- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.4 caught at mid-off, Jansen makes the breakthrough for PBKS. Sudharsan wanted to loft that over mid on I think, but the length was good and the line was on middle and it may have straightened a touch too, he ended up slicing it straight to Shreyas Iyer. The bat turned in his hand as he made contact with the shot. 37/19.3 Gill has not looked fluent against Chahal and he holes out in the deep! Chahal gave that ball air on middle stump, Gill got down on one knee and attempted the big slog sweep, he didn't hit it far enough and Connolly settled under the catch on the deep midwicket boundary 83/215.4 caught on the long on boundary, Bartlett has timed his jump perfectly! Buttler stepped out of his crease to try and get under the ball and loft over the long-on boundary, he almost managed to succeed, but Bartlett positioned himself on the edge on the boundary and jumped up to take the catch over his head, Buttler can't quite believe it 129/413.6 Jansen again, and this time Vyshak has his man! Fuller length, straighter line, and Phillips mis-timed the lofted shot straight to long off. It looked like Vyshak ran his fingers down the side of the ball during his release to take a bit of pace off the ball 119/318.1 in the air and straight to Arshdeep at deep point! Two wickets for Vyshak. He dug it in short and took pace off the ball, Sundar waited , got under the ball and cut it in the air, simply did not get enough power on the shot 144/518.6 caught on the deep square leg boundary! Pace-on this time and the length was fuller from around the wicket, Shahrukh planted his front foot and swung hard across the line, Arshdeep ran around to his right on the boundary's edge and judged the catch superbly 150/6Extras14 (lb 2, nb 1, w 11)TOTAL162/6 (20 Overs, RR: 8.1)Fall of wickets: 1-37 (Sai Sudharsan, 3.4 ov), 2-83 (Shubman Gill, 9.3 ov), 3-119 (Glenn Phillips, 13.6 ov), 4-129 (Jos Buttler, 15.4 ov), 5-144 (Washington Sundar, 18.1 ov), 6-150 (M Shahrukh Khan, 18.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Arshdeep Singh 4 0 42 0 10.5 9 5 0 7 1 XC Bartlett 4 0 36 0 9 9 5 1 1 0 M Jansen 4 0 20 1 5 8 1 0 0 0 V Vyshak 4 0 34 3 8.5 8 2 1 1 0 YS Chahal 4 0 28 2 7 9 2 1 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.2 caught on the edge of the inner circle at midwicket! Rabada bangs the short ball in at pace, tight line cramping Arya for room, he tries to pull but gets a top edge that swirls high in the air, the debutant Ashok Sharma tracks back to the edge of the inner circle and judges the catch well 7/19.3 hit hard and flat and straight to Prasidh Krishna on the long on boundary! Prabhsimran gave Rashid the charge but could not get under the ball enough to get the proper elevation needed to clear the boundary 83/212.1 and strikes first ball! Maybe that blow on the hand played a role in this dismissal because Shreyas has simply clipped a friendly half-volley off his pads straight to deep midwicket, he can't quite believe it either 110/313.1 this is a much simpler chance for the fielder at cover ...Sudharsan's opening partner Gill is the catcher! Sundar dropped it short, Wadhera came well out of his crease and slapped it straight at the GT captain 113/414.2 caught behind! PBKS losing the plot here, extra bounce does the trick for Prasidh. He banged the ball in short of a length in the mid-130s outside off, Shashank tried to run the ball to deep third and got an edge through to Buttler ... the players are taking a timeout break. 118/514.4 what on earth is happening, Punjab! Finding fielders with laser-guided precision! Short of a length outside off stump, Stoinis leans back and ramps, ramps it straight to the fielder at deep third, Rashid Khan barely had to move for the catch 118/617.4 spooned to cover! First IPL wicket for Ashok Sharma and it's a big one at a crucial stage of the game. He's delivered a back of the hand slower ball at 109 kph, Jansen was into the shot too early and hit it straight to Shubman in the circle, he had to move a bit to his right to take the catch 144/7Extras4 (w 4)TOTAL165/7 (19.1 Overs, RR: 8.6)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Priyansh Arya, 1.2 ov), 2-83 (Prabhsimran Singh, 9.3 ov), 3-110 (Shreyas Iyer, 12.1 ov), 4-113 (Nehal Wadhera, 13.1 ov), 5-118 (Shashank Singh, 14.2 ov), 6-118 (Marcus Stoinis, 14.4 ov), 7-144 (Marco Jansen, 17.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammed Siraj 2 0 15 0 7.5 6 1 1 0 0 K Rabada 3 0 34 1 11.33 7 1 4 0 0 Ashok Sharma 3 0 31 1 10.33 8 1 3 2 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 29 1 7.25 10 1 2 0 0 Washington Sundar 3.1 0 27 1 8.52 6 1 2 0 0 M Prasidh Krishna 4 0 29 3 7.25 11 1 2 2 0
Match Details
Toss
Punjab Kings , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.15, Second Session 21.15-22.45
Match days
31 March 2026 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Punjab Kings 2, Gujarat Titans 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 54 runs, 1 wicket)
- Gujarat Titans Impact Player Subs: Prasidh Krishna, Jason Holder, Jayant Yadav, Manav Suthar and Kumar Kushagra
- Punjab Kings Impact Player Subs: Priyansh Arya, Praveen Dubey, Vishnu Vinod, Harpreet Brar and Suryansh Shedge
- Gujarat Titans: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Gujarat Titans - 54/1 in 6.0 overs (Shubman Gill 28, JC Buttler 11)
- Gujarat Titans: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls), Extras 5
- Strategic Timeout: Gujarat Titans - 128/3 in 15.0 overs (JC Buttler 38, Washington Sundar 7)
- Punjab Kings Impact player Sub: Priyansh Arya in for Yuzvendra Chahal (Gujarat Titans innings, 16.1 ov)
- Over 18.4: Review by Punjab Kings (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - Abhijit Bhattacharya, Batter - R Tewatia (Struck down)
- Gujarat Titans: 150 runs in 18.5 overs (113 balls), Extras 8
- Slow over-rate Penalty: Overs 19.1 - 20.0 (extra fielder inside the circle)
- Innings Break: Gujarat Titans - 162/6 in 20.0 overs (R Tewatia 11, Rashid Khan 0)
- Over 19.6: Review by Punjab Kings (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - A Totre, Batter - Rashid Khan (Upheld)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 55 runs, 1 wicket)
- Gujarat Titans impact Player Sub: Prasidh Krishna in for M Shahrukh Khan (Gujarat Titans innings, 19.6 ov)
- Punjab Kings: 50 runs in 4.6 overs (30 balls), Extras 1
- Over 5.5: Review by Punjab Kings (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Abhijit Bhattacharya, Batter - Prabhsimran Singh (Upheld)
- Strategic Timeout: Punjab Kings - 55/1 in 6.0 overs (Prabhsimran Singh 20, CPL Connolly 27)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (Prabhsimran Singh 21, CPL Connolly 28, Ex 1)
- Punjab Kings: 100 runs in 11.1 overs (67 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Punjab Kings - 118/5 in 14.2 overs (CPL Connolly 48)
- CPL Connolly: 50 off 34 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Over 16.6: Review by Gujarat Titans (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - A Totre, Batter - M Jansen (Upheld)
- Punjab Kings: 150 runs in 18.1 overs (109 balls), Extras 4
Match Coverage
All Match NewsRabada has 'kind of lost that yorker a little bit' and must find it fast
Bowling more cross-seam deliveries and keeping the yorker away is the reason for Kagiso Rabada not doing well at the death, agree Ambati Rayudu and Dale Steyn
Super Cooper Connolly takes first step towards leaving a legacy, as promised
Cooper Connolly's innings against Gujarat Titans on Tuesday was equal parts audacity and maturity, and entirely game-changing
Vyshak and Chahal restrict GT to 162
PBKS chipped away regularly at the wickets, as three of GT's top four got to 25 without any of them getting to 40
PBKS bowl against GT, Ashok and Connolly make IPL debut
Glenn Phillips, meanwhile, makes his franchise debut for GT
Ice-cool Connolly leads nervy PBKS home on IPL debut
Prasidh Krishna's wickets caused a late wobble, but Connolly's unbeaten 72 steered PBKS home



