Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain Shikhar Dhawan won the all-important and elected to field against the Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on April 4 (Thursday). PBKS made one change with Sikandar Raza replacing injured Liam Livingstone. GT also made one forced change with injured David Miller getting replaced by Kane Williamson.
Gujarat Titans Playing XI: Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Kane Williamson, Vijay Shankar, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav, Darshan Nalkande
Punjab Kings Playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
Under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, the Gujarat Titans (GT) have participated in three matches in the tournament to date, securing victories in two and facing defeat in one. Conversely, the Punjab Kings (PBKS), led by Shikhar Dhawan, have also competed in three matches but have only managed to win one, against the Delhi Capitals.
Looking at the direct encounters between the two teams in the lucrative league, they have faced off a total of three times. Out of these matchups, the Gujarat Titans have come out on top twice, while the Punjab Kings have claimed victory in one encounter.
Squads:
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), David Miller, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson.
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajann, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw.
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