Today’s first match in IPL GT vs KKR: Gujarat will try to score a hat-trick of victory

Double header matches will be played again in the Indian Premier League (IPL) today. The first match will be between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Ahmedabad. The match will start at 3.30 pm at the Narendra Modi Stadium. In the second match, the teams of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) will be face to face.

Gujarat won 2 consecutive matches
This will be the third match of Gujarat Titans this season. The team won both its opening matches. Titans defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the first match and Delhi Capitals (DC) in the second match. Gujarat won both the matches while chasing.

Rashid Khan, David Miller, Jeshua Little and Alzarri Joseph can be the team’s 4 foreigners against Kolkata. Apart from these, Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill and Rahul Tewatia are also strengthening the team.

Shardul’s batting gave strength to KKR
This will also be the third match of Kolkata Knight Riders this season. The team got defeated in one and won the other match. Knight Riders were defeated by Punjab by 7 runs in the first match. In the second, he defeated Bangalore by 81 runs, in this match Shardul Thakur scored 68 runs in 29 balls to take the team’s score beyond 200.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Tim Southee can be the 4 foreigners of the team against Gujarat. Apart from these, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh and Varun Chakraborty are also strengthening the team. At the same time, Jason Roy has also joined the Kolkata camp.

Kolkata would like to avenge the previous defeat from Gujarat
This is only the second season of Gujarat Titans, captained by Hardik Pandya. In the first season, the team topped everyone’s surprise. Then KKR and GT had met once in the league stage. Gujarat did not win that match.