Kolkata Knight Riders will be facing the Gujarat Titans in maths 35 of IPL 2022 at the DY Patil sports stadium. The nights have won three out of the 7 games they have played so far. The side has lost its previous match and looks to get back to the winning rhythm against Gujarat. Meanwhile, Gujarat who’ve won their previous match handsomely against Chennai Super Kings, are at the top of the points table. Both the teams will be looking to add another crucial point to their tally in the upcoming match.
KKR vs GT: Match Details
- Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans, Match 35, IPL 2022
- Venue: Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai
- Date & Time: April 23, 3:30 PM.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Analysis
Gameplan: With 3 wins so far this season Kolkata Knight Riders are at the 7th position in the points table at the moment. After coming off a narrow defeat to Rajasthan Royals in the previous match the Knights will be looking for redemption in the upcoming match. The fact that they’ve lost all of their previous three matches will definitely put some pressure upon the Shreyash Iyer lead side. The bowlers in particular have given away too many runs in the recent past and will look to deliver a much-improved show here on. The team management will be hoping for the team to achieve a convincing win and get back to winning ways soon.
Probable Playing XI: Venkatesh Iyer, Aaron Finch, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sheldon Jackson (wk), Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy.
Gujarat Titans: Analysis
Gameplan: With 5 wins out of the six matches played so far Gujarat items undoubtedly have been the most dominant side in the tournament so far. Beat bowling batting or coaching staff all the departments have fulfilled their responsibilities without any failure. The biggest positive for the side will be the returning back to form of hard-hitting David Miller who won his side the match versus Chennai single-handedly last week.
The bowlers have delivered quality performances and assisted the betters at regular intervals throughout the game and will be a key for the team tomorrow as well when they face Kolkata. Regular skipper Hardik Pandya is expected to be back in the 11 for tomorrow’s match.
Possible Playing XI:- Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami.
KKR vs GT: Probable Top Players
Probable best batsman of the match – Shreyash Iyer
Of all the hard-hitting form players to be part of tomorrow’s match from either of the teams we have felt that Shreyas Iyer might outscore all of them. The newly-appointed skipper of Kolkata Knight Riders has displayed Stellar form with the bat recently. His heroic innings of 85 runs kept his side in the match while they were chasing a mammoth total in the last match. Another good performance with the bat is all that the Kolkata management will expect from their capital so as to whose their chances of winning tomorrow’s game.
Probable best bowler of the match – Lockie Ferguson
In spite of having a rare bad day with the ball in the previous match versus Chennai refill Lockie Ferguson might be the key bowler for Gujarat in tomorrow’s match. The Kiwi pacer has got the sheer pace to destroy the opposition batting lineup at any phase of the innings. A good bowling spell from him shall definitely ensure that his team achieves a win under any circumstances. Having picked already eat wickets in 6 matches Lockie surely will be looking to add more to his tally.
KKR vs GT: Winning Prediction
Match predictions: Gujarat Titans
Banking on the wonderful form that all the players currently are in Gujarat Titans in all probabilities is going to defeat Kolkata knight riders in the upcoming match. Another win shall further strengthen their chances to qualify for the playoffs.
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