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IPL 2023: Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans – Dafanews Match Preview

Punjab Kings will lock horns against defending champions Gujarat Titans in the 18th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2023 at the IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali on Thursday. Both of these teams have won two out of the three matches they have played so far in the 16th season of the IPL.

We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.

Current form for PBKS: L W W

Punjab Kings had really impressed with their batting might in the first two matches as they adopted an aggressive approach. However, they could only manage 143 runs against SRH in their previous match after Shikhar Dhawan scored a magnificent knock of 99 runs. Thus, they need to bat better against the Hardik Pandya-led team.

Current form for GT: L W W

Gujarat Titans are once again finding new heroes in their title defense. In fact, they had their previous match in their pocket against KKR but Rinku Singh snatched a win from the jaws of defeat to provide one of the greatest finishes to the game. GT will look to hold their nerves in crucial stages of the game.

Head to Head: Matches: 2, Won by GT: 1, Won by PBKS: 1.

It is even-stevens in head to head battle between these two teams.

Players to watch out for: Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Arshdeep Singh, Sikandar Raza, and Kagiso Rabada will hold the key for PBKS.

Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, and Mohammed Shami are going to hold the key for GT.

PBKS IPL 2023 SQUAD

Wicketkeepers: Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma.

Batters: Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (SL), M. Shahrukh Khan, Atharva Taide, Harpreet Bhatia.

All-rounders: Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone (ENG), Sam Curran (ENG), Sikandar Raza (ZIM), Shivam Singh, Mohit Rathee, Matthew Short.

Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Rahul Chahar, Nathan Ellis (AUS), Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada (SA), Vidwath Kaverappa.

GT Squad for IPL 2023: Wicketkeepers: Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade (AUS), KS Bharat, Urvil Patel.

Batters: Abhinav Manohar, David Miller (SA), Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill, Kane Williamson (NZ).

All-rounders: Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan (AFG), Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Odean Smith (WI).

Bowlers: Alzarri Joseph (WI), Mohammed Shami, Darshan Nalkande, Noor Ahmad (AFG), R. Sai Kishore, Pradeep Sangwan, Yash Dayal, Jayant Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little (IRE), Shivam Mavi.

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