The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 will include two matches on a single day. The Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Gujarat Titans (GT) will play the second game of the day. Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Stadium in Mullanpur will host the game starting at 7:30 p.m. The throw is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
At Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata, the first game of the day will take place at 3:30 PM IST between the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
A sneak peek at the second game...
This will be Gujarat's and Punjab's eighth meeting.
This will be Gujarat's and Punjab's eighth meeting. With two wins from seven matches, Punjab has four points and is ranked ninth in the standings. Gujarat, on the other hand, has three wins out of seven matches and is seventh in the points standings with six points.
In a head-to-head match, both teams are equal.
So far in the IPL, the two teams have faced off in 4 matches. GT only won in two, while PBKS triumphed in two. On this field, the two teams will play each other for the first time.
This is the second meeting between the two teams in the current league season. The final game was won by Punjab by three wickets, and it was played on Gujarat's home field.
Singh Shashank The leading scorer for Punjab
Punjab defeated Delhi Capitals to begin the season. The team suffered defeats against Lucknow Super Giants in the third game and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the second. In the fourth game, Shikhar Dhawan's squad triumphed over the Gujarat Titans. Unfortunately, the team lost to Rajasthan Royals in the sixth game and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the fifth. In the previous game, the team was defeated by the Mumbai Indians.
The leading run scorer for the team is Shashank Singh. In seven matches, he has amassed 187 runs with the assistance of one half-century. Sam Curran, a bowler, has claimed the most team wickets.
Even Shikhar Dhawan, the team's normal captain, finds it challenging to participate in today's game. His ailment prevented him from playing even in the most recent game. In his place, Sam Curran is leading the team.
For GT, Shubman Gill scored the most runs.
Gujarat defeated the Mumbai Indians to begin the season. In the second game, the team had to endure defeat at the hands of the Chennai Super Kings. defeated in the third game against Sunrisers Hyderabad. In the fourth and fifth innings, there were losses to Punjab and Lucknow Super Giants, respectively. defeated the Royals of Rajasthan in the sixth. had to concede a loss to the Delhi Capitals in the most recent game.
Shubman Gill, the skipper of Gujarat, has amassed the most runs for the group. Gill's run total in the past seven games was 1263. Mohit Sharma, a pacer, has taken the most wickets for the squad nonetheless. In the last seven games, Mohit has claimed eight wickets overall.
Pitch Report: The new Mohali stadium will host this fifth IPL match. The highest IPL team score in this location is 192/7, which Mumbai achieved in their most recent match versus Punjab. In this thrilling game, Mumbai prevailed by 9 runs. In this instance, both the team trailing and the team batting first have won two games each.
Weather Report: Mullanpur is expected to see abundant sunshine on Sunday. But the game is scheduled to take place in the evening. On the day of the match, the weather here will range from 36 to 20 degrees Celsius. Rain is not a possibility.
The potential starting eleven for the Punjab Kings teams are: Liam Livingston, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Sam Curran (captain), Prabhsimran Singh, Riley Rousseau, and Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper).
Rahul Chahar is an impact player.
Captain Shubhman Gill, wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, Sai Sudarshan, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmed, Spencer Johnson, and Sandeep Warrier are the Gujarat Titans.
Sai Kishore is an impact player.
