The 5th match of the ongoing IPL 2025 will be played between former champions, Gujarat Titans and 2014 finalists, Punjab Kings. Both teams finished outside of playoffs last year (Titans finished eighth and Kings finished ninth). Last season, for the first time, the 2022 winners finished outside of the playoffs. The 2014 finalists are aiming for the first playoffs qualification after 11 years. Talking about the H2H record, both teams have played five games with the Titans winning three and Kings winning two.
GT vs PBKS: Predicted Playing XI
This is the best possible playing XI for the first match of the tournament. The playing XI is expected to be the same unless the pitch demands other players to be included. However, there is an impact player rule which makes one of these players be replaced during the game.
| Gujarat Titans | Punjab Kings |
|---|---|
| Jos Buttler (wk) ✈️ | Josh Inglis (wk) ✈️ |
| Shubman Gill (c) | Prabhsimran Singh |
| Sai Sudarshan | Shreyas Iyer (c) |
| Jayatnt Yadav | Glenn Maxwell ✈️ |
| M Shahrukh Khan | Priyansh Arya |
| Sherfane Rutherford ✈️ | Harpreet Brar |
| Rahul Tewatia | Shashank Singh |
| Washington Sundar | Marco Jansen ✈️ |
| Ishant Sharma | Arshdeep Singh |
| Gerald Coetzee ✈️ | Vijaykumar Vyshak |
| Mohammed Siraj | Yuzvendra Chahal |
GT vs PBKS Squad
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Rashid Khan (vc), Anuj Rawat †, Arshad Khan, Jos Buttler, Gerald Coetzee, Gurnoor Brar, Karim Janat, Kulwant Khejroliya, Kumar Kushagra, Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Glenn Phillips, Prasidh Krishna, Kagiso Rabada, Sherfane Rutherford, Sai Kishore, Sai Sudharsan, M Shahrukh Khan, Ishant Sharma, Nishant Sindhu, Manav Suthar, Rahul Tewatia, Washington Sundar, Jayant Yadav
Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (c), Arshdeep Singh, Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Azmatullah Omarzai, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal, Praveen Dubey, Lockie Ferguson, Aaron Hardie, Harnoor Singh, Harpreet Brar, Josh Inglis, Marco Jansen, Glenn Maxwell, Musheer Khan, Prabhsimran Singh †, Kuldeep Sen, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Suryansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod †, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Nehal Wadhera, Yash Thakur
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GT vs PBKS: Injury Updates
Gujarat Titans: The team is free of injuries and all their players are available to play.
Punjab Kings: The team is free of injuries and all their players are available to play.
