Ahmedabad
Narendra Modi Stadium
190
43
23
KKR
KKR
180/10 (20.0)
KKR chose to BAT
GT
GT
181/5 (19.4)
GT won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
GT vs KKR Match Preview: Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI & Pitch Report

Published on Apr 15, 2026

GT vs KKR Match Preview: Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI & Pitch Report

Get ready for a thrilling T20 clash in the Indian Premier League as Gujarat Titans take on Kolkata Knight Riders. The GT squad is riding high after winning their last two matches, with Jos Buttler and Shubman Gill in explosive form. On the other hand, KKR has lost all their recent games, struggling massively with an out of-form batting lineup.

Match Details

  • Match: Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders
  • Date: 17 Apr 2026
  • Time: 19:30 IST
  • Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Live Streaming & Broadcast Details

Fans can catch all the live action on JioHotstar(App + Website) and the Star Sport Channels.

Weather Report

Ahmedabad will experience hot and dry conditions during the day, cooling down by the evening. The Dew factor will heavily impact the second innings, making chasing much easier for the batting side. There is absolutely zero Rain impact expected for this fixture, ensuring a full game.

Pitch Report & Venue Stats

The Narendra Modi Stadium offers a batting friendly surface where the ball comes nicely onto the bat. The Average score here is a massive 214 runs. When it comes to bowling, there is a clear Pace vs spin dominance, with pacers taking 43 wickets compared to just 23 wickets for spinners in the last five games.

Fantasy Takeaway: Load your team with top order batters and death over fast bowlers to maximize your rewards.

Team Form & Head to-Head

Gujarat Titans

  • Last 5 matches: W, W, L, L, L
  • GT has bounced back brilliantly, winning their last two matches on the back of strong opening partnerships.
  • Head to-head wins: 3

Kolkata Knight Riders

  • Last 5 matches: L, L, A, L, L
  • KKR is on a miserable losing streak, with their top order failing to deliver in crucial moments.
  • Head to-head wins: 1

Injury Updates & Player Availability

  • Mustafizur Rahman, Harshit Rana, and Akash Deep are Injured and unavailable for KKR.
  • Kusal Mendis is Doubtful for GT.
  • The rest of the core players are Fully fit and ready to play.

Probable Playing XI

Gujarat Titans

Jos Buttler, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ashok Sharma

Kolkata Knight Riders

Finn Allen, Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakravarthy

Key Players to Watch

  • Jos Buttler: He has smashed 176 runs this season and is in lethal form at the top of the order.
  • Shubman Gill: With 165 runs under his belt, he loves batting at this venue and anchors the innings perfectly.
  • Prasidh Krishna: The leading wicket taker for his team with 10 wickets, dominating both powerplay and death overs.
  • Angkrish Raghuvanshi: The only shining light in a struggling batting unit, scoring 175 runs so far.
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Fantasy Picks

Small League Safe Picks

  • Jos Buttler
  • Shubman Gill
  • Sunil Narine

Mega League Differential Picks

  • Prasidh Krishna
  • Cameron Green

Match Prediction / Outlook

Given the current momentum, Gujarat Titans are the clear favorites to win this match. Their top order is firing, while the opposition is completely out of rhythm. Expect a dominant victory for the home side.

Disclaimer

Always check the Final Playing XI and Toss updates before locking your fantasy team in major leagues.

IPL 2026 GT vs KKR players T20 past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

PlayerBattingBowlingSeries PerformanceLineup selectionMatch Performance
Name
T
R
S
M#BatInnNORunsHSAvgSR50+4/6BowlInnWkOvAvgEcoSR4wBestC/St
M
A. Pt
Pts
Run
Wk
DT
P
S%
C
VC
iDt
#
PTS
Bat
Bowl
Field
Ajinkya RahaneKKRBAT307RHB29028790510530.17126.5657997RM11155601/5132756.1393197042.9170.344.926.32242-200
Shubman GillGTBAT188RHB18525602812937.67140.8444796OB000-69877.8622292075185.3619.2413.32216414800
Sai SudharsanGTBAT80LHB799310110844.3142.5726399LB000-21982.1739363044.4281.8414.2312.1113444000
Rahul TewatiaGTBAT182LHB1415522055925.63143.643296LB92692.726.347.421.303/470820.616571012.569.170.260.382211700
Rashid KhanGTBOWL533RHB31210429087913.98146.795403LBG5287213.818.586.6416.7236/17187957.2515351055.6763.731.73.0714420380
M Shahrukh KhanGTBAT125RHB1032714325818.84139.022184OB168234.628.5624.202/1949716.91184000124.030.150.22237300
Kartik TyagiKKRBOWL49RHB1042574.1696.1503RF48473.432.79.2821.103/2210763.144251171.41138.510.581.28173812616
Manav SutharGTALL29LHB156941610.44127.02010SLA2825324.567.332003/217426.21050250140.330.010.01260000
Sunil NarineKKRALL595LHB38067478310915.28148.7218752OB5856273.922.186.1721.5135/19133765.345740885.7784.9411.9711.31245-2430
Manish PandeyKKRBAT316RHB28661714512931.75124.0842817RM10102.821.27.5716.824/27157144000160.420.030.03380000
Ramandeep SinghKKRBAT99RHB712610126422.48166.172134RM39342.121.359.0314.103/2049624.814965016.7816.590.580.7486631310
Rinku SinghKKRBAT198LHB1685938078334.92147.2720494OB1161.5259.371602/3122774518236057.1620.910.70.92113108
Varun ChakravarthyKKRBOWL160RHB351810224677.86013LBG1572073.821.817.6517.155/173065633608501216.160.551.017690650
Anukul RoyKKRALL83LHB612110039525.07152.432125SLA7964327.77.4122.414/1748750.135130642.9925.50.510.96201413-30
Vaibhav AroraKKRBOWL80RHB24134411464.702RFM79863.528.258.891903/1625753.43741942.91041.980.61.3515410370
Angkrish RaghuvanshiKKRWK50RHB45711568230.42138.67158SLA000-22773511253071.4479.355.918.1119201600
Kagiso RabadaGTBOWL260LHB96455534410.84108069RF2573233.724.058.217.584/2184969.2623351344.4943.611.041.66311901078
Cameron GreenKKRALL83RHB7621177110032.2148.0711225RFM55372.433.729.3321.603/3547752.6368116357.1353.493.134.141165133016
Anuj RawatGTWK77LHB681613048825.07120.965167101140-76000000160.360.040.01310000
Mohammed SirajGTBOWL175RHB4020154147.783.69018RF1742033.625.678.2718.664/1756945.74110966.71026.190.911.2259807816
Rovman PowellKKRBAT338RHB30163610510725.65140.725781RMF56261.945.8410.9525.102/21169543.621894040523.90.731.049574900
Navdeep SainiKKRBOWL89RHB191366121182.505RF86773.530.157.623.714/1725144000151.20.020.03480000
Jos ButtlerGTWK507RHB478701431412435.08146.441101925000-370981.6734310088.9389.2315.9214.1649949042
Prasidh KrishnaGTBOWL106RHB1281042.534.4800RFM1061203.728.158.6719.434/2824666.8401011501174.53.564.8510480386
Washington SundarGTALL175LHB1153218035521.72127.695214OB1581193.129.167.0924.603/356951.8466196166.7461.661.993.2918211700
Glenn PhillipsGTALL292RHB26940734811632.08141.1452937OB67321.833.48.7522.903/6176528.41424800531.091.081.73114727016
Finn AllenKKRWK192RHB1899558815131.04178.534186610180-84548.82441040601326.233.813.08320000
Jason HolderGTALL350RHB2587433836918.38136.464421RMF3433783.526.448.319.1145/271774104416407100130.750.060.07270000
Tim SeifertKKRWK319RHB29436743112528.8136.49431020000-23121938000237.227.75.2116393500
Kulwant KhejroliyaGTBOWL26LHB22191819002LMF26273.426.228.1219.314/264000000150.310.010.01420000
Ashok SharmaGTBOWL16RHB7334158.5161.905RF16283.620.429.8312.424/169535.41771440819.570.50.766710670
Tejasvi DahiyaKKRWK7RHB521245341.33156.96115000-1000000140.360.020.01330000
Completed matches of Gujarat Titans
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
31 Mar - 07:30 PMNew ChandigarhGujarat TitansGTPunjab KingsPBKS162/6 (20.0)165/7 (19.1) PBKS won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
04 Apr - 07:30 PMAhmedabadRajasthan RoyalsRRGujarat TitansGT210/6 (20.0)204/8 (20.0) RR won by 6 runs
08 Apr - 07:30 PMDelhiGujarat TitansGTDelhi CapitalsDC210/4 (20.0)209/8 (20.0) GT won by 1 run
12 Apr - 03:30 PMLucknowLucknow Super GiantsLSGGujarat TitansGT164/8 (20.0)165/3 (18.4) GT won by 7 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
17 Apr - 07:30 PMAhmedabadKolkata Knight RidersKKRGujarat TitansGT180/10 (20.0)181/5 (19.4) GT won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
20 Apr - 07:30 PMAhmedabadMumbai IndiansMIGujarat TitansGT199/5 (20.0)100/10 (15.5) MI won by 99 runs
24 Apr - 07:30 PMBengaluruGujarat TitansGTRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB205/3 (20.0)206/5 (18.5) RCB won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
26 Apr - 03:30 PMChennaiChennai Super KingsCSKGujarat TitansGT158/7 (20.0)162/2 (16.4) GT won by 8 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
30 Apr - 07:30 PMAhmedabadRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBGujarat TitansGT155/10 (19.2)158/6 (15.5) GT won by 4 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
03 May - 07:30 PMAhmedabadPunjab KingsPBKSGujarat TitansGT163/9 (20.0)167/6 (19.5) GT won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
09 May - 07:30 PMJaipurGujarat TitansGTRajasthan RoyalsRR229/4 (20.0)152/10 (16.3) GT won by 77 runs
12 May - 07:30 PMAhmedabadGujarat TitansGTSunrisers HyderabadSRH168/5 (20.0)86/10 (14.5) GT won by 82 runs
16 May - 07:30 PMKolkataKolkata Knight RidersKKRGujarat TitansGT247/2 (20.0)218/4 (20.0) KKR won by 29 runs
21 May - 07:30 PMAhmedabadGujarat TitansGTChennai Super KingsCSK229/4 (20.0)140/10 (13.4) GT won by 89 runs
Completed matches of Kolkata Knight Riders
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
29 Mar - 07:30 PMMumbaiKolkata Knight RidersKKRMumbai IndiansMI220/4 (20.0)224/4 (19.1) MI won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
02 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkataSunrisers HyderabadSRHKolkata Knight RidersKKR226/8 (20.0)161/10 (16.0) SRH won by 65 runs
06 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkataKolkata Knight RidersKKRPunjab KingsPBKS25/2 (3.4) No result
09 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkataKolkata Knight RidersKKRLucknow Super GiantsLSG181/4 (20.0)182/7 (20.0) LSG won by 3 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
14 Apr - 07:30 PMChennaiChennai Super KingsCSKKolkata Knight RidersKKR192/5 (20.0)160/7 (20.0) CSK won by 32 runs
17 Apr - 07:30 PMAhmedabadKolkata Knight RidersKKRGujarat TitansGT180/10 (20.0)181/5 (19.4) GT won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
19 Apr - 03:30 PMKolkataRajasthan RoyalsRRKolkata Knight RidersKKR155/9 (20.0)161/6 (19.4) KKR won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
26 Apr - 07:30 PMLucknowKolkata Knight RidersKKRLucknow Super GiantsLSG155/7 (20.0)155/8 (20.0) Match tied (KKR won the one-over eliminator)
03 May - 03:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHKolkata Knight RidersKKR165/10 (19.0)169/3 (18.2) KKR won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
08 May - 07:30 PMDelhiDelhi CapitalsDCKolkata Knight RidersKKR142/8 (20.0)147/2 (14.2) KKR won by 8 wickets (with 34 balls remaining)
13 May - 08:45 PMRaipurKolkata Knight RidersKKRRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB192/4 (20.0)194/4 (19.1) RCB won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
16 May - 07:30 PMKolkataKolkata Knight RidersKKRGujarat TitansGT247/2 (20.0)218/4 (20.0) KKR won by 29 runs
20 May - 07:30 PMKolkataMumbai IndiansMIKolkata Knight RidersKKR147/8 (20.0)148/6 (18.5) KKR won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Completed matches at Narendra Modi Stadium
Teams
Date
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
04 Apr - 07:30 PMRajasthan RoyalsRRGujarat TitansGT210/6 (20.0)204/8 (20.0) RR won by 6 runs
17 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkata Knight RidersKKRGujarat TitansGT180/10 (20.0)181/5 (19.4) GT won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
20 Apr - 07:30 PMMumbai IndiansMIGujarat TitansGT199/5 (20.0)100/10 (15.5) MI won by 99 runs
30 Apr - 07:30 PMRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBGujarat TitansGT155/10 (19.2)158/6 (15.5) GT won by 4 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
03 May - 07:30 PMPunjab KingsPBKSGujarat TitansGT163/9 (20.0)167/6 (19.5) GT won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
12 May - 07:30 PMGujarat TitansGTSunrisers HyderabadSRH168/5 (20.0)86/10 (14.5) GT won by 82 runs
21 May - 07:30 PMGujarat TitansGTChennai Super KingsCSK229/4 (20.0)140/10 (13.4) GT won by 89 runs
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