Gujarat Titans (GT) are looking promising in IPL 2025 under the star player Shubman Gill, who took over the charge after the former skipper Hardik Pandya was traded to Mumbai Indians (MI). As IPL 2025 has started, one of the best battles is set to take place between Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings. This match will be held on 25th March at 7:30 PM IST.
In the last IPL season, Gujarat Titans had a decent performance, finishing in 8 place. Shubman Gill will continue to lead the team, while Jos Buttler and Sai Sudharsan will handle the top batting order. Key players Washington Sundar, Rashid Khan, and Gerald Coetzee will take charge of middle batting order. In the bowling department, Kagiso Rabada and Mohammed Siraj will lead the bowling attack.
On the other hand, PBKS also had decent performances in the last season where they finished in 9th place. However, the team has signed Shreyas Iyer to lead the team while Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya will handle the top batting order. In the middle order, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, and Marco Jansen will be the backbone of the team. In the bowling department, Arshdeep Singh will handle the pace bowling, while Yuzvendra Chahal will take charge of spin bowling.   Â
Let’s have a look at GT vs PBKS Head to Head, Pitch Report and Best Players for IPL 2025.
GT vs PBKS Head-to-Head in IPL
Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings have faced each other five times in the IPL, with GT coming out victorious on three occasions and PBKS winning two of them. Both teams first met at Brabourne Stadium on 8th April, 2022. It was an absolute thriller where Rahul Tewatia smashed two sixes off the last two balls to give GT a thrilling and memorable victory against PBKS. However, Shubman Gill was the top scorer in that match with 96 runs off 59 balls.
| Matches | GT Won | PBKS Won | Tie | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
GT vs PBKS Head-to-Head at Narendra Modi Stadium
Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings have only played a single match at Narendra Modi Stadium, in which Punjab Kings won the battle.
Narendra Modi Stadium Pitch Report
At Narendra Modi Stadium, the pitch is suited for bowlers, especially for pacers. It will offer a flat surface, where pacers will lead in initial overs. But as the game progressed, the pitch slowed down and helped spinners to take charge. At Narendra Modi Stadium, a total of 35 IPL matches have been played here, where the chasing team got more advantage as compared to batting first. Therefore, the team that won the toss will prefer to bowl first.
Narendra Modi Stadium IPL Stats and Records
The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad has hosted a total of 35 IPL matches so far, out of which 20 matches have been won by the team batting second, while 15 times, the teams have won by batting first. The ground hosted its first-ever IPL match in 2010 as Rajasthan Royals (RR) took on Kolkata Knight Riders in match number 13 of the season on 20 March, 2010. RR won that comfortably by 34 runs with all round performance from all players.
| Statistic | Value |
|---|---|
| Matches Played | 35 |
| Matches Won Batting First | 15 (42.86%) |
| Matches Won Batting Second | 20 (57.14%) |
| Matches Won Winning Toss | 17 (48.57%) |
| Matches Won Losing Toss | 18 (51.43%) |
| Matches with No Result | 0 (0.00%) |
| Highest Individual Innings | 129, Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans) – 26/05/2023 vs Mumbai Indians |
| Best Bowling | 5/10, M M Sharma (Gujarat Titans) – 26/05/2023 vs Mumbai Indians |
| Highest Team Innings | 233/3, Gujarat Titans – 26/05/2023 vs Mumbai Indians |
| Lowest Team Innings | 89, Gujarat Titans – 17/04/2024 vs Delhi Capitals |
| Highest Run Chase Achieved | 200/7, Punjab Kings – 04/04/2024 vs Gujarat Titans |
| Average Runs per Wicket | 28.05 |
| Average Runs per Over | 8.65 |
| Average Score Batting First | 167.64 |
Key Players from both teams
GT- X Factors
GT skipper Shubman Gill had a tremendous season last year, finishing as a leading run scorer of the tournament. And the player has scored his career’s highest score of 129. Apart from him, fans will look up to Rahul Tewatia who has great records while batting against PBKS. He is expected to produce another finishing knock against them in the upcoming match. In the bowling line up, Rashid Khan and Mohit Sharma are the players to look out for in a match against PBKS.
PBKS- X Factors
Talking about PKBS, Shreyas Iyer who is known for his consistency can be a key player for today’s match. The player has a good score at Narendra Modi Stadium, where he scored the highest of 58. Apart from him, Prabhsimran Singh is also an important player and talking about his records at Narendra Modi Stadium, he has played a total of 3 IPL matches, where he scored 54 runs with the highest of 35. In the bowling department, Arshdeep Singh will can lead the team, because at Narendra Modi Stadium he has played two IPL matches where he took one wicket.
