Match number 39 of IPL 2023 will see a team looking for their first IPL title since 2014 go toe to toe with the defending champions.
The Kolkata Knight Riders who are finally back to winning ways after 4 consecutive losses host the Gujarat Titans at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata today.
This will be the reverse fixture of this clash, with KKR having won the first encounter by 3 wickets in Ahmedabad earlier. It was the same match in which Rinku Singh hit 5 consecutive sixes in the last over to help KKR successfully chase down 205.
Saturday, April 29 is a double header match day and this will be the first fixture of the day.
TimesofIndia.com here takes a look at all the big details that you should know for this blockbuster clash on Saturday:
What: IPL 2023 Match 39
Teams: Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans
When: April 29, Saturday - 3:30 PM IST start. Toss at 3 PM IST
Where: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Results for the two teams so far in IPL 2023 (Last 5):
KKR - W, L, L, L, L
GT - W, W, L, W, L
Head to head of these two teams from IPL 2022: The two teams met each other once last season and GT won the match by 8 runs.
Head to Head of these two teams from IPL 2023 so far: In the first clash between these two teams this season, KKR beat GT by 3 wickets
Overall Head to Head:
Played: 2
Won by KKR: 1
Won by GT: 1
Where the two teams finished last season: Kolkata Knight Riders finished seventh, while Gujarat Titans topped the points table after the league stage and then went on to win the title.
Win-Loss record of the two teams in IPL 2022 (league stage):
Kolkata Knight Riders - Played - 14, Won - 6, Lost - 8, Points - 12
Gujarat Titans: Played - 14, Won - 10, Lost - 4, Points - 20
Captains:
Kolkata Knight Riders - Nitish Rana
Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya
Likely Playing XIs:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Jason Roy, N Jagadeesan (WK), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (C), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, David Wiese, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarsan, Hardik Pandya (C), David Miller, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Josh Little, Mohammad Shami.
Full squads:
Kolkata Knight Riders: N Jagadeesan, Jason Roy, Nitish Rana (C), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, Suyash Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Mandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Litton Das, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Shardul Thakur, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Harshit Rana, Aarya Desai.
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarsan, Hardik Pandya(C), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little, Wriddhiman Saha (WK),Vijay Shankar, Odean Smith, Jayant Yadav, Abhinav Manohar, Srikar Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Pradeep Sangwan, Matthew Wade, Dasun Shanaka, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Yash Dayal, Darshan Nalkande, Urvil Patel, Noor Ahmad.
Weather Forecast for Kolkata on April 29:
Maximum Temperature: 35 degrees celsius
Minimum Temperature: 26 degrees celsius
Partly cloudy in the evening
Wind: 15 kmph
Cloud Cover: 23 %
Chances of rain: 3%
Stadium Capacity: 68,000
Pitch: Expect another belter of a track. Fast outfield. Teams batting first have won all 3 games played here so far this season. Spinners might get some help off the pitch. Pacers needs to bowl good lines and lengths or they will be punished. Captain winning the toss might opt to bat first.
Where to Watch:
Digital: You can catch ball by ball commentary, match analysis, latest scores, records and more on - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
TV: Star Sports Network
Live Streaming: Jio Cinema
New Rules:
Impact Player: Both captains will have a list of up to 5 substitutes. 1 of them can be called in as the Impact Player to bat and bowl.
Name Playing XI after the toss: Both captains will be allowed to pick a playing XI they have pre-decided depending on the outcome of the toss. Teams could be prepared with two slightly different XIs, if they choose to do so. The team sheets will be exchanged after the toss.
