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]IPL 2026, Match 60: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans Predicted Playing XIs
by Dwijesh
Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Gujarat Titans in the 60th match of the Indian Premier League 2026 on May 16 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, with the game set to begin at 7:30 PM.
Ajinkya Rahane will captain Kolkata, while Shubman Gill will lead Gujarat. Both teams feature several top-quality players, and strong performances can be expected from stars like Sunil Narine, Sai Sudharsan, and Rashid Khan. It will be intriguing to see the final playing XIs that each side settles on ahead of this important clash.
Match Details
| Match | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans |
|---|---|
| Tournament | Indian Premier League 2026 |
| Match No. | 58th T20 |
| Date | 16 May 2026 |
| Time | 7:30 PM IST |
| Venue | Eden Gardens |
| Broadcast | Star Sports |
| Streaming | JioHotstar |
PBKS VS MI – Full Squad
| No. | Kolkata Knight Riders | Role | Gujarat Titans | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajinkya Rahane (c) | Top-order batter | Shubman Gill (c) | Top-order batter |
| 2 | Rinku Singh (vc) | Middle-order batter | Anuj Rawat † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| 3 | Finn Allen | Top-order batter | Arshad Khan | Bowler |
| 4 | Vaibhav Arora | Bowler | Ashok Sharma | Bowler |
| 5 | Tejasvi Dahiya † | Wicketkeeper batter | Jos Buttler † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| 6 | Daksh Kamra | Allrounder | Connor Esterhuizen | Top-order batter |
| 7 | Saurabh Dubey | Bowler | Gurnoor Brar | Bowler |
| 8 | Cameron Green | Batting allrounder | Jason Holder | Bowling allrounder |
| 9 | Kartik Tyagi | Bowler | Kulwant Khejroliya | Bowler |
| 10 | Blessing Muzarabani | Bowler | Kumar Kushagra † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| 11 | Sunil Narine | Bowling allrounder | Mohammed Siraj | Bowler |
| 12 | Manish Pandey | Top-order batter | Glenn Phillips | Allrounder |
| 13 | Matheesha Pathirana | Bowler | Prasidh Krishna | Bowler |
| 14 | Rovman Powell | Middle-order batter | Kagiso Rabada | Bowler |
| 15 | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Top-order batter | Rashid Khan | Bowling allrounder |
| 16 | Ramandeep Singh | Middle-order batter | Sai Kishore | Bowler |
| 17 | Sarthak Ranjan | Opening batter | Sai Sudharsan | Top-order batter |
| 18 | Anukul Roy | Allrounder | Shahrukh Khan | Batter |
| 19 | Navdeep Saini | Bowler | Ishant Sharma | Bowler |
| 20 | Tim Seifert | Wicketkeeper batter | Nishant Sindhu | Allrounder |
| 21 | Prashant Solanki | Bowler | Manav Suthar | Bowling allrounder |
| 22 | Rahul Tripathi | Top-order batter | Rahul Tewatia | Bowling allrounder |
| 23 | Umran Malik | Bowler | Washington Sundar | Bowling allrounder |
| 24 | Varun Chakravarthy | Bowler | Luke Wood | Bowler |
| 25 | Jayant Yadav | Bowler |
PBKS VS MI – Predicted Playing 11
| Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XI | Gujarat Titans Predicted XI |
|---|---|
| Ajinkya Rahane (c) | Shubman Gill (c) |
| Finn Allen | Sai Sudharsan |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Jos Buttler (wk) |
| Cameron Green | Washington Sundar |
| Rovman Powell | Jason Holder |
| Manish Pandey | Nishant Sindhu |
| Rinku Singh | Rahul Tewatia |
| Sunil Narine | Rashid Khan |
| Anukul Roy | Arshad Khan |
| Vaibhav Arora | Kagiso Rabada |
| Kartik Tyagi | Mohammed Siraj |
Impact Players
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Gujarat Titans |
|---|---|
| Varun Chakravarthy | Prasidh Krishna |
| Saurabh Dubey | Shahrukh Khan |
