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Kolkata Knight Riders will face the Gujarat Titans at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in the first match of the double headers on Saturday.
Kolkata Knight Riders have won 3 out of their 7 games and they are currently standing at the 7th position on the points table.
They desperately need a couple of wins to get included in the top 4.
KKR current form
In their previous match, Kolkata Knight Riders suffered a close defeat by just 7 runs against Rajasthan Royal as they failed to chase down 218 runs in a thriller.
Rajasthan scored 217 runs from their 20 overs due to an outstanding hundred from Jos Buttler.
Kolkata Knight Riders lost Narine for a duck early on in their chase but Aaron Finch and Shreyas Iyer made the chase look so easy with their excellent batting.
Both of them batted exceptionally well but Yuzvendra Chahal changed the context of the game with his magical 17th over of the innings.
He took 4 wickets including a hat-trick in that over and Kolkata lost the game by 7 runs.
Shreyas Iyer and Aaron Finch scored 85 and 58 runs respectively for Kolkata in that game.
GT current form
On the other hand, Gujarat Titans have been excellent in their maiden IPL season as they have won 5 out of their 6 games in this competition.
They are currently placed at the top on the points table of IPL 2022.
In their last match, Gujarat defeated the Chennai Super Kings by 7 wickets as they chased down 170 runs with 1 ball left.
CSK scored 169-5 due to a brilliant 73 runs knock from Ruturaj Gaikwad.
In reply, Gujarat Titans don’t have the best of the starts as they lost their first 3 wickets for just 16 runs.
But a magnificent knock from David Miller saved the game for Gujarat Titans who scored an unbeaten 94 runs of just 51 balls including 6 sixes and 8 fours.
Miller was well supported by Rashid Khan who played a match-winning cameo of 41 runs from just 21 balls.
Match details
Teams: KKR vs GT
Venue: Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai
Date: 23rd April, Saturday
Time: 3:00 pm IST
Average 1st innings score
The average 1st innings total at this venue is 159
Head to head record
This will be the first-ever IPL game between Gujrat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders.
Total Matches Played: 0
KKR won: 0
GT won: 0
Tie/no results: 0
Pitch Report
The pitch at Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy assists both the batting and bowling sides.
The pacers can get some extra bounce early on while the spinners can play key a role and pick up wickets as the match progresses.
The batters can score quick runs and the chasing side will have the upper hand on this pitch.
KKR Probable Playing 11
Venkatesh Iyer, Aaron Finch, Shreyas Iyer ©, Sheldon Jackson (wk), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Shivam Mavi, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy.
GT Probable Playing 11
Wriddhiman Saha (Wk), Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya ©, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Abhinav Manohar, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph
Jeetbig Star bowler of the match
Rashid Khan has not picked up too many wickets this season but his economy rate has been exceptional.
He is expected to shine with the bowl against Kolkata and finish as the leading wicket-taker of the match.
Jeetbig Star batsman of the match
Shreyas Iyer scored a brilliant knock of 85 runs in the previous game for his side and he is looking in great touch with the bat in the last few games.
He will be our star batsman of the match.
Jeetbig star Wicket keeper of the match
Sheldon Jackson is very sharp and excellent behind the stumps.
He is also a very handy middle-order batsman that’s why he is most likely to be the star Wicket keeper of match 35.
Jeetbig star all-rounder of the match
Hardik Pandya has finally gained his form and fitness back and he is performing with both bat and ball for his side.
Hardik Pandya will be the star all-rounder of the match.
Who will win?
Gujarat Titans are playing excellent cricket in their debut season and they are the team to beat right now.
They are winning games in critical situations which is a sign of a champion side.
Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders need a win because the competition for the top 4 spots is getting harder and harder with every single game.
The form of Gujarat Titans is their plus point and they also have a better team combination than Kolkata Knight Riders.
Hence, our prediction for match 35 is that Gujrat Titans will beat Kolkata Knight Riders.
