GT vs KKR Who Won the Toss Today? – Match 25 IPL 2026 Toss Update

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and elected to bat first against the Gujarat Titans in IPL 2026. The match, Match 25, is being played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The first ball was scheduled to be bowled at 7:30 pm IST. Rahane’s decision was based on a desire to let his team’s batters play freely and then defend the total. He said, ‘You do not always need to rely on stats or data; it is about how the team feels and what we want to achieve. T20 cricket is about momentum and winning small moments.’ Rahane also mentioned that his team has made one change, with Tim Seifert replacing Finn Allen. Shubman Gill, the Gujarat Titans captain, said that they would have preferred to bowl first, citing the possibility of dew affecting the game. However, he stated that they are going with the same team today. Gill also highlighted that his team’s batting in the previous game ‘collapsed in the middle overs, losing five wickets between overs 11 and 15.’ He added, ‘You do not need to overcomplicate things in such a technical game. The more you do, the harder it gets.’ The updated playing XIs for both teams are as follows: The Gujarat Titans playing XI includes Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar, Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler, Rashid Khan, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Siraj, Ashok Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, and Prasidh Krishna. Their impact player options are Jason Holder, Manav Suthar, M Shahrukh Khan, Kulwant Khejroliya, and Anuj Rawat. The Kolkata Knight Riders playing XI includes Ajinkya Rahane, Tim Seifert, Sunil Narine, Rovman Powell, Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, and Kartik Tyagi. Their impact player options are Varun Chakravarthy, Tejasvi Dahiya, Manish Pandey, Finn Allen, and Navdeep Saini.