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Kolkata, April 21: In the 39th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) today, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will face Gujarat Titans (GT). The match will be played at Kolkata’s home ground, Eden Gardens Stadium, from 7:30 pm. Both teams will face each other for the first time this season.
This season, Gujarat’s team is at number 1 in the points table with 5 wins in 7 matches. On the other hand, the performance of defending champions KKR has not been that good this season. Kolkata’s team is at number 6 in the points table with 3 wins in 7 matches. It is very important for both teams to win this match in terms of the playoffs.
Both teams will face each other for the 5th time
Titans and Knight Riders will face each other for the fifth time in IPL. So far 4 IPL matches have been played between the two. Gujarat won 2 and Kolkata won 1. One match was cancelled due to rain. Both teams clashed once at Narendra Modi Stadium, in that match KKR won by 3 wickets.
Pitch Report
The pitch of Eden Gardens Stadium is batting friendly. So far 96 IPL matches have been played in this stadium. Teams batting first have won 40 matches and teams chasing have won 56 matches. The highest team score of this stadium is 262/2, which Punjab Kings made against Kolkata last season.
Weather Conditions
The weather in Kolkata will be very hot on 21 April. There will be bright sunshine throughout the day. There is no chance of rain at all. The temperature here is expected to be between 27 to 36 degrees on this day.
