Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings Dream11 Team Prediction IPL 2024 Match 17

GT vs PBKS Match Preview

Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings will face each other in the 17th match of the IPL 2024. The match is scheduled to take place at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 4th April 2024.

GT has won 2 out of 3 matches so far and they are at the 3rd spot on the points table. They won the last fixture at the home ground against SRH. Chasing the target of 163, GT won by 7 wickets courtesy of Mohit Sharma’s 3-wicket haul.

PBKS lost 2 back to back fixtures after winning the campaign opener at their new home venue in Chandigarh. They will be looking forward to bouncing back by winning this one but GT has been quite dominant at their home ground in 2 matches.

Let’s take a look at the dream11 team prediction as GT and PBKS lock horns for the first time in the IPL 2024.

GT vs PBKS Match Pitch Report and Weather Report

Pitch Report

The pitch at Narendra Modi Stadium offers a balanced track for both batters and bowlers. The average score is around 165 and the par score will be above 185. Fast bowlers are getting good help from the pitch as they have picked more wickets than spinners in the 2 matches.

The toss winner is expected to bowl first and chase the target under the lights.

Weather Report

The weather forecast predicts cloudy weather in Ahmedabad on Thursday. The temperature will be on the warmer side of around 36°C and the humidity levels will be just around 21-25%.

GT vs PBKS Probable Playing 11

Gujarat Titans Playing 11

Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, David Miller, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Umesh Yadav, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma, Darshan Nalkande

Punjab Kings Playing 11

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

GT vs PBKS Team News

We are not expecting any changes in the playing 11 as both the teams look good and no injuries or replacements are reported so far.

GT vs PBKS Head to Head IPL Records

Gujarat Titans have the upper-hand over Punjab Kings in the head to head record. In 3 encounters, GT has won twice while PBKS won just once.

GT vs PBKS Dream11 Team Prediction

Top Fantasy Picks - All Rounders, Batsman, Bowlers, Wicket Keepers

Top Batsman Picks - GT vs PBKS Dream11

• Shikhar Dhawan - Shikhar Dhawan is in good form again this season and he is leading from the front as the highest run scorer currently. In 3 matches, Dhawan has scored 137 runs at a strike rate of 133. He scored 105 fantasy points in the last match.
• Shubman Gill - Shubman is leading the GT team this year and he has scored 75 runs so far at a strike rate of 136.36. In the last match against PBKS, Gill smashed 67 runs off 49 deliveries.
• Sai Sudharsan - Sai Sudharsan in the leading run scorer for GT. He has accumulated 127 runs in 3 matches at a decent strike rate of 119.81. His average in 3 games is 42.33.

Top Bowler Picks - GT vs PBKS Dream11

• Mohit Sharma - Mohit Sharma has taken 6 wickets in 3 matches at an average of 15.5 and he has been part of dream team in 2 out of 3 matches so far. In the last face-off against PBKS, Mohit Sharma finished with 2/18 in 4 overs and received the Player of the Match award.
• Azmatullah Omarzai - Azmatullah Omarzai has picked 3 wickets and scored 28 runs in 21 balls so far in 3 matches. He was roped in to fill the void left by Hardik Pandya’s exit in GT. We expect some wickets from him in this match.
• Sam Curran - Sam Curran’s fantasy points in the last 3 matches were - 83, 71 and 85. He looks in top form. He has smashed 86 runs at 132.3 strike rate and picked 4 wickets in 3 matches at an average of 17.

Top Picks for Captain and Vice Captain - GT vs PBKS Dream11

• Dream11 Captain Options - Shubman Gill, Mohit Sharma

• Dream11 Vice Captain Options - Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada

Players To Avoid - GT vs PBKS Dream11

• Rahul Tewatia - Keeping Rahul Tewatia out of fantasy team against PBKS would be a big call as he has single-handedly ripped apart PBKS few times in the recent years. He looks out of touch this season as he has scored just 28 runs in 26 balls.
• Shashank Singh - Shashank Singh has scored 30 off just 16 deliveries so far but he has not been part of any dream team till now and we do not expect runs from him against GT bowling unit so we keeping him out of the fantasy teams for this match.

GT vs PBKS Dream11 Team Prediction