Gujarat Titans take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the 25th match of IPL 2026 tonight at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, and the spotlight is squarely on KKR’s revival. Kolkata have had a difficult start, losing four of their five outings, with one game washed out against Punjab Kings due to rain. Gujarat, meanwhile, began with consecutive defeats before winning their way back into the hunt.
Quick scan: what’s at stake
- Match: Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 25th game of IPL 2026
- Venue and time: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (night match)
- KKR form: five matches played, four losses; one match vs Punjab Kings abandoned due to rain
- GT form: two straight defeats early, followed by an equal run of wins to regain momentum
- Selection pressure: Finn Allen, Cameron Green, Rinku Singh and Varun Chakravarthy have not delivered as expected so far
KKR’s squad selection has quickly become a talking point as they look for their first win of the season. Finn Allen (₹2 crore), Cameron Green (₹25.20 crore), Rinku Singh (₹13 crore) and Varun Chakravarthy (₹12 crore) are the high-profile picks, yet their impact has been limited in the campaign so far.
Live build-up: squads
Gujarat Titans squad: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (w), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Ashok Sharma, Prasidh Krishna, Shahrukh Khan, Manav Suthar, Jason Holder, Kulwant Khejroliya, Anuj Rawat, Nishant Sindhu, Gurnoor Brar, Arshad Khan, Kumar Kushagra, Tom Banton, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Luke Wood, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma.
Kolkata Knight Riders squad: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (w), Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Finn Allen, Manish Pandey, Tejasvi Dahiya, Tim Seifert, Navdeep Saini, Rahul Tripathi, Sarthak Ranjan, Rachin Ravindra, Prashant Solanki, Blessing Muzarabani, Saurabh Dubey, Daksh Kamra, Umran Malik, Matheesha Pathirana.
Welcome to the live blog—good evening from Ahmedabad. Gujarat Titans, led by Shubman Gill, will be aiming to extend their momentum and chase a third straight win. For Kolkata, Ajinkya Rahane and the group are still searching for their first victory of the season, and this match offers a chance to change their trajectory.
Stay with us as the action unfolds under the lights at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Whose night will it be—Gujarat’s rising form or Kolkata’s push to break the losing streak? We’ll find out in the next few hours, so keep refreshing for the latest updates.
