Match number 18 of IPL 2023 will see a team still looking for their first IPL title take on the defending champions. It will be the Punjab Kings vs the Gujarat Titans in Mohali today.
Two Indian captains go toe to toe in Shikhar Dhawan and Hardik Pandya.
Another high scoring game could well be on the cards in Mohali today.
TimesofIndia.com here takes a look at all the big details that you should know for this blockbuster clash on Thursday:
What: IPL 2023 Match 18
Teams: Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans
When: April 13, Thursday - 7:30 PM IST start. Toss at 7 PM IST
Where: Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Head to head of these two teams from IPL 2022: These two teams played each other twice last season. In the first match, GT beat PBKS by 6 wickets. In the second clash PBKS were the winners by 8 wickets
Overall Head to Head:
Played: 2
Won by PBKS: 1
Won by GT: 1
Where the two teams finished last season: Punjab Kings finished 6th after the league stage, while Gujarat Titans topped the table and then went on to win the title.
Win-Loss record of the two teams in IPL 2022 (league stage):
Punjab Kings - Played - 14, Won - 7, Lost - 7, Points - 14
Gujarat Titans - Played - 14, Won - 10, Lost - 4, Points - 20
Captains:
Punjab Kings - Shikhar Dhawan
Gujarat Titans - Hardik Pandya (should be fit to play. If not Rashid Khan will be the stand-in captain)
Likely Playing XIs:
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (C), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Widdhiman Saha, Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya (C), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Josh Little, Alzarri Joseph, Shivam Mavi
Full squads:
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Raj Bawa, Rahul Chahar, Sam Curran, Rishi Dhawan, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Harpreet Singh, Vidwath Kaverappa, Liam Livingstone, Mohit Rathee, Prabhsimran Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Shahrukh Khan, Jitesh Sharma, Shivam Singh, Matthew Short, Sikandar Raza, Atharva Taide
Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya (C), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Mohit Sharma, KS Bharat, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Odean Smith, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R. Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Joshua Little.
Weather Forecast for Mohali on April 13:
Maximum Temperature: 38 degrees celsius
Minimum Temperature: 21 degrees celsius
Clear skies
Wind: 11 kmph
Cloud Cover: 0 %
Chances of rain: 0%
Stadium Capacity: 27000
Pitch: Batters once set will find it easy to score. Could be another high scoring game. Fast bowlers who pitch the ball at the right lengths shoud be rewarded
Where to Watch:
Digital: You can catch ball by ball commentary, match analysis, latest scores, records and more on - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
TV: Star Sports Network
Live Streaming: Jio Cinema
New Rules:
Impact Player: Both captains will have a list of upto 5 substitutes. 1 of them can be called in as the Impact Player to bat and bowl.
Name Playing XI after the toss: Both captains will be allowed to pick a playing XI they have pre-decided depending on the outcome of the toss. Teams could be prepared with two slightly different XIs, if they choose to do so. The team sheets will be exchanged after the toss.
