GT vs PBKS, IPL 2025: Sai Sudharsan’s 41-ball 74-run knock went in vain as Punjab Kings beat Gujarat Titans by 11 runs to begin their campaign. Chasing a record 244-run target, Gujarat fell 11 runs short as they managed 232/5 with Sherfane Rutherford scoring a 28-ball 46 and Jos Buttler hitting a 33-ball 54. Punjab Kings hammered a record 243/5 in 20 overs. Shreyas Iyer slammed an unbeaten 42-ball 97 while Shashank Singh smashed a 16-ball 44. Earlier, Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bowl in their first match. Delhi Premier League sensation Priyansh Arya is making his IPL debut for Punjab Kings. Gujarat are going with four seamers and two spinners.
GT vs PBKS, Live Score
Match Details
- Match: Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings, Match 5, IPL 2025
- Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
- Date & Time: Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 7:30 PM IST
- Live Broadcast and Streaming: Sports18 and Star Sports Network, JioHotstar (app and website)
GT vs PBKS: Pitch Report
The Narendra Modi Stadium offers assistance to both batters and bowlers. It’s a venue where the average first innings score is 167, and only once has a target of 200 or more been chased. But the side batting first has an advantage, winning 20 of 35 matches, as the ball comes onto the bat nicely in the second half.
The ball swings under the lights, and pacers rule the roost. Mohammed Shami and Mohit Sharma have taken 20 and 29 wickets at an average of 18.10 and 13.14, respectively. Even Rashid Khan hasn’t been that successful at the Narendra Modi Stadium; which suggests that spinners can’t match the quicks at the venue.
GT vs PBKS Head-to-Head Record
Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings have faced each other five times since GT’s inception in 2022. GT leads the head-to-head tally 3-2. This stat highlights the competitive nature of their rivalry, with GT holding a slight edge historically.
| Matches Played | Won (Gujarat Titans) | Won (Punjab Kings) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 2 |
GT vs PBKS Playing XI
Gujarat Titans (GT Playing XI)
Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
- Impact Subs: Sherfane Rutherford, Glenn Phillips, Ishant Sharma, Anuj Rawat, Washington Sundar
Punjab Kings (PBKS Playing XI)
Prabhsimran Singh(w), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Punjab Kings Impact Subs: Nehal Wadhera, Praveen Dubey, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod
Gujarat Titans Squad
Batters: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk)
, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Anuj Rawat (wk), Sherfane Rutherford
All-rounders: Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Mahipal Lomror, Manav Suthar, Washington Sundar, Jayant Yadav, Glenn Phillips (wk), Karim Janat
Bowlers: Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Gerald Coetzee, Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Brar, Sai Kishore, Ishant Sharma, Kulwant Khejroliya
Punjab Kings Squad
Batters: Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Pyla Avinash, Priyansh Arya, Harnoor Singh Pannu, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod (wk)
All-rounders: Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Yash Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Kuldeep Sen, Xavier Bartlett, Praveen Dubey, Harpreet Brar
