GT vs PBKS HIGHLIGHTS IPL 2024: Uncapped players Shashan, Ashutosh win it for Punjab Kings

IPL 2024 GT vs PBKS Highlights: Uncapped players Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma Punjab to a famous win. PBKS chase down 200 runs with one ball to spare

6:26 PM

Punjab Kings' bowling, a big concern for Shikhar Dhawan

Harshal Patel, one of their million dollar buys, has had a pathetic season so far going for an economy rate of 11.41 runs per over, having bowled his quota in all three games.

 

Equally disappointing has been leg-spinner Rahul Chahar, who has conceded runs at an economy rate of 11.37, and hasn't been able to complete his quota of overs.

 

Arshdeep Singh, India's designated death overs yorker specialist, has also been profligate to a certain extent and it has once again compounded Kings' worries.

6:18 PM

Punjab Kings' squad for today's match

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajann, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw.

6:08 PM

Gujarat Titans squad for today's match

Teams (from):

 

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), David Miller, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Robin Minz, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Mandhar, B Sai Sudarshan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Azmatullah Omarzai, Shahrukh Khan, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Kartik Tyagi, Shshant Mishra, Spencer Johnson, Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore, Umesh Yadav, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma and Manav Suthar.

5:54 PM

Narine to de Kock: Top five highest individual scores in IPL 2024

Top five highest individual score in Indian Premier League 2024
	Batter	Runs	Balls	Sr	Vs	4s	6s
1	Sunil Narine	85	39	217.95	Delhi Capitals	7	7
2	Riyan Parag	84	45	186.67	Delhi Capitals	7	6
3	Virat Kohli	83	59	140.68	Kolkata Knight Riders	4	4
4	Sanju Samson	82	52	157.69	Lucknow Super Giants	3	6
5	Quinton de Kock	81	56	144.64	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	8	5

5:51 PM

Can Livingstone-less Kings handle Afghani trio in death overs?

If Liam Livingstone is unavailable for Thursday's match after sustaining a hamstring niggle in the last game, it will spell doom for Punjab as they would then happen to lose their key enforcer during the death overs.

 

Punjab will also have to deal with the accuracy of the incomparable Rashid Khan and the guile of Noor Ahmed, former's left-arm alter-ego.

 

The third Afghan in the line-up, Azmatullah Omarzai's all-round skills will also be a challenge for the team.

5:38 PM

Will Klaasen take away the Orange cap from Virat Kohli

Heinrich Klaasen is just 36 runs away from taking away the orange cap from Virat Kohli. Will he continue his form in today's match as well?

Top 10 highest run-getters in IPL 2024
	Player	Matches	Inns	Runs	Avg	Sr	4s	6s
1	Virat Kohli	4	4	203	67.67	140.97	17	8
2	Riyan Parag	3	3	181	181	160.18	13	12
3	Heinrich Klaasen	3	3	167	83.5	219.74	5	17
4	Rishabh Pant	4	4	152	38	158.33	12	9
5	David Warner	4	4	148	37	143.69	15	9
6	Nicholas Pooran	3	3	146	146	175.9	8	12
7	Quinton de Kock	3	3	139	46.33	140.4	14	7
8	Shikhar Dhawan	3	3	137	45.67	133.01	16	4
9	Sunil Narine	3	3	134	44.67	206.15	9	12
10	Sai Sudharsan	3	3	127	42.33	119.81	10	2

5:25 PM

What challenges Titans' bowler will pose to Kings' batters

Mayank's pace utterly destroyed the Kings in the previous game, and the majority of their top-order hitters were unable to play the the fast bowler, who was frequently hitting 150 clicks per game and, more crucially, aiming to bowl into the batters' bodies.

 

The situation, however, will change drastically when seasoned player Mohit Sharma shows up at the back end and offers a variety of options.

 

With the exception of Mayank, this year's IPL trend has showed that speedsters who have been able to reduce pace off their deliveries—such as knuckleballs, slow bouncers, and wide yorkers—have been more effective.

 

It will present a distinct kind of difficulty for actors like Jonny Bairstow, Jitesh Sharma, and Shikhar Dhawan, who likes the ball to come onto bat.

5:16 PM

Ahmedabad's tricky pitch to make Punjab's life difficult?

After being battered by Mayank Yadav's blistering pace, Punjab Kings' hitters will encounter a whole other level of difficulty on Thursday when the Gujarat Titans bowling team tries to take the pace off deliveries on a little trickier Motera track.

 

The Kings have dropped their last two games, and a further misstep against the Titans will result in more momentum loss, which can change drastically because of the short turnaround time.

 

In contrast, Titans are bursting with confidence following their convincing seven-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their most recent match.

 

5:13 PM

IPL 2024 today's match: Gujarat vs Punjab

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.