IPL 2025: GT vs PBKS Match Prediction, Who Will Win Today IPL Match 5?

The Gujarat Titans (GT) have enjoyed a slight advantage of 3-2 over the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the five encounters of the Indian Premier League (IPL) history. The GT vs PBKS fixture in the 2025 edition of the tournament will be a new opportunity for the Kings to equal the numbers in the head-to-head.

Both sides made some serious changes in the squad. Punjab has welcomed a new captain and coach to the side. Ricky Ponting will work with the new leader, Shreyas Iyer, while they have earned the services of Yuzvendra Chahal and Glenn Maxwell, besides keeping a few fresh faces in the team.

For the Titans, they have strengthened their opening stand with the inclusion of Jos Buttler, as they will also the services of Kagiso Rabada and Mohammed Siraj with the new ball in the powerplay. Shubman Gill though will have to take a lot of responsibility for the new season, as the eyes will be on his batting.

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Gujarat was decent with their middle overs’ bowling in the last season of the league. There is no doubt, especially with the presence of Rashid Khan in the side. But the pressure will be so much on the Afghanistan T20I captain to do well in the seventh to 15th overs. They had the fourth-best economy rate of 8.84 in the nine overs during the IPL 2024, leaking 888 runs in 12 innings.

The opponents could nail just 39 sixes in the period, which was the second-best of the season. Their best performance of the competition was 5/41 in an inning.

For the Punjab Kings, they had Rahul Chahar in the spin bowling department. Their economy rate of 8.60 is the fifth best of the last IPL 2024, as they gave away 1083 runs in 14 innings in 756 deliveries. The opponents nailed 45 over boundaries in this period, with the best bowling figure of 5/64 in an inning.

In the department of number of wickets. Gujarat was the worst team in the IPL 2024. The main reason behind that was the team playing Rashid safely and attacking the other bowlers at the death. Punjab Kings earned 36 scalps in 14 innings, which stands at the fifth position.

GT vs PBKS Head-to-Head Records

GT vs PBKS Previous Contest in IPL

In the last contest between the two sides, the Punjab side batted first to put just 142 runs on the board, as the highest score of the innings came from Prabhsimran Singh’s 35 runs. Sai Kishore picked up four wickets. Gujrat struggled a lot before Rahul Tewatia carried them over the line with unbeaten 36 runs.

GT vs PBKS Probable Playing XIs

Gujarat Titans

Jos Buttler (wk.), Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, Washington Sundar, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Siraj, Kagiso Rabada, Sai Kishore, Prasidh Krishna.

Impact Subs: Anuj Rawat/ Ishant Sharma.

Punjab Kings

Prabhsimran Singh (wk.), Josh Inglis, Shreyas Iyer (c), Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen.

Impact Subs: Yash Thakur

GT vs PBKS Best Players Prediction

Best Batter Prediction: Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill has managed the most runs against the Punjab Kings in the league and his record at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad could put him in a great place of being the best batter in the GT vs PBKS clash.

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Best Bowler Prediction: Rashid Khan

Rashid Khan will enjoy the long number of right-handers for the Punjab Kings in the IPL 2025. Having played at the ground for a long time, he will also be aware of the conations pretty well.

GT vs PBKS Winner Prediction

Looking at both sides, Punjab Kings are slightly ahead of the Titans in the encounter.