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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Punjab Kings won the toss and choose to bowl first
Punjab Kings beat Gujarat Titans by 3 wickets
Is the Narendra Modi Stadium becoming a fortress for Gujarat Titans again as they host Punjab Kings on Thursday?
We are backing Gujarat Titans to win this game!
Tournament: | Indian Premier League, 2024 |
Format: | t20 |
Venue: | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India |
Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
Weather: | 29.0°C|Overcast |
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This will be the fourth contest between Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings with the hosts winning two of the previous three games including their head to head last season by 6 wickets with 1 ball remaining.
The Titans come into this match with four points from a possible six so far this campaign with only the 2023 Champions Chennai Super Kings getting the better of them.
For the Kings, they began the competition with a surprise victory against Delhi Capitals but have since been defeated by Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants.
All roads currently point to another win for Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad, but will it play out like that?
168/3 in 19.1 8.76
162/8 in 20.0 8.1
206/6 in 20.0 10.3
143/8 in 20.0 7.15
171/5 in 15.0 11.4
IPL 2023
Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets (DLS method)
214/4 in 20.0 10.7
233/3 in 20.0 11.65
IPL 2023
Gujarat Titans won by 62 runs
171/10 in 18.2 9.33
178/6 in 19.2 9.21
176/6 in 20.0 8.8
187/5 in 20.0 9.35
IPL 2023
Rajasthan Royals won by 4 wickets
189/6 in 19.4 9.61
198/8 in 20.0 9.9
IPL 2023
Delhi Capitals won by 15 runs
213/2 in 20.0 10.65
136/8 in 20.0 6.8
IPL 2023
Punjab Kings won by 31 runs
167/7 in 20.0 8.35
Gujarat Titans won by 6 wickets
For all of their big name players, like skipper Shubman Gill, South African big-hitter David Miller and Afghan super-spinner Rashid Khan, it is Sai Sudharsan and Mohit Sharma who have been the standout performers for Gujarat Titans so far in this 2024 IPL.
That said, despite Sudharsan finishing as the leading run scorer for his side in each of their opening three games, he is still yet to reach a half-century and his strike-rate, currently the lowest of all the players in the top 25 run scorers, is something of a concern.
Mohit Sharma took the Player of the Match Award in the last game in Ahmedabad and the experienced pacer, with exceptional variations, is likely to be a big threat in this clash.
Sai Sudharshan has scored 45, 37 & 45 runs in the last three innings. The southpaw is having a consistent run this season and is in good touch. The way he has performed in the first three matches, we back him to continue his good run of form and score over 22.5 runs in today's match.
Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shanka, David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad
Vijay Shankar, Sai Sudharsan, Kane Williamson, Darshan Nalkande, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tewatia, Umesh Yadav, Rashid Khan, WP Saha, Azmatullah Omarzai, Noor Ahmad
Punjab Kings have been a side who have not been in the mix for the play-offs over recent seasons and so far this campaign it looks like they are unlikely to extend their season into the play-offs once more. That said, they have plenty of quality in their side with skipper Shikhar Dhawan and Jonny Bairstow opening the batting, Liam Livingstone and Sam Curran in the middle order, with Arshdeep Singh and Kagiso Rabada two of the best in the world at pace bowling in T20 cricket!
The Kings were beaten by RCB in Match 6 and then by Lucknow Super Giants in Match 11. Travelling to Ahmedabad is tough for any side and Punjab Kings will need to be at their very best if they are to have a chance of winning this clash.
The captain of Punjab Kings, Shikhar Dhawan, has scored 70, 45 and 22 runs in the 2024 edition of the IPL season. Dhawan has an excellent record against the Titans in the IPL: 105 runs in three innings at an average of 53.50 and strike rate of 115.38. Given his recent form, we back Shikhar Dhawan to score over 26.5 runs in today's game.
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Prabhsimran Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Jonny Bairstow, Kagiso Rabada, Jitesh Sharma, Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Sam Curran, Shikhar Dhawan, Sikandar Raza
We do not expect to see much of the sun in Ahmedabad on Thursday evening with cloud cover forecast from start to finish. It will be warm with the temperature no lower than 31 degrees throughout this game.
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Average TurnThe Narendra Modi Stadium has delivered a couple of very interesting games so far with no side making a score above 170 yet. There will be assistance for the pace bowlers and a spinner like Rashid Khan will also make things happen for the hosts!
The Ahmedabad pitch is expected to be good for batting on Thursday, especially later in the evening due to the 7:30pm IST start time. In the last three night games played at Ahmedabad the average total aggregate score is 376 runs.
Gujarat Titans have come out on top when batting first and when fielding first in the 2024 IPL in Ahmedabad. We predict that both sides will want to chase ahead of this game and will choose to bowl first if they win the toss.
Punjab Kings have a team who could spring a surprise in any game but looking at the two XIs, and taking into consideration Gujarat Titans' form at home, we are predicting another home win. The Titans have been winning games without any big individual scores and we think that could change, with something big from Shubman Gill or David Miller, in this match.
We are backing Gujarat Titans to win this game!
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