Match 60 of IPL 2026 will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The two teams come into this fixture with opposite fates. The Gujarat Titans are at a comfortable spot at the top half of the table with 16 points, and one more win will take them to first place in the table. KKR have their back against the wall, and after some recent wins, they will be hoping for some magic in the remaining three matches, where they are required to win all three, which will give them a maximum of 15 points. It is safe to say that the three-times champions depend not just on themselves but on some outside factors. Gujarat Titans have looked like the most well-balanced side in this competition so far. With a solid batting lineup led by their captain Shubman Gill, the Titans have scored runs consistently and their bowling attack has done its job too. They have got brilliant starts with the new ball courtesy of their pace-bowling duo, Mohammed Siraj and Kagiso Rabada. KKR on the other hand have looked inconsistent throughout the competition. Although they managed to stay in the competition after a winning streak, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru stopped them and pushed them back under pressure. The team, captained by Ajinkya Rahane, needs perfect performances in every remaining game. The Eden Gardens pitch has proven to favor the batters while chasing and will likely do so today as well. In their previous few matches at this venue, KKR, in their last two home matches, have chased 182 and 156 successfully. However, Sunrisers Hyderabad have successfully defended 200 plus here this season, showing how bowlers can have an impact if bowled properly. This ground has pace and carry which will favor shot makers if they play with an attacking mind. We might witness a high-scoring encounter again today as KKR possess dangerous batsmen and their lineup boasts many power-hitters. At the toss, Gujarat have won and chose to bowl first. Here's what the captains said at the toss: Ajinkya Rahane: "Taking one game at a time, but as you rightly mentioned, we have to win three games and then see what happens. It's important as a team that we've been playing really good cricket, won four games out of five, the combination and also guys are actually clicking together. We just have to keep it really simple, focus on this game, and then take it forward. Absolutely (we have to be consistent), all the parts. As I said, we've been playing really good cricket, those five games, the guys are taking very good confidence, the positives from the last game. It's just very simple for us now. It's one game at a time, win this, and looking up for the next two games. We were looking to field as well. (On the surface) There's a little bit of moisture, there's rain last night, heavy rain, so I don't think it will change that much, considering there is breeze going on. I'm not too sure about the dew factor as well, but whatever it is, we want to give our best in our bat, and then when we defend the total, give best in those 20 overs. Varun comes in, Varun is fit." Shubman Gill: "We're gonna bowl first. Yeah, it does look like that (pitch having moisture), there was a little bit of rain around yesterday and it looks a little bit sticky, we are hoping that it's going to get better in the second innings. (On GT's bowlers dominating and winning five on the trot) Yeah, definitely, we believe that, batsmen do win you matches, but if you want to win championships, your bowling unit has to be in form and luckily for us, they are firing all cylinders. Our bowling unit has been top-notch this season. The momentum is with us and we have to keep doing the things consistently that we have been doing well. This is not the stage, this is not the time to take any teams lightly, but we're hoping to win the next two and hopefully be stable in the top two positions. It gives the edge to the teams that finish in the top two. You get one extra match. Hopefully, we won't play the extra match, but it does give you an edge, you can go out there and play your game. We're going with the same team." Also Read | 'Zero Sense': Former CSK Star Blasts Ruturaj Gaikwad for Major Tactical Error in CSK’s Loss To LSG KKR vs GT Playing XI Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane (c), Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy, Saurabh Dubey, Kartik Tyagi KKR Impact subs: Rovman Powell, Ramandeep Singh, Tejasvi Dahiya, Matheesha Pathirana, Vaibhav Arora Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj GT Impact subs: Rahul Tewatia, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Prasidh Krishna, Kumar Kushagra.