Shikhar Dhawan was the lone warrior for the Punjab-based team and scored a brilliant 99 off 66 deliveries for his side. Meanwhile, Nathan Ellis and Arshdeep Singh were the only bowlers to pick up a wicket for PBKS in their clash against SRH. On the other hand, Vijay Shankar’s storming 63 off 24 balls helped GT post a mammoth total on the scoreboard. However, Gujarat lost the contest to KKR courtesy of Rinku Singh’s sensational finish in the last over. Stand-in skipper Rashid Khan was the pick of the bowlers for GT as he took a hattrick in the game.
Punjab currently sits at the sixth spot in the IPL 2023 points table and would look to move up by winning against GT, whereas the Gujarat-based side is on the fourth position and will eye the top spot when they meet PBKS on April 13.
Pitch report:
The venue supports the batters more as compared to bowlers, and a high-scoring game is expected to take place. The dew factor will also come into play as the game progresses.
Probable XIs:
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Joshua Little, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph
Head-to-head record
Played: 02 | PBKS won: 01 | GT won: 01 | No result: 0
Match Prediction:
Case 1:
- PBKS wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 50-55
- GT total: 190-195
Case 2:
- GT wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 55-65
- PBKS total: 200-205
Team bowling first to win the contest.
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