The Gujarat Titans are staring at a very unlikely prospect. With CSK winning and with GT really low on Net Run Rate they need something really big to happen if they are to qualify. They face KKR, who are handsomely on top and are likely to bring in some new faces as well

GT vs CSK Match Details

Date: May 13th, 2023

Time:  7:30 PM IST

Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

GT vs KKR Weather Report

A dry evening is expected again with dew in the second half.

GT vs KKR Pitch Report

Matches	16
Won Batting First and Percentage	7(44%)
Won Batting Second and Percentage	9(56%)
Average First Innings Score	177
Average Second Innings Score	161
Average Successful First Innings Scores	191

Ahmedabad is on the slower side this season. Spin with the ball holding on the surface is likely with batting first a better choice.

GT vs KKR Head-to-Head

Stats	Matches	GT Won	KKR Won	NR
Overall	3	2	1	0
At Ahmedabad	1	0	1	0
In the last Five Matches	3	2	1	0
In 2023	2	1	1	0

GT vs KKR Predicted Playing XII

KKR Playing XII

Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshith Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy

GT Playing XII

Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha, Sai Sudharshan, Kane Williamson/ Azmatullah Omarzai, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Shah Rukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier

GT vs KKR Key Players

Varun Chakravarthy

Varun Chakravarthy has had a season of two halves. The second half has been the one with Chakravarthy getting back to his 2020 form. He is looking like a massive weapon this season and has been enjoying the spin on offer in the back end.

Sai Sudharshan

Sai Sudharshan has been pretty consistent through the season. His strike-rate too has been better this season and he will have fond memories of his last game as well.

KKR’s Top Five Batters This Season

Players	Matches	Runs	Average
Sunil Narine	12	461	38.42
Phil Salt	12	435	39.55
Shreyas Iyer	12	287	31.89
Venkatesh Iyer	12	267	33.38
Andre Russell	12	222	31.71

GT’s Top Five Batters This Season

Players	Matches	Runs	Average
Sai Sudharshan	12	527	47.91
Shubman Gill	12	426	38.73
David Miller	9	210	35
Rahul Tewatia	12	188	26.86
Wriddhiman Saha	9	136	15.11

KKR’s Top Five Bowlers This Season

Players	Matches	Wickets	Average
Varun Chakravarthy	12	18	22.71
Harshith Rana	10	16	13
Sunil Narine	12	15	26
Andre Russell	12	15	34.5
Mitchell Starc	11	12	40.4

GT’s Top Five Bowlers This Season

Players	Matches	Wickets	Average
Mohit Sharma	12	13	32.69
Rashid Khan	12	10	36.7
Noor Ahmad	10	8	36.25
Umesh Yadav	7	8	26.25
Sai Kishore	5	7	19.57

GT vs KKR, Battles to Watch

Mohit Sharma vs Sunil Narine: Sunil Narine has been smoking in in the powerplay. With minimal swing in the powerplay, Mohit Sharma’s medium pace could be the next target in Sunil Narine’s line of sight.

GT vs KKR Match Tips

The Knight Riders start favorites with recent form.

Match Prediction: Kolkata Knight Riders Will Win the Match