TATA IPL 2025 - Match 39 - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans - Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: April 21
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TATA IPL 2025 - Match 39 - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans - Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: April 21
Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the TATA IPL - Indian Premier League, Match 39 - Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Gujarat Titans (GT), which will be played on the 21st of April at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Match 39 - Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Gujarat Titans (GT) (Eden Gardens, Kolkata)
Current Form Kolkata Knight Riders:
Kolkata Knight Riders are currently placed at the 7th position on points table with 3 wins and 4 losses to their credit.
The NRR for Kolkata Knight Riders is 0.547.
The top run scorer for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League is Ajinkya Rahane with 221 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League is Varun Chakravarthy with 10 scalps under his belt.
Kolkata Knight Riders have lost their previous thriller of a match against Punjab Kings by 16 runs.
Punjab Kings batted first and they posted a small total of 111 before being bowled out. The start was thrilling with Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh smashing the bowlers to all parts. They scored 32 runs off 2 overs and post that phase, Punjab Kings kept losing wickets in clusters and could never stage a comeback into the match. Harshit Rana picked up 3 wickets for 25 runs and helped bowl Punjab Kings out for a small total of 111.
During the chase, Kolkata Knight Riders lost Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine cheaply. After their dismissals, Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi played well in the Powerplay overs. Once the Powerplay overs were done, Ajinkya Rahane was dismissed and his wicket triggered a collapse in the middle order. Yuzvendra Chahal bowled exceptionally well and picked up 4 wickets for 28 runs to bowl Kolkata Knight Riders out for 95, as Punjab Kings won the game by 16 runs.
Current Form Gujarat Titans:
Gujarat Titans on the other hand are currently placed at the 1st position on points table with 5 wins and 2 losses to their credit.
The NRR for Gujarat Titans is 0.984.
The top run scorer for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League is Sai Sudharshan with 365 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League is Prasidh Krishna with 14 scalps under his belt.
Gujarat Titans have won their previous match against Delhi Capitals by 7 wickets.
Delhi Capitals batted first and they posted a total of 203 for 8 in 20 overs. Abhishek Porel and Karun Nair started off well for their team and scored 18 and 31 runs respectively. KL Rahul also contributed healthily and made 28 runs. However, the lower order including Axar Patel were really slow in getting off the blocks and Delhi Capitals had to settle for a total of 203, even though at one point they were aiming at 220+.
During the chase, Gujarat Titans lost their captain Shubman Gill early on in the innings. After his dismissal, Sai Sudharshan and Jos Buttler took the responsibility of taking Gujarat Titans over the line. They scored 36 and 97 runs respectively to seal the deal in favor of Gujarat Titans. Sherfane Rutherford also chipped in with a valuable knock of 43 runs as Gujarat Titans chased the total down in the last over with 7 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Kolkata Knight Riders
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali
Gujarat Titans
Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler, B. Sai Sudharshan, Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Mahipal Lomror, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Manav Suthar, Washington Sundar, Gerald Coetzee, Mohmmad Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Sherfane Rutherford, R. Sai Kishore, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Glenn Phillips, Karim Janat, Kulwant Khejroliya
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Kolkata Knight Riders
Who will win?- Kolkata Knight Riders
Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders), Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Varun Chakravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders), Rashid Khan (Gujarat Titans)
Most Sixes – Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders), Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans)
Player of the Match- Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Team Scores Batting first – Kolkata Knight Riders 175+, Gujarat Titans 160+
Match Handicap: Kolkata Knight Riders
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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