Punjab Kings will take on the defending champions Gujarat Titans at the IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali on Thursday. Both of these teams won their opening two matches but went on to lose their respective previous games.
Ergo, they will be looking to return to the winning ways to get back the momentum on their side. PBKS have been batting aggressively and they will look to carry the same against Gujarat Titans. The Hardik Pandya-led team will also look to come up with a collective show against PBKS and tick the right boxes.
Here is the Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans – Stats Preview
Punjab Kings ace fast bowler Arshdeep Singh has snared 46 wickets in 40 matches and thus he is four wickets away from the milestone of 50 scalps.
PBKS gun fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has picked up 99 wickets in 63 matches of the IPL. Rabada will become the first South African bowler to take 100 wickets in the tournament if he takes one wicket against RR.
PBKS skipper Shikhar Dhawan has scored 6468 runs in the IPL. The southpaw needs another 32 runs to become the second player in the IPL to score 6500 runs after Virat Kohli. Dhawan has also smashed 144 sixes in the tournament and needs another six sixes to reach 150 sixes.
GT captain Hardik Pandya has amassed 1976 runs in 109 IPL matches and he is 24 runs away from reaching the 2000-run mark. Pandya has already completed 50 wickets in the tournament.
David Miller has mustered 2488 runs in 107 IPL matches. The South African southpaw is 12 runs away from reaching the 2500-run mark.
Wriddhiman Saha has gathered 2483 runs in 147 IPL matches and the wicket-keeper bat needs another 17 runs to reach 2500 runs in the tournament.
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