Gujarat Titans will have a good chance to climb up the points table when they take on the struggling Punjab Kings 17th match of the 2024 Indian Premier League. Get our latest expert GT vs PBKS match betting tips, predictions and picks below. You can start betting on the IPL 2024 by opening your account with 1xbet here.
Gujarat vs Punjab Match Information
- Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
- Date: Thursday, April 4
- Time: 7.30 pm local (2 pm GMT, 10 am EDT)
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What Have The Two Teams Done So Far?
Gujarat Titans started off with a win over Mumbai Indians before Chennai Super Kings had a measure of them in their second game. The Titans came back strongly in their third match to easily chase down Sunrisers Hyderabad’s score.
Punjab Kings did overcome Delhi Capitals in their opener but have suffered two successive reverses since then. They lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore and then went down to Lucknow Super Giants in their last two games.
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While Hyderabad managed to get themselves a fighting score of 162/8 in their stipulated 20 overs, Gujarat Titans were at their sterling best with the ball.
Most of their opposition batters got starts but none of them managed to score 30 which became the difference between the two teams in the end.
While Gujarat Titans have been strong with their batting, they looked to have turned things around with the ball this game having conceded far too many in their previous match against the Super Kings.
In response, Sai Sudarshan’s form continued while David Miller showed glimpses of his best as Gujarat chased it down with seven wickets and five balls to spare.
Punjab Kings were stifled by some bowling heat in their previous game against Lucknow Super Giants. While a chase of 200 might never have been an easy one, a 102-run stand for the first wicket between Shikhar Dhawan and Jonny Bairstow looked to have given them a chance.
And then Mayank Yadav happened, with none of the Punjab batters able to face up to his 150 km/hr pace as they collapsed to 178/5 in the end.
GT vs PBKS Head to Head Stats
- Overall GT vs PBKS Head-to-head: There have been three previous meetings between these two teams and Gujarat leads 2-1.
- Interestingly, this will be the first meeting in Ahmedabad.
- Liam Livingtone has featured in two of those matches and scored 94 off 37 balls while getting out once. It remains to be seen if he’s fit to play this game.
- Shubman Gill has a 96 and a 67 to his name in two of those three matches as well.
- Kagiso Rabada has picked up seven wickets across those three games.
Possible Playing XIs/XIIs
Gujarat Titans
Saha, Gill, Sudarshan, Miller, Shankar, Mohit, Omarzai, Tewatia, Rashid, Umesh, Noor, Nalkande.
Punjab Kings
Dhawan, Bairstow, Prabhsimran, Jitesh, Livingstone, Curran, Shashank, Harpreet, Harshal, Chahar, Rabada, Arshdeep.
GT vs PBKS Predictions with Latest Odds*
- Prediction 1: Gujarat Titans to win: 8/11 (sign up with 1xbet)
- Prediction 2: Highest Opening Partnership – GT: 1/1
GT vs PBKS Toss Prediction
PBKS to win the toss: 10/11
GT vs PBKS Score Prediction
Both Teams to Score 160+ Runs: 1/2
*odds correct at the time of writing.
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