take wickets and proved costly too. Sunil Narine has given away runs as well while wickets have dried up for the spinner.

GT injury update Sai Sudharsan didn't play the last game but Gujarat Titans gave no injury update on why the in-form player didn't play the last game. Mykhel understands its a niggle or a personal reason since the batter has performed exceptionally well for the side this season and has no reason to be dropped.

GT key players Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya, and David Miller all are in good form this season as well while Wriddhiman Saha has struggled to show consistency at the top. Abhinav Manohar played a strong hand in the last game with a knock of 42. Rahul Tewatia scored a 5-ball 20 in the last game as well but bats too late to pick up enough fantasy points.

Among bowlers, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Shami and Mohit Sharma have been the in-form players with the Afghan superstar also leading the Purple Cap race. Shami is just four wickets behind him while Sharma is on a wicket-taking spree with six wickets in three games. Young Afghan spinner Noor Ahmad also left his mark as well with a spell of 3/37 in the last game.

KOL vs GT predicted playing 11 and impact sub options

KOL predicted playing 11 N Jagadeesan (wk), Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, David Wiese, Vaibhav Arora, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy

KOL Impact sub options Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Anukul Roy, Suyash Sharma, Kulwant Khejroliya, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Shardul Thakur, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Harshit Rana, Aarya Desai

GT predicted playing 11 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma

GT Impact sub options Joshua Little, Dasun Shanaka, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Srikar Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Jayant Yadav, Sai Sudharsan, Alzarri Joseph, Pradeep Sangwan, Matthew Wade, Odean Smith, Darshan Nalkande, Urvil Patel, Yash Dayal

KOL vs GT pitch report

Eden Gardens' surface has aided batting with next to no support for the bowlers with the new ball. The slow bowlers are often effective as the match progresses while heavy scoring has been done in the last few games played at the venue.

The average score batting first in IPL at the Eden Gardens is 158. The IPL record at the venue, like most others in the country, shows that teams batting second have had the most success so far but the last two games saw the team batting first winning the games.