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Kolkata Knight Riders
Gujarat Titans
Kolkata Knight Riders will face Gujarat Titans in the 60th match of IPL 2026 at Eden Gardens. The two teams enter this match with very different momentum in the tournament. GT will arrive after 5 straight wins and will look to strengthen its position in the top two. KKR will aim to bounce back after their loss against RCB and keep their playoff hopes alive.
GT have won 8 of their 12 matches, and their top order has delivered regularly in pressure games. KKR had improved with 4 successive wins before the recent defeat, but their middle order remains inconsistent against stronger bowling attacks.
GT have won 3 of the last 5 matches between the two sides, including the earlier meeting this season. Chasing teams have also done well in this fixture, winning 3 of those 5 games.
Kagiso Rabada has taken 21 wickets in 12 matches this season and will face a KKR batting lineup that has struggled for consistency against quality pace attacks.
The betting tip is...
Kagiso Rabada - Over 1.5 wickets
68 %
32 %
Kolkata Knight RidersGujarat TitansAjinkya Rahane has opened alongside Finn Allen in recent matches, while Allen has scored 228 runs at a strike rate of 207.27. Rinku Singh has 286 runs in 9 innings at a strike rate of 148.95 and scored an unbeaten 49 against RCB.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi has been their standout batter with 340 runs in 11 innings at a strike rate of 139.34, including 71 off 46 balls against RCB. Cameron Green has 264 runs at a 145.05 strike rate, while Rahane has scored 237 runs with one fifty each.
Kartik Tyagi has led the bowling attack with 16 wickets. Vaibhav Arora has taken 11 wickets but has been expensive alongside Tyagi. Sunil Narine has also picked up 11 wickets and remains the most economical bowler for KKR. Varun Chakaravarthy has taken 10 wickets in 8 matches, while Anukul Roy has claimed 8 wickets in 10 games.
Raghuvanshi, Rinku and Tyagi are the key players.
Predicted Lineup: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kartik Tyagi
Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill are leading the scoring. Gill has scored 467 runs in 11 matches at a strike rate of 158.30 and registered 4 fifties. Sudharsan has been their leading batter with 501 runs in 12 innings at a strike rate of 155.10, including one century and 5 fifties.
Jos Buttler has 355 runs in 12 innings at a strike rate of 147.91 with 2 half-centuries. Washington Sundar is the next best batter with 296 runs. Sudharsan and Sundar both scored fifties against SRH in the previous match.
Kagiso Rabada has led the wicket charts with 21 wickets in 12 matches and is in the Purple Cap race. Rashid Khan and Mohammed Siraj had taken 16 and 13 wickets respectively, while Jason Holder had picked up 13 wickets in just 6 games. Prasidh Krishna has impressed with 14 wickets from 8 matches and returned in the previous game.
Sudharsan, Gil and Rabada are the key players.
Predicted Lineup: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Ashok Sharma, Prasish Krishna
Gujarat Titans will enter this match as favourites based on current form and balance in both departments. Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill have consistently delivered runs at the top.
KKRβs batting unit has struggled for consistency despite recent improvement, and that could again put pressure on their middle order against GTβs attack.
Kagiso Rabada has been one of the most effective bowlers in the tournament, with 21 wickets in 12 matches and has regularly picked up wickets in the powerplay and middle overs. With GT carrying momentum from 5 straight wins, they are likely to control the key phases of the game and win this match.
