PBKS vs GT ipl 2023 Will Hardik Pandya perform today? Read
Tournament: Indian Premier League 2023
Format: T20
Match No : 18
Venue: Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, India
Date : 13.04.2023
Time : 7.30 P.M
PBKS vs GT Match Prediction & Analysis
The 18th match of IPL 2023 will be played at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium today 13 April 2023 from 7:30 PM IST. Those who will compete in this match are Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings. Both teams have collected 4 points by winning 2 out of 3 matches. However, both teams have shown distinct weaknesses in their last games.
Sunrisers Hyderabad faced off against Punjab Kings. Batting early, the PBKS batting lineup collapsed at regular intervals. Shikhar Dhawan was the only batsman whose unbeaten 99 managed to take PBKS to 143 for 9. PPBKS Pacers piled some pressure on a struggling SRH as they were restricted to 45 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 9 overs. But Rahul Tripathi (74*) and Aiden Markram (37*) put on a 100-run partnership to hand PBKS their first loss by 8 wickets. Arshdeep Singh and Rahul Chahar took two wickets each.
Earlier, Gujarat Titans played against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL. Batting first, Gujarat Titans scored 204 runs. Sai Sudarshan (53) and then impact sub, Vijay Shankar managed to make 63 with just 24 runs. KKR's openers were dismissed by GT's brilliant bowlers in the first four overs. But Venkatesh Iyer (83) and Nitish Rana (45) both kept KKR in the game. Gujarat's Rashid Khan scored a hat trick at the crucial moment of the game. KKR batsman Rinku Singh hit 5 consecutive sixes and took the match away from the Titans with 28 runs off the last 5 balls. This was Gujarat Titans' first defeat after winning their first two matches.
Both the sides have won one match each against each other in the last IPL. In the first game, Gujarat chased down a target of 190 runs with 6 wickets in hand. Shubman Gill scored 96 runs off the last two balls of Rahul Tewatia. Punjab Kings got their revenge by chasing 144 runs in just 16 overs. Kagiso Rabada was adjudged man of the match for his 4 wickets.
Team Preview :
Punjab Kings Preview :
Skipper Shikhar Dhawan was furious with the lack of support from the batting unit in the game against SRH. Apart from him and his teammate Sam Curran, no other batsman could cross double-digit runs. Few changes are expected against the GT Orange Cap crown holder Shekhar Dhawan scored 225 runs at a strike rate of 149.01 in three matches. He scored two fifties in three matches and got out only once. Shikhar has 97 runs from 2 matches against GT. He will be a batsman to watch from PBKS. As Shekhar Dhawan scored runs against Rajasthan Royals, his opening partner can be expected to convert his innings into big innings. Another PBKS player Vanuka Rajpaksa is missing due to injury. Matthew Short can play at number three instead.
Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma and Sikandar Raja will lead the Punjab Kings middle order. Jitesh Sharma The wicketkeeper has been struggling to find his form since PBKS last season. In three matches he scored 52 runs at a strike rate of 144.44. Sam Curran, the most expensive player in the IPL, is yet to make a mark for the Punjab Kings. The all-rounder scored 49 runs with the bat and took just one wicket in 10 overs in three matches. We hope he will try to show his X factor against GT.
Arshdeep Singh has taken 6 wickets at an economy of 8.60 so far in Indian international cricket. He will pair up with Nathan Ellis who surprised everyone with 5 wickets. PBKS preferred Rahul Chahar and Harpreet Brar as spinners but Chahar took only 2 wickets, Brar still failed to open his account.Overall PBKS will have to depend on their batting unit to score big. Rabada played 2 matches against Gujarat and took a total of 6 wickets.
Key Players: Shikhar Dhawan, Prabhsimran Singh, Arshdeep Singh
Punjab's main player :
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Sam Curran, Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Shah Rukh Khan, Nathan Ellis, Mohit Ratha, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Titans preview :
After chasing runs in the first two games, GT eventually lost. However, Hardik Pandya missed the third game against KKR. He will return to take over as captain. GT will open with Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill. This opener scored 116 runs at a strike rate of 145 in the current IPL season. But unfortunately GT has not yet been able to provide the start it is looking for.
Gujarat Titans (GT):
Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya (captain), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Joshua Little, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph
Mohali Weather Report :🌤🌤🌤🌤
According to weather data, the temperature in Mohali, India today on April 13 (Thursday) will reach a maximum of 37 degrees Celsius during the day and will drop to 21 degrees Celsius at night. The sky will be clear day and night. There is no chance of rain all day. As a result, there will be no rain in the match. Humidity will increase to 26% during the day and 41% at night.
Mohali Pitch Report :
Mohali Cricket Stadium in Punjab is a high scoring ground. The first innings average at this stadium in T20 is 168 and the second innings average is 152. The stadium has hosted 9 matches so far, with the team batting first winning 5 matches and the team bowling first winning 4 matches.
PBKS v GT Match Prediction :
Gujarat Titans Will win today's match.
Other Coaches and Staff of GT
Vikram Solanki : Director of Cricket
Aashish Kapoor : Assistant Coach
Mithun Manhas : Assistant Coach
Narender Negi : Assistant Coach
Rajinikanth Sivagnanam : Strength and Conditioning Coach
Sandeep Raju : Performance Analyst
Rohit Sawalkar : Lead Physiotherapist
Gaurav Sharma : Physiotherapist
Satyajit Parab : Team Manager
Dhaval Shah : ASST. Logistics Manager
Rahul Kumar : Lead Masseur
Manish Sharma : Masseur
Ashok Sadh : Throw-down Specialist
Dr. Rizwan Khan : Team Doctor