Fans can expect a continuous challenge when Punjab Lords (PBKS) have Gujarat Titans (GT) in the eighteenth match of IPL 2023 at the Punjab Cricket Affiliation Arena on Thursday, April 13. So far in the competition, both teams have won two of their three games, which is a respectable run. In addition, despite winning their first two games, both teams lost their final games.
The Kings lost to SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), while the Titans lost to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Rinku Singh’s heroics, in which he hit five sixes off the final deliveries to hand his side an unlikely victory, were largely to blame for Gujarat’s defeat to KKR. Even though GT lost, they are slowly getting back on track, and each player is making significant contributions. Sai Sudharsan has performed admirably, so Kane Williamson’s absence has not been felt.
Even though Vijay Shankar scored quickly against KKR, the bowlers have also been decent. In recent games, Rashid Khan has performed admirably, and Mohammed Shami has also performed admirably on the powerplay.
With a few players moving forward, GT will begin as top picks against PBKS.
Punjab, on the other hand, will also have a lot of self-assurance after a good start. The addition of Liam Livingstone, who joined the camp a few days ago, will help PBKS.
Shikhar Dhawan and co. will try to climb the IPL 2023 points table and win their third game of the season.
Weather in Mohali as reported by the Punjab Cricket Association on April 13: No precipitation is anticipated.
When PBKS takes on Gujarat on Thursday, fans can look forward to an uninterrupted game. As per accuweather.com, there is no way of precipitation by any means during the game. Additionally, there will be no cloud cover.
The temperature will remain between 26 and 31 degrees Celsius throughout. The stickiness will associate with 18% and the genuine feel will be a degree or two not exactly the first temperature.
Probable playing 11
Punjab Kings
- Shikhar Dhawan(C)
- Shahrukh Khan
- SM Curran
- LS Livingstone
- P Simran Singh
- JM Sharma(wk)
- RD Chahar
- Harpreet Brar
- Nathan Ellis
- Arshdeep Singh
- K Rabada
Gujarat Titans
- Shubman Gill
- HH Pandya(C)
- Sai Sudharsan
- DA Miller
- Vijay Shankar
- R Tewatia
- Wriddhiman Saha(wk)
- Rashid Khan
- M Shami
- Alzarri Joseph
- Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore
Pitch report
The Punjab Cricket Association’s IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali will host the two-game series. With the bat in the first half and the ball in the second, PBKS won the first game. However, the circumstance might not be the same because this will be a night game. Throughout the match, the pitch may offer a lot to both batters and bowlers. Most likely, the team that wins the toss will choose to bowl.