KKR vs GT, DY Patil Stadium. Gujarat Titans have produced match-winners in the form of Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, David Miller, and many more to come. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders are dependent on a few players like Andre Russell and Shreyas Iyer. As the IPL is reaching the middle phase of the tournament, teams must maintain their morale, and teams like KKR have to make strategies against in-form teams like GT.
GT is currently at the second position on the table after Rajasthan Royals. GT is the team with the least number of defeats in the IPL 2022. A concerning sign for GT is the strike rate of the top three batters—also, the average. Only Shubman Gill has performed well in the top three. The number 3 position is a headache for GT. Vijay Shankar is an absolute failure and is likely to get replaced by Sai Sudharsan. Hardik Pandya is expected to return to the team after missing the last game. Rashid Khan and Tewatia will be key bowlers for GT as this is a day game.
KKR is doing it again, shuffling the batting order and batters. Please stop it, KKR! Only Shreyas Iyer and Nitish Rana have been performing consistently. No other batters are in touch. Specially Venkatesh Iyer. But that should not be a reason for KKR to open with Narine. Sheldon Jackson is performing poorly with bat and gloves. Sam Billings should replace him. If KKR wins this game, they have a chance to break into the top four teams on the points table.
At DY Patil Stadium:
| Matches | Won | Lost | |
| KKR | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| GT | 2 | 1 | 1 |
H2H Player Stats vs KKR:
| M | I | R | 100s | 50s | 30s | Avg. | SR | |
| W Saha | 17 | 16 | 457 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 30.47 | 139.33 |
| D Miller | 12 | 12 | 223 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27.88 | 124.58 |
| H Pandya | 13 | 10 | 299 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 59.80 | 184.57 |
| V Shankar | 7 | 6 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.50 | 132.26 |
| R Tewatia | 9 | 6 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22.00 | 120.88 |
| M | I | W | ER | |
| R Khan | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6.70 |
| H Pandya | 13 | 9 | 11 | 6.91 |
| R Tewatia | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6.89 |
| M Shami | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8.14 |
| V Aaron | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8.43 |
| V Shankar | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8.00 |
Venue Stats:
(Overall T20 stats)
| M | I | R | 100s | 50s | 30s | Avg. | SR | |
| H Pandya | 2 | 2 | 137 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 145.74 |
| A Manohar | 2 | 2 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39.00 | 159.18 |
| D Miller | 2 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43.00 | 148.28 |
| M Wade | 3 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.33 | 117.24 |
| A Finch | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | 138.89 |
| M | I | W | ER | |
| T Southee | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6.63 |
| Y Dayal | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7.00 |
| L Ferguson | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8.63 |
| H Pandya | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6.92 |
| U Yadav | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6.50 |
| S Narine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
| V Chakravarthy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.25 |
| R Khan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.50 |
| M Shami | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8.88 |
Probable Playing 11:
KKR: A Finch, V Iyer, S Iyer (C), N Rana, A Russell, S Jackson/S Billings (WK), S Narine, P Cummins, S Mavi, U Yadav, V Chakravarthy
GT: S Gill, M Wade/W Saha/R Gurbaz (WK), S Sudharsan/V Shankar, D Miller, H Pandya (C), A Manohar, R Tewatia, R Khan, M Shami, L Ferguson, Y Dayal
Fantasy Picks:
WK – W Saha
Batters – S Gill, A Finch, N Rana, D Miller
AR – A Russell, H Pandya
Bowlers – R Khan, P Cummins, M Shami, U Yadav
Punt picks – Y Dayal, A Manohar, W Saha, R Tewatia
Common C/VC – H Pandya, S Gill, S Iyer, A Russell
Punt C/VC – S Narine, N Rana, R Tewatia, L Ferguson
GT Batters vs KKR Bowlers:
S Gill:
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M Wade:
vs Narine – 1W
vs Russell – 2W
vs Cummins – 1W
H Pandya:
vs Russell – 1W
vs Southee – 1W
D Miller:
vs Narine – 1W
vs Russell – 2W
vs Cummins – 2W
vs U Yadav – 2W
R Tewatia:
vs Chakravarthy – 2W
vs Mavi – 1W
W Saha:
vs Narine – 3W
vs U Yadav – 1W
V Shankar:
vs Narine – 1W
vs Russell – 1W
vs Cummins – 1W
KKR Batters vs GT Bowlers:
A Finch:
vs R Khan – 2W
vs Ferguson – 1W
vs H Pandya – 1W
vs Shami – 1W
vs Shankar – 1W
V Iyer:
vs Tewatia – 1W
S Iyer:
vs Shami – 1W
vs R Khan – 2W
vs Tewatia – 1W
vs H Pandya – 1W
vs Shankar – 1W
A Rahane:
vs R Khan – 2W
vs H Pandya – 1W
N Rana:
vs R Khan – 1W
vs Tewatia – 2W
vs H Pandya – 3W
A Russell:
vs R Khan – 4W
vs H Pandya – 1W
vs Shami – 1W
S Billings:
vs H Pandya – 1W
vs R Khan – 1W
Interesting Records:
- Rashid Khan is just one wicket away from completing 100 wicket mark in the IPL.
- Shreyas Iyer need six, Nitish Rana needs two, and David Miller needs one six to complete their 100 six mark in the IPL.
- GT has hit the lowest number of sixes (32) in the IPL 2022.
- Rahul Tripathi and Kuldeep Yadav has won the player of the match award while playing against their ex-team KKR. All the attention will be on Shubman Gill and Lockie Ferguson.
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