Overview: -
Time: 7:30 PM
Date: 3rd May 2022
Venue: DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
The Tata IPL 2022 has been underway for more than five weeks. Since then, there have been several high-intensity games in which a match that appeared to be over for a team was unexpectedly won by the team that had been trailing for the whole of the game, while a match that appeared evenly balanced turned out to be over for a team much sooner than expected. This encounter between the Gujarat Titans and the Punjab Kings should be entertaining.
Gujarat Titans: -
What more to say about them? They have a brilliant start to their maiden IPL campaign by winning 8 out of 9 matches they have played so far. Their top order, middle order have looked quite convincing, with Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan providing finishing touches with the bat. Their bowlers, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph and Rashid Khan himself have looked very convincing and in-form. They look the favourites to win against Punjab Kings as the last time they met, they beat Punjab by 6 wickets on the last ball of the match, with Rahul Tewatia smacking 2 sixes in last 2 balls to give an unbelievable win for Gujarat.
Punjab Kings: -
Their only solace of this tournament was that they beat the defending champions Chennai Super Kings twice in the tournament convincingly. Otherwise, they have a forgetting tournament so far, with 4 wins and 5 losses so far in 9 games. Their captain Mayank Agarwal has misfired and retained Arshdeep Singh looked out of form, although his economy has been good so far with 7.70 runs per match.
Predicted Playing XI:
Gujarat Titans: -
Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Hardik Pandya (c), Sai Sudharsan, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Pradeep Sangwan, Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami
Punjab Kings: -
Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal (c), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Jonny Bairstow, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rishi Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Sandeep Sharma
Pitch Report: -
The pitches in the TATA IPL 2022 have started to dry out, and the DY Patil Stadium is no exception. However, the groundsmen are making sure to keep grasses on the fields so that the fast bowlers, especially with the new ball, may get some aid. Furthermore, with the usage of red soil pitches, the wear and tear has greatly aided spinners who are anticipated to take advantage of the sluggish wickets. The team batting first is anticipated to score roughly 160 runs, but the bowlers are expected to win the game.
Weather Report: -
The weather is presumed to be good, with high humidity but no signs of rain.
Date and Time: -
The match will be played at 7:30 pm on the 3rd of May.
Live Streaming: -
Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
Dream XI Team: -
