KKR vs GT Highlights, IPL 2023: Shankar, Gill heroics helps Gujarat Titans take revenge vs Kolkata, go top of the table

There has been three IPL 2023 matches at the Eden Gardens, with an average first innings score of 222. It is the highest of all venues this season and a lot of runs could be expected today, with spin also at offer.

Iyer has been KKR's highest run-scorer this season with 285 runs in eight matches. He has bagged a half-century and also a century.

Gill is GT's highest run-scoreer in IPL 2023 with 284 runs in seven matches, packed with three half-centuries. He will be looking to post a big score vs KKR.

RCB pacer Siraj is in pole position with 14 wickets, followed GT all-rounder Rashid (14). PBKS' Arshdeep is third with 14 wickets, CSK's Deshpande (14) is fourth and KKR spinner Varun (13) is fifth.

RCB skipper Du Plessis is on top of the Orange Cap race with 422 runs, followed by teammate Kohli (333). CSK opener Conway (322) is third and opening partner Gaikwad is fourth with 317 runs. DC captain Warner is fifth with 306 runs.

Thakur took part in the practice session before the match, bowling and batting. He is reportedly match-fit and is expected to replace Arora. There are reports that he could also replace Umesh.

Against KKR, Pandya has slammed 366 runs in 11 innings, with an average of 61 and 173.46 strike rate. While bowling against them, he has registered 11 wickets, at an average of 14.45 and 6.91 economy.

In his IPL career, Narine has reistered 1442 dot balls, and is 11 away from overtaking Ashwin, who is second. Meanwhile, Bhuvneshwar is in pole position with 1473 dot balls.

KKR are currently eighth in the ten-team standings with six points in eight, packed with three wins and five defeats. Meanwhile, GT are third with 10 points in seven fixtures, including five wins and two losses.

KKR are expected to rely on Venkatesh and Suyash as their Impact Player options. Meanwhile, GT could change Gill for Little or Joseph for their Impact Player.

Russell is currently having a poor campaign and has averaged 18, which is second-lowest in an IPL season. He has also registered five single-digit scores in his last eight innings. Against Rashid, he will have a huge test, with the Afghan having dismissed him five times in 39 balls in T20 cricket, and has just leaked 54 runs.

Both sides have faced each other in two matches, with GT winning once and KKR coming out on top last time in Ahmedabad.

KKR: N Jagadeesan(w), Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana(c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, David Wiese, Vaibhav Arora, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Suyash Sharma, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Anukul Roy, Kulwant Khejroliya, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Shardul Thakur, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Harshit Rana, Aarya Desai

GT: Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya(c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little, Dasun Shanaka, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Srikar Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Jayant Yadav, Sai Sudharsan, Alzarri Joseph, Pradeep Sangwan, Matthew Wade, Odean Smith, Darshan Nalkande, Urvil Patel, Yash Dayal

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