IPL 2026: Kolkata Knight Riders Prepare to Face Gujarat Titans

Match Overview

The 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is set to take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday. KKR will aim to secure their first victory of the tournament against the Gujarat Titans, who are currently in good form.

Kolkata Knight Riders have struggled in the season thus far, having played five matches. They have suffered four losses, with one match being washed out. As a result, KKR stands out as the only team in the league that has not yet registered a win this year, even as other teams like Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings have managed to secure victories.

Potential Changes in Playing XI

In a strategic decision for this match, Kolkata Knight Riders are likely to include Tim Seifert in the playing XI, replacing fellow New Zealand opener Finn Allen. The team has not benched Cameron Green, despite his underwhelming performance this season, owing to the substantial investment of ₹25.20 crore in him.

On the other hand, Gujarat Titans are expected to field the same lineup that recently achieved a win against the Lucknow Super Giants, maintaining consistency as they face KKR.

Predicted Playing XI

The anticipated playing XI for Kolkata Knight Riders includes: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Sunil Narine, Tim Seifert (wk), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, and Varun Chakaravarthy.

Gujarat Titans are likely to field the following players: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Manav Suthar/Ashok Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna.

Squad Details

Kolkata Knight Riders’ complete squad is comprised of: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Finn Allen, Manish Pandey, Tejasvi Dahiya, Tim Seifert, Navdeep Saini, Rahul Tripathi, Sarthak Ranjan, Rachin Ravindra, Prashant Solanki, Blessing Muzarabani, Saurabh Dubey, Daksh Kamra, Umran Malik, and Matheesha Pathirana.

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