Punjab grounds are yet to spectate a high-scoring encounter as the two team giants Punjab Kings and Gujurat Titans are set to reign at the 18th match of this IPL season after losing their respective previous matches. Both the teams had formerly dodged 3 games and lost 1 out of two outings this season. The IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali is now experiencing a fall of 21 degrees Celsius making the pitch synonymously slow to confront a good batting showdown.
Match Record
Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings opened this season by defeating Gujarat Titans’ rival, Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 runs and RR by 5 runs. But eventually, they were subdued when they lost their last match to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets despite a tremendous knockout of 99 runs showcased by PBKS skipper and captain Shikhar Dhawan. Batter Liam Livingstone is set to make a comeback and bowler Kagiso Rabada is set to score his 1st innings in today’s match.
Gujurat Titans
With powerful players such as the spin wizard Rashid Khan and ace player Hardik Pandya in hand, the Gujarat Titans can swiftly threaten the Mumbai Indian’s power-play this season. The team charged with an impressive IPL scoreboard by eliminating CSK and DC by 5 and 6 wickets. However, they faced a backlash when they were encountered by Kolkata Knight Riders by 3 wickets in the last match.
Pitch report
The match takes place at 7:30 PM IST at the venue: IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali which previously hosted over 9 games so far. With clear skies and an average humid climate, the field seems perfectly receptive toward batting grounds. The probable 1st and 2nd innings ever scored have been 168 and 152 so anything above 210 will admirable.
Squad
Punjab Kings
Batters
- Shikhar Dhawan (captain)
- Prabhasimran Singh
- Jonny Bairstow
- Liam Livingstone
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa
- Jitesh Sharma
- Shahrukh Khan
- Harpreet Bhatia
- Mathew William Short
All rounders
- Raj Angad Bawa
- Rishi Dhawan
- Mohit Rathee
- Sam Curran
- Atharva Taide
- Shivam Singh
Bowlers
- Arshdeep Singh
- Rahul Chahar
- Kagiso Rabada
- Nathen Ellis
- Harpreet Brar
- Baltej Dhanda
- Gurnoor Singh Brar
- Vidwath Kaverappa
Gujarat Titans
All rounders
- Hardik Pandya (Captain)
- Sai Sudharsan
- Darshan Nalkande
- Vijay Shankar
- Odean Smith
- Abhinav Manohar
- Dasun Shanaka
Batters
- Shubman Gill
- Matthew Wade
- David Miller
- Kane Williamson
- Urvil Patel
- Wriddhiman Saha
- S. Bharat
Bowlers
- Jayant Yadav
- Shivam Mavi
- Mohammed Shami
- Rahul Tewatia
- Pradeep Sangwan
- Alzarri Joseph
- Noor Ahmed
- Rashid Khan
- Sai Kishore
- Joshua Little
- Mohit Sharma
- Yash Dayal
