Indian T20 League 2024: Gujarat vs Punjab, Match 17 - MPL Opinio Prediction

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Gujarat (GUJ) will take on Punjab (PUN) in the 17th match of the Indian T20 League (ITL) 2024 on Thursday (April 4) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. It will be the fourth game of the season for both teams. Gujarat have won two matches, while Punjab have been victorious in one game.

Gujarat faced Hyderabad in their last game, where Hyderabad elected to bat after winning the toss. They made 162 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. Mohit Sharma was the pick of the bowlers and took three wickets for 25 runs in four overs. Gujarat took 19.1 overs to reach the target of 163 runs with seven wickets in hand. Sai Sudharsan made 45 runs off 36 deliveries and was the highest scorer for the team. Mohit won the Player of the Match award for his bowling performance.

Punjab took on Lucknow in their previous match, where Lucknow won the toss and opted to bat. Lucknow made 199 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. Quinton de Kock was the highest-scorer and made 54 runs off 38 deliveries. Sam Curran was the most successful bowler for Punjab and took three wickets for 28 runs in four overs. Shikhar Dhawan and Jonny Bairstow provided a solid start to Punjab, but other batters failed. Punjab could score only 178 runs for the loss of five wickets and lost the match by 21 runs. 

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Gujarat vs Punjab Head to Head

Gujarat and Punjab have played three matches against each other so far. Gujarat have won two, while Punjab have been victorious on one occasion. Gujarat defeated Punjab by six wickets the last time both teams faced each other. They had chased down the target of 154 runs on the penultimate delivery.

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GUJ vs PUN Probable Playing XIs

Gujarat:

Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, David Miller, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Umesh Yadav, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma, Darshan Nalkande

Punjab:

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

Narendra Modi Stadium Pitch Report

The average first innings score in the last 10 T20 matches at the Narendra Modi Stadium has been 191 runs. The average number of wickets lost per inning here has been six. The teams batting first have won six out of the last 10 matches here.

The surface might have a lot to offer to the batters, and this might be a high-scoring game. Pacers are likely to perform better than spinners here. The team winning the toss might look to bat.

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Gujarat vs Punjab Key Player Battles

Sam Curran vs Gujarat

Curran has been one of the best performers for Punjab this season with both bat and ball. He has made 86 runs at a strike rate of 132.3 and has taken four wickets in three games.

Curran has given 38 runs off 32 deliveries against Shubman Gill and has dismissed him once. He has a strike rate of 154 against leg-spinners.  

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Shikhar Dhawan vs Gujarat’s bowlers

He is the leading run-scorer for Punjab this season and has made 137 runs in three games at an average of 45.66 and a strike rate of 133. He has made 105 runs in three innings against Gujarat at a strike rate of 115.38.

Rashid Khan vs Punjab’s batters

Rashid has picked 22 wickets in 13 matches against Punjab at an average of 13.72, an economy of 5.80, and a strike rate of 14.1. He has taken three wickets this season in three matches at an economy of 8.75.

Rashid has been really successful against Shikhar Dhawan and has dismissed him on four occasions. He has dismissed Liam Livingstone four times as well.

Wriddhiman Saha vs Punjab’s bowlers

Saha has made 218 runs in 13 matches against Punjab at a strike rate of 120.44. He has 65 runs to his name in three games this season at a strike rate of 144.44.

Saha has scored 46 runs off 29 deliveries against Kagiso Rabada and 38 runs off 20 deliveries against Arshdeep Singh.

Shubman Gill vs Punjab’s bowlers

Gujarat’s skipper has made five half-centuries in 10 innings and has amassed a total of 397 runs at a strike rate of 138.81. Gill has made 75 runs in three matches this season at a strike rate of 136.36. He has enjoyed a decent run in Ahmedabad and has made 736 runs in 14 games at this venue at a strike rate of 156.59.

Gill has made 75 runs off 42 deliveries against Rahul Chahar. He has scored 46 runs off 37 deliveries against Arshdeep Singh.

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