PKBS vs GT IPL 2022: On Friday, 8th April Punjab Kings and Gujrat Titans will play the 16th match of TATA IPL 2022 at Brabourne Cricket Ground, Mumbai. This is their first encounter against each other. PKBS will be captained by Mayank Agarwal whereas Hardik Pandya will lead Gujrat Titans.
Despite of being a newly debuted team in IPL, Gujrat Titan has done really well so far. GT has played only two matches and has won both of them with a good margin. Gujrat Titans won its first match of the tournament against Lucknow Super Giants, another newly added team by 5 wickets. And for its 2nd match GT won against Delhi Capitals by 14 runs.
As for Punjab Kings, their reach till now has also been good as it has won 2 out of 3 matches in total. PKBS won its first match of the season against Royal Challengers Bangalore by 5 wickets and lost second one against Kolkata Knight Riders by 6 wickets. And for their 3rd match PKBS won against Chennai Super Kings by leading the game by 54 runs.
PKBS vs GT IPL 2022
Venue
The upcoming 16th match of the tournament between Punjab Kings and Gujrat Titans is scheduled to be played on Friday, 8th April at the Brabourne Cricket Ground, Mumbai. The match will start from 7:30 PM IST onwards.
Live Streaming: 16th Match of the Indian Premier League will be telecasted live on Star Sports Network. Also fans can watch live streaming in Disney+ Hotstar App and their website too.
PKBS vs GT Probable Playing XI
Punjab Kings: Mayank Agarwal (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicket Keeper), Liam Livingstone, Shahrukh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Odean Smith/Jonny Bairstow, Vaibhav Arora, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapakse
Gujrat Titans: Hardik Pandya (captain), Mathew Wade (wicket-keeper), David Miller, Shubman Gill, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami, Abhinav Manohar, Rashid Khan, Varun Aaron, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia
Match Prediction
Gujrat Titans are more likely to win the match although it is a tough call. Both PKBS and GT has done exceptionally good in previous matches and also won the latest one but we believe that Hardik Pandya has a more balanced team. But Punjab is also filled with enthusiasm so it will surely give GT a better competition.
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