GT vs PBKS Match Preview
The Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings will square off in the 48th match of the IPL 2022 on Tuesday at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy. It will be both clubs’ second league stage game. Gujarat won the first leg by six wickets after pursuing a 190-run mark thanks to Rahul Tewatia’s last-ball six against Odean Smith. Gujarat has won 8 of the tournament’s 9 matches and now sits atop the points table.
Punjab has won four of nine matches and is ranked seventh in the points standings. They were defeated by the Lucknow Super Giants by 20 runs after failing to chase down a 154-run goal.
GT vs PBKS Match Details
Venue: Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
Date & Time: 3rd May at 7:30 PM IST
GT vs PBKS Pitch Report
Throughout the game, the pitch is intended to stay balanced. The hitters can take advantage of shorter boundaries to help the team reach a reasonable total. Spinners are anticipated to be crucial during the middle-overs.
GT vs PBKS Weather Report
The weather is clear. There is no possibility of rainfall interrupting the match.
GT vs PBKS Injury Updates
No Injury updates.
GT vs PBKS Probable Playing 11
GT Probable Playing 11
Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya (c), Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, David Miller, Pradeep Sangwan, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami
PBKS Probable Playing 11
Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal (c), Jonny Bairstow, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, Rishi Dhawan, Sandeep Sharma, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
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GT vs PBKS Must Picks
In this season of the competition, he is the highest run-scorer for Punjab Kings. He has 307 runs in 9 matches at an average of 38.37 and a strike rate of 126.33, with two half-centuries. Despite being removed for only 5 runs in the last encounter, Dhawan is expected to deliver in this one.
He has gotten off to a good start in the past two games, recording a double-digit score in all of them. GT will be hoping that Shubman can offer the same type of start in this match and convert it into a large score.
Saha has already scored a half-century in the competition and has helped the squad get off to a good start in the past three games.
Liam is the only batter for Punjab Kings to have scored more than two half-centuries in this season’s competition. He has 263 runs in 9 matches at a strike rate of 178.91 and an average of 29.22. Livingstone was Punjab’s leading scorer in their most recent game versus Gujarat.
Except for the opening leg against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mohammed Shami has taken at least one wicket in each of the IPL 2022 games. GT will be looking for early breakthroughs from Shami in this match.
KOL vs RR Player Stats
Hardik Pandya | 308 runs and 4 wickets | 562 points |
Mohammed Shami | 14 wickets | 482 points |
Liam Livingstone | 263 runs | 476 points |
Rahul Chahar | 12 wickets | 453 points |
Shikhar Dhawan | 307 runs | 451 points |
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Who will win today’s match?
RR