IPL 2024, GT vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction, Match-17, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Team News & Fantasy Tips | Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings

IPL 2024, GT vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction, Match-17, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Team News & Fantasy Tips | Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings

Indian Premier League 2024 Match Prediction 

Match:   GT vs PBKS Fantasy Team Prediction  
Time:   04 Apr, 07:30 PM (IST)  

Series::  Indian Premier League 2024  
Venue:   Narendra Modi Stadium – Ahmedabad  

Head-to-Head Stats 
Matches Played: 03
GT Won: 02
PBKS Won: 01
No Result/Tie: 00

Recent Form: 
GT 
W,  L, W,  L, W
✅❌✅❌✅

PBKS 
L,   L, W,  L,  L
❌❌✅❌❌ 

Info: 

• Sai Sudharsan has been Gujarat Titans’ highest run scorer in all three of their games so far in this campaign and the left-hander is our tip for their top run scorer against Punjab Kings. Mohit Sharma took 3/25 against Sunrisers Hyderabad and he is a strong choice for Gujarat Titans’ top wicket taker in this match.
• Shikhar Dhawan hit ten boundaries in Match 11 against Lucknow Super Giants and the skipper is well worth selecting as Punjab Kings’ highest run scorer against Gujarat Titans. Arshdeep Singh has taken a two-wicket haul in two of the three matches and he is our pick for Punjab Kings’ top wicket taker in this clash.
• The experienced Mohit Sharma is yet to go wicketless in the 2024 IPL and we recommend backing him to take over 1.5 wickets in this fixture.

Live Streaming: 

TV channels: You can watch this match live on Sky Cricket, Star Network, Fox Sports, Sky Sport NZ, SuperSport and Willow TV.

IPL 2024 Live Streaming: The fixture will be live-streamed on SkyGo, Jio Cinema, Willow, Foxtel Go and Kayo.

Toss Predictions: 

Gujarat Titans have won when batting first and when fielding first so far in Ahmedabad this season. With the weather conditions not changing, we predict that both sides will want to chase and will choose to field first if they win the toss.

Weather & Pitch Report: 

Weather: ⛅

According to the weather forecast, there will be cloudy conditions throughout Thursday evening in Ahmedabad. Humidity levels will be low with the temperature no lower than 30 degrees.

Pitch Report:

Any score over 170 in the first innings of this game will be considered a strong total. With the new and old ball, there is always some assistance for the quick bowlers so the batters will want to take advantage of the fielding restrictions during the powerplay.

Narendra Modi Stadium – Ahmedabad 

Total matches: 10

Matches won batting first: 06

Matches won bowling first: 04

Average 1st Inns scores: 160

Average 2nd Inns scores: 137

Highest total recorded

234/4 (20 Ov) by IND vs NZ

Lowest total recorded

66/10 (12.1 Ov) by NZ vs IND

Highest score chased

166/3 (17.5 Ov) by IND vs ENG

Lowest score defended

107/7 (20 Ov) by WIW vs INDW

Team NEWS: 

GT Team News: 

Spinner Noor Ahmad came into the side for their last game against Sunrisers Hyderabad and he delivered by picking up the big wicket of Australian opener Travis Head. We expect to see the same XI selected for this second successive home match of IPL 2024. 

PBKS Team News: 

There were no changes for Punjab Kings ahead of their defeat against Lucknow Super Giants in Match 11 and Shikhar Dhawan talked of making the most of the powerplay. No injuries were announced post match and the same XI is anticipated to be selected for this game.

Predicted Playing11: 

Gujarat 

1. W Saha (wk)

2. Shubman Gill (c)

3. Sai Sudharsan

4. David Miller

5. Vijay Shankar

6. A Omarzai

7. Rahul Tewatia

8. Rashid Khan

9. Umesh Yadav

10. Noor Ahmad

11. Mohit Sharma

Punjab 

1. Shikhar Dhawan (c)

2. Jonny Bairstow

3. P Singh

4. Jitesh Sharma (wk)

5. Liam Livingstone

6. Sam Curran

7. Shashank Singh

8. Harpreet Brar

9. Harshal Patel

10. Rahul Chahar

11. Kagiso Rabada

Players Matchups: 

K Williamson against K Rabada
30 balls 33 runs 02 Dismissal

S Gill against K Rabada
42 balls 43 runs 02 Dismissal

S Gill against R Chahar
42 balls 75 runs 02 Dismissal

S Gill against A Russell
32 balls 38 runs 01 Dismissal

S Gill against A Singh
37 balls 46 runs 01 Dismissal

S Sudharsan against R Chahar
16 balls 20 runs 01 Dismissal

S Sudharsanagainst A Singh
18 balls 27 runs 01 Dismissal

R Tewatia against K Rabada
16 balls 20 runs 03 Dismissal

M Wade against K Rabada
13 balls 19 runs 03 Dismissal

M Wade against S Curran
20 balls 42 runs 01 Dismissal

W Saha against K Rabada
29 ball 46 runs 03 Dismissal

D Miller against K Rabada
31 balls 34 runs 03 Dismissal

D Miller against H Patel
42 balls 64 runs 02 Dismissal

S Dhawan against R Khan
56 balls 53 runs 04 Dismissal

S Dhawan against J Yadav
25 ball 33 runs 01 Dismissal

S Raza against A Omarzai
36 balls 63 runs 02 Dismissal

S Raza against J Little
24 balls 41 runs 01 Dismissal

S Raza against R Khan
31 balls 36 runs 01 Dismissal

S Curran against R Tewatia
07 balls 15 runs 01 Dismissal

L Livingstone against R Khan
46 balls 73 runs 04 Dismissal

L Livingstone against N Ahmad
05 balls 06 runs 02 Dismissal

L Livingstone against J Little
13 balls 32 runs 01 Dismissal

R Rossouw against R Khan
45 balls 32 runs 04 Dismissal

R Rossouw against A Omarzai
15 balls 44 runs 01 Dismissal

Team Combo: 

GT Team Info – 

• Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill will probably open the inning.
• Sai Sudharsan will bat at the one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team.
• David Miller and Vijay Shankar will handle the middle-order batting.
• Shubman Gill will lead the Gujarat Titans as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman
• Wriddhiman Saha will do the Wicket Keeping for Gujarat Titans.
• Rashid-Khan and Rahul Tewatia will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
• Mohit Sharma and Umesh Yadav will lead the pace attack of his team.
• Mohit Sharma is having topmost fantasy points in this series.

PBKS Team Info – 

• Shikhar Dhawan and Jonny Bairstow will probably open the inning.
• Shikhar Dhawan was the highest fantasy points gainer in the previous match.
• Prabhsimran Singh will bat at the one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team.
• Jitesh Sharma and Liam Livingstone will handle the middle-order batting.
• Shikhar Dhawan will lead the Punjab Kings as a Captain. He was the highest fantasy points gainer in the previous match.
• Jitesh Sharma will do the Wicket Keeping for Punjab Kings.
• Harpreet Brar and Liam Livingstone will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
• Kagiso Rabada and Harshal Patel will lead the pace attack of his team.

Winning Chances: 

Punjab Kings have lost by 4 wickets and by 21 runs in their last two games and this will be a tough assignment to get back to winning ways against Gujarat Titans who are unbeaten at home in this campaign. We expect Punjab Kings to be competitive, particularly with their opening batters, but overall we are predicting a close game with Gujarat Titans getting the win.

Gujarat Titans to beat Punjab Kings.

Gujarat Titans a 43% chance to win this match 

Punjab Kings have a 57% chance to win this match 

Key Players: 

Gujarat Titans 

Sai Sudharsan 

Although the left-hander has impressed in all three innings, he is yet to hit a half-century in this tournament. He scored four fours and once six against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Shubman Gill 

The captain will be frustrated by his scores of 36, 8 and 31 so far in this campaign. However, he is striking the ball cleanly and a big score does not look far away.

Rashid Khan 

The Afghan spinner delivered the prized wicket of Heinrich Klaasen in the last fixture. He is always one of the most consistent bowlers in a game.

Mohit Sharma 

The 35 year old pace bowler dismissed Abhishek Sharma, Shahbaz Ahmed and Washington Sundar in the last match with the last two wickets coming in the 20th over.

GT Possible Impact Player Substitutes 

Spencer Johnson, BR Sharath, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Kishore, Manav Sutha 

Spencer Johnson could well be called upon if the pitch shows a bit more pace than we saw in the last game at this venue. BR Sharath is the natural impact player to be used if an additional batter is required.

Punjab Kings 

Shikhar Dhawan 

The experienced opener was in fine form against Lucknow as he hit 70 runs from 50 balls and put on over 100 for the first wicket.

Jonny Bairstow 

The English right-hander produced his best knock of the tournament so far as he struck six boundaries in his 42 runs from 29 balls.

Sam Curran 

the all-rounder has already showcased both his batting and bowling skills in this campaign. He took three wickets with the ball against Lucknow.

Arshdeep Singh 

The left-arm opening bowler got the two openers – KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock – in the last match. He has the ability to take wickets even when the ball is not swinging.

PBKS Possible Impact Player Substitutes 

Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Tanay Thagarajan, Vidwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Bhatia 

As happened in the last game, Arshdeep Singh is likely to be called upon only during the bowling innings with Prabhsimran Singh the likely candidate to replace him when Punjab Kings are batting.

Team Forms: 

GT Team Form: 

Gujarat Titans had a convincing win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last game and have won both of their home fixtures so far in the campaign.

PBKS Team Form: 

Punjab Kings began the tournament with a victory but come into this match in Ahmedabad looking to avoid their third successive defeat.

SQUAD: 

Gujarat Titans (GT) Squad: 

Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, David Miller, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Umesh Yadav, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma, Darshan Nalkande, Sai Sudharsan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Sharath BR, Manav Suthar, Abhinav Manohar, Spencer Johnson, Kane Williamson, Jayant Yadav, Sandeep Warrier, Shahrukh Khan, Joshua Little, Kartik Tyagi, Sushant Mishra, Matthew Wade.

Punjab Kings (PBKS) Squad: 

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Tanay Thyagarajan, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Chris Woakes, Rishi Dhawan, Sikandar Raza, Ashutosh Sharma, Atharva Taide, Nathan Ellis, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary, Vishwanath Singh.

Pre-Toss Grand League Team: