KKR vs GT, IPL 2025, Match 39: Ajinkya Rahane Wins Toss & Opts To Bowl First, Rahmanullah Gurbaz & Moeen Ali In For Kolkata
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Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss at the Eden Gardens and put the Gujarat Titans into bat, citing that the pitch looks dry at present. While Gujarat Titans have announced an unchanged side, Rahane proclaimed two changes to their line-up, bringing in Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Moeen Ali.
KKR playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy.
GT playing XI: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Rahul Tewatia, Washington Sundar, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj.
Preview:
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are out to revive their IPL 2025 campaign as they face table-toppers Gujarat Titans in a home game in their next match. With the Knight Riders' campaign hanging by a thread after a stunning loss to the Punjab Kings in Mullanpur, they will hope for their fortunes to turn at the Eden Gardens on Monday.
The Knight Riders had come to Mullanpur with quite a lot of encouragement as they had conquered the Chepauk by beating the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) convincingly. The defending champions were also ahead 80% of the game against the Punjab Kings only to implode and be bowled out for 95 while chasing a mere 112 for victory. Languishing at the sixth position in the points table, the Knight Riders need a quick fix.
Meanwhile, the Gujarat Titans nailed the run-chase against the Delhi Capitals at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with Jos Buttler's unbeaten 97 taking them past the score of 204 with four balls to spare. Mohammed Siraj and their spinners are likely to enjoy the conditions at the Eden Gardens.
KKR vs GT IPL 2025 squads:
Gujarat Titans squad: Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler, B. Sai Sudharshan, Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Mahipal Lomror, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Manav Suthar, Washington Sundar, Gerald Coetzee, Mohmmad Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Sherfane Rutherford, R. Sai Kishore, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Glenn Phillips, Kareem Janat, Kulwant Khejroliya.
Kolkata Knight Riders squad: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Umran Malik.
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