GT vs KKR: Road to playoff difficult for Gujarat, both teams face to face in Ahmedabad today
- Gujarat Titans hope to get playoff ticket
- KKR became the first team to reach the playoffs
- GT will have to win the remaining 2 matches for playoffs
Gujarat Titans (GT) will play Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on May 13 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The match will start at 7.30 pm. Gujarat Titans will face Kolkata Knight Riders in the 63rd match of IPL 2024. This match will be played on 13 May at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. KKR, captained by Shreyas Iyer, has already secured the playoff ticket for IPL 2024. KKR team became the first team to reach the playoffs.
GT will have to win the remaining 2 matches for playoffs
After winning 5 out of their 12 matches, GT will have to win the remaining 2 matches to stay in the race to qualify for the playoffs. Shubman Gill-led Gujarat have won 2 of their last 5 matches. On the other hand, Shahrukh Khan's KKR became the first team to qualify for the playoffs on May 11. KKR has won 9 out of its 12 matches and is on top of the points table. KKR has won 4 consecutive matches. Victory in this match will help the team captained by Shreyas Iyer to top the points table.
head to head record
Gujarat and Kolkata have played 3 IPL matches against each other so far. Out of which Gujarat has won 2 matches and KKR has won 1 match. GT's highest score so far is 204 runs against Kolkata. KKR's highest score against Titans is 207. The last time these teams played against each other was in April 2023. Joshua Little of Gujarat, who took 2 wickets for 25 runs in 4 overs, received the Player of the Match award. GT won this match by 7 wickets.
pitch report
The Ahmedabad pitch provides equal opportunities to both batsmen and bowlers. The last IPL 2024 match played at this ground was a high-scoring match, in which GT, batting first, scored 231/3 and both openers Gill and Sai Sudarshan scored centuries. In reply, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) could score only 196/8 runs in 20 overs and lost the match.
What will the weather be like?
The temperature in Ahmedabad will be around 30 degrees while it will feel like 31 degrees. At the same time, the humidity level will be around 44 percent. There is 56 percent chance of rain in Ahmedabad today.
Probable playing-11 of both the teams
gujarat titans
Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudarshan, Shahrukh Khan, David Miller, Matthew Wade (wicketkeeper), Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier.
Influential players: Abhinav Manohar
Kolkata Knight Riders
Phil Salt (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narine, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty.
Impact Player: Vaibhav Arora