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End of Innings – Gujarat Titans 162/7 after 20 overs vs Punjab Kings | Arshdeep Singh finally wraps up his 11-ball over, joining Mohammed Siraj, Tushar Deshpande, Shardul Thakur, and Hardik Pandya in an unwanted list. Punjab Kings will be the happier side at the break.

Arshdeep found some swing with the new ball but lacked accuracy. Xavier Bartlett leaked three boundaries in his first over, while Shreyas Iyer turned to Marco Jansen, who disappointed, bowling a bouncer to Sai Sudharsan and then a pitched-up delivery that nipped back.

WICKET! Vijaykumar Vyshak Strikes Again! Shahrukh Khan gone for 4! He bowls round the wicket, Vyshak bowls full. Shahrukh goes down on one leg for a slog across the line but straight to the long side. Arshdeep sprints from deep square leg and doesn’t miss. Vyshak finishes with 3/34! PBKS 150/6 in 19 overs vs GT in New Chandigarh

WICKET! Vijaykumar Vyshak Strikes! Washington Sundar caught by Arshdeep Singh! A slower one into the deck outside off, Sundar waits, hops, and throws everything at it over the off-side… only to hole out straight to deep point. Vyshak pumped up—Sundar’s iffy innings ends. Replay shows it was a knuckleball!

Jos Buttler vs Yuzvendra Chahal in T20s
Inns: 10
Balls: 90
Runs: 73
Dismissals: 3
SR: 123.3

WICKET! Yuzvendra Chahal Strikes Again! Jos Buttler fails to convert this into a big one, massive blow for Gujarat Titans! A fullish ball on leg, Buttler steps down and goes for the loft over long but Bartlett had other ideas—perfectly timed jump, reverse-cupped catch, staying inside the rope. Buttler gone! Gujarat Titans 131/4 in 17 overs vs Punjab Kings in New Chandigarh!

WICKET! Vijaykumar Vyshak Strikes! Glenn Phillips is caught by Marco Jansen at long-off! A slower ball on middle, Phillips goes for the lofted drive… clean strike, but right into Jansen’s hands. Simple catch, but dangerous Phillips is gone! GT 119/3 in 14 overs vs PBKS in New Chandigarh

FOUR! Yuzvendra Chahal to Glenn Phillips! Luck favors the Gujarat Titans as Phillips reaches out and cuts it wide of Shreyas Iyer at cover.

Chahal drops a short, wide leg-break, Phillips goes uppishly and gets just enough to race the ball to the boundary. Gujarat Titans cross the 100-run mark!

WICKET! Yuzvendra Chahal Strikes! Shubman Gill (39) goes caught by Cooper Connolly! Punjab Kings needed this breakthrough badly. Chahal floats one slower in the air, middle of the pitch. Gill tries a slog sweep over mid-wicket… but mistimes it completely. High in the air, short on distance, and Connolly takes it comfortably at deep mid-wicket. Gujarat Titans skipper gone! Gujarat Titans 84/2 in 10 overs vs Punjab Kings

Either Shubman Gill or Jos Buttler needs to accelerate from this point. Punjab Kings’ bowlers are getting their dot balls with terrific off-cutters and slower deliveries. The run-rate won’t bother Shreyas Iyer much.

Gujarat Titans need to finish the powerplay well. They are still under par as per the ongoing standards in T20 cricket. Even though they have lost a wicket, boundaries must come successively. 

Marco Jansen is in the attack for the Punjab Kings. OUT!!! First wicket for Punjab Kings. Sai Sudharsan got a top edge as the ball flew into Shreyas Iyer’s hands. GT 37/1 (3.4)

Three boundaries from the bat of Shubman Gill in the over. The captain looks in great touch. Bartlett bowled two overpitched deliveries and paid the price but the shot on the last delivery was a class apart.

Steady start with a boundary as Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan collect nine runs in the first over of the innings. Arshdeep Singh bowled a good first over. Xavier Bartlett to bowl the second over.

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, M Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ashok Sharma, Mohammed Siraj

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Prabhsimran Singh(w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bowl first. Shreyas Iyer had no hesitation in doing so as the surface looks like a belter to bat on. This is a league game as pressure to chase will be low.

Don’t go anywhere, as the toss will take place soon between the Punjab Kings and the Gujarat Titans. The team winning the toss is likely to elect to bowl first as dew might come in as the match progresses.

The incredible feat of taking three different teams to three IPL finals is an achievement for a captain in the league. Shreyas Iyer, who has led Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders (title win), will look to replicate the same feat this year as well. 

Since their title-winning debut in 2022, the Gujarat Titans have built a reputation for consistency, reaching the playoffs regularly. They enter the new season with a settled core, having retained the bulk of their squad, and will once again rely heavily on their strong top order.

Matthew Hayden’s inclusion in the coaching team as the batting coach may greatly influence that development, especially in power-hitting and converting boundaries at the top of the lineup. The inclusion will greatly help youngsters such as Sai Sudharsan, Arshad Khan and Nishant Sindhu.

Although Gill has been one of the most reliable players in the IPL, trailing only Virat Kohli in runs accumulated since 2023, concerns about his scoring rate persist. Positively for Gujarat, he demonstrated a change in strategy last season, markedly enhancing his strike rate to exceed 155, suggesting a more aggressive mindset that will be watched closely this year.

For Gill, India’s captain in Tests and ODIs, this season offers a key chance to reaffirm his status in T20 cricket. Although he was once appointed T20I vice-captain, a decline in performance resulted in his exclusion from the T20 World Cup team, a tournament that India ultimately won. Consequently, the attention will be centered on how he adjusts his play to the changing requirements of T20 batting.

The captains of Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings – Shubman Gil and Shreyas Iyer – garner a lot of fan following among cricket fans. Their popularity among young fans is not just bound for their batting but for their leadership as well. 

Hello and welcome to the live cricket coverage of match number four of the Indian Premier League between Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans here at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur in New Chandigarh on Tuesday.