IPL 2026, KKR vs GT Today Match: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and elected to bat first against Gujarat Titans in Match 25 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday, April 17, 2026. KKR made one change to their playing XI, bringing in Tim Seifert in place of Finn Allen, while Gujarat Titans opted to go unchanged.
Rahane said the decision was aimed at giving his batters the freedom to play aggressively and build momentum. GT skipper Shubman Gill admitted he would have preferred to bowl first, citing possible dew later in the evening. Gujarat are unchanged for the match.
Gujarat Titans come into the contest with momentum after back-to-back wins, including a convincing seven-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants. Pacer Prasidh Krishna starred with figures of 4 for 28, while Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler scored fifties in a comfortable chase.
KKR, on the other hand, are still searching for their first win of the season. They suffered a 32-run defeat against Chennai Super Kings in their previous outing, managing only 160 for 7 while chasing 193.
Playing XIs
Gujarat Titans:Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ashok Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Kolkata Knight Riders:Ajinkya Rahane (c), Tim Seifert, Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi
Impact substitutes
Gujarat Titans: Shahrukh Khan, Manav Suthar, Jason Holder, Kulwant Khejroliya, Anuj Rawat
Kolkata Knight Riders: Finn Allen, Manish Pandey, Tejasvi Dahiya, Varun Chakravarthy, Navdeep Saini
Pitch report
The Ahmedabad surface is expected to favour batters. The pitch offers good pace and bounce, with a slight grass covering and enough moisture to assist seamers early on. The average first-innings score at the venue since 2025 stands around 215, indicating a high-scoring contest.