KKR vs GT: IPL 2023 Stats & Records at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

The defending champions, Gujarat Titans (GT) will now travel to Kolkata as they face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the second time in match number 39 of IPL 2023 at the historic Eden Gardens on 29^th April 2023.

Gujarat Titans will be coming into the contest after an unbelievable victory over Lucknow Super Giants from their previous game. With five wins out of seven games, they are placed at the second position in the points table. Shubman Gill has been the leading run-getter for GT as he aggregated 284 runs in seven games at a healthy average of 40.57 while other batters have contributed at different situations.

In the bowling department, Rashid Khan has been in the Purple Cap contention with 14 wickets is seven games. They did an unthinkable task by winning against LSG defending just 29 runs in last 6 overs, and hence GT will be high on confidence going into the game and would look to carry the winning momentum.

Kolkata Knight Riders, on the other hand, will be coming into the contest after yet another emphatic win over RCB from their last game. With three wins in eight games, they are placed at seventh position of the points table. The last time the both teams met in the ongoing tournament, KKR defeated GT by three wickets courtesy of Rinku Singh’s masterclass as he smashed five sixes off five balls in Yash Dayal’s last over.

Venkatesh Iyer has aggregated 285 runs in as many as 8 games at an average of 35.62. In the bowling department, Varun Chakravarthy has aggregated 13 wickets in 8 games while Suyash Sharma has managed to pick 9 wickets in as many as six games. KKR too would look to carry the winning momentum.

Eden Gardens Pitch Report

The surface at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata has been known to be batting-friendly. However, pacers will get some bounce early on, whereas spinners will play a vital role in the latter stages of the contest. Any score in the region of 180-200 will be competitive, and either skipper winning the toss may elect to field first.

KKR vs GT Head to Head Records: 

Both teams have met twice in the history of IPL, with each of them winning the contest once.

IPL records and stats in Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata

Spin bowlers have thoroughly enjoyed bowling at this venue as they average 27.0 as compared to pacers who average 31.8. Spinners have bowled at an economy of 7.5 and pacers have bowled at 8.1 economy. 47 out of 81 games have been won by teams chasing at this ground. Teams winning toss have preferred batting second at this venue. A cracking contest is expected in the clash between KKR and GT. All the games played in 2023 have been won by team batting first, this will be a day game and teams winning toss would prefer to bat first

Strategy and Matchups:

Rashid Khan has picked Andre Russell four times in as many as 31 balls while giving away just 33 runs. Hardik Pandya has dismissed Nitish Rana twice in 21 balls and has given 30 runs. Russell has dismissed David Miller thrice in 27 balls while he has conceded 41 runs. Shubman Gill has struggled against Shardul Thakur, scoring just 36 runs in 30 balls and has been dismissed twice. Sunil Narine has taken four wickets against Wriddhiman Saha in as many as 62 balls. Pandya will use Rashid to full-effect when Russell comes to bat. Rana will be using Thakur probably in the powerplay to counter Gill early on.

KKR vs GT Highest and Lowest Totals Records:

Gujarat Titans’ highest total against KKR is 204 and their lowest total is 156.

Kolkata Knight Riders' highest total against GT is 207 while their lowest total is 148.

Top Players to Watch Out For:

Gujarat Titans (GT): 

Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): 

Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana

KKR vs GT Full Squads:

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad:

Nitish Rana (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Narayan Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Weise, Kulwant Khejrolia, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Jason Roy. 

Gujarat Titans Squad:

Hardik Pandya (C), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Dasun Shanaka, Odean Smith, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma