GT vs KKR Match Prediction & Betting Tips - May 13, 2024
The Gujarat Titans will be looking to keep its qualification hopes alive as it hosts the Kolkata Knight Riders in a must-win encounter on Monday. If the Titans lose this match, they will be eliminated. Even if they do win here, much will depend on the outcome of other matches, which is outside their control.
Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders head-to-head record
Both teams have faced each other in 3 matches to date. The Titans have won 2 of those matches, while KKR has won 1.
Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders Live-streaming and Broadcast
This match can be live-streamed on the Jio Cinema App or watched live on the Star Sports Network.
Match Prediction and Cricket Betting Tips for GT vs KKE IPL 2024.
GT vs KKR Team Previews
Gujarat Titans
The Titans have looked a shadow of their formal selves and have been rather inconsistent throughout this season. They are placed 8th on the table and have an outside chance of making it to the top 4.
Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan put up an inspiring performance on Friday as the opening duo smashed individual centuries to take the team to a match-winning total of 231 runs. However, they will need to play out of their skins as the team faces a potent bowling unit of KKR.
The middle order has proved to be an Achilles heel for the team so far. While there are plenty of big names in the squad including David Miller, Vijay Shankar, Matthew Wade, and Rahul Tewatia, none of them have been able to get going this season.
The bowling has been lackluster too. Mohit Sharma has picked up 13 wickets but has been very expensive at times, while the spin duo of Noor Ahmad and Rashid Khan has failed to keep the opposition batting under pressure.
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Kolkata Knight Riders
The Kolkata Knight Riders scored an emphatic win over the Mumbai Indians on Saturday and became the first team to qualify for the playoffs. Nevertheless, they will still look to win here to ensure a top-two finish.
Sunil Narine and Phil Salt are one of the most consistent opening pairs of the season and will look to give the team yet another strong start. Narine is in particularly good form and is the leading run-scorer for KKR with 461 runs. He has also picked up 15 wickets.
Venkatesh Iyer and Shreyas Iyer provide heft to the middle order, while Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, and Ramandeep Singh have consistently scored runs in the death overs.
Coming to the bowling, Varun Chakaravarthy is the leading wicket-taker for KKR with 18 wickets and will be joined by Narine in the spin department. Harshit Rana has been excellent with the new ball and will support Mitchell Starc and Andre Russell in the pace attack.
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GT vs KKR Toss Prediction
The team winning the toss will likely opt to bowl first.
Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.
Pitch and Conditions
The pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium does offer the seamers some assistance, especially when the ball is new. There are patches of green grass that the bowlers can exploit. However, once the pitch settles, it gets easier to bat on. The team batting first will look to get as close to 200 as possible.
The weather in Ahmedabad is likely to be warm and dry with a temperature of around 33 degrees.
GT vs KKR Betting Tips
We feel that KKR should win this match easily. They have been in excellent form throughout this season, performing well in all departments. On the other hand, the Titans have lacked the intent and will find it difficult to overcome such stiff opposition.
Bet on the Kolkata Knight Riders to win.
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The Narendra Modi Stadium usually offers a good batting surface and the bowlers need to earn their wickets. Only 1 of the last 5 matches played here have seen 13 or more wickets fall. As the bowling for Gujarat has been pretty ordinary, we are likely to see more of the same in this match.
Chakaravarthy has bowled well in the last couple of weeks and is the leading wicket-taker for KKR this season. He has picked up at least 2 wickets in each of his last 4 innings and is likely to do so again.
The pitch in Ahmedabad offers plenty of opportunities for the batsmen to score runs. The boundaries here aren’t the longest and with the kind of batting prowess both teams, especially KKR possess, we are all set to see some big overs.
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