GT vs PBKS IPL highlights: Gujarat Titans defeat Punjab Kings by 6 wickets

Rahul Tewatia hits the winning run as Gujarat Titans defeat Punjab Kings by six wickets 

Shubman Gill fails to take his team over the line as Sam Curran sends him to the pavilion.

Harpreet Brar dismisses Gujarat skipper Hardik Pandya

PBKS breathe a sigh of relief as Arshdeep removes Sai Sudarshan

Kagiso Rabada picks up the dangerous Wriddhiman Saha

Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill have opened proceedings for the defending champions. Must be an easy chase if Gujarat keep plenty of wickets in hand

A brilliant throw from David Miller finds Sharukh short of his crease.

Wriddhiman Saha blows the stumps off as Punjab post 153 at the end of their first inning.

Mohit Sharma has another in his tally as Sam Curran departs

Alzarri Joseph strikes as Rajapaksa's stint at the crease ends.

Mohit Sharma picks up the dangerous Jitesh Sharma as he strikes in his IPL comeback.

Jitesh Sharma needs to capitalize on his chances as Punjab look to pile on a massive score.

Rashid Khan removes the dangerous Matthew Short as Punjab three down. PBKS 59/3 in 7 overs.

Joshua Little has the prized wicket of Shikhar Dhawan as Punjab are in severe danger. PBKS 29/2 in 3.4 overs.

The onus will be on Matthew Short and Shikhar Dhawan to lay a solid foundation. PBKS 28/1 in 3 overs.

• Shikhar Dhawan - 225 runs in 3 games
• Prabhsimran Singh - 83 runs in 3 games
• Jitesh Sharma - 52 runs in 3 games

Rashid Khan has a simple catch as Mohammed Shami dismisses Prabhsimran Singh.

Ravichandran Ashwin has been fined 25% of his match fee for breaching the IPL code of conduct. The Rajasthan Royals spinner criticised the umpires following Rajasthan's win over CSK.

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan(c), Matthew Short, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma(w), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rishi Dhawan, Arshdeep Singh

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little

Gujarat Titans: Srikar Bharat, A Manohar, Vijay Shankar, Shivam Mavi, Jayant Yadav

Punjab Kings: H Singh, A Taida, S Raza, G Brar Singh, Rahul Chahar

Speaking at the toss, Dhawan revealed PBKS will make two changes in their playing XI from last game. Kagiso Rabada will replace Nathan Ellis to play his first match of the season, while Bhanuka Rajapaksa will replace Sikander Raza.

At the same time, Hardik Pandya revealed that the 2015 World Cup star for India, Mohit Sharma will make his debut for GT against PBKS. This will be his first IPL game in three years.

Hardik Pandya won the coin toss and revealed GT will bowl first against PBKS.

Shikhar Dhawan and Hardik Pandya will soon walk out for the coin toss in Mohali.

Shubman Gill has scored 330 runs so far against PBKS in only nine innings so far. He has a strike rate of 139.24 and an average of 55. This includes four fifties and his career-best IPL knock of 96 runs.

Kagiso Rabad might become the fastest bowler to 100 wickets in the IPL on Thursday. He currently has 99 wickets in 63 IPL games. Lasith Malinga currently holds the record of registering 100 IPL wickets in 70 games.

Punjab Kings have won nine out of the 11 matches played in Mohali since 2018. PBKS won the last clash at this venue by 7 runs (DLS method) against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

The captains will walk out for the coin toss at 7 PM IST, while the match is slated to begin at 7:30 PM IST.

• Arshdeep Singh - 6 wickets in 3 games
• Nathan Ellis - 5 wickets in 3 games
• Rahul Chahar - 2 wickets in 3 games

• Rashid Khan - 8 wickets in 3 games
• Alzarri Joseph - 6 wickets in 3 games
• Mohammad Shami - 6 wickets in 3 games

• Sai Sudharsan - 137 runs in 3 games
• Vijay Shankar -119 runs in 3 games
• Shubman Gill - 116 runs in 3 games

Gujarat Titans: Srikar Bharat, A Manohar, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore

Punjab Kings: H Singh, A Taida, S Raza, R Dhawan, K Rabada

If we get to the head-to-head record between both the teams so, Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings stand leveled as both the teams have won one match each. 

The pitch at the PCA Stadium in Mohali is often known to be good for batsmen and with the evening and dew coming in it will be very hard for the bowlers to bowl here. 

A look at Punjab Kings stats in Mohali: 

Played: 57 

Won: 31

Lost: 26

Shubman Gill has a fantastic record against the Punjab Kings playing for Gujarat Titans and the right-handed batsman scored 93 runs while playing a knock of 93 runs while chasing 190 in IPL 2022. Gill has looked in good touch in IPL 2023 and might look to repeat his performance. 

PBKS pacer Kagiso Rabada has joined his team after completing national duties and is likely to play in the clash against GT. 

Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings have a big bunch of players who can win matches on their own with their performances but, the main players to watch out for in today's match will be Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone and Arshdeep Singh. 

Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings will take on each other in the match 18 of the IPL 2023 and the match can be interesting as both the teams have a good bunch of talented players who can win their matches with their performances. 

Gujarat Titans batsman Sai Sudharsan has impressed with his batting and has ended up scoring half-centuries in the last two matches. He will once again try to continue his good batting form. 

The Mohali pitch is often considered good for batsmen and since it will be an evening match between Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings, not much help for the spinners is expected. 

In the upcoming clash of the IPL 2023 between Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings in Mohali it is hard to say who will dominate the match as both the teams have balanced squads and anyone can win the match. 

When Punjab Kings last played in Mohali against Kolkata Knight Riders it was the rain that interrupted the match and in the end, PBKS won the match by 7 runs(DLS). However, there is no chance over during the GT vs PBKS there is no chance of rain. 

Gujarat Titans spinner Rashid Khan grabbed the first hattrick of the Indian Premier League 2023 against Kolkata Knight Riders and is expected to repeat the same performance vs Punjab Kings. 

Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya didn't play the match against Kolkata Knight Riders due to fever and he is expected to play the match against Punjab Kings. 

Defending champions Gujarat Titans and 2014 IPL finalist Punjab Kings will take on each other at the IS Bindra PCA Stadium in Mohali in IPL match 18. 

Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings both are coming off defeats against Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Both the teams would like to win the match and get back to winning ways. 

Shikhar Dhawan and Rashid Khan both were the star performers of their teams in the last match but still were not able to win the match for their team. The players would like to deliver the same kind of performance in today's match. 

Rajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings by three runs at Chepauk in match 17 of the Indian Premier League 2023.