Toss & Conditions

The Eden Gardens pitch looked flat and had little grass on the eve of the match, with “runs and more runs” expected. The preview adds that it has been a while since competitive cricket was played at the venue because of the state elections.

Head-to-Head

GT ने KKR के खिलाफ पिछले तीन मुकाबले जीते हैं। सबसे हालिया clash में, KKR के total का पीछा करते हुए GT ने 2 balls शेष रहते 5 wickets से जीत दर्ज की। मैच का रुख एक कड़े अंत में बदला, जहां GT ने कुछ deliveries बची रहते chase पूरा कर लिया। इन तीन matches में रुझान एकतरफा रहा है: GT 3-0 से आगे है।

GTGujarat Titans 181/5

KKKolkata Knight Riders 180/10

2026-04-17 · GT won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

KKKolkata Knight Riders 159/8

GTGujarat Titans 198/3

2025-04-21 · GT won by 39 runs

KKKolkata Knight Riders 179/7

GTGujarat Titans 180/3

2023-04-29 · GT won by 7 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)

Kolkata Knight Riders

KKR IPL regular season में 9 points और 4W-6L रिकॉर्ड के साथ 8th स्थान पर है, और फिलहाल playoff zone से बाहर है। उनके पिछले तीन नतीजों में दो जीत के बाद RCB के खिलाफ करीबी छह-wicket की हार शामिल है। RCB वाली यह हार तब आई, जब KKR ने अपने उससे पहले के दो matches में सफलतापूर्वक chase किया था।

KKKolkata Knight Riders 192/4

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 194/4

2026-05-13 · RCB won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

KKKolkata Knight Riders 147/2

DCDelhi Capitals 142/8

2026-05-08 · KKR won by 8 wickets (with 34 balls remaining)

KKKolkata Knight Riders 169/3

SRSunrisers Hyderabad 165/10

2026-05-03 · KKR won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)

Gujarat Titans

GT IPL regular season में 16 points और 8W-4L रिकॉर्ड के साथ 2nd स्थान पर है, और फिलहाल playoff zone में है। वे तीन-match की winning run के साथ आ रहे हैं, जिसमें उनके सबसे हालिया game में Sunrisers Hyderabad पर 82-run की जीत शामिल है। उससे पहले की उनकी पिछली दो जीत भी बड़े अंतर से थीं: Rajasthan Royals के खिलाफ 77 runs और Punjab Kings के खिलाफ 1 ball शेष रहते 4-wicket chase।

GTGujarat Titans 168/5

SRSunrisers Hyderabad 86/10

2026-05-12 · GT won by 82 runs

GTGujarat Titans 229/4

RRRajasthan Royals 152/10

2026-05-09 · GT won by 77 runs

GTGujarat Titans 167/6

PBPunjab Kings 163/9

2026-05-03 · GT won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

Playing XI

News & Facts

Key Stats

Verdict

चारों मॉडल GT के पक्ष में हैं; औसत probability GT के लिए 66% है (range 58–71%)। bookmakers भी सहमत हैं, जहां GT की pricing 58% (1.67) बनाम KKR 42% (2.23) है। प्रमुख stats कुल मिलाकर GT के पक्ष में 5-2 झुकते हैं, जिसका आधार points, NRR, Elo में उनकी बढ़त और पिछले तीन head-to-heads में 3-0 का रिकॉर्ड है। फैसला इस बात पर टिका है कि क्या KKR, GT की momentum को बाधित कर पाता है और क्या GT का powerplay में wicket लेने का सिलसिला जारी रहता है।

Allen’s 35-ball storm

Finn Allen didn’t just set the tone — he detonated it, turning the powerplay into a launchpad and never letting Gujarat Titans settle. Even with GT matching KKR’s 56/1 in the first six, Allen’s clean striking ensured Kolkata kept accelerating through the innings, and the pressure of a 240-plus target never really lifted. When the chase finally broke in the last quarter, KKR had already built too much runway, sealing a 29-run win.

Middle overs blow the roof

The match was effectively won in KKR’s middle overs, where they went from brisk to brutal. After 56/1 in the powerplay, Kolkata hammered 136/1 through the middle phase at 13.4 an over, with the Raghuvanshi–Cameron Green stand worth 108 and keeping boundaries flowing without risk. That surge meant even a strong GT platform couldn’t keep pace; Gujarat’s middle overs were fast (121/0 at 12.1) but still left them chasing a rising rate.

Allen, Gill, Narine decide it

Allen was the difference-maker, turning a good start into a match-defining total with 93 at a strike rate over 260. Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s 83 provided the innings’ spine, ensuring the assault didn’t come with a collapse tax. For GT, Shubman Gill’s 85 and the 125-run stand with Jos Buttler kept the chase credible deep into the innings, but Sunil Narine’s 2/29 applied the late squeeze that forced GT into lower-percentage hitting when they could least afford it.

GT’s momentum finally stalls

Pre-match numbers leaned GT: better recent streak, head-to-head, and a bowling profile expected to control key phases. But on a night when KKR’s top order barely offered chances, those edges didn’t get a foothold. The chase also showed the other side of high totals: one quiet patch can be fatal. GT were cruising at 15 overs, but the 16th over became a hinge as the required rate spiked and the finish suddenly demanded perfection.