This blog covers all the Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders record in Narendra Modi Stadium including head-to-head, pitch reports, and stadium records.
The Gujarat Titans will welcome table topper Kolkata Knight Riders for the first time at home ground Narendra Modi Stadium in the ongoing IPL tournament.
It is a brainer that Knight Riders have already qualified for the IPL playoffs with 18 points. Skipper Shreyas Iyer made an amazing comeback and led his team victoriously into 9 games out of 12 matches.
KKR will have its next battle with Gujarat Titans which is in the 8th spot with 10 points in the IPL 2024 points table. Gujarat Titans won their last match against Chennai Super Kings and defeated them at their home ground Narendra Modi Stadium. Last year’s, runner-up Gujarat Titans has a very slight chance of qualifying this season.
Titans and Knight Riders will lock horns on Monday 13 May at Narendra Modi Stadium starting at 7.30 PM IST.
Let’s have a look at GT vs KKR IPL records at Narendra Modi Stadium including Head to Head, Pitch Report, and Venue IPL records in the IPL 2024 season.
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GUJ vs KOL Head-to-Head in IPL
Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders have faced each other three times in the IPL, with GT winning two of them and KKR coming out victorious on one occasion. Both teams first met at DY Patil Stadium on 23rd April, 2022, where GT defeated KKR by 8 runs. Batting first, GT posted 156/9 with Hardik Pandya top scoring 67 runs off 49 balls. Andre Russell was star with the ball talking 4 wickets conceding 5 runs in a single over. In reply, KKR could only reach 148 runs losing 8 wickets.
Matches | GT won | KKR won | Tie | NR |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Stats | For GT vs KKR | For KKR vs GT |
Wins Batting 1st | 1 | 0 |
Wins Chasing | 1 | 1 |
Highest Total | 204 | 207 |
Lowest Total | 156 | 148 |
Highest Successful Chase | 180 | 207 |
Lowest Total Defended | 156 | NA |
Most Runs | Vijay Shankar (114 runs) | Venkatesh Iyer (111 runs) |
Highest scorer | Hardik Pandya (67) | Venkatesh Iyer (83) |
Most Sixes | Vijay Shankar (10 sixes) | Andre Russell (9 sixes) |
Most Fours | Shubman Gill (14 fours) | Venkatesh Iyer (10 fours) |
Most Fifties | Vijay Shankar (2 fifties) | Venkatesh Iyer & Rahmanullah Gurbaz (1 fifty each) |
Most wickets | Mohammed Shami (6 wickets) | Andre Russell (5 wickets) |
Best Bowling | Mohammed Shami (3/33) | Andre Russell (4/5) |
GT vs KKR Head-to-Head at Narendra Modi Stadium
Gujarat Titans have hosted Kolkata Knight Riders have hosted just once at Narendra Modi Stadium on 9th April, 2023, where Rinku Singh pulled off a thrilling run chase in the final over by smashing five consecutive sixes in the final over by Yash Dayal. GT posted 204/4 with the help of half centuries by Sai Sudharsan and David Miller. In reply, KKR chased the winning total on the last ball losing three wickets with Rinku remaining unbeaten on 48 runs off 21 balls.
Matches | GT won | KKR won | Tie | NR |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
GT Record at Narendra Modi Stadium
- GT Played: 16
- GT Won: 9
- GT Lost: 7
- GT Won Batting First: 6
- GT Won Chasing: 3
- GT Highest Total: 233
- GT Lowest Total: 89
KKR Record at Narendra Modi Stadium
- KKR Played: 5
- KKR Won: 2
- KKR Lost: 3
- KKR Won Batting First: 0
- KKR Won Chasing: 2
- KKR Highest Total: 207
- KKR Lowest Total: 134
GT vs KKR Pitch Report
Talking about the pitch, the surface of the Narendra Modi stadium has been favorable for both the batters and fielders due to its fast outfield. However, the pitch is usually slow during the starting overs, which becomes beneficial for the fast bowlers bowling with new ball and spinner coming to the ball in the middle overs.
Narendra Modi Stadium IPL Records
The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad has hosted a total of 33 IPL matches so far, out of which 15 matches have been won by the team batting first, while 18 times, the teams have won by batting second. The ground hosted its first-ever IPL match on 20th March 2010 between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders. Batting first, RR posted 168/7 in their 20 overs, with Abhishek Jhunjhunwala top scoring with 45 runs off 36 balls. In reply, KKR could only reach 134 runs losing 5 wickets as RR won the match by 34 runs.
ity | Ahmedabad | ||
Country | India | ||
Also or previously Known as | Sardar Patel Stadium, Gujarat Stadium | ||
First Match | 20/03/2010 | ||
Last T20 Match | 10/05/2024 | ||
Matches Played | 33 | ||
Matches Won Batting First | 15 (45.45%) | ||
Matches Won Batting Second | 18 (54.55%) | ||
Matches Won Winning Toss | 16 (48.48%) | ||
Matches Won Losing Toss | 17 (51.52%) | ||
Matches with No Result | 0 (0.00%) | ||
Highest Individual Innings | 129 | Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans) | 26/05/2023 v Mumbai Indians |
Best Bowling | 5/10 | M M Sharma (Gujarat Titans) | 26/05/2023 v Mumbai Indians |
Highest Team Innings | 233/3 (Gujarat Titans) | 26/05/2023 v Mumbai Indians | |
Lowest Team Innings | 89 (Gujarat Titans) | 17/04/2024 v Delhi Capitals | |
Highest Run Chase Achieved | 200/7 (Punjab Kings) | 04/04/2024 v Gujarat Titans | |
Average Runs per Wicket | 28.21 | ||
Average Runs per Over | 8.62 | ||
Average Score Batting First | 172.85 |
GT vs KKR Key Players
GT X-Factors
Skipper Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarshan, and David Miller are the top batters of Gujarat Titans. Shubman Gill has a terrific record in the Narendra Modi Stadium. In GT vs CSK, Shubman Gill bagged a stunning 104 off 55 balls whereas Sai Sudarshan bagged 103 in just 51 balls. Speaking of bawlers, Mohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav, and Rashid Khan will be the key players in the upcoming match against KKR
KKR X-Factors
Kolkata Knight Riders have so many impactful players including skipper Shreyas Iyer, Andre Russell, and Venkatesh Iyer. One good thing about they have a long list of destructive batters that lasts in the lower order fulfilled by Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, and Nitish Rana. The same goes for the bowlers with Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, allrounder Andre Russell, and Sunil Narine can also turns the game.