Final Result:
Punjab Kings (200/7) Beat Gujarat Titans (199/4) By 3 Wickets In Ahmedabad. Shashank Singh (61*), Noor (2/44).
Punjab Kings returned to winning ways as they stunned Gujarat Titans by 3 wickets after gunning down a target of over 200 for the sixth time in IPL history.
Shubman Gill, GT Captain: "Couple of catches went down. Never easy on a wicket like this when you drop catches. Difficult to defend runs in these conditions. The new ball was doing something. There are always areas to improve. I think 200 was good enough. We were in the game till the 15th over. When you drop catches, you will be in trouble. The way Nalkande bowled in the last match, we went to him for the last over. This is IPL for you - people who you have not seen will come and win games."
Mid-Innings Summary:
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill once again showed his class with the bat to power his team to a challenging score of 199 for 4 in 20 overs against Punjab Kings.
Gill played a sublime innings and remained unbeaten on 89 off 48 balls while Sai Sudarshan (33) and Rahul Tewatia (23*) were the other major contributors for the home side.
For Punjab, Kagiso Rabada was the best bowler on show with two wickets while Harshal Patel and Harpreet Brar grabbed the other two scalps.
Toss Update:
Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and elected to bowl first against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad.
PBKS will be missing LIam Livingstone due to injury therefore, Sikandar Raza comes in as his replacement.
For GT, David Miller misses out due to a niggle so Kane Williamson comes in his place.
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Kane Williamson, Vijay Shankar, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav, Darshan Nalkande
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
GT vs PBKS Preview:
Gujarat Titans will be looking to keep their winning momentum going when they host Punjab Kings in Match 17 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday.
GT have won two out of three games so far and occupy fifth position on the IPL 2024 points table. PBKS on the other hand, will have to find a way to get back among the wins after two defeats in their last couple of games.
Pitch Report
"This pitch has black and red soil, a mixture of both. It's rock hard and has 3mm of grass on it so I expect to have good pace and bounce so I expect plenty of runs tonight. GT have 8 out of 12 games here," says former Australia cricketer-turned-commentator Simon Katich.
Squads:
Punjab Kings Squad: Shikhar Dhawan(c), Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma(w), Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Tanay Thyagarajan, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Chris Woakes, Rishi Dhawan, Sikandar Raza, Ashutosh Sharma, Atharva Taide, Nathan Ellis, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary, Vishwanath Singh
Gujarat Titans Squad: Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Umesh Yadav, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma, Darshan Nalkande, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Sharath BR, Manav Suthar, Abhinav Manohar, Matthew Wade, Kane Williamson, Jayant Yadav, Sandeep Warrier, Shahrukh Khan, Joshua Little, Kartik Tyagi, Spencer Johnson, Sushant Mishra
