Cricket Match Predictions: Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans - 39th Match - April 29th

The 39th match of the Indian Premier League, 2023 will take place between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans on the 29th of April, 2023 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

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Kolkata Knight Riders Form Guide:

Kolkata Knight Riders are currently placed at the 7th position on points table.

The top run scorer for Kolkata Knight Riders is Venkatesh Iyer with 285 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Kolkata Knight Riders is Varun Chakravarthy with 13 scalps under his belt.

Kolkata Knight Riders have beaten Royal Challengers Bangalore in their previous match by 21 runs.

Kolkata Knight Riders batted first and they posted a total of 200 for 5 in 20 overs of play. Jason Roy continued his form and smashed the bowlers to all parts of the ground to collect 56 runs in 29 balls. He hit 5 sixes during the process. Nitish Rana in the middle order scored 48 runs in 21 balls to help Kolkata Knight Riders get to a strong total of 200 in 20 overs.

During the chase, Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis started off very strongly. However, once Faf du Plessis was dismissed, RCB lost couple of wickets subsequently leaving them in big trouble. Mahipal Lomror and Virat Kohli were involved in a brilliant partnership of 55 runs and kept RCB in the hunt. Lomror's wicket in the 12th over changed things for RCB as they were eventually restricted to 179 for 8 in 20 overs, losing the match by 21 runs.

Gujarat Titans Form Guide:

Gujarat Titans are placed at the 2nd position on points table.

The top run scorer for Gujarat Titans is Shubman Gill with 284 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Gujarat Titans is Rashid Khan with 14 scalps under his belt.

Gujarat Titans have beaten Mumbai Indians by a huge margin of 55 runs in their previous match.

Gujarat Titans batted first and they posted a total of 207 for 6 in 20 overs. Wriddhiman Saha and Hardik Pandya lost their wicket early on. However, Shubman Gill held one end intact and kept finding the gaps with ease. He scored 46 off 22 balls to lay a great foundation for a big total. Abhinav Manohar and David Miller provided the finishing punch as they scored 42 and 46 runs respectively to take Gujarat Titans to a massive total of 207 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan lost their wicket early on. Cameron Green played a good knock of 33 in 26 balls but he kept losing partners at the other end. Rashid Khan bowled with a lot of fire as he picked up 2 wickets for just 27 runs. Nehal Wadhera tried his best to take Mumbai Indians over the line. He smashed 40 off 21 balls but failed to take Mumbai Indians over the line as they were restricted to 152 for 9, losing the match by 55 runs.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Gujarat Titans (GT): Hardik Pandya (C), Rashid Khan, Abhinav Sadarangani, Alzarri Joseph, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, David Miller, Jayant Yadav, Matthew Wade, Mohammad Shami, Noor Ahmad, Pradeep Sangwan, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Yash Dayal, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little, Urvil Patel, Shivam Mavi, KS Bharat, Odean Smith, Kane Williamson

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Lockie Ferguson (T), Nitish Rana (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (T), Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur (T), Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Shakib Al Hasan, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Kulwant Khejroliya, David Wiese, Suyash Sharma, Vaibhav Arora, N. Jagadeesan

Cricket Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Kolkata Knight Riders

Who will win?- Kolkata Knight Riders

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders), Wriddhiman Saha (Gujarat Titans)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Varun Chakravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders), Noor Ahmad (Gujarat Titans)

Most Sixes – Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders), Wriddhiman Saha (Gujarat Titans)

Player of the Match- Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Team Scores Batting first – Kolkata Knight Riders 180+, Gujarat Titans 170+

Match Handicap: Kolkata Knight Riders

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