IPL 2026: Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 60 of Indian Premier League 2026 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday, May 16, 2026. GT retained the same playing XI from their previous victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad, while KKR welcomed back mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy after injury.

The match carries major playoff implications for both teams. Gujarat Titans entered the contest placed second on the points table with 16 points from 12 matches and are on the verge of sealing a playoff berth. Kolkata Knight Riders, meanwhile, came into the game eighth with nine points from 11 matches and need a victory to stay alive in the playoff race.

Playing XIs

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane(c), Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Cameron Green, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy, Saurabh Dubey, Kartik Tyagi

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj

Impact Substitutes:

Gujarat Titans Impact Subs: Prasidh Krishna, Rahul Tewatia, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, Glenn Phillips

Kolkata Knight Riders Impact subs: Rovman Powell, Ramandeep Singh, Tejasvi Dahiya, Matheesha Pathirana, Vaibhav Arora

Pitch Report

The Eden Gardens surface is expected to offer some assistance to fast bowlers early in the innings because of grass cover and cooler conditions, while a total in the range of 180-190 could prove competitive.