Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings, 5th Match - Live Cricket TV
Team Watch:
Gujarat Titans:
Injury/Unavailability: No reported injuries or unavailability concerns.
Tactics & Matchups: The duo of Jos Buttler and Shubman Gill will be instrumental in Gujarat's campaign, especially in their upcoming clash. Punjab's pace attack, featuring Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, and Marco Jansen, will challenge the Gujarat openers. Meanwhile, Glenn Phillips and Shahrukh Khan will need to tackle the threat posed by Yuzvendra Chahal, IPL’s most successful spinner.
Probable XII: Shubman Gill (C), Jos Buttler, Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj.
Punjab Kings:
Injury/Unavailability: All players are available for selection.
Tactics & Matchups: Punjab boasts three high-quality all-rounders in Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, and Marco Jansen, along with a formidable bowling lineup featuring Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, and Yuzvendra Chahal. The key for Punjab will be ensuring their batting unit delivers consistently.
Probable XII: Shreyas Iyer, Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera/Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Did You Know?
- PBKS has made it to the Playoffs/Knockouts only twice in 17 IPL seasons, with their last appearance in 2014.
- GT has the best win-loss ratio (1.65) over the last three IPL editions, winning 28 out of 45 matches.
- GT has won 17 out of 24 IPL games while chasing, boasting a 70.83% success rate, the second-best in tournament history after Gujarat Lions (12 wins in 16 matches).
- Glenn Maxwell had his best IPL season with Punjab in 2014, the last time they made the Playoffs. However, in his final season with PBKS (2020), he failed to hit a single six.
- Five of GT’s seven losses in Ahmedabad have been last-over finishes, including two losses on the final ball, one of which came in the IPL 2023 final.
What They Said:
"Every player brings a unique skill set to the team. But at the end of the day, a bowler in the PowerPlay has the same goal—taking wickets. We are not trying to replace Shami bhai (Mohammed Shami) or compare players. We just want Mohammed Siraj to be himself." — Shubman Gill on Mohammed Siraj stepping up in the absence of Mohammed Shami.
"Ricky (Ponting) has an incredible cricketing mind, but what stands out is his care—not just for his team but for the entire organization." — PBKS Assistant Coach Brad Haddin on Ricky Ponting’s impact.
Squads:
Punjab Kings Squad: Josh Inglis (w), Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Glenn Maxwell, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Praveen Dubey, Lockie Ferguson, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kuldeep Sen, Priyansh Arya, Suryansh Shedge, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash.
Gujarat Titans Squad: Jos Buttler (w), Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Glenn Phillips, Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Mahipal Lomror, Karim Janat, Kulwant Khejroliya, Anuj Rawat, Gerald Coetzee, Sherfane Rutherford, Manav Suthar, Kumar Kushagra, Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Brar, Nishant Sindhu.
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