IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans (GT) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS): Squads, Probable Playing 11, Impact Player, Fantasy Picks, Live Streaming & Telecast, Head-To-Head, Match Timings in IST, Match Prediction, Best Batter, Best Bowler, Tickets, Pitch Report & Weather

Both Gujarat Titans (GT) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) begin their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 campaign at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on March 25 (Tuesday). 

GT, under Shubman Gill, will look to turn a new leaf after finishing a disappointing eighth. PBKS, on the other hand, have the duo of Shreyas Iyer and Ricky Ponting reunited and will hope to make an ideal start in their quest to win their maiden IPL title

Which team will make an ideal start to their campaign?

Squads

Gujarat Titans

Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Sherfane Rutherford, Karim Janat, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Mahipal Lomror, Shahrukh Khan, Nishant Sindhu, R Sai Kishore, Jos Buttler, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Gurnoor Brar, Kulwant Khejroliya, Manav Suthar, Jayant Yadav

Punjab Kings

Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Nehal Wadhera, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Marco Jansen, Josh Inglis, Lockie Ferguson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Kuldeep Sen, Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlett, Pyla Avinash and Pravin Dubey.

Probable 11

GT: Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Sherfane Rutherford/Glenn Phillips, Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan/R Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj

Impact Player- Prasidh Krishna

PBKS: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Shreyas Iyer (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Glenn Maxwell, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzi Chahal, 

Impact Player: Yash Thakur/Vyshak Vijay Kumar (IP)

Where To Watch GT vs PBKS In IPL 2025?

You can catch live streaming of GT vs PBKS and every other IPL 2025 game on Star Sports Network (TV) and JioHotstar (Digital).

What Will Be The Match Timings For GT vs PBKSIn IPL 2025?

The GT vs PBKS match will kick off at 7:30 PM IST. 

Where To Buy Tickets For GT vs PBKS In IPL 2025?

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GT vs PBKS Fantasy Picks 

Safe options: Sai Sudharsan (GT), Rashid Khan (GT), Shreyas Iyer (PBKS), Arshdeep Singh (PBKS)

Risky options: Glenn Maxwell (PBKS), Nehal Wadhera (PBKS), Rahul Tewatia (GT), Mohammed Siraj (GT)

GT vs PBKS Head-To-Head (H2H)

Played 5 | GT 3 | PBKS 2

GT vs PBKS Match Prediction In IPL 2025

PBKS look stronger on paper, but one cannot discount the magic Shubman Gill can bring in , especially in Ahmedabad. It promises to be yet another high-scoring contest.

GT vs PBKS  Best Batter 

No batter has scored more runs than Shubman Gill in the IPL since 2022. His 1,799 runs have come at an impressive strike rate of 147.7. He raised his game in Ahmedabad a notch, scoring 901 runs in the period, including four fifties and three hundreds.

GT vs PBKS Best bowler

Look no further than Rashid Khan to determine who the best bowler in the clash is. The leg-spinner has picked up 56 wickets in the IPL since 2022 at an ER of well under eight.

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Pitch Report

Ahmedabad has been a fast bowlers' paradise as they have accounted for nearly 70% of the wickets here in the IPL since 2023. Whil they might be slightly on the expensive side (Econ 9.4), they have struck once every 27.7 runs and 17.8 deliveries apart. The corresponding numbers for the spinners (Econ 8.8) here are 36.4 and 24.7, respectively.

Ahmedabad weather report

There are no chances of any rain in Ahmedabad predicted on the match day. In fact, the temperature will be around 37°C at the start of the match and it will gradually come down to 32°C closer to the end. We will have a full game on our hands.