KKR vs GT: Shubman fails in front of Shardul, Russell cannot stand in front of Rashid; 10 Interesting Facts

KKR vs GT Interesting Facts: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Gujarat Titans (GT) will be face to face today (April 29) at 3.30 pm. The last encounter of both the teams was tremendous. Rinku Singh won KKR by hitting 5 sixes in the last 5 balls. Today’s match is also expected to be exciting. Some figures seem to be making this match more interesting. What are these figures, know…

1. Gujarat Titans opener Shubman Gill has flopped in front of KKR fast bowler Shardul Thakur. In IPL, Shubman has scored just 36 runs in 32 balls of Shardul and has been dismissed twice.
2. In IPL, KKR’s explosive batsman Andre Russell cannot last long in front of GT spinner Rashid Khan. Russell’s batting average against Rashid is just 3.67 and strike rate is 61.11. He has been a victim of this Afghan spinner thrice.
3. KKR spinner Sunil Narine has sent Wriddhiman Saha to the pavilion four times in IPL.
4. Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya may prefer to bowl himself against KKR captain Nitish Rana. He has dismissed Nitish twice.
5. KKR finisher Rinku Singh is thrashing the fast bowlers a lot this season but he slows down in front of the spinners. Rinku Singh is hitting a boundary every 3.6 balls on an average against the fast bowlers, while against the spinners the boundary is coming after an average of 13.8 balls with his bat.
6. Shubman Gill is playing tremendously against spin. Since IPL 2022 till now, his batting average against spinners has been 59.2 and strike rate 143.
7. Hardik Pandya has been seen faltering in front of fast bowlers this season. He is able to score runs in front of fast bowlers with a strike rate of just 102.
8. For Andre Russell, this season of IPL has been the second worst season in terms of batting. He is able to score runs at an average of just 18. He has not even been able to touch double figures 5 times in 8 matches.
9. Sunil Narine is proving to be very expensive this time. In IPL 2023, he is conceding 8.9 runs per over. This is his worst economy rate in the history of IPL.
10. Hardik Pandya has always been excellent against KKR. Against this team, his batting average is 61, bowling average is 14.45 and economy rate is 6.91.

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