PBKS vs GT T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, IPL 2023
| Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans – Match 18– IPL 2023 |
| Date |
April 13th, 2023 |
| Time |
7.30 PM IST, 2:00 PM GMT, 7:30 PM Local Time |
| Venue |
IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
Match 18 of the 2023 Indian Premier League sees Punjab Kings take on Gujarat Titans on Thursday evening at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium. Both sides have played three, won two and lost one with Gujarat Titans in fourth, two places above Punjab Kings. Read on as we preview this game. The fixture begins in Mohali at 19:30 local time.
Punjab Kings have registered two wins in the 2023 IPL but are yet to completely dominate a side. In front of their home fans, we expect this to be a tough fixture for the Kings.
Gujarat Titans conceded five sixes from the last five balls to lose to Kolkata Knight Riders but otherwise were very strong. Their confidence may be damaged a little but they are still a remarkably talented side.
Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans T20 Live Streaming
TV channels: Live action will be available on the Star Sports Network (India), Fox Sports (Australia), Sky Sports (UK), Willow TV (US)
IPL 2023 Live Streaming: Live action of PBKS vs GT can be watched on Jio Cinema in India.
PBKS vs GT Match Toss Prediction
Punjab Kings have batted first in all three of their games but are yet to win a toss. We predict that both skippers will choose to field first if they win the toss ahead of this match.
PBKS vs GT Pitch Report
This is a pitch which keeps the bowlers interested as well as being a good batting surface. We expect a par score to be over 185.
This is a chasing pitch so the teams will look to bowl first. 56 IPL matches have been played so far on this pitch, out of which 31 have been won by team batting second. Pacers can be effective on this surface.
Mohali Weather Report
Sunny and clear conditions are forecast for the start of the game with no clouds after the sun sets. The temperature will be in the low 30s to high 20s throughout.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans, Indian Premier League 2023
PBKS Team News & Playing 11
PBKS Team News
There was one change for Punjab Kings ahead of their eight wicket defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday with Australia’s Matthew Short coming into the team at the expense of Sri Lanka’s Bhanuka Rajapaksa. The team has been waiting for Livingstone and now he has joined the side. He will be part of the playing 11 in this match.
PBKS Key Players
- Shikhar Dhawan - The skipper hit 12 fours and five sixes in his innings which represented 69% of his team’s score on Sunday. He is in fine form this season.
- Kagiso Rabada - The South African right-arm pace bowler is expected to make his first appearance of the campaign in this game and has a strike-rate of 14.42 in the IPL.
- Arshdeep Singh - The left-arm opening bowler continues to take wickets on a consistent basis across all formats. He dismissed the dangerous Harry Brook in the defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad.
- Liam Livingstone - The England batter has joined the PBKS camp and set to play his first match of the season. In the last season he smashed 437 runs and picked 6 wickets in 14 matches.
PBKS Possible Impact Player Substitutes
Nathan Ellis, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Bhatia, Rishi Dhawan
Zimbabwean all-rounder Sikandar Raza was used as an impact player on Sunday and is a good early option to bolster the batting and bowling. Rishi Dhawan is a similar player although bowls pace as opposed to spin.
PBKS Team Form
Although they were heavily beaten by Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last game, Punjab Kings had got over the winning line, although not by a great distance, in their two previous matches.
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PBKS Predicted Playing 11
Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short/Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sam Curran, M Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Mohit Rathee, Arshdeep Singh
GT Team News & Playing 11
GT Team News
Skipper Hardik Pandya missed the defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders through illness with Afghan leg-spinner Rashid Khan leading the side. Pandya is expected to be available for this game and will come back into the team and resume captaincy duties.
GT Key Players
- Shubman Gill - The right-handed opener began the tournament with 63 runs against Chennai Super Kings and has hit over 100 runs across the IPL 2023.
- Sai Sudharsan - The 21 year old left-handed batter comes into this game looking to make his third successive half-century in the tournament.
- Rashid Khan - The Afghan leg-spinner took a hat-trick against Kolkata Knight Riders and very nearly won the game for his side.
- Vijay Shankar - Vijay Shankar has been impressive this season. He has scored 119 runs at an aggressive strike rate of 175.00. We can expect another good performance from him in this match.
GT Possible Impact Player Substitutes
Abhinav Manohar, Josh Little, Jayant Yadav, Matthew Wade
Irish left-arm pace bowler Josh Little is always a wicket taking option with Australia’s Matthew Wade a clear big-hitting attacking batter.
GT Team Form
After strong wins over Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans were finally beaten by Kolkata Knight Riders in their last game.
GT Predicted Playing 11
Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami, Yash Dayal
PBKS vs GT Head to Head
After two games between the sides, it is 1-1 in the head to head before this match. Gujarat Titans won the first clash by six wickets before Punjab Kings won by eight wickets in May 2022.
PBKS vs GT Head to Head Stats in T20's
| |
Matches Played |
PBKS Won |
GT Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
PBKS vs GT Betting Odds
PBKS are playing at their home ground but still online bookmakers are backing Gujarat Titans to be favourite team with odds at 1.83. The reason behind that is GT are the current champions and the season favourite and along with that they are at the higher spot than PBKS on the points table.
Both the sides have won 2 out of 3 matches so far but GT has a better net run rate which gives them the 4th spot while Punjab is at 6th. Both the sides are coming from a loss in the last match. If you want to bet on the non-favourite side, PBKS is available at odds of 2.05.
Who will win Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans T20 Match?
There are world class match-winners in all positions for both sides but overall we think Gujarat Titans have the best team of the two to win this clash.
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🏆 PBKS vs GT Prediction
With both teams falling to their first defeats in their previous matches, it will be very interesting to see how they react in this game. Punjab Kings were well beaten whereas Gujarat Titans thought they had the game won before a nightmare last over. We expect this match to be decided between the Titans’ bowlers and the Kings’ batters. Overall, we think that Gujarat Titans have a brilliant bowling attack and we are backing them to win this fixture.
Apr 13, 2023
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Punjab Cricket Association stadium - Mohali, India
Supporting PBKS as they have a stronger squad and it is their home game
I am sure PBKS are to win this match. Punjab has a good win record at their home ground.
Punjab will win this one on the home ground. Livingstone is back and he will smash huge sixes once again.