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Double header (2 matches in a day) will be played today in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The second match of the day will be played between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Gujarat Titans (GT). The match will be played at Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Stadium, Mullanpur from 7:30 pm. The toss will take place at 7:00 pm.
The first match of the day will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata from 3:30 PM IST.
Preview of the second match…
This will be the 8th match of both Punjab and Gujarat
This will be the 8th match of both Punjab and Gujarat. Punjab is at ninth position in the points table with 4 points after 2 wins out of 7 matches. On the other hand, Gujarat is at eighth position in the points table with 6 points after 3 wins out of 7 matches.
Both teams are equal in head to head
A total of 4 matches have been played between the two teams in IPL so far. PBKS won in 2 and GT won in 2 only. Both the teams will face each other for the first time on this ground.
Both the teams will face each other for the second time in the current season of the league. The last match was played at Gujarat’s home ground, in which Punjab won by 3 wickets.
Shashank Singh Punjab’s top scorer
Punjab started the season by defeating Delhi Capitals. The team lost in the second match against Royal Challengers Bangalore and in the third match against Lucknow Super Giants. The team captained by Shikhar Dhawan defeated Gujarat Titans in the fourth match. However, the team was defeated by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the fifth match and Rajasthan Royals in the sixth. The team had to face defeat against Mumbai Indians in the last match.
The team’s top run scorer is Shashank Singh. He has scored 187 runs in seven matches with the help of one half-century. Bowler Sam Curran has taken the most wickets for the team.
It is difficult for the team’s regular captain Shikhar Dhawan to play in today’s match also. He could not play even in the last match due to injury. Sam Curran is captaining in his place.
Shubman Gill scored the most runs for GT
Gujarat started this season by defeating Mumbai Indians. The team had to face defeat against Chennai Super Kings in the second match. Defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the third match. There was defeat against Punjab in the fourth and Lucknow Super Giants in the fifth. Defeated Rajasthan Royals in the sixth. Had to face defeat in the last match against Delhi Capitals.
Gujarat captain Shubman Gill has scored the most runs for the team. Gill scored 1263 runs in the last 7 matches. On the other hand, pacer Mohit Sharma is the highest wicket taker for the team. Mohit has taken a total of 8 wickets in the last 7 matches.
pitch report
This fifth IPL match will be played in the new ground of Mohali. The highest IPL team score here is 192/7, which was made by Mumbai against Punjab in the last match. Mumbai won this thrilling match by 9 runs. Here the team batting first has won 2 matches and the team chasing has also won 2 matches.
weather report
There will be very strong sunlight in Mullanpur on Sunday. However the match is to be played in the evening. The temperature here will be between 36 to 20 degrees Celsius on the match day. There is no chance of rain.
Possible playing 11 of both the teams
Punjab Kings: Sam Curran (captain), Prabhsimran Singh, Riley Rousseau, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Liam Livingston, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada and Arshdeep Singh.
Impact Player: Rahul Chahar.
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (Captain), Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), Sai Sudarshan, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmed, Spencer Johnson and Sandeep Warrier.
Impact Player: Sai Kishore.