The 18th match of IPL 2023 will be played between Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings. Both the teams are coming after losing their last match. Gujarat Titans were defeated by KKR based on Rinku Singh's brilliant batting. Same, Sunrisers Hyderabad registered their first win in the tournament by defeating Punjab. Let us know before today's match. About the possible playing XI and head-to-head record of both the teams.
The teams of Punjab and Gujarat have clashed twice so far. Both these matches were played in the year 2022. In a match, Gujarat Titans won by 6 wickets, while Punjab Kings won by 8 wickets in a match. From this, it cannot be guessed which team has the upper hand. However, according to the team, Gujarat Titans look a bit stronger than Punjab.
Gujarat will have to be careful of Shikhar
Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan is batting well in this tournament. He has scored 225 runs in three matches so far. In the last match, he played a brilliant inning of 99 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad. There is no problem with the strike rate with him this year. He is batting at a strike rate of around 150. So far he has hit a total of 27 fours and 8 sixes.
Punjab Kings Possible Playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short, Raj Bawa, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shah Rukh Khan, Sam Karan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohit Rathi, Baltej Singh, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.
Gujarat Titans Possible Playing XI: Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Sai Sudarshan, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami, Joshua Little, Yash Dayal
