Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill opted to bowl first as his side faced Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad, with the IPL table leaders arriving as the team to beat. Gill felt the black-soil surface, carrying a slight green tinge, could offer early assistance to the Titans\u2019 fast bowlers.<\/p>\n
In Gujarat\u2019s XI, left-arm spin-bowling allrounder Nishant Sindhu was handed his IPL debut. Sindhu had been part of the India Under-19 squad that lifted the World Cup in 2022. The Titans drafted him into the middle order by making room for him in place of M Shahrukh Khan, who has been out of form and also failed to make the Impact Player bench. For Gujarat\u2019s batting later, Rahul Tewatia is expected to be the one called from the bench when the chase gets underway.<\/p>\n
Punjab Kings also shuffled their bowling resources. They brought Xavier Bartlett back into the XI, replacing Lockie Ferguson, who had a tough outing in the season opener against Rajasthan Royals. That defeat to RR also marked Punjab\u2019s first loss of the campaign. When PBKS begin bowling, Vijaykumar Vyshak is likely to be the Impact Player option called upon.<\/p>\n
There was no inclusion for Shashank Singh either, after he had also missed the match against Rajasthan Royals. Suryansh Shedge retained his spot in the middle order for this game.<\/p>\n
Punjab Kings are currently top of the IPL standings with 13 points from eight matches. A Gujarat win would tighten the race around the upper half of the table, because the sides placed second, third, fourth and fifth are all level on 12 points.<\/p>\n
Impact Bench: Rahul Tewatia, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, Kulwant Kejroliya.<\/p>\n
Impact Bench: Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Musheer Khan, Mitchell Owen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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