Punjab Kings will square off against Gujarat Titans at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh in the 37th match of Indian Premier League 2024 on Sunday. While Gujarat Titans have won three out of their seven matches, PBKS have managed two wins in seven games.
Thus, it is crucial for both teams to build a winning impetus at this crucial stage of the tournament. We take a look at the head-to-head battle, players to watch out for, and Squads of both teams in our match preview.
Gujarat Titans: L W L L W
Gujarat Titans have failed to find the momentum and have certainly missed the services of Hardik Pandya and Mohammed Shami. Their batting unit could only muster 89 runs in the last game against the Delhi Capitals despite the return of David Miller into the final XI.
Punjab Kings: L L L W L
Punjab Kings have failed to get over the line in the last three matches despite getting close. Their top-order has disappointed and they have missed the experience of their captain, Shikhar Dhawan, who is out of action due to injury.
Head to Head: Matches: 4, Won by Gujarat Titans: 2, Won by Punjab Kings: 2.
Players to watch out for: Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Sai Kishore, and Spencer Johnson will hold the key for GT.
Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Jitesh Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Liam Livingstone, Arshdeep Singh, and Harpreet Brar will hold the key for PBKS.
Gujarat Titans Final Squad:
Shubman Gill (C), David Miller, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmed, R Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson, Robin Minz.
PBKS IPL 2024 SQUAD
Wicketkeepers: Jonny Bairstow (ENG), Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma.
Batters: Shikhar Dhawan, Harpreet Bhatia, Rilee Rossouw (SA), Shashank Singh.
All-rounders: Liam Livingstone (ENG), Atharva Taide, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran (ENG), Sikandar Raza (ZIM), Shivam Singh, Chris Woakes (ENG), Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Singh, Tanay Thyagarajan, Harshal Patel.
Bowlers: Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada (SA), Nathan Ellis (AUS), Rahul Chahar, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Prince Choudhary.
