Indian T20 League 2024: Gujarat vs Kolkata, Match 63 - MPL Opinio Prediction

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Gujarat (GUJ) will face Kolkata (KOL) in the 63rd match of the Indian T20 League 2024 on Monday (May 13) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Kolkata have won nine out of 12 games and have qualified for the playoffs. Gujarat have won five out of 12 matches.

Kolkata won their previous game against Mumbai by 18 runs after posting a total of 157 runs for the loss of seven wickets. The match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain. Gujarat defeated Chennai in their last outing by 35 runs after scoring 231 runs for the loss of three wickets. 

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GUJ vs KOL Head-to-Head Record: 

Gujarat and Kolkata have played a total of three matches so far against each other in the Indian T20 League. Kolkata have won one out of these three matches, while Gujarat have won the remaining two. Kolkata won the last time they faced Gujarat at the Narendra Modi Stadium. 

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Gujarat vs Kolkata, Match 63: Today's MPL Opinio Prediction

GUJ vs KOL Probable Playing XIs

Gujarat:

Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, David Miller, Matthew Wade (wk), Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Kartik Tyagi 

Kolkata:

Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy 

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Narendra Modi Stadium Pitch Report 

The average first innings score in the last 10 T20 matches at the Narendra Modi Stadium has been 191 runs. It has been a high-scoring venue and the batters are likely to dominate here. The pacers are likely to play a crucial role for both teams.

GUJ vs KOL Key Player Battles

Philip Salt vs Gujarat’s bowlers 

He has scored 435 runs in 12 games this season at an average of 39.54 and a strike rate of 182. He has the batting average of 45 against Noor Ahmad. 

Andre Russell vs Gujarat 

He has taken five wickets in three games against Gujarat at an average of 6.80 and has scored 83 runs at a strike rate of 180.43. He has the batting strike rate of 127.8 against Rashid Khan in T20s. 

Shubman Gill vs Kolkata’s bowlers 

He has made 95 runs in three innings against Kolkata at an average of 31.66. He has the batting strike rate of 190 against Vaibhav Arora. 

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Sai Sudharsan vs Kolkata’s bowlers 

In his last outing against Kolkata, Sudharsan made 53 runs off 38 deliveries. He has the batting average of 112 in the overs between seven to 11.