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IPL 2025 Updates: Kings down Titans to make winning start

Tue, 25 March 2025

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23:21

Kings down Titans to make winning start

Titans 232-5 (20 ovs) vs Punjab 243-5 | Scorecard

Arshdeep to bowl the final over with 27 needed for victory. Tewatia is run out off the first ball at the non-striker's end as Rutherford's straight drive hits the stumps before the bowler got his finger tips to it.

The next ball is full and wide as Rutherford slams it for a six over the covers.

He drives the last ball straight down the ground for two runs down to long-off.

Rutherford swings across the line but only manages to drag the ball back on to his stumps to be bowled after a good knock of 46 from 28 balls.

Punjab Kings outclass Gujarat Titans by 11 runs in a high-scoring match to make a winning start to IPL 2025.

Punjab Kings' superb showing with the ball in the death overs proved crucial as Vyshak bowled a match-winning spell.

While Punjab Kings scored 135 runs in their last eight overs, Titans scored 94 runs from their last eight which proved crucial.

23:14

Gujarat Titans need 27 from last over

Titans 217-3 (19 ovs) vs Punjab 243-5 | Scorecard

Vyshak to bowl the 19th over. He starts with a wide before Rutherford slices the wide full toss past short thirdman for a four.

He drives a low full toss through the covers for two runs before he hits another full toss behind point for a boundary.

He manages just a single off the fourth ball before Rahul Tewatia swings at a high full toss but is beaten.

He takes the review but the delivery is below the waist level.

Tewatia walks across and sweeps a full toss over square leg for a six.

18 runs from the over but Vyshak has done his job to perfection after coming in as the Impact Player, giving away 28 runs in three overs.

He came in when Titans' had an easy task needing 75 from six overs at an asking rate of 12.50 but his tight bowling made the difference.

23:06

Gujarat Titans need 45 from 2 overs

Titans 199-3 (18 ovs) vs Punjab 243-5 | Scorecard

Jansen to bowl the 18th over. Buttler gets a single first ball before Rutherford crashes the next past point for a four and is struck on the pads as he misses out a full toss swinging into him, for a leg bye.

Buttler slices a full toss towards thirdman as it falls just short of the fielder rushing it, for a boundary to race to his fifty from 31 balls.

He swats the next to deep midwicket for two runs before he is bowled last ball off an inside edge.

A huge blow for Titans' hopes as Buttler is bowled after a good knock of 54 from 33 balls, with four fours and two sixes.

23:02

Gujarat Titans need 57 from 3 overs

Titans 187-2 (17 ovs) vs Punjab 243-5 | Scorecard

Vyshak starts his second over with a wide. The next ball is again wide of Rutherford but the umpire is unmoved. The Titans batter takes the DRS which rules that the ball is a wide.

The next ball is ruled a wide before the bowler takes the review and manages to overturn the decision.

Vyshak goes wide and away from the stumps for the third wide of the over. Rutherford is beaten by the full delivery wide of the off-stump as the left-hander is unable to get his bat down in time.

He then misses a high full toss and opts for the review for the height but it is ruled in the bowler's favour.

Rutherford misses another delivery and then drives a full delivery to thirdman for a single and Buttler can also get just one from the last ball.

Just five runs from the over despite the three wides.

Impact Player Vyshak proving to be a game-changer with the ball, giving away 10 runs from his two overs.

22:51

Gujarat Titans need 62 from 4 overs

Sherfane Rutherford

Titans 182-2 (16 ovs) vs Punjab 243-5 | Scorecard

Jansen back to bowl the 16th over. He also sticks to bowling full and on the stumps, not giving the two batters anything to work with.

The left-arm pacer continues Vyshak's good work by conceding just eight runs from his third over.

13 runs from the last two overs, makes the task tougher for Gujarat Titans, with 62 needed from the last four overs.

Titans' hopes rest on Buttler, who is batting on 46 from 28 balls, while Rutherford has stroked 22 from 13 balls.

22:46

Gujarat Titans back in the hunt

Titans 174-2 (15 ovs) vs Punjab 243-5 | Scorecard

Vijaykumar Vyshak comes in as the Impact Player for Punjab and he is called in to bowl the 15th over.

Singles off the first two balls before Rutherford can only dig out a yorker back to the bowler.

Vyshak bowls a wide trying to go wide as Rutherford misses out on a high full toss.

Another wide yorker as Rutherford fails to get his bat down in time. He bowls another wide yorker as the left-hander can it push on the off-side for one.

Buttler can only manage a single off the last ball

Terrific bowling from the young Vyshak as he gives away just five runs in his first over, including a wide.

Titans need 70 from the last five overs for victory.

22:41

Jos Buttler

Titans 169-2 (14 ovs) vs Punjab 243-5 | Scorecard

Stoinis is back into the attack. He starts with a short ball as Rutherford powerfully smashes the first ball for a monstrous six over square leg.

The next ball is slower and wide of the off-stump and the left-hander adjusts well to cut it behind point for a four.

A well disguised slower ball from Stoinis as Rutherford is beaten before he top edges the pull shot but the ball still carries over fine leg for a six.

Another slower short ball angled across as Rutherford is beaten before he takes a single off the last ball, to make it 17 from the over.

Titans need 75 from the last six overs as the asking rate comes down to 12.50.

22:35

Arshdeep strikes; Sudharsan out for 74

Titans 152-2 (13 ovs) vs Punjab 243-5 | Scorecard

Arshdeep back into the attack. Buttler clubs the first ball powerfully over long-on for a six to continue Titans' momentum and then takes a single.

Arshdeep breaks the partnership with the crucial wicket of Sudharsan, who attempts the pick up shot but fails to get enough elevation and is caught by Shashank running to his right at deep square leg.

A crucial wicket for Punjab as Sudharsan walks back after a good knock of 74 from 41 balls, having hit five fours and six sixes.

Sudharsan brought Titans back in the contest, putting on 84 from 40 balls for the second wicket with Buttler.

Titans bring in Sherfane Rutherford as the Impact player as he replaces Prasidh Krishna.

He gets off the mark with a single before Buttler drills a full delivery through the covers for a four and gets two runs off the last ball.

22:27

Sudharsan's fifty revives Titans

Titans 138-1 (12 ovs) vs Punjab 243-5 | Scorecard

Maxwell comes back into the attack. He nearly strikes as Buttler top edges the slog sweep as the ball flies high on the off-side but Jansen running back from the covers is unable to get to the catch.

Sudharsan looking to life the tempo. He walks across his stumps before swinging the spinner over midwicket for a six.

Maxwell has another catch put down in the over. Sudharsan looks to loft it over the off-side but doesn't get enough elevation as the ball bursts through Shreyas Iyer's fingers at covers. That was a regulation catch for the Punjab skipper.

Buttler smashes the last ball powerfully over long-off for the second six of the over.

Chahal to bowl his third over as Punjab seek a breakthrough. Sudharsan sweeps the first ball fine on the leg side for a four followed by a wide.

Singles off the next two balls before the left-hander slog sweeps Chahal over midwicket for a six.

Sudharshan looks unstoppable at the moment. He comes down to take Chahal on the full, smashing it straight back for a four.

Gujarat Titans back in the hunt with 45 coming from the last three overs.

22:18

Sudharsan hits fifty to boost Titans

Sai Sudharsan

Titans 104-1 (10 ovs) vs Punjab 243-5 | Scorecard

Jansen is back into the attack. Buttler hacks the back of length delivery over midwicket for a boundary to make his intent clear.

The next ball is short and this time Buttler pulls it in the gap through square leg for another four.

He then walks across his stumps and tries the scoop but fails to make connection and then pulls the pacer for a single.

A wide followed by a single to Sudharsan as Jansen concedes 11 from the over.

Chahal continues as Sudharsan looks to make a move. He comes down the track to loft the flighted delivery over long-off for a six.

He brings up his fifty from 31 balls with a single off Chahal down to long-on.

Gujarat Titans are 104/1 in 10 overs, needing another 140 for victory on a batting-friendly pitch.

Buttler will be key to Titans' hopes in the run chase, while Punjab have a good variety of spin and pace.

22:08

Maxwell strikes; Gill out for 33

Titans 82-1 (8 ovs) vs Punjab 243-5 | Scorecard

Medium pacer Marcus Stoinis comes into the attack, to bowl the seventh over.

Sudharsan goes for the big cover drive first ball but gets the edge which flies past the wicketkeeper for a four.

He takes a single next ball before Jos Buttler clips the third off his pads through midwicket for two runs.

Sudharsan slashes the last ball, which is short and wide, as Omarzai runs to his right at thirdman. He leaps high but ends up tipping the ball over the boundary to concede a six.

Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack. Buttler takes a single first ball before Sudharsan picks the length early to pull the short ball in the gap at midwicket for a four.

He takes a single before Buttler is beaten trying the reverse sweep and takes a single off the last ball down to long-on.

21:57

Maxwell strikes; Gill out for 33

Titans 61-1 (6 ovs) vs Punjab 243-5 | Scorecard

Left-arm pacer Marco Jansen comes into the attack, replacing Arshdeep, who bowled an excellent first spell of two overs for seven runs.

Singles from the first two balls before Sudarshan walks across to scoop the pacer over fine leg for a six.

Gill ends the over with another six as he hammers the slower ball over long-on to take GT past 50, in the fifth over.

Part-time spinner Glenn Maxwell comes into the attack in the Powerplay.

Sudharsan sweeps the first ball for two runs through square leg followed by a wide down the leg side.

Gill plays the sweep to perfection for a boundary through square leg and heaves the next over midwicket for two runs.

Maxwell makes the breakthrough with the key wicket of Gill. The Gujarat captain comes down the track and looks to heave it over midwicket but gets the leading edge and is caught on the off-side.

Gill walks back after scoring 33 from 14 balls as Gujarat Titans are reduced to 61/1 in six overs, with Sudarshan on 25 from 21 balls.

They need another 183 from 14 overs for victory at an asking rate of 13.07.

21:47

Gujarat Titans off to a good start

Shubman Gill

Titans 36-0 (4 ovs) vs Punjab 243-5 | Scorecard

Arshdeep ramps up the pressure further with a brilliant second over, as he gives away just two singles.

Sudharsan struggling to get going, as he plays four dots in a row. He has scored 15 from as many balls, while Gill has only faced three balls from the first three overs.

Gujarat have managed just 17 from the first three overs.

Azmatullah bowls his second over. Sudharsan takes a single first ball before Gill flicks the next over midwicket for a six to finally breaks the shackles.

He gets the next in the gap through midwicket for a couple of runs before he pulls the next over square leg for another six.

Gill charges down the track to loft Omarzai inside out over the covers for a boundary, to get 19 from the over.

Gujarat race to 36 for no loss in four overs.

21:39

Shreyas, Shashank power Kings to 243

Titans 15-0 (2 ovs) vs Punjab 243-5 | Scorecard

Azmatullah Omarzai from the other end. Sudharsan misses the flick first ball before he pushes the next on the leg side for a single.

He has faced the first eight balls managing just six runs from it.

Gill on strike for the first time. He defends the first ball he faces before risking a quick single next ball to get off the mark.

Sudharsan pulls the short ball through square leg for two runs and lofts the last ball down the ground for a six over long-on.

21:34

Shreyas, Shashank power Kings to 243

Titans 5-0 (1 ov) vs Punjab 243-5 | Scorecard

Gujarat Titans' opening duo of Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill will need to make most of the Powerplay and look to score around 75-80 runs in the first six overs.

Arshdeep Singh starts off with the ball for Punjab. The first ball is down the leg side as left-hander Sudharsan gets a thin edge as it goes fine off the pads for a four.

He defends the next two balls before he plays and misses as he flays at one away from his body.

Sudharsan misses the pull shot and hit high on the thigh pads before taking a single off the last ball.

21:29

Shreyas, Shashank power Kings to 243

Shashank Singh and Shreyas Iyer

Punjab 243-5 (20 ovs) vs Titans | Scorecard

Siraj to bowl the final over of the innings. Shashank upper cuts the first ball over short thirdman for a four and clips the next off his pads for two runs.

Siraj overpitches and this time Shashank drills it through the covers for another boundary.

Siraj continues to struggle, as he bowls a short wide delivery which is hammered over the covers for another four.

Shashank continues to find the boundaries as he flicks another full delivery past short fine leg for the third four in a row.

The last ball is short as Shashank ramps it over the wicketkeeper to end the innings with a four.

Five boundaries from the final over which goes for 23 runs as Punjab Kings finish on a huge 243/5 in their 20 overs -- their highest total in the IPL.

This is also the highest ever total in a T20 match at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

Shreyas unlucky to be left stranded on a stunning knock of 97 from 42 balls, at a strike rate of 230. He starred with the bat on his debut for Punjab Kings, smashing nine sixes and five fours, to dominate the spinners in the middle overs.

Shashank continued from where he left off last season, blasting an entertaining 44 from 16 balls, with six fours and two sixes, at a strike rate of 275.

The duo put on a rampaging partnership of 81 from 28 balls for the sixth wicket as it rained fours and sixes at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

Courtesy of Shreyas' blazing knock and Shashank's flourish at end, Punjab smashed 135 runs from the last eight overs at a run rate of nearly 17, to power their way to a massive total.

Asked whether he was under pressure to give the strike to Shreyas, who was on 97, Shashank told JioHostar: 'Shreyas told me not to worry about his hundred and just to try hit every ball.'

21:09

Shreyas on the rampage; Kings go past 200

Punjab 220-5 (19 ovs) vs Titans | Scorecard

Rabada back into the attack, to bowl his final over. He starts with an overpitched delivery on the pads as Shreyas flicks it over square leg for a four.

Rabada misses his line with the slower ball to concede two wides in a row.

Shreyas takes a couple of singles to take his score to 92 -- his highest in the IPL.

Rabada makes a good comeback, conceding singles for the rest of the over, but still gives away 10 from the over.

21:07

Shreyas on the rampage; Kings go past 200

Shreyas Iyer

Punjab 210-5 (18 ovs) vs Titans | Scorecard

Rashid to bowl his fourth and final over. Shashank joins the party as he lofts Rashid over long-on for a six and slams the next through the covers for a four to bring up Punjab's 200, in the 18th over.

The last ball is smashes over the long-off fence for another six as Rashid goes for 20 in his final over.

Punjab have smashed 102 runs from the last six overs from the 13th to 18th over.

Shreyas was batting on 31 from 19 balls at that stage. He went on the rampage, since the 13th over, hitting 60 from the next 20 balls to race to 91 from 39 balls.

21:01

Shreyas Iyer on the rampage!

Punjab 190-5 (17 ovs) vs Titans | Scorecard

Prasidh back into the attack. A quick short ball to start off as Shreyas inside edges the pull shot back on to his body and looks in some pain.

The next ball is again short but this time Shreyas gets on top of the bounce to pull it wide of long-on for a six.

The next ball is short and wide and this time the Punjab crashes it past the fielder at point to get a boundary.

Another short ball as Shreyas is waiting on the backfoot. He pulls it high on the leg side as Rabada takes the catch but has stepped on the boundary cushions to concede a six.

No stopping Shreyas in this mood. Prasidh goes full but can't stop the flow of sixes as the Punjab skipper smashes it over the fielder at long-off for the third six of the over.

Shreyas lofts the last ball down the ground as Rahul Tewatia at long-on comes up with a stunning effort to save the six. He leaps high to catch the ball but as he is going over the ropes he manages to flick the ball back, to concede just two runs.

Shreyas has smashed his way to 90 from 38 balls, with nine sixes and three fours.

20:54

Kishore strikes; Stoinis out for 20

Punjab 166-5 (16 ovs) vs Titans | Scorecard

Pacer Siraj comes into the attack. Stoinis also joins the party as he pulls the pacer powerfully over midwicket for a six.

He pulls the next ball but this time for a single followed by a wide and Shreyas manages one off the next.

A high bouncer from Siraj as the umpire is unmoved but Stoinis takes the review to get the review in his favour as it is ruled a wide.

Siraj tries the short ball but Shreyas up to the task as he pulls it over fine leg for a six as Punjab goes past 150, in the 15th over.

Sai Kishore is back into the attack. No stopping Punjab's charge as Stoinis clubs the first ball high over long-on for a six.

However, the spinner has the last laugh. Stoinis goes for the reverse scoop but ends up spooning a simple catch to Arshad at short thirdman.

Stoinis walks back for 20 from 15 balls, having put on 57 runs from 28 balls for the fifth wicket with Shreyas.

Shashank Singh, one of the top performers for Punjab last season, walks in at No 7.

Singles off the last four balls as Sai Kishore ends with excellent figures of 3/30 from his four overs.

20:42

Shreyas slams fifty to revive Kings

Shreyas Iyer

Punjab 139-4 (14 ovs) vs Titans | Scorecard

Rashid to bowl his third over. He starts with two dots to Shreyas, who is beaten on the outside edge off the second ball.

Singles off the next two balls before Shreyas lofts the spinner over long-on for a six to race to his fifty from just 27 balls.

A dream debut for captain Shreyas for his new team Punjab Kings.

Rashid doesn't help his cause, bowling a half-tracker which Shreyas pulls over midwicket for another six.

He was on 31 from 19 balls after 12 overs before striking 26 runs from the next nine balls to help Punjab grab the momentum.

20:34

Maxwell out for duck; Punjab 4 down

Punjab 125-4 (13 ovs) vs Titans | Scorecard

Interestingly, Maxwell might have survived had he taken the DRS. The ball tracking shows that the ball might have bounced over the stumps. He will rue not taking the review despite captain Shreyas Iyer asking him to do so.

Rashid is back into the attack. He continues to ramp up the pressure as he gives away just three singles in his second over.

Punjab have lost three wickets for 14 runs in the last four overs.

Shreyas looks to break the shackles. He comes down the track and makes room to loft Kishore inside out over the covers for a six.

Two balls later, he smacks the spinner straight down the ground, clearing the fielder at long-on for another six.

Shreyas takes a single before Stoinis reverses the fifth ball over short thirdman for a four to get 17 from the over.

20:27

Maxwell out for duck; Punjab 4 down

Punjab 105-4 (11 ovs) vs Titans | Scorecard

Prasidh continues after the drinks break. Azmatullah hits the first ball between the gap at mid-off and covers for a four to bring up Punjab's 100, in the 10th over.

He plays and misses next two balls looking to play some forceful shots before lofting the fourth ball over mid-off for another four.

A sharp bouncer from Prasidh as Omarzai is beaten for pace trying the pull shot before he is beaten again off the last ball.

Punjab are 104/2 in 10 overs, with Shreyas on 28 from 16 balls and Omarzai on 16 from 13 balls.

Sai Kishore ends Omarzai's scratchy knock. He plays the slog sweep but hits it straight into the hands of Arshad at deep midwicket to perish after scoring 16 from 15 balls.

Kishore strikes a big blow off the next ball. Glenn Maxwell attempts a rash reverse sweep off the first ball he faces but misses and is struck plumb in front. His first game for Punjab Kings in his new stint hasn't gone to plans as he falls for a first-ball duck.

Marcus Stoinis watchfully keeps out the last two balls to end a fantastic over from Sai Kishore.

He took two wickets while conceding just a single in the over. His figures read an incredible 2/3 in two overs.

20:13

Rashid strikes; Arya out for 23-ball 47

Rashid Khan celebrates the wicket of Priyansh Arya.

Punjab 96-2 (9 ovs) vs Titans | Scorecard

Pacer Prasidh Krishna into the attack. He is playing his first IPL match in three years, having missed the last two seasons because of injury. He last featured for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2022, when he took 19 wickets from 17 games.

The first ball is short and wide as Shreyas crashes it past point for a four before he plays and misses next ball.

A single each to the two batters before Shreyas is hurried into the pull shot. The ball goes high but well short of Rashid rushing in from deep midwicket, who does well to stop the ball on the bounce.

He guides the last ball to thirdman for a single to get nine runs from the over.

Left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore comes into the attack as he replaces Rashid.

Shreyas takes a single first ball before Azmatullah is beaten as he tries the inside out lofted shot but is beaten.

He is then beaten trying to play the pull shot managing a single off the next.

A superb start from the spinner as he concedes just two singles in his first over.

20:06

Rashid strikes; Arya out for 23-ball 47

Punjab 85-2 (7 ovs) vs Titans | Scorecard

Titans, desperate for a wicket, introduce their champion spinner Rashid Khan into the attack.

Arya continues to find the boundaries as he gets the first ball fine on the leg side for a four followed by singles off the next two.

Rashid makes the breakthrough in his first over. Arya looks to turn it on the leg side but gets the top edge and is caught on the off-side.

Arya's entertaining knock of 47 from 23 balls, including seven fours and two sixes, comes to an end.

Azmatullah Omarzai shows no respect towards his senior Afghanistan colleague Rashid, smashing the first ball he faces from the spinner straight back over his head for a six to get off the mark in style.

Rashid makes a good comeback next ball, getting it to turn sharply and beat the right-hander on the outside edge.

20:02

Arya's attack gives Kings flying start

Priyansh Arya

Punjab 73-1 (6 ovs) vs Titans | Scorecard

Rabada beats Shreyas outside the off-stump as he gets the ball to jag away past the edge.

The next ball strikes him on the pads as Rabada gets the ball to swing into the right-hander.

The leg before shout is turned down before Gujarat take the DRS but the ball has done a lot and the impact is outside the line of leg stump.

Arya continues his sparkling start. A wide half-volley from Rabada is drilled through the covers by the left-hander for a boundary.

He takes a single before Shreyas crashes the last ball for a four behind point.

Punjab have recovered after the early wicket to race to 73/1 in six overs, with debutant Arya leading the way with 42 from 20 balls, with six fours and two sixes in the Powerplay.

19:57

Rabada strikes; Punjab lose 1st wicket

Punjab 63-1 (5 ovs) vs Titans | Scorecard

Left-arm pacer Arshad Khan comes into the attack. He starts with a wide on the off-side as left-hander Arya flashes hard but can't connect.

He gets a thick outside edge next ball which flies fine of the wicketkeeper for a four.

Arshad bowls full and gets it to swing into Arya, who is struck on the pads as he misses the flick.

Arshad gives some width as Arya flays it through the covers for a four and carves the next square on the off-side over the point fence for a six.

Arshad errs with his length, bowling full and straight, and Arya responds with a cracking straight drive for a boundary.

He slaps the last ball through point and gets two runs as the fielder in the deep does well to keep the ball inside the rope with a last-minute dive.

21 runs from the over as Punjab race to 63/1 in five overs, with Arya hitting 37 from 17 balls.

19:50

Rabada strikes; Punjab lose 1st wicket

Punjab 42-1 (4 ovs) vs Titans | Scorecard

Rabada strikes the first blow for Gujarat Titans. Prabhsimran slashes at a short wide delivery but hits it straight to Arshad at thirdman to perish for 5.

Captain Shreyas Iyer comes in at No 3. He makes a confident start, lofting the first ball he faces over mid-on for a boundary. Shreyas gets a thick outside edge over the off-side for a couple of runs.

Rabada makes the mistake of bowling on the pads. Shreyas plays another cracking shot as he plays the pick up shot off his pads for a six over square leg.

He picks two runs off the last ball through midwicket, to get 14 runs from the over.

19:44

Kings off to a steady start vs Titans

Punjab 28-0 (3 ovs) vs Titans | Scorecard

Kagiso Rabada from the other end. Prabhsimran watchfully blocks the first ball before the right-hander glances the next to fine leg for a single to get off the mark.

Arya throws his bat at a wide delivery as he fails to time it but has cleared the off-side cordon for a couple of runs.

The left-hander miscues the next ball high as he looks to slog Rabada over the leg side.

Arshad at mid-off rushes back but fails to hold on to the catch with Rashid at mid-on also going for the catch before retreating at the very last second.

Prabhsimran comes down the track to Rabada and looks to loft it inside out but is beaten before he hits a full toss straight back as Arshad messes up the regulation save, to concede a four.

Siraj continues from the other end. The first ball is full and swings into Arya, who misses the flick for a leg bye. Prabhsimran pushes away from his body to be beaten and plays and misses next ball.

Prabhsimran down the track and has a big swing but is struck on the pads to concede a leg bye.

Siraj drifts on the pads as Arya plays a nicely-timed flick over square leg for a six. He throws his bat at a wide delivery but gets the thick outside edge for a boundary.

19:36

Titans win toss; elect to bowl vs Kings

Punjab 8-0 (1 ov) vs Titans | Scorecard

The young duo of Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh are the two openers for Punjab Kings, while Mohammed Siraj will open the bowling for his new team Gujarat Titans.

Left-hander Arya defends the first ball before he swings the next over midwicket for a boundary to get off the mark in thumping fashion.

He misses the flick next ball as Siraj drifts on the pads but the ball goes fine off his pads for four leg byes.

Arya plays and misses as he chases the length ball angled across before he attempts the heave but the ball goes off the inside half.

19:14

Titans win toss; elect to bowl vs Kings

Hosts Gujarat Titans have included four pacers in Rabada, Siraj, Prasidh and Arshad, while Rashid and Sai Kishore are their two spinners, while Tewatia can also bowl few overs of leg spin.

Washington Sundar has been named among the Impact Subs.

On the other hand, Punjab Kings have included one specialist spinner in Glenn Maxwell, while Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh and Azmatullah Omarzai are their three frontline pace bowlers.

Check out the playing XIs:

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (captain), Jos Buttler (w/k), Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

Impact Subs: Sherfane Rutherford, Glenn Phillips, Ishant Sharma, Anuj Rawat, Washington Sundar.

Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Prabhsimran Singh (w/k), Priyansh Arya, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Impact Subs: Nehal Wadhera, Praveen Dubey, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod.

19:04

Titans win toss; elect to bowl vs Kings

Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill has won the toss and elected to bowl in their opening match against Punjab Kings in the IPL 2025 match in Ahmedabad.

'Dew is a big factor here. The spinners anyways don't get much help,' said Gill at the toss.

Shreyas Iyer in his first game as Punjab Kings captain says even he would have loved to bowl first on the winning the toss.

18:59

'It is a batters wicket here'

Pitch Report:

Eoin Morgan say the pitch looks absolutely wonderful, might have good consistent bounce. It is a batters wicket here.

Matthew Hayden believes the team winning the toss will opt to chase with some dew expected later on. The average first innings score is 185 but we could see 200-plus total today.

18:44

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18:44

Gujarat Titans, Punjab Kings eye winning start

Welcome to the coverage of the IPL 2025 match between Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.

Skipper Shreyas Iyer will lean on his captaincy credentials as he looks to turn around the fortunes of perennial underperformers Punjab Kings in this IPL, opening the season with a clash against Gujarat Titans.

Iyer enjoyed huge success leading Kolkata Knight Riders to the IPL title last year, four years after guiding Delhi Capitals to the 2020 IPL final, and now faces the challenge of ending Punjab's 18-year-long wait for their maiden IPL title.

The Punjab team reached the semifinals in 2018 and made it to the final once in 2014, but despite numerous squad changes and leadership shifts, they have failed to break into the top 5 in the last four editions, even after rebranding to Punjab Kings from Kings XI Punjab.

However, with Iyer at the helm, Punjab has a captain with proven leadership credentials. He will also reunite with coach Ricky Ponting at Punjab, providing the ideal platform to make a fresh start.

On the other hand, Shubman Gill, who is the vice-captain of India's ODI team, endured a tough season as GT captain, with the team finishing in 8th spot in 2024 after a title win and runner-up finishes in 2022 and 2023 under Hardik Pandya.

Both Gill and Iyer are in great form, having played crucial roles in India's Champions Trophy-winning campaign in Dubai earlier this month.

As for team dynamics, GT's batting strength will rely on a solid start from Gill and England's wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler, who will be looking to bounce back from recent poor form.

The middle-order will be in the hands of West Indian Sherfane Rutherford, Sai Sudharsan, and Shahrukh Khan, with all-rounders Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, and Mahipal Lomror expected to contribute.

On the bowling front, Mohammed Siraj will look to make a big impact and return to the national reckoning after missing out of the Champions Trophy, while Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, South African Gerald Coetzee, and veteran Ishant Sharma will provide added firepower to GT's pace attack.

GT's spin department will be led by Rashid Khan with left-arm spinner Sai Kishore providing valuable support.

Punjab Kings, on the other hand, will depend on skipper Iyer, Josh Inglis, Prabhsimran Singh, Marcus Stoinis, and Glenn Maxwell for their batting. The Punjab outfit also boasts a strong line-up of all-rounders in Azmatullah Omarzai, Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Shahank Singh, and Musheer Khan.

The pace bowling department will be led by Arshdeep Singh, who will be itching to get back in action after not getting a game in the Champions trophy. He will have Lockie Ferguson, Kuldeep Sen, and Yash Thakur in the pace unit, while leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar will hope for a successful season.

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