GT vs KKR IPL 2026: Preview, Head-To-Head Record As Kolkata Knight Riders Search For First Win Of The Season

Kolkata Knight Riders head to Ahmedabad under pressure, with just one point from five matches and their playoff hopes already under threat. The side is still searching for consistency, with overseas stars Finn Allen and Cameron Green yet to deliver, while key Indian players like Rinku Singh and Ramandeep Singh have also struggled.

Tactical calls, including promoting Sunil Narine as opener, have disrupted the batting order, pushing Ajinkya Rahane down. Their bowling has improved, but Varun Chakravarthy needs to step up.

In contrast, the Gujarat Titans are gaining momentum. Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan are in form, Jos Buttler looks sharp, and the bowling attack led by Rashid Khan is clicking. GT enter as favourites, while KKR must respond quickly to stay alive in the competition.

GT vs KKR Head-to-Head Record

• Matches Played: 5
• Won by GT: 3
• Won by KKR: 1
• No Result: 1

GT vs KKR: Pitch At Narendra Modi Stadium

This will be the first match on pitch No. 6 at the Narendra Modi Stadium. During the T20 World Cup, it proved to be an excellent batting surface, though pacers could extract extra bounce with hard lengths. There may be some early swing, but it is unlikely to last long. Spinners are not expected to get much assistance, making chasing the preferred option after winning the toss.

GT vs KKR IPL 2026 Full Squad

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (C), Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Tom Banton, Jos Buttler, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, Rashid Khan, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Glenn Phillips, Jason Holder, Nishant Sindhu, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Sai Kishore, Luke Wood, Jayant Yadav, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Ashok Sharma, Arshad Khan, Kulwant Khejroliya, Prithvi Raj Yarra.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (C), Rinku Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sarthak Ranjan, Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Tejasvi Singh, Luvnith Sisodia, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Cameron Green, Rachin Ravindra, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell, Moeen Ali, Daksh Kamra, Varun Chakaravarthy, Matheesha Pathirana, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Prashant Solanki, Navdeep Saini, Blessing Muzarabani, Saurabh Dubey, Chetan Sakariya.