Match Details
- Dat e : April 21, 2024
- Time: 7:30 PM IST
- Venue: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur
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Preview
Punjab Kings will lock horns against Gujarat Titans in the 37th match of the IPL 2024 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. After suffering defeats in three consecutive home matches, PBKS are in desperate need of gaining some winning momentum in the IPL 2024. GT are coming off a humiliating loss in their previous match of the tournament against DC, and they need to put together a commanding performance to get their IPL campaign back on track.
Pitch Report
The pitches at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur are quite good for batting, but the fast bowlers do have a say in the proceedings, especially because of the swing on offer in the early stages of the innings. The average first innings score at this venue in the IPL 2024 is 174, which is just about par score for teams to compete well.
Team Analysis
Punjab Kings
The batting lineup of Punjab Kings has struggled at the top of the order, but the likes of Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma have managed to pull off rescue acts on multiple occasions for the team in the IPL 2024. On the bowling side of things, the stand-in captain Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, and Harshal Patel, who have been amongst the wickets, are yet to step up with the ball as a collective unit for PBKS in the tournament.
IPL 2024 Squad of 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 Thyagarajan, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw.
Gujarat Titans
In their previous match in the IPL 2024, Gujarat Titans had to endure a titanic batting collapse, getting bundled out for just 89 runs against the highly inspired bowling performance from the Delhi Capitals bowlers. Although the GT bowlers weren’t able to defend the low score at home, they have been reasonably good with the ball in the tournament, especially with the Afghan spin bowling duo of Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad finding themselves consistently amongst the wickets with good economy rates.
IPL 2024 Squad of 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, Sandeep Warrier, BR Sharath. Players injured/withdrawn: Mohammed Shami, and Robin Minz.
Match Prediction
Conclusion
Although Punjab Kings will be playing against Gujarat Titans at their home stadium, the three consecutive losses at this venue in the IPL 2024 could be very hard for them to make a comeback from, in their upcoming match.
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