GT vs KKR IPL 2025: Match Preview, Head to Head & Playing11

By Chirag - Apr 21, 2025 10:18 AM
Last updated on Apr 21, 2025 10:19 AM

GT vs KKR IPL 2025: Match Preview, Head to Head & Playing11

On Monday, April 21, the Gujarat Titans (GUJ) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will play Match 39 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. This is an important game for both teams because GT is leading the points table while KKR is having trouble in seventh position.

Match Details

Teams: Gujarat Titans (GUJ) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Date: April 21, 2025 (Monday)
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Live Broadcast: Star Sports Network
Live Streaming: JioHotstar

Weather and Pitch Report

Weather Report- Kolkata

Conditions: Clear skies, no rain expected
Temperature: 28-30°C (Humidity around 65%)
Dew Factor: Moderate (could influence toss decision)

Pitch Report (Eden Gardens, Kolkata)

Nature: Balanced (good for batting with some help for spinners)
Average 1st Innings Score (IPL 2025): 175-185
Recent Trend: Teams chasing have won 60% of matches here this season
Key Factor: Spinners play a vital role in middle overs

Toss Strategy:

Bat First: If pitch looks dry (spinners can dominate later)
Chase: If dew is expected (easier batting in second innings)

Head-to-Head Record (KKR vs GT in IPL)

Stats	KKR	GT	NR
Total Matches	4	2	1
At Eden Gardens	0	1	0

Last 5 Meetings:

GT vs KKR (May 13, 2024) – No Result (Rain)
KKR (179/7) lost to GT (180/3) by 7 wickets on April 29, 2023.
On April 9, 2023, Rinku Singh hit five sixes to help KKR (207/7) defeat GT (204/4) by three wickets!
On April 23, 2022, GT (156/9) defeated KKR (148/8) by 8 runs.

Team Form & Key Players

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) – 7th Place (6 pts in 7 games)

Last Match: PBKS defeated them by 16 runs (going from 62/2 to 95 all out).
Key Players:

Sunil Narine (Powerplay hitter + economical spinner)
Andre Russell (Finisher + death-over bowler)
Harshit Rana (Leading wicket-taker for KKR)

Gujarat Titans (GT) – 1st Place (10 pts in 7 games)

Last Match: Beat DC by 7 wickets (Prasidh 4/41, Buttler 97*).
Key Players:

Jos Buttler (In-form opener, match-winner)
Rashid Khan (Game-changing spinner)
Prasidh Krishna (Leading GT's pace attack)

Predicted Playing XI

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Possible XI:

1.Quinton de Kock (WK), 2.Sunil Narine, 3.Ajinkya Rahane (C), 4.Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 5.Venkatesh Iyer, 6.Rinku Singh, 7.Andre Russell, 8.Ramandeep Singh, 9.Harshit Rana, 10.Anrich Nortje, 11.Varun Chakravarthy

Impact Subs: Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora

Gujarat Titans (GT) Possible XI:

1.Sai Sudharsan, 2.Shubman Gill (C), 3.Jos Buttler (WK), 4.Sherfane Rutherford, 5.Rahul Tewatia, 6.Shahrukh Khan, 7.Rashid Khan, 8.Arshad Khan, 9.R Sai Kishore, 10.Prasidh Krishna, 11.Mohammed Siraj

Impact Subs: Washington Sundar, Anuj Rawat

Prediction and Insights

GT's Strengths: Strong upper order (Buttler, Gill), lethal spin duo (Rashid, Sai Kishore)
KKR's Weakness: Middle-order collapses (lost 8/33 vs PBKS)
Toss Impact: Chasing team has advantage due to dew
Predicted Winner: Gujarat Titans (GT) – 60% Win Probability

Also Read: PBKS vs RCB, IPL 2025: Match 37 Preview, H2H stats & Playing 11