GT vs PBKS: Winner Prediction, Top Performers, Pitch Report and Fantasy Tips

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The 17th contest of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League will be played between Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings on April 4, 2024. The performance of GT in the last three matches has been good as the side emerged victorious on two occasions while Punjab Kings faced two consecutive defeats in the last two matches. Both sides will try their best to improve their rankings in the points table by winning the upcoming contest.

GT vs PBKS Venue Details

Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings will face each other at the World’s largest cricket stadium, i.e. the Narendra Modi Stadium. The stadium offers a huge capacity of 1,32000 and the biggest matches have been played at this venue including the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

GT vs PBKS Toss Prediction, Pitch Report and Weather Prediction

A total of 29 IPL matches have been played at the Narendra Modi Stadium and the side choosing the bat first emerged victorious on 14 occasions while the side chasing a given total won the contest 15 times.

Hence, the team winning the toss might prefer to go with the bowl first. The weather in Ahmedabad would be around 33 degrees Celsius and the chances of rainfall would be almost zero.

GT vs PBKS Head-to-Head Records

Both sides have faced each other on three occasions in which the Gujarat Titans secured a win two times while Punjab Kings emerged victorious in the remaining clash. 

Gujarat Titans Squad

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.

Gujarat Titans Predicted Playing XI against Punjab Kings

Punjab Kings Squad

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 Kawerappa, Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thiagarajan, Prince Chaudhary, Riley Rossow.

Punjab Kings Predicted Playing XI against Gujarat Titans

GT vs PBKS Top Batsmen

Shubman Gill has scored 75 runs in the past three matches and is expected to be the most crucial batter for Gujarat while Shikhar Dhawan, who scored 137 runs in the past 3 encounters will be the key batter for Punjab Kings. 

GT vs PBKS Top Bowlers

Having clinched 6 wickets in the last 3 matches, Mohit Sharma would be the key bowler for the Titans while Kagiso Rabada has also picked up 4 wickets for PBKS and will be the most important bowler for the side.

GT vs PBKS Winner Prediction

Considering the current form of both sides and the playing conditions at the venue, Gujarat Titans are the favourite side to win the upcoming contest against Punjab Kings.

The historical records of 2-1 and the presence of many game changers in the squad of the Gujarat Titans strongly favour Gujarat Titans to be the winner of the forthcoming encounter in Ahmedabad today.

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