KKR vs GT Match Prediction: Today’s IPL 2025 matchup pits the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) against the Gujarat Titans (GT). The match’s toss will take place at 7:00 PM, and the game will start at 7:30 PM at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. This season’s first meeting between the two teams will take place.
Pitch report for Eden Gardens
Eden Gardens Stadium’s pitch is good for batting. This stadium has already hosted 96 IPL games. Here, the teams that bat first have won 40 games, while the teams that chase have won 56. The Punjab Kings’ 262/2 victory over Kolkata in the previous season stands as the stadium’s highest team score.
The weather in Kolkata
On April 21, Kolkata will have extremely hot weather. The sun will be shining brightly all day. There is absolutely no risk of rain. On this particular day, temperatures are predicted to range from 27 to 36 degrees.
The best players from KKR will display their power
Gujarat has a really good team combination. where Jos Buttler, skipper Shubman Gill, and Sai Sudarshan are all in form and consistently score runs. Krishna, the well-known purple cap holder, has also done well for the team at the same time. Rashid Khan, GT’s primary spinner, should get back into form and start taking wickets in the middle overs. The team is also bowling well at the same time.
KKR has to improve their middle order, which has had a lot of ups and downs this season.The remaining batters are struggling, but captain Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi have given the squad hope. The fans and the team have high expectations from Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh and Andre Russell, but so far these three have not been consistent.Captain Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi have shown hope for the team but the rest of the batsmen are failing. The fans and the team have high expectations from Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh and Andre Russell, but so far these three have not been consistent.
Face-to-face
The Gujarat Titans are thought to have a significant advantage when comparing the two teams’ head-to-head records. There have only been four games between Gujarat and KKR thus far. In which the Gujarati squad has won two games and Kolkata has won one. Rain caused a match between the two teams to be canceled. Additionally, both teams played in KKR’s home field, Eden Gardens, where the Gujarat Titans, led by Shubman Gill, prevailed by seven wickets.
KKR vs GT: PREDICTED PLAYING 11
Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock(wk), Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Anrich Nortje, Vaibhav Arora
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler(wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Read More: PBKS vs RCB: Punjab Falls as Kohli Leads Bangalore to Victory!
