Gujarat vs Kolkata, 25th Match
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Fri, 17 Apr 2026
7:30 PM IST, 2:00 PM GMT
Pitch Report according to previous Records:
The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad generally features a batting-friendly, balanced pitch with true bounce and a fast outfield, often made of black soil. While offering early assistance to fast bowlers, it tends to become slower as matches progress, with spinners getting help in the middle overs. For T20s, it is high-scoring, favoring teams batting first
Official Live Pitch Report:
"The original Eden Stadium has grown into that venue with the highest bat-first win percentage, 80%, and of course that's for venues hosting five IPL matches or more during that period. Now the big question is why. First reason, of course, comparatively speaking, boundary sizes are slightly bigger than the other venues. And if you look at what we have on offer tonight, down the ground 72 and square boundaries equidistant 66 meters. Now it's a little bit tougher to score boundaries when you're in a run chase. So that's one reason. Simon Katich is here. Simon, for tonight's match, why is that trend so in batting first and winning here? And will we expect the same? Well, when you look at this surface, it looks like a very good batting surface. Since 2025, the average first-in score here is 215. So if you get that score on the board, it brings bowlers like Prasidh and Siraj and Rashid into the game. We dug a bit deeper to find out whether there's any extra movement in the second innings in the power play, but there's not. So whether it's just good old-fashioned scoreboard pressure is the reason why the teams batting first here have had so much success. That's probably the reason. But you look at this surface, should be good pace and bounce in it. Shouldn't be too much spin. Even though it's been 40 degrees here the last couple of days, it's not as dry as you'd think because there is a nice tinge of green and just enough moisture in it. But I think there'll be plenty of runs out here tonight, Daren. Yeah, but in Hyderabad, which was still dominated ball. The headlines for tonight, KKR searching for their first win this season," inform Daren Ganga and Simon Katich.
Narendra Modi Stadium T20 Matches Records:
Last 5 T20 matches 1st inn avg score: 216
Last 5 T20 matches 2nd inn avg score: 185
Last 5 T20 matches win records: bowl first 1 - 4 bat first
GUJ vs KOL Head to Head in last 4 T20s:
Gujarat 3 - 1 Kolkata