The 13th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 is scheduled to play between Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday 9th April 2023 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

The defending champions, Gujarat Titans had just been outstanding in this edition of IPL and had won both played matches. They beat Chennai Super Kings in their very first match and beat Delhi Capitals in their previous match with a handsome margin of six wickets. Another win in this match will cement their place at the top of the table and we are sure that Gujarat Giants will win this match. Kolkata Knight Riders failed to have a good start as they lost their first match against Punjab Kings but they won the very next match against Royal Challengers Bangalore with a handsome margin of 81 runs. They are currently holding fourth position on the points table and have a better net run rate among all other teams of this tournament.

Gujarat Titans had shown good form which they carried from the previous edition and now won two back-to-back matches and will be confident to win this match. They have some big names on this team and also have some consistent performers. The bowling unit of Gujarat Titans is power packed with Mohammad Shami leading it with Joshua Little, Hardik Pandya, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, and Rashid Khan. These all bowlers had performed well in both previous matches and they were just outstanding in the previous match against Delhi Capitals where they leaked 162 runs in 20 overs. Rashid Khan had proven the most successful bowler from their side and also performed well in the previous match with three wickets to his name in four overs against 31 runs. Mohammad Shami was the other bowler with three wickets in his account but he leaked plenty of runs. He was charged with 41 runs in four overs. Alzarri Joseph also had an outstanding performance in the previous match and picked two wickets in four overs while leaking 29 runs. Joshua Little, Yash Dayal, and the skipper, Hardik Pandya were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket in their most recent match.

Gujarat Titans had just been outstanding in each and every department of the game in previous matches. We also observed this in their previous match where they outclassed Delhi Capitals in each and every department of the game. The batting order of this team is strong and is led by Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill while Sai Sudharsan and Hardik Pandya are leading the top order and Vijay Shankar and David Miller are available to handle the middle batting order. They performed well in the previous match and chased the target of 163 runs with 11 balls in hand. Almost all batsmen from their side put some runs on the board. Sai Sudharsan was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 62 runs to his name on 4 balls with the help of four boundaries and two huge sixes. He remained not out till the chase of the target. David Miller was the other batsman who had just been outstanding in this tournament. He remained not out after scoring 31 runs. He faced 16 balls and smashed two boundaries and the same huge sixes during his inning. Vijay Shankar was the other batsman who put some runs on the board. He scored 29 runs on 23 balls with the help of three boundaries. Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha scored 14 runs each while the skipper, Hardik Pandya could manage to score just five runs.

Kolkata Knight Riders bounced back very strongly after losing their first match against Punjab Kings and beat Royal Challengers Bangalore with a big margin of 81 runs. We had also seen some off-field dramas in the dugout of this team. We think Shakib Al-Hasan and Liton Das will not play some next matches. Jason Roy had been picked by the management of this team and we are hoping that he will perform well for this team. He had just been good in the recent edition of PSL and the conditions in India are almost the same as in Pakistan. The middle batting order of this team is not strong but we saw some good batting efforts by Shardul Thakur and Rinku Singh and we are expecting that these batsmen will perform well in this match. Kolkata Knight Riders are very rich in the all-rounding departments and have some best power hitters in their squad. Sunil Narine and Andre Russell are well-known strikers of the cricket ball and we saw some trailers in the previous matches. Kolkata Knight Riders have a well-balanced bowling unit. They picked Suyash Sharma from the auction of IPL 2023 and he had proven his selection right till now. Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine are also the main bowlers of this team.

Kolkata Knight Riders performed well in each and every department of the game in the previous match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. They lost the toss and were asked to bat first. The performance of their batting order was good overall and they put a total of 204 runs on the board in 20 overs. Shardul Thakur was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 68 runs to his account on just 29 balls with the help of nine boundaries and three huge sixes. Rahmanullah Gurbaz is opening their batting inning with Venkatesh Iyer and he also performed well in the previous match. He scored 57 runs while he faced 44 balls and smashed six boundaries and three huge sixes. Rinku Singh was the other batsman who performed well and scored 46 runs on 33 balls with the help of two boundaries and three huge sixes. Venkatesh Iyer, Mandeep Singh, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, and Sunil Narine did not performed well. The bowling unit of Kolkata Knight Riders also had an outstanding performance and destroyed the strong batting order of Royal Challengers Bangalore. They defended the target of 205 runs and send the full team of Royal Challengers Bangalore back to the pavilion on a total of just 123 runs in 17.4 overs. Varun Chakravarty was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with four wickets to his name in 3.4 overs against just 15 runs. Suyash Sharma also performed well and picked up three wickets while he was charged with 30 runs in four overs. Sunil Narine picked two wickets while Shardul Thakur had one wicket to his name.

Gujarat Titans had faced Kolkata Knight Riders in just one match where they won by a big margin.

Gujarat Titans won four out of the most recent five matches while Kolkata Knight Riders had won three out of the previous five matches.

Gujarat Titans is a strong and well-balanced team and have a strong batting and bowling department which is in good form. The batting and bowling squad of this team is much stronger at least on paper. According to today’s prediction, Gujarat Titans is the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make Gujarat Titans a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• Gujarat Titans had won their both matches played till now
• Kolkata Knight Riders are also back on the winning track
• The bowling unit of Gujarat Titans is strong than KKR
• Kolkata Knight Riders had won its previous match with a big margin
• Both teams are almost equal in the batting department

Gujarat Titans is overall a strong team when we compare it with Kolkata Knight Riders. They have the best players in the T20 format of cricket. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the T20 format are part of the squad this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Gujarat Titans have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Gujarat Titans have a 54% chance to win this match
Kolkata Knight Riders have a 46% chance to win this match

The toss is going to play an important in the result of each and every match of IPL 2023 as we had observed in the previous editions of this tournament. According to the toss prediction, the team who will win the toss will elect to field first as defending had been difficult in the most recent matches of IPL. Remember that 52% of matches had been won by chasing teams at Narendra Modi Stadium.

The 13th match of IPL T20, 2023 is going to be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. This venue is known to be a spin-friendly track, with slow and low bounce. This means that spin bowlers are expected to have an advantage over pace bowlers. The pitch also tends to deteriorate quickly, which means that batting can become difficult as the match progresses. Overall, the pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium is likely to favor spin bowlers, and teams are expected to prepare accordingly. However, actual pitch conditions can vary depending on various factors such as weather, soil, and maintenance, so it is best to wait for official updates closer to the match time.

The weather forecast for Ahmedabad is good for this cricket match. Ahmedabad typically experiences hot and dry weather conditions, with temperatures ranging from around 24°C (75°F) to 40°C (104°F) in April. The humidity levels are generally low during this time, making the heat feel more bearable. It is important to note that weather patterns can vary from year to year and can be unpredictable, so it’s always a good idea to check the current weather conditions and forecasts before planning to make any decision about picking your team.

Gujarat Titans: David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Joshua Little, Wriddhiman Saha (Wk), Shubhman Gill, Hardik Pandya (C), Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar

Kolkata Knight Riders: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Nitesh Rana (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Mandeep Singh

Captain: Rashid Khan
Vice-Captain: Sunil Narine
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, David Miller, Andre Russell, Hardik Pandya, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Shami, Alzarri Joseph

• Date: Sunday, 9th April 2023
• Time: 10:00 AM GMT / 03:30 PM LOCAL / 03:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Narendra Modi Stadium
• Location: Ahmedabad, India
• Opened: 1982
• Capacity: 132,000
• Known as: Motera Gujarat Stadium, Sardar Patel Stadium
• Ends: Adani Pavilion End, GMDC End
• Time Zone: UTC +05:30
• Home to: Gujarat
• Floodlights: Yes
• Curator: Bagira Thakur

• Total matches: 10
• Matches won batting first: 6
• Matches won bowling first: 4
• Average 1st Inns scores: 160
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 137
• Highest total recorded: 234/4 (20 Ov) by IND vs NZ
• Lowest total recorded: 66/10 (12.1 Ov) by NZ vs IND
• The highest score chased: 166/3 (17.5 Ov) by IND vs ENG
• The lowest score defended: 107/7 (20 Ov) by WIW vs INDW

Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Jayant Yadav, Vijay Shankar, Abhinav Manohar, Srikar Bharat, Mohit Sharma, Pradeep Sangwan, Matthew Wade, Odean Smith, Shivam Mavi, Darshan Nalkande, Urvil Patel, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Joshua Little, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph.