Mullanpur, March 31 Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl against former champions Gujarat Titans in their opening Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday.
Punjab Kings have Cooper Connolly, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen and Xavier Bartlett as their overseas players. Priyansh Arya will be the 'Impact Player' for PBKS when they bat.
Gujarat Titans have Jos Buttler, Glenn Phillips, Rashid Khan and Kagiso Rabada as their overseas players for the match.
Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans played each other once in IPL 2025, resulting in a high-scoring match with nearly 500 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Overall, the two teams have played six times, with three wins each.
Teams:
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (w), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, M Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ashok Sharma, Mohammed Siraj.