🏏IPL 2022: Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: Match 16 🏏

IPL 2022: Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: Match 16

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On the one side is the muscle of Liam Livingstone, Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith and Bhanuka Rajapaksa, on the other the precision and reliability of Mohammed Shami, Rashid Khan and Lockie Ferguson.

Welcome to Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans, a battle that could, even with more than three-fourths of the season still remaining, turn out to be the tastiest of this IPL - a proper T20 side full of big hitters against an attack boasting pace, seam, swing, spin and variations.

Kings boast the highest powerplay run rate of all teams this season - 10.94 - and Titans the best bowling average - 10.71 - and the second-best economy rate - 6.25 - in the same phase.

Titans are unbeaten after two matches, having won their first game while chasing and the second while defending a total. Both wins were both hard-fought, and they've found a different hero every time they've needed one so far.

Kings have endured a more eventful ride - they hunted down 206 with an over to spare against Royal Challengers Bangalore; then their ultra-aggressive batting approach came unstuck against Kolkata Knight Riders; and then they defeated 181 Chennai Super Kings at the Brabourne Stadium, where they play Titans in their fourth fixture.

Friday's clash, then, might pit the most fearsome hitting team in the league against its most incisive bowling attack. Who will come out of it unscathed?

Likely XIs

Punjab Kings: 1 Mayank Agarwal (capt), 2 Shikhar Dhawan, 3 Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 4 Liam Livingstone, 5 Shahrukh Khan, 6 Jitesh Sharma (wk), 7 Odean Smith, 8 Arshdeep Singh, 9 Kagiso Rabada, 10 Rahul Chahar, 11 Vaibhav Arora.

Gujarat Titans: 1 Shubman Gill, 2 Matthew Wade (wk), 3 Vijay Shankar, 4 Abhinav Manohar, 5 Hardik Pandya (capt), 6 David Miller, 7 Rahul Tewatia, 8 Rashid Khan, 9 Varun Aaron/Yash Dayal/Darshan Nalkande/Pradeep Sangwan, 10 Lockie Ferguson, 11 Mohammed Shami.

Pitch Report:

Amongst all the stadiums that are being used for this tournament, the Brabourne Stadium has produced the most runs. The pitches are very helpful for the batsmen to score freely. With these two strong batting line-ups, we could witness another high scoring game.

Weather Forecast:

Over the next 2 days the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai forecast suggests the average daytime maximum temperature will be around 34°C, with a high for the week of 36°C expected on the of Friday 8th. The average minimum temperature will be 28°C, dipping to its lowest on the morning of Sunday 10th at 27°C. The week will remain predominantly dry. On the whole winds are likely to be moderate.

Adam ka Punjab🥳

Mein agyai 🥳 Jane k lie 🤣

today 7:30 or 6:30 pm match?

Total Matches - 8

Matches won batting first - 2

Matches won bowling first - 6

Average 1st Inns scores - 157

Average 2nd Inns scores - 147

Highest total recorded- 209/4 (20 Ov) by AUSW vs ENGW

Lowest total recorded- 96/10 (17.4 Ov) by ENGW vs AUSW

Highest score chased- 199/3 (18.4 Ov) by ENGW vs INDW

Lowest score defended- 186/5 (20 Ov) by AUSW vs INDW

Toss Prediction:

When the pitch is good and there are chances of dew, it’s always better to chase rather than set a target. So, the captain that wins the toss would look to field first.

Here is Our IPL 2022 PBKS vs GT Match Prediction

Here are the cases for who will win today’s IPL Match 16,Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans Today Match Prediction.

Case1: If Punjab Kings bat first

First Innings score prediction: Punjab Kings will score 180-190

Result prediction: Gujarat Titans will win the match by 4 wickets

Case2: If Gujarat Titans bat first

First Innings score prediction: Gujarat Titans will score 170-180

Result prediction: Punjab Kings will win the match by 5 wickets

PBKS vs GT Today Match Prediction

There is no clear favourite team that is expected to dominate in this game as both are well balanced. So, the toss could be the deciding factor as the chasing team would benefit more.

Stats that matter:

Kings have smashed 33 sixes so far this season, the second-most behind Rajasthan Royals' 36. Meanwhile, the opposition captain Hardik Pandya is just one away from 100 IPL sixes.

Shami will be up against one of his former IPL sides, having represented Kings for three seasons from 2019 onwards, when he took 58 wickets at 22.82 for them.

From IPL 2017-20, Ferguson managed only three wickets in 83 balls while conceding 10.98 runs an over at the death. Since 2021, his record in the last four overs has improved dramatically: five wickets in 60 balls and an economy rate of 8.70.

Jonny Bairstow is available in the camp but he didn’t play the last game against Chennai Super Kings. The reason for his exclusion wasn’t specified. He could replace Bhanuka Rajapaksa for this game.

Liam Livingstone finally came to the party in the previous encounter against the Chennai Super Kings and he played some eye-catching shots in the powerplay. The right-hander hit five sixes and five fours in his 32-ball 60 at an excellent strike rate of 187.5 and helped his side to a big score on the board. He also chipped in with 2 for 25 in his three overs and has proved to be a great addition to the side so far.

Probable best bowler of the Match: Rahul Chahar

Rahul Chahar has taken six wickets already in the three outings in this edition and he has bowled beautifully so far. The leg spinner finished with 3 for 25 in his four-over spell in the previous game against Chennai Super Kings and extracted a lot of spin from the track as well. He certainly is turning out to be a match-winner for the side and will be looking to continue his good rhythm with the ball.

Sparks set to fly as Kings' uninhibited hitting meets Titans' incisive bowling

One team has the best scoring rate in the powerplay; the other has the best bowling average in the same phase

Who Will Score Most Runs For GT- Shubman Gill/ Hardik Pandya

Who Will Take Most Wickets For GT: Lockie Ferguson/ Rashid Khan

Who Will Take Most Wickets For PBKS: Kagiso Rabada/Harpreet Brar

Who Will Score Most Runs For PBKS: Shikhar Dhawan/ Liam Livingstone

Originally posted by: Nichuss

today 7:30 or 6:30 pm match?

Cheers..

Going neutral today.... best team win it...

I hate punjab team so Gujarat it is for me