Kolkata
Eden Gardens
147
37
22
KKR
KKR
247/2 (20.0)
GT chose to BOWL
GT
GT
218/4 (20.0)
KKR won by 29 runs
KKR vs GT IPL 2026 Match Preview: Fantasy Picks, Playing XI & Pitch Report

Published on May 15, 2026

KKR vs GT IPL 2026 Match Preview: Fantasy Picks, Playing XI & Pitch Report

The Indian Premier League is reaching its climax, and this T20 blockbuster features KKR taking on GT at the iconic Eden Gardens. With GT almost qualifying for the next stage and their top order on fire, KKR is struggling to keep their playoff hopes alive. If you are looking for the ultimate Dream11 Prediction and Fantasy Winning Team strategies, this match offers massive potential for your fantasy contests.

Match Details

  • Match: KKR vs GT
  • Date: 16 May 2026
  • Time: 19:30 IST
  • Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Live Streaming & Broadcast Details

  • Catch the live action on JioHotstar(App + Website)
  • Watch on television via Star Sport Channels

Weather Report

The weather in Kolkata will be hot and humid, with temperatures hovering around 32 degrees Celsius. The Dew factor will play a massive role in the second innings, making it easier for the chasing team. There is no significant Rain impact expected, ensuring a full game of cricket.

Pitch Report & Venue Stats

The Eden Gardens surface is traditionally a batting paradise, but recent games show a different Pitch nature. The Average score here in the last five matches is just 147 runs. There is a clear Pace vs spin dominance, with pacers taking 37 wickets compared to just 22 wickets for spinners. The Batting vs bowling trend suggests that bowlers with good variations will thrive.

  • Fantasy Takeaway: Load your team with death over pacers and top order batters who can maximize the powerplay.

Team Form & Head to-Head

GT

  • Last 5 matches: W, W, W, W, W
  • The GT top order and bowling attack are in lethal form, making them the team to beat in this IPL season.
  • Head to-head record: 4 wins against their opponents.

KKR

  • Last 5 matches: L, W, W, W, W
  • KKR is struggling to find consistency in crucial moments and desperately needs a win to qualify.
  • Head to-head record: 1 win against the visitors.

Injury Updates & Player Availability

  • Fully fit: Most core players are available for selection.
  • Injured: Harshit Rana and Mustafizur Rahman are unavailable for the hosts.
  • Doubtful: No major injury concerns reported for the visitors.

Probable Playing XI

KKR

Ajinkya Rahane, Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi

GT

Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill, Jos Buttler, Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj

Key Players to Watch

  • Sai Sudharsan: He is the leading run scorer for his team with 501 runs and is a must have for your fantasy contests.
  • Shubman Gill: With 467 runs this season, his current form makes him a top captaincy choice.
  • Kagiso Rabada: Leading the pace attack with 21 wickets, he is perfectly suited for the pace friendly conditions here.
  • Angkrish Raghuvanshi: The top performer for the hosts with 333 runs, anchoring the innings beautifully.
  • Kartik Tyagi: A lethal weapon in the death overs, having secured 16 wickets so far.
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Fantasy Picks

Small League Safe Picks

  • Shubman Gill
  • Sai Sudharsan
  • Sunil Narine

Mega League Differential Picks

  • Jason Holder
  • Cameron Green

Match Prediction / Outlook

Given their unstoppable winning streak and dominant top order, GT are the clear favorites to win this clash. The hosts will need a miraculous bowling performance to stop the visitors.

Disclaimer

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

IPL 2026 KKR vs GT 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 RahaneKKRBAT307RHB29028790510530.17126.5657997RM11155601/51321048.9489229050146.633.724.4811282400
Matheesha PathiranaKKRBOWL110RHB21104183.7256.1603RF1091463.321.38.5514.954/2028000000131.50.110.14178040
Nishant SindhuGTALL42LHB36580110025.83138.584101SLA27212.521.766.7219.403/1518334.310337033.3612.90.480.74205100
Kumar KushagraGTWK33RHB3166948627.76145.18586000-28142421800160.390.040.04290000
Shubman GillGTBAT188RHB18525602812937.67140.8444796OB000-691188.6975467072.7285.221.8411.6316915300
Sai SudharsanGTBAT80LHB799310110844.3142.5726399LB000-211283.1997501050184.1215.5113511310100
Rahul TewatiaGTBAT182LHB1415522055925.63143.643296LB92692.726.347.421.303/4701119.82189609.173.60.120.17186200
Rashid KhanGTBOWL533RHB31210429087913.98146.795403LBG5287213.818.586.6416.7236/171871264768351650754.161.672.8115100-28
Sai KishoreGTBOWL93LHB2892018710.57125.62122SLA931013.421.036.7618.634/6281550001011.480.580.8810330290
Kartik TyagiKKRBOWL49RHB1042574.1696.1503RF48473.432.79.2821.103/22101067.96791116701155.8312.16234000
Sunil NarineKKRALL595LHB38067478310915.28148.7218752OB5856273.922.186.1721.5135/191331060.6606401180766.272.594.127750710
Manish PandeyKKRBAT316RHB28661714512931.75124.0842817RM10102.821.27.5716.824/2715736.720000511.310.580.651312008
Ramandeep SinghKKRBAT99RHB712610126422.48166.172134RM39342.121.359.0314.103/2049730.721582128.682.930.180.17370000
Rinku SinghKKRBAT198LHB1685938078334.92147.2720494OB1161.5259.371602/31221062620286050647.111.792.73224000
Varun ChakravarthyKKRBOWL160RHB351810224677.86013LBG1572073.821.817.6517.155/1730852.642101050923.50.731.372430-10
Anukul RoyKKRBOWL83LHB612110039525.07152.432125SLA7964327.77.4122.414/17481045.645639840816.850.360.651214028
Vaibhav AroraKKRBOWL80RHB24134411464.702RFM79863.528.258.891903/16251045.6456111401211.570.250.47470000
Angkrish RaghuvanshiKKRWK50RHB45711568230.42138.67158SLA000-221068.7687333060478.615.957.5217014608
Arshad KhanGTBOWL37LHB23112345819.5149.04130LFM34342.524.419.5715.216/99546.22318540810.230.320.47196020
Kagiso RabadaGTBOWL260LHB96455534410.84108069RF2573233.724.058.217.584/21841277.7932352158.3978.83.725.191412080
Cameron GreenKKRALL83RHB7621177110032.2148.0711225RFM55372.433.729.3321.603/35471068.2682260470387.118.3312.08414394370
Anuj RawatGTWK77LHB681613048825.07120.965167101140-76000000130.340.010.01280000
Mohammed SirajGTBOWL175RHB4020154147.783.69018RF1742033.625.678.2718.664/17561251.561801366.71139.371.231.888440400
Rovman PowellKKRBAT338RHB30163610510725.65140.725781RMF56261.945.8410.9525.102/21169836.4291121037.587.220.330.41360000
Jos ButtlerGTWK507RHB478701431412435.08146.441101925000-3701277.6931355083.3385.6811.139.7561059300
Prasidh KrishnaGTBOWL106RHB1281042.534.4800RFM1061203.728.158.6719.434/2824865.852631462.51511.560.40.6420000
Washington SundarGTALL175LHB1153218035521.72127.695214OB1581193.129.167.0924.603/3561257.5690296166.7553.811.782.99214000
Glenn PhillipsGTALL292RHB26940734811632.08141.1452937OB67321.833.48.7522.903/6176631.518967016.7141.280.060.07250000
Finn AllenKKRBAT192RHB1899558815131.04178.534186610180-84770490222057.1270.3212.628.61119117500
Jason HolderGTALL350RHB2587433836918.38136.464421RMF3433783.526.448.319.1145/271776112.56755813100482.237.298.79169050
Saurabh DubeyKKRBOWL6RHB00000LMF633.166.3310.5637.602/34011010000108.120.230.419420380
Tejasvi DahiyaKKRWK7RHB521245341.33156.96115000-1000000140.330.020.01310000
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 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 at Eden Gardens
Teams
Date
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
02 Apr - 07:30 PMSunrisers HyderabadSRHKolkata Knight RidersKKR226/8 (20.0)161/10 (16.0) SRH won by 65 runs
06 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkata Knight RidersKKRPunjab KingsPBKS25/2 (3.4) No result
09 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkata Knight RidersKKRLucknow Super GiantsLSG181/4 (20.0)182/7 (20.0) LSG won by 3 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
19 Apr - 03:30 PMRajasthan RoyalsRRKolkata Knight RidersKKR155/9 (20.0)161/6 (19.4) KKR won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
16 May - 07:30 PMKolkata Knight RidersKKRGujarat TitansGT247/2 (20.0)218/4 (20.0) KKR won by 29 runs
20 May - 07:30 PMMumbai IndiansMIKolkata Knight RidersKKR147/8 (20.0)148/6 (18.5) KKR won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
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