Punjab Kings aur Gujarat Titans apna naya season start kar rahe hain, dono captains Shreyas Iyer aur Shubman Gill T20 action mein wapas aa rahe hain break ke baad. Gill ne pichle saal GT ko knockouts tak lead kiya tha, jabki Iyer ne PBKS ko IPL final tak pahunchaya tha. Dono teams ke squads kaafi settled hain aur is campaign mein dono apni 2025 wali success repeat karne ka aim rakh rahe hain.
Toss & Conditions
Match pitch No. 4 par kheli jayegi, wahi surface jahan PBKS ne pichle saal Chennai Super Kings ke against 219 score kiya tha. Us match mein pitch ne high totals diye the, aur PBKS ke head coach Ricky Ponting expect kar rahe hain ek aur high-scoring contest.
Head-to-Head
Punjab Kings ne apne last 3 matches mein se 2 Gujarat Titans ke against jeete hain.
Punjab Kings
Yeh Punjab Kings ka season ka pehla match hai. Unke last 3 matches (dusre tournaments ke) mein unhone ek jeeta aur do haare.
Gujarat Titans
Yeh Gujarat Titans ka season ka pehla match hai. Unhone apne last 3 matches (dusre tournaments ke) sab lose kiye hain.
Playing XI
News & Facts
- Cooper Connolly No. 3 par batting karega PBKS ke liye, aur Marcus Stoinis aur Marco Jansen XI mein confirm hain.
- PBKS ka fourth overseas slot Azmatullah Omarzai, Ben Dwarshuis, ya Xavier Bartlett mein se kisi ek ko milega.
- Rashid Khan aur Washington Sundar GT ke liye khelenge, aur team shayad ek fourth fast bowler include kare kyunki New Chandigarh mein seam bowling ko thoda favour milta hai.
- Shreyas Iyer ne New Chandigarh mein 5 games mein sirf 27 runs banaye hain, highest score 10 raha hai.
- GT ke openers ka Yuzvendra Chahal ke against contrasting record hai: Gill ka strike rate 122 hai aur usse 3 baar out hua hai, jabki Sai Sudharsan ne 17 balls par 40 runs banaye bina out hue.
Key Stats
Prediction
Saare analytical models PBKS ke favour mein hain, jahan probabilities 54% se 57% ke beech hain. Bookmaker market thoda balanced hai — PBKS 51% (1.87) vs GT 49% (1.91). PBKS ke paas +11 ka chhota sa Elo advantage hai aur unhone last 3 head-to-heads mein se 2 jeete hain. GT ka recent form weak hai, kyunki unhone apne last 3 matches haare hain.