Gujarat Titans (GT), who are the one-time champions, will be taking on Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their first match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Under the leadership of Shubman Gill, GT will be hoping to replicate the performances of their first two seasons in 2022 and 2023 after the young leader didn’t have the best time of it in the role field last season.
On the other side, PBKS shelled out INR 26.75 crore to secure the services of Shreyas Iyer, who led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to their third IPL title last season. The right-handed batter had earlier captained Delhi Capitals to the final of the league five seasons ago, and the Punjab-based franchise have entrusted him to secure their spot in the playoffs for the first-time in 11 years. Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the GT vs PBKS IPL 2025 fifth match.
GT vs PBKS Match Details
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Match Number |
5 |
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Teams |
Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings |
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Venue |
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
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Time |
7:30 PM (IST) |
GT vs PBKS IPL Head-to-Head Stats & Records
GT have played against PBKS five times in their short history in the IPL, winning three matches and losing two of those over the past three years. It is yet to become a big rivalry in the league, but with consistent matches between both the sides in the next few years, that might change very soon. In the build-up to the IPL, PBKS have been picked by many as their favourites of the tournament, which is why a win for the former champions GT over them could be quite significant.
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GT |
vs |
PBKS |
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5 |
Matches Played |
5 |
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3 |
Won |
2 |
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199 |
Highest Score |
200 |
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0 |
No Result |
0 |
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143 |
Lowest Score |
142 |
GT vs PBKS Pitch Report
Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will be hosting the GT versus PBKS clash in the IPL 2025, and this venue has been quite a high-scoring one since it was redeveloped at the turn of this decade. GT batters, including the likes of Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan, have taken a huge liking to this venue since joining the franchise. Over the course of the IPL, there have been 35 matches played here, with the team batting first winning 15 and the team batting second winning 20. The average first innings score at this venue in the league is 168.
GT vs PBKS Probable Playing XIs
GT Probable Playing 11: Shubman Gill, Jos Buttler (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Glenn Phillips, Mahipal Lomror, Rahul Tewatia, Washington Sundar, Rashid Khan, R Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj
Impact Player: Prasidh Krishna
PBKS Probable Playing 11: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Player: Nehal Wadhera
GT vs PBKS Full Squads
GT: Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Anuj Rawat (wk), Glenn Phillips, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Nishant Sandhu, Sherfane Rutherford, Mahipal Lomror, Rashid Khan, R Sai Kishore, Arshad Khan, Jayant Yadav, Washington Sundar, Karim Janat, Gurnoor Brar, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee, Ishant Sharma, Kulwant Khejroliya.
PBKS: Shreyas Iyer (c), Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (wk), Vishnu Vinod (wk), Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash, Marcus Stoinis, Musheer Khan, Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shegde, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Kuldeep Sen, Xavier Bartlett.
GT vs PBKS Top Captaincy and Vice-Captaincy Picks
Q. Why are Rashid Khan and Shreyas Iyer good choices for captaincy picks?
Rashid Khan is one of the most reliable bowlers in T20 cricket, not only in terms of restricting the batters from scoring quickly, but also taking wickets regularly match after match.
Shreyas Iyer has been in exceptional form on his return to the Indian cricket team in the ODI format, while his returns in Indian domestic cricket in all formats in the season were just as good.
Q. Why are Jos Buttler and Yuzvendra Chahal good choices for vice-captaincy picks?
Jos Buttler has been of the most consistent batters in the history of the IPL, scoring truckload of runs every season for Rajasthan Royals (RR) before being released by them, and subsequently getting picked by GT.
Yuzvendra Chahal was the teammate of Jos Buttler at RR before he found himself a new home at PBKS, and his wicket-taking ability in the IPL is exemplary.
GT vs PBKS, IPL 2025 Match 5: Top Players to pick
Rashid Khan: Rashid Khan has been an exemplary performer not just with the ball, but also in terms of contributing runs with the bat.
Rashid Khan’s Last five matches' bowling figures : 1/19, 2/33, 2/25,1/24, 2/34
Jos Buttler: Jos Buttler is an IPL great, who has been amongst the runs in the league season after season with RR before being released by them.
Jos Buttler's last five matches' batting figures: 16, 46, 5, 25, 20
Shreyas Iyer: Shreyas Iyer has brought a new dimension to his T20 batting in recent seasons, and his captaincy skills are amongst the best in the league.
Shreyas Iyer's last five matches' batting figures: 16, 46, 5, 25, 20
Yuzvendra Chahal: Yuzvendra Chahal can get the ball to turn on any pitch with a little bit of assistance, which is why he could be a trump card for PBKS in the IPL 2025.
Yuzvendra Chahal's last five bowling figures: 0/51, 1/36, 0/33, 2/19, 0/33
GT vs PBKS, IPL 2025 Match 5: Players to avoid
Washington Sundar: Washington Sundar has yet to showcase signs of improvement in his power game, which is the need of the hour in T20 cricket, while his bowling can be a bit iffy at times.
Harpreet Brar: Harpreet Brar hasn’t always got the chance to bowl his full quota of overs in PBKS colours in recent seasons, while he get slated in the lower middle order with limited opportunities to bat.
GT vs PBKS Fantasy Team 1
Wicketkeepers: Jos Buttler, Prabhsimran Singh
Batters: Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharasan, Shreyas Iyer
All-Rounders: Marco Jansen, Glenn Maxwell
Bowlers: Kagiso Rabada, Rashid Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
GT vs PBKS Fantasy Team 2
Wicketkeeper: Jos Buttler
Batters: Shubman Gill, Glenn Phillips, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer
All-Rounders: Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen
Bowlers: Mohammed Siraj, Rashid Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
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