The fifth match of the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025) commenced on Tuesday, March 25, on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
The Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans (GT) are locking horns with the Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings (PBKS) within the high-octane match of the Indian Premier League 2025.
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All of the Indian Premier League groups have made adjustments to their setup in a single or the opposite capability with new gamers, new captains, and new coaches coming in, because of the mega public sale.
Gujarat Titans took it to the subsequent degree as they’ve new house owners as the unique promoter group, CVC Capital Companions, allowed the Torrent Group, a outstanding Indian conglomerate, to amass a 67% majority stake within the franchise, with CVC retaining a 33% minority stake.
Speaking about Punjab Kings, they’re beneath the brand new administration of captain Shreyas Iyer and head coach Ricky Ponting. Iyer gained the IPL title final 12 months as captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders whereas Ricky Ponting has promised to ‘create and change into the best Punjab Kings workforce that is performed.’
To realize their aim, Punjab Kings want to begin nicely and win their match opener in opposition to Gujarat Titans in opposition to whom they’ve a head-to-head document of 2-3.
IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans win the toss and decide to discipline
Talking on the toss, GT skipper Shubman Gill stated that the pitch on the supply is an effective one, and the dew issue may even come into play. He stated:
“We’ll bowl first. It’s a good cricketing wicket. There’s some dew right here. Simply retaining it in thoughts. Dew is an enormous issue right here. Huge targets could be chased down. Preparation has been superb. We now have our bases coated. The bowling assault is nice. Very lucky to play on the largest stadium on the planet. We now have 4 pacers and two spinners.”
The PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer, in the meantime, stated that in addition they needed to bowl however will look to ship regardless of shedding the toss. He stated:
“I’d have beloved to bowl. I’m at all times somebody who loves a chase. Take the problem. There are such a lot of acquainted faces round. There’s Ricky. You want unity and synergy within the workforce. We now have obtained loads of all-rounders within the workforce. We’re spoilt for decisions. Since we shall be batting first, we now have just one spinner and three seamers.”
IPL 2025: Listing of affect gamers nominated by GT and PBKS:
Punjab Kings: Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Harpreet Brar, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Praveen Dubey
Gujarat Titans: Anuj Rawat, Sherfane Rutherford, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma
IPL 2025: GT vs PBKS – Enjoying XIs
Gujarat Titans Enjoying XI: Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Punjab Kings Enjoying XI: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
