Table-topper Gujarat Titans meet defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League 2025 Match No. 39 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday. With five wins in seven matches, the 2022 IPL champion, Gujarat, sits on top of the points table with 10 points. They also have the best NRR among all 10 teams at the moment — +0.984.
Kolkata, meanwhile, have endured a topsy-turvy campaign at IPL 2025. After starting the campaign with a loss against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at home, they have won one and lost one in every alternate match thus far, having pocketed three wins and four losses to get six points from seven games. They sit seventh in the points table. The team combination of Gujarat looks very sturdy, with Sai Sudharsan, skipper Shubman Gill, and Jos Buttler taking the heavy load on the batting front. Purple Cap holder Prasidh Krishna has also stepped up really well for the side. GT would fancy their premier spinner, Rashid Khan, to start gaining rhythm and pick wickets in the middle overs. Otherwise, it looks like a solid contender for the top four, even a top-two finish.
KKR, meanwhile, need to fix their middle order, which has been hot-and-cold this season. While skipper Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi have shown some spark with a few good innings, they need to take up responsibility and perform with the bat consistently. Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh and Andre Russell also need to step up their game with the bat this season.
GT vs KKR IPL 2025 Predicted XIs
Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy.
- Impact Sub: Anrich Nortje
GT vs KKR IPL 2025 Full Squads
Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Ishant Sharma, Sherfane Rutherford, Jayant Yadav, Dasun Shanaka, Washington Sundar, Mahipal Lomror, Karim Janat, Kulwant Khejroliya, Anuj Rawat, Gerald Coetzee, Manav Suthar, Kumar Kushagra, Gurnoor Brar, Nishant Sindhu
Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakaravarthy, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Luvnith Sisodia, Chetan Sakariya, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Spencer Johnson, Mayank Markande, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell, Moeen Ali, Manish Pandey.
