MATCH NO – 5th Match
SERIES – Indian Premier Leagues – 2025
DATE – 25th March, 2025
TIME – 07:30 PM IST
VENUE – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
INTRODUCTION
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India, contested during the months of March and May every year. It was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007 and is considered one of the most prestigious and popular cricket leagues in the world.
The IPL features franchise teams representing different cities and regions of India. Each team is composed of a mix of domestic and international cricketers, and they compete in a round-robin group stage followed by knockout playoffs to determine the champion. The league has seen significant growth in terms of viewership, sponsorship, and revenue since its inception.
Apart from its cricketing significance, the IPL has also become a cultural phenomenon, attracting celebrities, business tycoons, and fans from all walks of life. It has revolutionised the sport by introducing innovative concepts like player auctions, strategic timeouts, and cheerleaders, which have added to its entertainment value.
However, the IPL has also faced controversies over the years, including allegations of match-fixing, corruption, and conflicts of interest. Despite these challenges, the league continues to thrive and remains a major event in the global cricket calendar, showcasing top talent and providing a platform for emerging players to shine.
Indian Premier League 2025 will start from 22nd March 2025.Fifth match of Indian Premier League will be played between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Punjab Kings (PBKS).
MATCH PREVIEW
Fifth match played between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. In the previous Season Gujarat Titans team performed very poor and won 5 matches and lost 7 matches out of 14 matches and 8th position in point table.Whereas Punjab Kings team also performed not good in the previous seasons and won 5 matches and lost 9 out of 14 matches and 9th position in the Point table.
Last time when both teams GT and PBKS played between each other, Punjab team scored 142 runs and Gujarat team successfully chased the total and won the match by 3 wickets.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Gujarat Titans (GT): Gujarat Titans is one of the most famous franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Gujarat has been a dominant force in the league in a very short time.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Jos Buttler, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharshan, Rahul Tewatia, Glenn Phillips, Sherfane Rutherforde.They have good all-rounders also like, Mahipal Lamlor, Sharukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Rahul Teatia, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Karim Janat. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Gerald Coetzee, Ravi Sai Kishore adding depth and experience to their bowling line-up.
Punjab Kings (PBKS): Punjab Kings are a professional cricket team based in Chandigarh, Punjab, India. They compete in the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India. They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Shreyas Iyer, Prabhsimran Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Josh inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis & Shashank Singh.They have good all-rounders also like, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Arshdeep SIngh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen adding depth and experience to their bowling line-up.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings.
PITCH REPORT
Narendra Modi Stadium, formerly known as Sardar Patel Stadium, is a cricket stadium located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is one of the largest cricket stadiums in the world by seating capacity. The stadium underwent a major renovation, which was completed in 2020, increasing its seating capacity to over 110,000 spectators, surpassing the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia as the largest cricket stadium in the world.
The stadium was renamed Narendra Modi Stadium in February 2021 in honour of Narendra Modi, the current Prime Minister of India, who was also the Chief Minister of Gujarat when the project to reconstruct the stadium began. The renaming ceremony took place during a visit by President Donald Trump of the United States.
Narendra Modi Stadium serves as the home ground for the Gujarat Cricket Association and hosts both domestic and international cricket matches. It is a venue for various cricket tournaments, including Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. The stadium’s modern facilities and vast seating capacity make it a prominent venue for cricket events in India.
The pitch is generally batting-friendly with an average first innings total of 172. With it being a day game and there hardly being any difference in batting first or second on the result of the match, teams would look to bat first to try and utilise the roughness of the wicket while bowling spin and slower deliveries later on.
Overall, the Narendra Modi Stadium pitch is known to produce competitive matches, providing opportunities for both batsmen and bowlers. It often rewards skillful spin bowling and strategic batting, making it a fascinating venue for cricket enthusiasts
GROUND STATS (IPL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 36 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 170+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 14 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 20 |
| NO RESULT | 02 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 08 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 09 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 09 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 09 |
BOWLERS STATS ON NARENDRA MODI STADIUM (IPL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 36
PACER WICKETS – 187
SPINNER WICKETS – 91.
GT VS PBKS TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
GUJARAT TITANS (GT)
TEAM NEWS
- Gujarat Titans performed not too good in the previous season, they have won 5 matches and lost 7 matches out of 12 matches and 8th position in the points table.
- Last match played between the GT VS PBKS, Gujarat team successfully chased the score of 142 runs and won the match by 2 wickets.
- Shubmna Gill scored 426 runs in 12 innings in the previous season of Indian Premier League.
- Jos Buttler scored 359 runs in 11 innings in the previous season of Indian Premier League.
- Sai Sudharshan scored 527 runs in 12 innings in the previous season of Indian Premier League.
- Sharukh Khan scored 127 runs in 7 innings in the previous season of Indian Premier League.
- Rahul Tewatia scored 188 runs in 9 innings in the previous season of Indian Premier League.
- Rashid Khan scored 102 runs and also took 10 wickets in 12 innings in the previous season of Indian Premier League.
- Ravi Sai Kishore took 7 wickets in 5 innings in the previous season of Indian Premier League.
- Kagiso Rabada took 11 wickets in 11 innings in the previous season of Indian Premier League.
- Mohammad Siraj took 15 wickets in 14 innings in the previous season of Indian Premier League.
- In the last match of IPL Gujarat Titans team successfully defended a total score of 231 runs and won the match by 35 runs against Chennai Super Kings.
- Sai Sudharshan scored 103 runs, Shubman Gill scored 104 runs in the previous match against Chennai Super Kings.
- Mohit Sharma took 3 wickets, Rashid Khan took 2 wickets, Umesh Yadav & Sandeep Warrier took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against Chennai Super Kings.
- Both teams played 5 matches and Gujarat Titans team won 3 matches and lost 2 matches against Punjab Kings.
SQUADS
Batting – Jos Buttler (wk), Shubman Gill ©, Sai Sudharshan, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Anuj Rawat.
Bowling – Kagiso Rabada, R. Sai Kishore, Jayant Yadav, Gerald Coetzee, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, ishant Sharma, Kulwant Kahejroliya, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammad Siraj.
All Rounder – Glenn Phillips, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Nishant Sindhu, Sherfane Rutherforde, Mahipal Lamror, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Jayant Yadav, Karim Jannat, Washington Sundar.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 12
Shubman Gill ©, Jos Buttler (wk), Sai Sudharshan, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, R. Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Mohamamd Siraj, Prasiddh Krishna.
Substitutes – : Sherfane Rutherforde, Prasiddh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Washington Sundar.
PLAYER STATS:
1. SHUBMAN GILL © – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 31r, 8r, 2r, 46r, 101r. |
| Stats on venue | 18 INNINGS – 953 RUNS – 63.5A. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PBKS | 35r, 89r, 67r, 9r, 96r. |
| Total Stats vs PBKS | 12 INNINGS – 521 RUNS – 65.13A. |
2. JOS BUTTLER (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 21r, 38r, 23r, 6r, 34r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS -1 45 RUNS – 72.5A. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PBKS | 0r, 19r, 30r, 25r, 22r. |
| Total Stats vs PBKS | 13 INNINGS – 435 RUNS. |
3. SAI SUDHARSHAN – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 7r, 2r, 9r, 0r, 3r. |
| Stats on venue | 12 INNINGS – 603 RUNS – 55A. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PBKS | 31r, 33r, 19r, 65r, 35r. |
| Total Stats vs PBKS | 5 INNINGS – 183 RUNS. |
4. ANUJ RAWAT (WK) – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 58r, 10r, 78r, 79r, 33r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PBKS | 11r, 21r. |
| Total Stats vs PBKS | 2 INNINGS – 32 RUNS. |
5. GLENN PHILLIPS – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 34+0W, 49+2W, 12r, 21+0W, 61+0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PBKS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs PBKS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
6. SHAHRUKH KHAN – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 132r, 15+2W, 1W, 19r, 33r. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 77 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PBKS | 8r. |
| Total Stats vs PBKS | 1 INNING – 8 RUNS. |
7. RAHUL TEWATIA – LHB+RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 22r, 1r, 29r, 32r, 59r. |
| Stats on venue | 8 INNINGS – 114 RUNS – 1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PBKS | 36r, 23r, 5r, 11r, 13+0W. |
| Total Stats vs PBKS | 11 INNINGS – 194 RUNS – 4W. |
8. RASHID KHAN – RHB+RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 19r, 1+1W, 18+0W, 1W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 16 INNINGS – 56 RUNS – 19W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PBKS | 1W, 1W, 1W, 0W, 3W. |
| Total Stats vs PBKS | 15 INNINGS – 24 WICKETS. |
9. R. SAI KISHORE – LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 5W, 5W, 3W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PBKS | 4W. |
| Total Stats vs PBKS | 1 INNING – 4 WICKETS. |
10. KAGISO RABADA – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 1W, 3W, 4W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PBKS | 3W, 1W, 2W, 2W, 2W. |
| Total Stats vs PBKS | 7 INNINGS – 12 WICKETS. |
11. MOHAMMAD SIRAJ – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 3W, 3W, 1W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 5 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PBKS | 3W, 2W, 4W, 0W, 2W. |
| Total Stats vs PBKS | 10 INNINGS – 13 WICKETS. |
12. PRASIDDH KRISHNA – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 2W, 2W, 3W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PBKS | 1W, 3W, 0W, 3W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs PBKS | 6 INNINGS – 9 WICKETS. |
PUNJAB KINGS (PBKS)
TEAM NEWS
- Punjab Kings performed not too good in the previous season and they won 5 matches and lost 9 matches out of 14 matches and 9th position in point table.
- Last match played between GT VS PBKS, Punjab team failed to defend the total of 142 and lost the match by 2 wickets.
- Prabhsimran Singh scored 334 runs in 14 innings in the previous season of Indian Premier League.
- Marcus Stoinis scored 388 runs and also took 4 wickets in 14 innings in the previous season of Indian Premier League.
- Shreyas Iyer scored 351 runs in 14 innings in the previous season of Indian Premier League.
- Nehal Wadhera scored 109 runs in 6 innings in the previous season of Indian Premier League.
- Shashank Singh scored 354 runs and also took 1 wickets in 14 innings in the previous season of Indian Premier League.
- Glenn Maxwell scored 52 runs and also took 6 wickets in 9 innings in the previous season of Indian Premier League.
- Harprit Brar scored 75 runs and also took 7 wickets in 13 innings in the previous season of Indian Premier League.
- Lockie Ferguson took 9 wickets in 7 innings in the previous season of Indian Premier League.
- Arshdeep Singh took 19 wickets in 14 innings in the previous season of Indian Premier League.
- Yuzvendra Chahal took 18 wickets in 15 innings in the previous season of Indian Premier League.
- In the last match of IPL Punjab team failed to defend the total of 214 runs and lost the match by 4 wickets against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
- Atharva Taide scored 46 runs, Prabhsimran Singh scored 71 runs, Rilee Rossouw scored 49 runs and Jitesh Sharma scored 32 runs in the previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
- Arshdeep Singh & Harshal Patel took 2-2 wickets each and Harpreet Brar & Shashank Singh took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
- Both teams played 5 matches and Punjab team won 2 matches and lost 3 matches against Gujrat Titans.
SQUADS
Batting – Shreyas Iyer ©, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Nehal Wadhera, Harnoor SIngh, Pyla Avinash, Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (wk), Vishnu Vinod (wk).
Bowling – Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykuamr VyShak, KuldeeP Sen, Yash Thakur, Xavier Bartlett.
All Rounder – Musheer Khan, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Praveen Dubey, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 12
Josh Inglis(SUB), Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Shreyas Iyer ©, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen/Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson(SUB), Yuzvendra Chahal.
Substitutes – : Lockie Ferguson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kuldeep Sen, Xavier Bartlett.
PLAYER STATS:
1. JOSH INGLIS – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 11r, 120r, 22r, 0r, 102r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GT | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs GT | NOT PLAYED YET. |
2. PRABHSIMRAN SINGH (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 4r, 12r, 6r, 1r, 14r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 54 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GT | 35r, 35r, 0r. |
| Total Stats vs GT | 3 INNINGS – 70 RUNS. |
3. MARCUS STOINIS – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0r, 55+1W, 0+0W, 15+1W, 32+1W. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 32 RUNS – 1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GT | 56r, 4+0W, 2W, 2r. |
| Total Stats vs GT | 4 INNINGS – 62 RUNS – 2W. |
4. SHREYAS IYER © – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 48r, 45r, 79r, 56r, 15r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 58 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GT | 12r. |
| Total Stats vs GT | 1 INNING – 12 RUNS. |
5. NEHAL WADHERA – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 6r, 57r, 35r, 23r, 37r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 44 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GT | 4r, 15r, 40r. |
| Total Stats vs GT | 3 INNINGS – 59 RUNS. |
6. GLENN MAXWELL – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 7r, 1W, 32+1W, 0W, 28+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 5 INNINGS – 50 RUNS – 1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GT | 4r, 1W, 11r, 40+1W, 33+0W. |
| Total Stats vs GT | 4 INNINGS – 88 RUNS – 2W. |
7. SHASHANK SINGH – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0r, 0W, 35+2W, 1+0W, 32+2W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 61 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GT | 8r, 61r, 25r. |
| Total Stats vs GT | 3 INNINGS – 94 RUNS. |
8. MARCO JANSEN – RHB+LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 3W, 1W, 2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GT | 59r, 20+0W, 32+0W, 0W, 1+2W. |
| Total Stats vs GT | 5 INNINGS – 112 RUNS – 2W. |
9. HARPREET BRAR – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 23+1W, 1W, 24+0W, 0W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 30 RUNS – 5W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GT | 29+0W, 1W, 8+1W. |
| Total Stats vs GT | 3 INNINGS – 38 RUNS – 2W. |
10. ARSHDEEP SINGH – LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 1W, 1W, 2W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GT | 1W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 0W |
| Total Stats vs GT | 5 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
11. YUZVENDRA CHAHAL – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 7 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GT | 2W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs GT | 6 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
12. LOCKIE FERGUSON – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 0W, 1W, 0W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GT | 0W. |
| Total Stats vs GT | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 05
- PBKS WIN – 02
- GT WIN – 03
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – J. Buttler.
BATSMEN – S. Iyer, G. Phillips, S. Gill, S. Sudharshan.
ALL-ROUNDERS – G. Maxwell, M. Stoinis, M. Jansen.
BOWLERS – K. Rabada, R. Khan, A. Singh.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – J. Buttler, J. Inglis.
BATSMEN – S. Iyer, G. Phillips, S. Gill, S. Sudharshan, S. Singh.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Jansen.
BOWLERS – K. Rabada, R. Khan, A. Singh, R. Sai Kishore.
BACK-UPS – M. Siraj, Y. Chahal, N. Wadhera, P. Singh.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – S. Gill, J. Buttler.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – S. Iyer, S. Iyer.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
GUJARAT TITANS MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.