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Delhi: The caravan of the 19th season of the Indian Premier League is progressing rapidly. In the midst of an interesting battle for the playoffs, there will now be a clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans. Both the teams are fully prepared to show their strength in this match.

This match to be held at Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata is going to be a do or die situation for Kolkata Knight Riders. Here, a defeat for Ajinkya Rahane’s team can show them the way out, while a win for Gujarat Titans will create a possibility of being in the top-2.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans IPL Records

In the history of IPL, matches are being played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans since 2022, so far 6 matches have been played for both the teams, during this period Gujarat Titans have had the upper hand and have won 4 matches, whereas KKR team has been able to win only 1 match and 1 match has ended without result.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans performance in IPL 2026

Talking about the performance of Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans in IPL 2026, Gujarat Titans team is showing amazing performance and is at second place with 16 points. Whereas the performance of Kolkata Knight Riders team has not been anything special and they are at 8th position with 9 points.

When and where will Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans match take place?

There will be a match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans on Sunday in IPL 2026. This match, to be held on May 16 at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata, will start at 7.30 pm, the toss of the match will be done at 7 pm.

Eden Gardens Stadium – Kolkata and main information about the stadium

Eden Gardens Stadium, which is called the Mecca of Indian cricket in India’s most historical city Kolkata, also has a very old history. The name of this stadium dates back to the British era. Where it was named after Emily and Fanny, sisters of Lord Auckland, who was the General Governor of India from 1836 to 1842. Initially this stadium was known as Auckland Circus Gardens. But from 1841 its name was changed to Eden Gardens. The actual construction of this stadium with a spectator capacity of 66 thousand is believed to be in 1864. The first Test match was played in this stadium situated on the banks of Hooghly River in 1934. Since then this stadium has become witness to many historical matches. IPL match was played here for the first time in 2008.

Kolkata pitch report

The pitch of Eden Gardens of Kolkata is a very good pitch, where the batsmen get good advantage. On this surface the ball hits the bat easily and fours and sixes are also easily hit. In such a situation, the team batting first on the wicket here can defend it only by scoring more than 190. But chasing is not very difficult.

weather conditions

In IPL 2026, the match will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans on Saturday. There is no possibility of rain in this match to be held in Kolkata on 16th May, but the sky will be cloudy. The maximum temperature on this day is likely to be 37 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature will be 27 degrees Celsius.

Possible playing eleven of both

Kolkata Knight Riders Team: Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Blessing Muzarabani, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakraborty, Kartik Tyagi.

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudarshan, Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Sai Kishore, Prasidh Krishna

Where to watch Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans match

Star Sports Network is the broadcasting partner for the 19th season of the Indian Premier League. All the matches of this tournament will be telecast on different channels of Star Sports, the first match between KKR and Gujarat Titans on Saturday can also be seen on Star Sports. So you can also enjoy live streaming on JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar app/website.

Squads of both teams

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakraborty, Cameron Green, Finn Allen, Mathisha Pathirana, Tejasvi Singh, Kartik Tyagi, Prashant Solanki, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Rachin Ravindra, Akash Deep, Blessing Muzarabani

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudarshan, Kumar Kushagra, Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ashok Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Jason Holder, Manav Suthar, Anuj Rawat, Jayant Yadav, Luke Wood, Ravishrinivasan Sai Kishore.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans: Pitch beneficial for which team?

Talking about the match to be held between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, even though it is KKR’s home venue, considering the form of this IPL, Gujarat Titans can be considered to have the upper hand.

FAQs – Pitch Report of Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata

What is the pitch report of Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata?

The wicket of Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India’s most famous cricket stadium, is considered batting friendly. On this pitch, the ball comes with a decent bounce on the bat and playing shots is considered easy. On this pitch, with the new ball, fast bowlers can show pace and swing to some extent, but after this the pitch becomes easy for batting in the middle overs. However, spin bowlers can get some degree of turn in the middle.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans in IPL H2H what is the record?

H2H Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans in records in the history of IPL6 matches have been played between them, in which KKR has won only 1 match, while Gujarat has won only 1 match. There has been success in the matches and 1 match has ended without result.