Punjab Kings (PBKS) will take on Gujarat Titans (GT) at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, New Chandigarh. This will be the first match for both teams in the IPL 2026. Punjab Kings had a fantastic run in the last season and reached the final, where they lost to RCB in the final. The Titans, on the other hand, qualified for the playoffs but suffered a defeat in the Eliminator. Both teams retained the core of the squad that played the last season, thus they’ll enter IPL 2026 with a very settled squad.
Punjab Kings Vs Gujarat Titans Pitch Report
The surface at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, New Chandigarh usually plays in favor of the batsmen. The average score at the venue is around the 170 run mark, but teams can score around 200-210 if they bat sensibly. The captain winning the toss might want to chase as there may be some dew around.
Punjab Kings Vs Gujarat Titans Venue Stats (IPL)
| Matches | 11 |
| Team Batting First Wins | 6 |
| Team Batting Second Wins | 5 |
| Average First Innings Score | 169 |
| Highest Total | 228/5 |
| Lowest Score | 95 |
Punjab Kings Vs Gujarat Titans Head To Head
The two teams have an identical head to head record in history of IPL. Since GT was included in IPL, the teams played six matches between them, with PBKS winning three games and GT winning as many.
Punjab Kings Vs Gujarat Titans Probable XIs
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Cooper Connolly, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Ben Dwarshuis, Arshdeep Singh.
Impact Player: Yuzvendra Chahal
Gujarat Titans (GT): Shubman Gill (C), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (WK), Washington Sundar, Shahrukh Khan, Jason Holder, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
Impact Player: R.Sai Kishore
