PBKS vs GT: IPL 2023 – After missing the match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), all eyes will be on Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya when his side faces Punjab Kings (PBKS) today in the Indian Premier League 2023 (IPL) at Mohali. Pandya missed the match against KKR owing to being unwell. Meanwhile, PBKS have been bolstered by the return of Liam Livingstone. The Englishman will be slotted in the middle order. Kagiso Rabada missed playing SRH, but the pacer is expected to feature against GT. What will be the team combinations for both teams let’s find out. Follow IPL 2023 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Both PBKS and GT are coming off from a loss in the previous encounters. While GT were denied victory owing to Rinku Singh’s brilliance, PBKS were hammered by SRH by eight wickets. Both teams will be eager to get back to winning ways, with their best possible playing XIs.
PBKS vs GT: Is Hardik Pandya fit for the clash against PBKS?
The news for GT camp is Pandya is fit to play against PBKS. The all-rounder will likely replace Abhinav Manohar in the playing XI. The GT batter could score only 14 against KKR. Pandya’s absence was majorly felt in bowling against their first loss of the IPL 2023 season. Yash Dayal had a horrible outing, going for 69 runs in his four overs, 30 runs came from the last over itself. GT have the option of bringing in Shivam Mavi in place of Dayal.
Mavi’s express pace could trouble the PBKS batter on a sportive wicket in Mohali. Barring these two changes, GT are likely to go with the same XI against PBKS.
PBKS vs GT? Livingstone to replace Sikandar Raza, Rabada to replace Matthew Short
Livingstone will likely replace Sikandar Raza. The Zimbabwe batter has failed to get going with bat and ball in three games. He has scored 49 runs and picked only one wicket. Meanwhile, Rabada will likely replace Matthew Short. The Australian batter could only score 1 run against SRH. Nathan Ellis is likely to hold his spot for PBKS, as he has bowled in three games.
Gujarat Titans’ likely playing XI vs Punjab Kings: Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha/KS Bharat, B Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Dasun Shanaka, Mohammed Shami, Shivam Mavi/Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph
Impact Player: Vijay Shankar or Abhinav Manohar
Punjab Kings Playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Ntahn Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
Impact Player: Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Rishi Dhawan, Baltej Singh, Atharva Taide, Mohit Rathee
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