The 13th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 will be played between the Gujarat Titans (GT) and the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, April 9. Gujarat Titans have begun their title defense in some style, winning their first two matches in IPL 2023.
While the likes of Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan have impressed with the bat, Gujarat will rely on their star-studded bowling attack to deliver yet again. As for the Knight Riders, they will be coming into the game after a dominating win against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
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They have a potent spin attack and will bank on the duo of Nitish Rana and Andre Russell to deliver with the bat. Now, both GT and KKR will be high on confidence owing to their respective victories as they face each other on 9th April. With both teams looking to sustain their momentum, another cracking game beckons in Ahmedabad. These two faced each other only once in 2022 and GT won the closely fought game.
Gujarat Titans (GT)
Gujarat Titans have replaced injured Kane Williamson with Dasun Shanaka, a batting all-rounder, and have no further injury concerns reported before the match. The likes of Rashid Khan, Mohammad Shami, and Alzarri Joseph have made them a formidable bowling unit.
Probable XI: Hardik Pandya (C), Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Shami, Joshua Little, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph
Impact players: Vijay Shankar, Dasun Shanaka, Odean Smith, Shivam Mavi
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Kolkata Knight Riders have no fresh injury updates since Jason Roy replaced Shreyas Iyer in the KKR squad. The inclusion could help them solve their batting fallacies as there has been plenty of concerns in the department. KKR showed their spin strength in the last game as Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, and debutant Suyas Sharma left the oppositions clueless.
Probable XI: Nitish Rana (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Varun Chakravarthy
Impact players: Lockie Ferguson, Jason Roy, N Jagadeeshan, David Wiese
Fantasy XI Suggestion 1:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell (vc), Hardik Pandya, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Rashid Khan, Varun Chakravarthy
Fantasy XI Suggestion 2:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Nitish Rana (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Sai Sudharsan, David Miller, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Josh Little, Rashid Khan, Varun Chakravarthy
