KKR vs GT Dream11 Prediction: Match 39 of IPL 2023 Playing 11, Pitch Report and Fantasy Cricket Tips for Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans Dream11 Team
Published on: Apr 28, 2023 8:23 pm IST|Updated on: Apr 29, 2023 4:14 am IST
Kolkata Knight Riders go head-to-head against Gujarat Titans in the 39th match of the Indian Premier League at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 29th April, Saturday at 3:30 PM IST.
Kolkata Knight Riders are back to winning ways, they did it against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Knight Riders opener Jason Roy is looking in great touch and his form is crucial for Kolkata to survive in the tournament. Knight Riders blasted themselves to 200 and the bowling turned up to topple Royal Challengers star batters and eventually went on to win the game by 21 runs. Varun Chakravarthy once again troubling the Bangalore batters along with Suyash Sharma who enjoyed his four over spell with a two-for.
Gujarat Titans are a top team, they are showing why they are one of the team to beat in the tournament already. Titans were up against Mumbai Indians in the last game, they powered themselves to 207, all thanks to some powerful hitting from Abhinav Manohar who scored a brilliant 42 off 21 balls. Noor Ahmad then spun the web on the Mumbai batters as he went on to scalp three wickets. Gujarat Titans are currently sitting joint first spot with Chennai Super Kings.
KKR vs GT Dream11 Team Prediction for Today Match
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans, 39th Match
29th April, 3:30 PM IST
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
The 39th match of the Indian Premier League between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 29th April at 3:30 PM IST.
Where to Watch KKR vs GT Live?
Indian Premier League will live stream on JioCinema app and website in India. The games will also be telecasted on Star Sports channels as well.
Eden Gardens Pitch Report
The pitch at Kolkata used to aid the bowlers in recent years but in the last few years or so, it has become a belter for batting. Teams batting second have went on to chase big totals. Bowlers will need to bring their variations in a smarter way. Average first innings score is 183 and teams winning the toss usually opt to bowl first and try to restrict the opposition.
Eden Gardens continues to be a batting paradise, the batters will enjoy hitting through the line and with both these teams have so many powerful hitters, it’s going to be run fest. 5 wickets were picked up pacers while the spinners dominated by snaring 7 wickets.
Team Form Guide:
KKR (recent first): WLLLL
GT (recent first): WWLWL
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KKR Playing 11
- Jason Roy
- Narayan Jagadeesan
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Nitish Rana (C)
- Andre Russell
- Rinku Singh
- David Wiese
- Sunil Narine/Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Vaibhav Arora/Shardul Thakur
- Umesh Yadav
- Varun Chakravarthy
- If Kolkata Knight Riders are looking to strengthen their batting, they’ll need to look at dropping Sunil Narine and bring Rahmanullah Gurbaz into the playing 11.
- Lockie Ferguson’s uncertainty still looms for Knight Riders and they are desperately waiting for him to make a come back.
- Shardul Thakur has missed a couple of games due a niggle. He should be back into the playing 11 and replace Vaibhav Arora.
- Litton Das is not available for selection as the Bangladesh keeper has returned back home due to a family emergency.
- Kolkata Knight Riders can use Anukul Roy or Mandeep Singh as impact player.
Venkatesh Iyer vs Gujarat Titans
Venkatesh Iyer has been in great touch for Kolkata. However, the rest of the batting hasn’t clicked and Iyer’s contribution on few occasions has gone in vain.
Last 5 performances in T20 | IPL Matches, Runs and Average against Gujarat Titans | Runs & Averages in IPL | IPL performances at Kolkata | Captain or Vice captain choice |
31, 20, 0, 104, 10 | 2 Matches, 83 runs & Average 50.00 | 837 Runs & 29.89 Average | 20, 10, 3 | ✅ |
Varun Chakravarthy vs Gujarat Titans
Varun Chakravarthy may not have had a brilliant season, he’s still Kolkata’s one of the premium bowlers that their captain goes for when they need wickets. Chakravarthy’s variation is his skillset.
Last 5 performances in T20 | IPL Matches, Wickets and Economy against Gujarat Titans | Wickets, Economy in IPL | IPL performances at Kolkata | Captain or Vice captain choice |
3-27, 1-49, 2-16, 1-38, 1-41 | 2 Matches, 0 Wickets & 10.60 Economy | 55 Wickets & 7.36 Economy | 1-49, 1-41, 4-15, 1-35 | ✅ |
GT Playing 11
- Wriddhiman Saha (WK)
- Shubman Gill
- Hardik Pandya (C)
- Vijay Shankar
- David Miller
- Abhinav Manohar
- Rahul Tewatia
- Rashid Khan
- Mohit Sharma
- Mohammed Shami
- Noor Ahmad
- Sai Sudharsan is injured and is likely to miss the match against PBKS.
- Gujarat Titans will use Joshua Little as the impact player.
Hardik Pandya vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Hardik Pandya, the skipper of Titans has been their mainframe with the bat and the ball too. Hardik the batter is more dangerous than the bowler himself. Hardik hasn’t been amongst the runs this season, but he just needs one good innings to get his mojo back.
Last 5 performances in T20 | IPL Matches, Runs & Average. Wickets and Economy against Kolkata Knight Riders | Runs & Average. Wickets & Economy in IPL | IPL performances at Kolkata | Captain or Vice captain choice |
13 & 1-10, 66 & 0-7, 28 & 1-24, 8 & 0-18, 5 & 0-28 | 14 Matches, 366 Runs & 61.00 Average. 11 Wickets & 6.91 Economy | 2091 & 29.45 Average. 52 Wickets & 8.61 Economy | 40 & 1-14, 91* & 1-31, 19 & 2-16, 1* & 2-22, 9 & 1-22 | ✅ |
David Miller vs Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
David Miller is a phenomenal striker of the cricket ball. Miller has been the finisher for so long and he’s done this many times coming down the order and wins it for his team from impossible positions.
Last 5 performances in T20 | IPL Matches, Runs & Average against Kolkata Knight Riders | Runs & Average in IPL | IPL performances at Kolkata | Captain or Vice captain choice |
46, 6, 46, 17*, 2* | 14 Matches, 252 Runs & 28.00 Average | 2604 Runs & 37.72 Average | 68*, 59*, 13, 27*, 8 | ✅ |
Who will win Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans match?
- Both these teams have met twice. Gujarat Titans have won once, and Kolkata Knight Riders have been victorious the other.
- Kolkata Knight Riders are back amongst the winning column.
- Gujarat Titans are going too strong in the tournament, they are finding new ways to win out of nowhere.
- Gujarat Titans finding match winners every singe game. Their batting and bowling stepping up to the occasion all the time.
According to the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans today match prediction, Gujarat Titans are expected to get over the line and win this KKR vs GT Dream11 Prediction.
KKR vs GT Dream11 Prediction
Wicket-Keepers: Wriddhiman Saha
Batters: Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, David Miller, Jason Roy
All-rounders: Hardik Pandya, Andre Russell
Bowlers: Rashid Khan, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakravarthy
KKR vs GT Dream11 Captain and Vice-Captain
For Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Hardik Pandya, Varun Chakravarthy
For Grand League: Venkatesh Iyer, David Miller
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