Match Details
Date: May 13, 2024
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
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Preview
Gujarat Titans will compete against Kolkata Knight Riders in the 63rd match of the IPL 2024 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. After losing three matches in a row, Gujarat Titans registered a much-needed win to keep their playoff hopes alive, beating Chennai Super Kings by a margin of 35 runs. Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders are also on the verge of sealing their playoffs berth, dominating the standings.
Pitch Report
The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad has seen a couple of high-scoring matches in the range of 200 runs in the IPL 2024, but the lowest score of 89 runs in the tournament thus far, also came at this ground. With that, the average first innings score of 170 here in the tournament’s history, can prove to be a competitive total in the upcoming GT vs KKR clash.
Team Analysis
Gujarat Titans
The Gujarat Titans skipper, Shubman Gill returned to his top form after a disappointing start to the campaign in IPL 2024. The opening pair of Gill and Sai Sudharsan has finally clicked with the latter also scoring his maiden IPL century against CSK. Shahrukh Khan and David Miller have stepped up for them, bolstering their batting lineup. Their bowling department after falling off in previous games, with their premier bowlers Rashid Khan and Mohit Sharma finally chipped in with crucial wickets.
IPL 2024 Squad of Gujarat Titans
Shubman Gill (c), David Miller, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson, Sandeep Warrier, BR Sharath. Players injured/withdrawn: Mohammed Shami, and Robin Minz.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Sunil Narine and Phil Salt have been taking down most of the bowling attacks in the IPL 2024, allowing their middle order, which includes the likes of Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer, and Andre Russell, to consolidate the batting innings. The bowling attack of KKR is spearheaded by Sunil Narine, while the likes of Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, and Harshit Rana have stepped up for them at the various stages of the tournament.
IPL 2024 Squad of Kolkata Knight Riders
Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Allah Ghazanfar, Dushmantha Chameera, Sakib Hussain. Players injured/withdrawn: Jason Roy, Gus Atkinson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
Match Prediction
Conclusion
Gujarat Titans returned to winning ways in their last match, but seeing Kolkata Knight Riders’ form, it will be the visitors who will have a better chance to consolidate their position at the top of the points table with a win at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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