Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans, dream11 prediction today match

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Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans,

Venue: Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Date & Time: 23rd April Saturday at 3:30 PM IST

H2H Record :

Kolkata Knight Riders will take on the Gujarat Titans for the first time ever in the IPL.

Pitch Report :

The DY Patil venue offers a surface that provides a decent bounce to the bowlers. However, the pitch will remain true right throughout the game. You can expect the team batting first to score at least 160 to 170 runs tomorrow. The team batting second is likely to come close to this score as well. All-in-all this wicket will offer a bit of assistance to players with both bat & ball.

Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 37°C on the Saturday with 40% humidity and 21 km/hr wind speed. There are no chances of rain during the game.

Probable XI :

KKR -

Venkatesh Iyer, Aaron Finch, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sheldon Jackson (wk), Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy.

Gujarat Titans -

Matthew Wade/Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph/Yash Dayal, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami.

Preview :

The thirty-fifth match of the TATA IPL 2022 will see the clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans.

Their overseas player Pat Cummins is a right-arm quick bowler and a right-handed batsman for KKR. He has grabbed 4 wickets and scored 63 runs, thus far in the tournament. Another important overseas player for KKR is Andre Russel. The right-handed all-rounder is a fast bowler and a big hitter in the last overs. He has smashed 179 runs and taken 6 wickets in the tournament. Another critical right-hander for KKR is Aaron Finch. He has managed just 65 runs so far in the tourney though.
Kolkata Knight Riders is currently placed at the seventh position on the points table of this season of the Tata IPL whereas Gujarat Titans is currently placed at the top of the points table.

Kolkata Knight Riders played seven matches in this season of the Tata IPL where they managed to win three matches while Gujarat Titans played six matches in this season where they won five games.

On the other hand, Gujarat Titans played their last game against Chennai Super Kings where they won the game by 3 wickets. David Miller and Rashid Khan stacked 94 runs and 40 runs respectively tor Gujarat Titans in that game.
One of their critical overseas players is David Miller who has also been among runs with 193 runs thus far. But the real crucial player with the bat and the ball for Gujrat is Hardik Pandya. He has managed 28 runs and taken 4 wickets so far in the competition. Another crucial bowler for Gujrat is Rashid Khan. He is a top bowler although he has picked just 6 wickets so far in the tournament. But he has also contributed with the bat with 40 runs in their last game.

Team Guide

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Wicket keepers :

Wriddhiman Saha :

Saha will open the innings for Gujarat and will keep the wickets as well. He's scored just 11 runs in 18 deliveries in last game. He is known for playing his shots in the power play and he can fetch a lot of points for your fantasy team. He is the best pick in wk section for this game.

Sheldon Jackson :

Sheldon Jackson scored just 18 runs in 4 matches of this season so far, he has failed to reach double digits. However, he's known for play attacking cricket, as he has solid record in domestic cricket. If KKR moves him up the batting order, he can be a valuable batter for him. Punt pick.

Batters :

Shubman Gill :

Shubman Gill might have scored just 20 runs in the last 3 matches but before that he had scores of 96 & 84 and thus we can expect a comeback strongly in from him in this match. Gill is
the 2nd top run scorer for his side, with 200 runs in 6 matches at a strike rate of 151.51, great captain choice for grand league.

Shreyas Iyer :

Shreyas has shown decent form with the bat in
this edition. The KKR
captain has scores of 54, 28 and 85 in the last
three matches. Overall, he has smashed 236 runs at
an average of 39.33. Iyer is a good player of spin bowling and will be the main batter for his team. He will be a top captaincy option.

Aaron Finch :

Aaron Finch has played only two matches so far this season where he was dismissed for just 7 runs in the first match. However, looked in fine touch with the bat in the last game against RR. He smashed 28-ball 58 runs in his knock that included nine fours and two sixes. Punt pick.

David Miller :

David Miller Playing the most memorable and most useful innings of his IPL career in the last match, he single-handedly won the match for Gujarat, scoring a brilliant 94 off 51 balls. In 6 matches played so far this season, he has scored 193 runs at an average of 96.50. Must have pick. Hit or miss type player.

Venkatesh Iyer :

Venkatesh Iyer is a very good batting all-rounder. He normally comes to open for KKR but in the last two matches, he has batted very low. He has scored only 109 runs in seven matches played this season. With an average of 18, he has scored only one fifty this season. That comes against Mumbai. Can score big in this match, punt pick.

Nitish Rana :

Nitish Rana He is a very good batsman, so if needed, he can also do part-time bowling. He was dismissed after scoring only 18 runs against Rajasthan in the last match, but had played a useful innings of 54 against Hyderabad before that, scoring 141 runs in 7 matches of this season. Good pick.

Abhinav Manohar:

Abhinav Manohar looked in good form and has done really well so far. He has played six matches so far this season in which he has scored 106 runs at an average of 26. He bats at a high strike-rate and can turn the game around in a few overs. He scored 43 against RR. He will be the best differential pick for this game.

All-rounders :

Hardik Pandya :

Hardik Pandya is currently the top-scorer for
Titans, he has scored 228 runs which includes 2 half-centuries along with 4 wickets with the ball as well. The GT skipper is likely to make a comeback in this game after he sat out against CSK due to a niggle. Hardik will be a default captaincy option and will give lots of points with his all-round attributes.

Andre Russell :

Andre Russell has performed very well with both bat & ball for KKR. The hard-hitting West Indian all-rounder has 6 dismissals and scoring 179 runs from 7 matches. His all-rounder skills makes him one of the most popular pick for this match.

Rahul Tewatia :

Rahul Tewatia narrated the match by playing useful innings in a few matches for Gujarat this season. In six matches this season, he scored 79 runs at an average of 27, with 40 being the highest score, he can also contribute with bowling on important occasions.Punt pick.

Vijay Shankar :

Vijay Shankar He was dismissed without scoring any runs in the last match, having scored only 2 runs in his previous match. So far only 29 runs have been scored in the four matches played this season, and have also failed to get a wicket with bowling. Pick him only grand league if he plays.

Sunil Narine :

Sunil Narine is bowling excellently and has been
one of the best bowlers for KKR. He has taken six wickets at an economy rate of5.03. has been very economical and has picked wickets as well. Narine picked 2 wickets in the last game and opened the innings as well. He is another top best punt pick.

Bowlers :

Rashid Khan :

Rashid Khan has been bowling well as well as with bat. He smashed 21-ball 40 against CSK to help GT earn
a remarkable win. He's might have been wicketless in the last 2 matches, He hardly goes wicketless in T20.
He has taken 6 wickets in 6 matches of this season. Very economical bowling. Must have pick.

Mohammed Shami :

Mohammed Shami has been in good form with
the ball, he has extended his tally to 8 wickets in this season after picking up 1 wicket in the previous game. He bowls most
crucial overs from the Gurajat Titans side, and he
is quite consistent with the wicket taking ability
too. Must have pick.

Umesh Yadav :

Umesh Yadav is having a brilliant season, he has gone wicketless in the last two games but prior to that, he was superb. has taken 10 wickets at an economy rate of 7.39. Best pick in bowling section.

Pat Cummins :

Pat Cummins is a very good bowler, who specializes in taking wickets in the opening overs of the match. Let's bowl together in death overs too. He has taken 4 wickets in 4 matches of the season.He is a good pick as he is one of the best bowlers going around and despite his low returns in last few games, he can't be counted out. He can score a few runs as well.

Lockie Ferguson :

Lockie Ferquson is the most successful member
of the Titans bowling unit with 8 wickets in the
tournament. He is a skillful Bowler and this might bring the best out of him. Good pick.

Alzarri Joseph :

Alzarri Joseph is a key bowler for his team. He will
probably ball with the new ball and on his day
can give you 2-3 wickets upfront. He took two wickets giving 34 runs in 4 overs while bowling very well against Chennai in the last match. Good pick.

Varun Chakravarthy :

Varun Chakraborty was not able to get any wicket in the last two matches. Has taken only 4 wickets in 7 matches of the season. He's a good bowler can pick wickets in bulk.

Yash Dayal:

Yash started his IPL career with 3 wickets against Rajasthan. He also bowled well against Chennai in the last match where he managed to get 1 wicket. He has played only two matches so far this season, taking 4 wickets. Good pick.

Details Analysis

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Kolkata Knight Riders

WK :

Sam Billings (Wk) -

4dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn,
15(9), 17(12), 24(23)*, 14(15), 25(22),

Sheldon Jackson (Wk) -

5dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn,
8(8), 7(7), 0(1), 3(3)*, 50(43), 70(40),

Batter :

Shreyas Iyer (c) -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn,
85(51), 28(25), 54(33), 10(6), 26(15), 13(10), 20(19)*,

Aaron Finch -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
58(28), 7(5), 8(12), 25(20), 8(12), 82(64), 75(52),

Nitish Rana - Left Arm Orthodox

2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn,
18(11), 54(36), 30(20), 8(7), 0(2), 10(5),

Ajinkya Rahane -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
8(14), 7(11), 12(11), 9(10), 44(34),

Venkatesh Iyer - Right Arm Medium

4dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
6(7), 6(13), 18(8), 50(41)*, 2(7), 10(14), 1
DNB, DNB, 0/14(1), DNB, DNB, 0/10(1),

Pratham Singh -

Open, Open, Open, Open
24(15), 5(7), 22(21), 13(13)

Rinku Singh - Right Arm Offbreak

4dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn
4(6), 44(34)*, 63(41)*, 19(18)
1/24(4), DNB, DNB, DNB

Baba Indrajith -

2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn
12(17), 46(27), 8(10), 13(13)

Abhijeet Tomar -

Domestic
Open, Open, Open, Open
5(11), 58(99), 36(48), 38(42)

All-rounder :

Andre Russell - Right Arm Fast

3dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 6dwn,
0(1), 49(25)*, 24(21), 11(5), 70(31)*, 25(18),
1/29(2), 2/20(2), 1/16(2), 0/9(1), 1/0(.2), 0/36(3),

Sunil Narine - Right Arm Offbreak

Open, 2dwn, 6dwn, DNB, DNB, 3dwn,
0(0), 6(2), 4(3), DNB, DNB, 12(8),
2/21(4), 0/23(4), 2/21(4), 0/26(2), 1/23(4), 1/12(4),

Chamika Karunaratne - Right Arm Medium

5dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn,
12(19)*, 0(2), 0(2), 75(47)*, 10(5),
1/31(4), 0/28(4), 2/22(4), 1/53(4), 1/31(4),

Mohammad Nabi - Right Arm Offbreak

DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn,
DNB, 16(19), 8(12), 21(15), 3(3),
1/14(4), 0/19(2), 0/30(4), 0/28(4), 0/15(2),

Anukul Roy - Left Arm Orthodox

0/24(4), 2/27(4), 1/24(3), 2/18(4)

Bowler :

Pat Cummins - Right Arm Fast

1/50(4), 1/40(4), 0/51(4), 2/49(4), 1/30(4), 1/32(4),

Tim Southee - Right Arm Medium

2/26(4), 3/20(4), 3/39(4), 3/20(4), 0/32(4),

Umesh Yadav - Right Arm Medium Fast

0/44(4), 0/31(4), 1/48(4), 1/25(4), 4/23(4), 2/16(4),

Varun Chakravarthy - Legbreak Googly

0/20(2), 0/45(3), 1/44(4), 1/32(4), 0/14(4),

Shivam Mavi - Right Arm Medium

1/34(4), 1/39(4), 0/35(4), 2/22(4), 0/14(3),

Ramesh Kumar - Left Arm Orthodox

0/15(2), 1/26(4), 0/27(3), 3/14(3)

Aman Khan - Right Arm Offbreak

0/13(1), 0/7(1), DNB, DNB, DNB

Rasikh Dar - Right Arm Medium

0/10(1), 0/18(3), 0/42(4), 3/38(4), 0/22(3),

‍‍‍‍Gujarat Titans

WK :

Matthew Wade (Wk) -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
12(6), 19(19), 6(7), 1(2), 30(29),

Wriddhiman Saha (Wk) -

Open, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
11(18), 27(23), 15(17), 7(10), 24(22)

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Wk) -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
3(5), 0(2), 20(11), 46(19), 12(5),

Batter :

Shubman Gill -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
0(1), 13(14), 7(9), 96(59), 84(46), 0(3),

David Miller -

3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn,
94(51)*, 31(14)*, 12(15), 6(4)*, 20(15)*, 30(21),

Abhinav Manohar -

2dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn
12(12), 43(28), 35(21), DNB, 1(3), 15(7)*,

Sai Sudharsan -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn
11(9), 35(30), 9(13), 34(31), 46(31), 10(17)

Gurkeerat Singh Mann - Right Arm Offbreak

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
43(30), 48(39)*, 0(1), 41(32)

All-rounder :

Hardik Pandya - Right Arm Medium Fast

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn,
87(52)*, 50(42)*, 27(18), 31(27), 33(28),
1/18(3), 1/27(4), 1/36(4), 1/22(4), 0/37(4),

Rahul Tewatia - Legbreak Googly

4dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn,
6(14), DNB, 6(4), 13(3)*, 14(8), 40(24)*,
DNB, 0/9(1), 0/10(1), 0/24(1), 0/22(2), 0/9(1),

Vijay Shankar - Right Arm Medium Fast

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn,
0(2), 2(7), 13(20), 4(6), 18(22), 43(40),
DNB, 0/1(.3), 0/14(1), DNB, DNB, DNB,

Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore - Left Arm Orthodox

3/12(4), 1/19(4), 0/31(4), 1/20(4)

Bowler :

Rashid Khan - Legbreak Googly

0/29(4), 0/24(3), 1/28(4), 2/22(4), 1/30(4), 1/27(4),

Mohammed Shami - Right Arm Medium Fast

1/20(4), 1/39(4), 0/32(4), 1/36(4), 2/30(4), 3/25(4),

Lockie Ferguson - Right Arm Fast

0/46(4), 3/23(4), 0/46(4), 1/33(4), 4/28(4), 0/24(4),

Alzarri Joseph - Right Arm Medium Fast

2/34(4), 2/34(4), 3/32(4), 1/22(3), 1/24(4)

Varun Aaron - Right Arm Medium Fast

0/7(1), 2/45(4), 0/27(3), 0/22(2), 0/47(4),

Yash Dayal - Left Arm Fast Medium

1/40(4), 3/40(4), 2/20(4), 2/30(4), 0/35(4), 2/46(4)

Darshan Nalkande- Right Arm Medium Fast

0/22(2), 2/37(3), 4/28(4), 1/8(2), 1/45(4),

Dominic Drakes - Left Arm Fast Medium

1/37(4), 0/34(3), 1/43(4), 1/38(4)

Jayant Yadav - Right Arm Offbreak

0/15(2), 0/38(4), 2/23(4), 0/12(2)

Pradeep Sangwan - Left Arm Fast Medium

1/51(4), 2/30(4), 3/27(4), 2/22(4)

Noor Ahmad - Left Arm Wrist Spin

0/52(4), 0/35(4), 1/24(4), 1/27(4),

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