Kolkata Knight Riders take on Gujarat Titans in match 35 of IPL 2022 at the DY Patil Stadium on Saturday at 3.30 pm IST. It is the first of the two games that day and a must-win for KKR. KKR is placed sixth in the points table at the moment while the Titans are placed at the top of the table at the moment.
KKR lost to Rajasthan Royals in their previous game as they failed to chase 218 for victory. They fell short by just seven runs. Against Delhi, they failed to chase 216 runs to win. Both these losses have put forward a pattern of the KKR bowling attack. Sunil Narine is the only bowler who is performing. Though he is not taking wickets, he is choking the runs in the middle overs.
Umesh Yadav after a good start to the season has fallen apart. Pat Cummins and Varun Chakravarthy has struggled. Cummins in fact has gone for nearly 200 runs in the four games that he has played so far. The side needs a rethinking of their bowling attack and personnel taking charge of the line-up. They should make changes in their bowling attack heading into this game as a few of their key players are not performing they have suitable replacements. In this article, we predicted the likely playing XI for Kolkata Knight Riders against Gujarat Titans.
KKR vs GT: Kolkata Knight Riders’ Predicted Playing XI Against Gujarat Titans, IPL 2022, Match 35 KKR vs GT
Aaron Finch
Finch scored his first fifty for KKR against the Royals. He scored 58 and his wicket was the turning point in the end for the Knights losing the game by such a close margin. He will keep his place for this crucial game. Finch needs to bat longer for his side.
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