By Admin 
Gujarat Titans won the toss and chose to bowl first. Captain Shubhman Gill said that their aim is to play the first qualifier by finishing in the top-2 and there is no change in their playing eleven. On the other hand, KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane made it clear that there is no margin for error left for him. The good news for Kolkata is that Varun Chakraborty has returned to the playing eleven.
Varun Chakraborty’s return
Every match is do or die for Kolkata Knight Riders. Varun Chakraborty could not play in the last match due to ill health. But Chakraborty has made a comeback in the match against Gujarat Titans. Chakraborty has taken 10 wickets in 8 matches so far. Chakraborty is not in the Purple Cap race, but has done the job of stopping runs very well.
Playing XI of Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wicketkeeper), Cameron Green, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakraborty, Saurabh Dubey, Kartik Tyagi.
Playing XI of Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ravishrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj
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Kolkata needs victory at any cost
Today’s match is most important for Kolkata Knight Riders. Its playoff equation is clear, if it wins today, its playoff hopes will remain alive and if it loses, KKR team will be eliminated today. Let us tell you that Kolkata team has won four out of the last 5 matches. On the other hand, if Gujarat Titans wins today, they will get a ticket for the playoffs.
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