Match Preview
The Gujarat Lions dominate the points table with eight wins in nine games, while the Punjab Kings are in seventh place with four wins in nine games. GT defeated RCB in a thrilling match in their previous match, while PBKS failed to chase down a low target against LSG.
Shubman Gill failed to score quickly following his 96-run performance against the Punjab Kings. Hardik Pandya has failed in back-to-back matches, but he remains the key batsman in the middle order for the Gujarat Titans. Finishers Rahul Tewatia and David Miller are doing their jobs well. Rashid Khan is batting at number seven, which is high for him.
M Shami is unplayable with the new ball, and he took eight wickets in the powerplay at a 6.74 economy rate. In middle overs, Lockie Ferguson and Rashid Khan had a 7.5 economy. GT bowled well in the death overs, with an economy rate of 8.76, which was better than the other nine teams.
The Punjab Kings’ batting line is filled with hard hitters. Skipper Mayank Agarwal isn’t contributing with the bat this season. PBKS lost 69 wickets this season, the most of any team. They are struggling with the bat, and they lack consistency.
All the Punjab Kings bowlers could not take wickets except Rabada and Rahul Chahar. They took only 47 wickets, which is the least in the tournament. Arshdeep Singh is bowling well in the death overs but cannot take wickets.
Pitch Report
The average first innings total at the DY Patil Stadium is 170 runs as seen in the last five matches. The groundsmen use agri-spray to negate the dew during the play in the evening matches. Bowling right areas would be crucial to restrict the opposition to free their arms
Probable Playing 11
GT
Shubhman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Sai Sudarshan, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami, Yash Dayal
PBKS
Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Jonny Bairstow, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rishi Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Sandeep Sharma, Arshdeep Singh
Gujarat Titans
Shubman Gill has struck just 80 runs in his last six innings at a strike rate of 98.76. He has made starts in his last two knocks (22 and 31), so can he go on with it?
Gill averages 26.3 batting first in the IPL compared to 37.5 batting second.
David Miller He has scored 276 runs at an average of 69.00 and a strike rate of 150.81, including scores of 31*, 94*, 27, 17 and 39* in his last five knocks.
Hardik Pandya has scored just 13 runs in his past two knocks, but he is capable of bouncing back. He is still GT’s top run-scorer this season with 308 runs in eight innings at an average of 51.33 and strike rate of 135.68.
Also, Hardik has struck three half-centuries in as many innings at the DY Patil Stadium. He has a total of 204 runs at a strike rate of 142.66, and has been dismissed just once
Rahul Tewatia have in store for us tonight? He has struck 179 runs at an average of 44.75 and strike rate of 161.25. He has struck 27 boundaries (18 fours, nine sixes) in 111 deliveries.
Rashid Khan He has dismissed Shikhar Dhawan four times in 44 deliveries, whilst conceding just 41. Also, Mayank Agarwal has scored 23 off 23 vs Rashid, with one dismissal. He took 3/22 vs Punjab earlier this
against the Kings. He has taken 21 wickets in 11 matches against them. Also, he has smashed 31* (11) and 40 (21) with the bat in recent matches.
Mohammed Shami, GT’s leading wicket-taker (14), will be key. He has never dismissed either Shikhar Dhawan (69 balls) or Mayank Agarwal (9 balls) in the IPL
Punjab Kings
Shikhar Dhawan has struck 108 runs off 69 deliveries against Shami without dismissal. He is Punjab’s leading run-scorer in IPL 2022, with 307 runs in nine innings at an average of 38.37 and strike rate of 126.33.
Liam Livingstone smashed a 27-ball 64 against GT earlier this season. He has a strike rate of 178.91 between overs 7-15 in IPL 2022.
Bhanuka Rajapaksa is striking at 178.66 this season. He has made three 30+ scores in five matches in IPL 2022.
Kagiso Rabada, who took four wickets last match, will be crucial today. He has dismissed Gill twice in 32 balls, whilst only conceding 20. Also, Rabada, who has 13 wickets in eight matches in IPL 2022, has taken at least one wicket in every match except one.
Rahul Chahar is Punjab’s second-highest wicket-taker this season (12), and he striking every 16.7 deliveries. He has taken three wickets in two matches on this ground at an economy rate of just 6.25
Other Stats and Facts
GT (190/4) beat PBKS (189/9) in a thriller earlier this season. Rahul Tewatia hit two sixes off the final two balls to win the match.
David Miller and Rahul Tewatia have scored 236 runs together in six innings at an average of 59 and run rate of 10.48. Among non-opening combinations, this is the second-most runs after Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma (276).
Lockie Ferguson has gone quiet in recent matches. He did take 3/23 against the Royals on this ground earlier in IPL 2022. Also, he has dismissed Shikhar Dhawan thrice in 46 balls.
Wriddhiman Saha has struck 91 runs at a strike rate of 142.18 without dismissal in the powerplay this season.
Gujarat Titans have won five chases in the final over. Only CSK in 2018 and RR in 2019 have won as many such games in a single edition of the IPL
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