The Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings will square off in the 48th match of the IPL 2022 on Tuesday at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy. It will be both teams’ second league stage game. Gujarat won the first leg by six wickets after pursuing a 190-run mark thanks to Rahul Tewatia’s last-ball six against Odean Smith. Gujarat has won 8 of the tournament’s 9 matches and currently sits atop the points table.
Punjab has won four of nine matches and is ranked seventh in the points table. They were defeated by the Lucknow Super Giants by 20 runs after failing to chase down a 154-run goal. Punjab would be aiming for an improved batting performance in this match.
The match is scheduled to take place on the 3rd of May, 2022 at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai.
Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings Match 48 – Pitch Report
Throughout the game, the pitch is intended to remain balanced. The hitters can take advantage of shorter boundaries to help the team reach a reasonable total. Spinners are anticipated to be crucial during the middle-overs.
Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings Match 48 – Probable XI
Gujarat Titans
Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya (c), Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, David Miller, Pradeep Sangwan, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami
Punjab Kings
Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal (c), Jonny Bairstow, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, Rishi Dhawan, Sandeep Sharma, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings Match 48 – Players to watch
Shikhar Dhawan
Shikhar Dhawan leads the run-scorers for Punjab Kings in this season’s tournament. He has 307 runs in 9 matches at an average of 38.37 and a strike rate of 126.33, with two half-centuries. Despite being removed for only 5 runs in the last encounter, Dhawan is expected to deliver in this one.
Liam Livingstone
Liam Livingstone is the only batter for Punjab Kings who has scored more than two half-centuries this season. He has 263 runs in 9 matches at a strike rate of 178.91 and an average of 29.22. Livingstone was Punjab’s leading scorer in their most recent game versus Gujarat.
Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill has had a good start in the last two games, recording a double-digit score in both of them. GT will be hoping that Shubman can offer the same kind of start in this match and convert it into a large score.
Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya had put in the most effort for Gujarat. He is his team’s leading run-scorer in the competition and is among the top five all-time run-scorers. Pandya has 308 runs in 8 matches at a strike rate of 135.68 and an average of 51.33. He has also taken four wickets.
Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings Match 48 – Fantasy Lineup No.1
Wicket Keeper – Wriddhiman Saha, Jitesh Sharma
Batters – Shikhar Dhawan, David Miller, Shubman Gill
All-Rounders – Hardik Pandya (c), Liam Livingstone (vc), Rahul Tewatia
Bowlers – Mohammed Shami, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings Match 48 – Fantasy Lineup No.2
Wicket Keeper – Wriddhiman Saha, Jony Bairstow
Batters – Shikhar Dhawan (c), David Miller, Shubman Gill
All-Rounders – Hardik Pandya, Liam Livingstone, Rahul Tewatia
Bowlers – Rahul Chahar, Rashid Khan (vc), Arshdeep Singh
Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings Match 48 – Predicted Winner
The Gujarat Titans are in sensational form at the moment and we expect them to come away with a win here.
