Gujarat Titans, the defending champions, will loggerheads against Kolkata Knight Riders at the gigantic Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Sunday in a day game. GT has won two in two whereas KKR has won one game and lost one so far.
Gujarat Titans have once again started on a high and they will want to carry the winning impetus while playing at home. KKR, on the other hand, secured a big win against RCB and that must have given them a lot of confidence. However, Nitish Rana’s team top order will need to do a better job.
Here is the Stats Preview of the Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders match:
GT captain Hardik Pandya has amassed 1976 runs in 109 IPL matches and he is 24 runs away from reaching the 2000-run mark. Pandya has already completed 50 wickets in the tournament.
David Miller has mustered 2486 runs in 106 IPL matches. The South African southpaw is 14 runs from reaching the 2500-run mark.
Shubman Gill, who has been in dream form, has 1977 runs in 76 IPL matches. The in-form youngster will be looking to reach the 2000-run by scoring another 23 runs against his former team, KKR.
Wriddhiman Saha has gathered 2466 runs in 146 IPL matches and the wicket-keeper bat requires another 34 runs to reach 2500 runs in the tournament.
Andre Russell has scalped 89 wickets in the 99 matches he has played in the IPL. Thus, the all-rounder is 11 wickets away from completing 100 wickets.
KKR’s experienced fast bowler Tim Southee has picked 47 wickets in 54 IPL matches and the Kiwi pacer needs another three more scalps to complete 50 wickets in the tournament.
KKR’s mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy has scalped 47 wickets in 44 matches and ergo he needs another three wickets to get to the landmark of 50 wickets.