The 39th match of IPL 2025 between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Gujarat Titans (GT) will be played at Eden Gardens. KKR comes into this match after a heavy defeat in their previous encounter. They were set a target of 112 runs but were all-out for just 95 runs. On the other hand, Gujarat Titans are coming off a victory in their last match. GT sits at the top of the points table with 10 points, while KKR is in sixth place. The KKR-GT match could be an exciting one. Let’s take a look at the pitch report for Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
KKR vs GT Eden Gardens Pitch Report: The pitch at Eden Gardens is known to be favorable for batsmen. It is a flat pitch with plenty of bounce, making it easier for batsmen to play big shots. However, high-scoring matches have been common on this ground. The pitch offers little assistance to fast bowlers, but as the game progresses, spinners could dominate the batsmen.
Head-to-Head Record: So far, KKR and GT have played only 4 matches in the IPL. Out of these, Gujarat has won 2 matches, while Kolkata has won 1. One match between the two teams was abandoned due to rain. A match between the two teams was also played at Eden Gardens, where Gujarat Titans, led by Shubman Gill, won by 7 wickets.
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Squads:
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Luvnith Sisodia, Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Raman Deep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, and Chetan Sakariya.
Gujarat Titans:
Shubman Gill (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), B Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ravi Shrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Arshad Khan, Jayant Yadav, Nishant Sindhu, Kulwant Khejroliya, Gerald Coetzee, Manav Suthar, Kumar Kushagra, Gurnoor Brar, and Karim Janat.