IPL 2026 Tips - Kolkata Knight Riders v Gujarat Titans

The Kolkata Knight Riders host the Gujarat Titans at Eden Gardens in a crucial game for each team’s finals aspirations.

Head to Head

Gujarat Titans

Head to Head

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All signs point to the away team, who enter off five straight wins and are one victory from qualification for finals.

GT lead the all-time series 4-1 across six meetings and have won both games at Eden Gardens, by seven wickets and 39 runs. Their five-game winning streak has been built on a bowling attack that leads the competition in powerplay wickets with 25, and Rabada alone has 16 in that phase. Washington Sundar has been the standout of their middle-order revival with 296 runs at a strike rate of 152 this season.

KKR’s situation is desperate. They need to win all three remaining games and rely on results elsewhere. A defeat ends them. That pressure can galvanise a team or paralyse it, and KKR’s season has been too inconsistent to trust either way. Rahane has managed just four scores above 20 in eleven games and Varun Chakravarthy’s toe injury is a serious concern.

Narine’s economy of 6.51 remains their best weapon but GT’s depth and momentum is simply greater. Back the visitors.

Best Bet

Shubman Gill

Over Runs Line

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Gill leads the run charts in this rivalry with 185 runs across five meetings and scored 86 off 50 in the reverse fixture. He averages 60 at Eden Gardens against KKR and against a KKR bowling attack that has struggled all season for consistency outside of Narine and Varun, he is the top pick.

Value Bet

Sai Sudharsan

50+ Runs

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Sudharsan has 501 runs this season and the Gill-Sudharsan opening partnership averages 75.50 against KKR specifically. He has three 50s in his last three games and comes to a flat Eden Gardens surface that has produced high scores all season. Back the hot streak to go on.

Same Game Multi

GT H2H / Gill & Sudharsan 30+ Runs / Rabada 1+ Wickets

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