A drowning Punjab Kings would look to delay Gujarat Titans' chances of confirming their playoffs spot when they meet for the 2nd time in Indian Premier League 2022 on Tuesday.
On the points table, while the debutants have been ruling the top spot with just 1 defeat so far in the season, Punjab who lost their last game are at the 7th position in the table.
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Gujarat Titans who have emerged as a team to beat this season will likely become the first team to enter the playoffs if they register their 6th consecutive win of the season against Punjab. While the Hardik Pandya-led side has the ability to win in any situation, Punjab, on the other hand, is struggling despite boasting a strong line-up.
With just 5 losses in 9 games, it is turning out as an inconsistent IPL season for Punjab yet again. Their skipper Mayank Agarwal's form is one of the major concerns of the team. Their batting strength lies in Liam Livingstone, Shikhar Dhawan, and Jonny Bairstow, however, they too haven't been very consistent. Only Kagiso Rabada and Rahul Chahar have picked over 10 wickets in 9 games and they too have performed in patches.
For Punjab who have 8 points, only 5 matches are remaining this season, they need to win at least 3 matches to make it to the play-offs.
HEAD TO HEAD
Both teams have met once in the ongoing season Gujarat had won by 6 wickets.
GT vs PBKS Playing XI prediction
Punjab Kings: MayankAgarwal (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Rishi Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Sandeep Sharma, Arshdeep Singh.
Gujarat Titans: Shubham Gill, Wriddhiman Saha, Sai Sudarshan, Hardik Pandya (C), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammad Shami, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal
GT vs PBKS Match timings
GT vs PBKS live match will begin at 7:30 pm IST while the toss will take place 30 minutes before the scheduled start of play.
GT vs PBKS Match Live Telecast details:
The Match will be aired live on Star Sports channels - Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 3, and Star Sports 3 HD.
The online streaming of the IPL 2022 match will be available on Hotstar.
GT vs PBKS live Streaming match will begin at 7:30 pm IST while the toss will take place 30 minutes before the scheduled start of play.