Ahmedabad, April 4: Winning the toss, visitors Punjab Kings opted to bowl first against Gujarat Titans in the 17th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024, here on Thursday.
Gujarat Titans' star middle order batsman David Miller, who has a niggle, was replaced with seasoned Kiwi top-order batter Kane Williamson.
Similarly, Punjab rested injured Liam Livingstone with Sikander Raza.
The starting XI for both sides are as follows, with seasoned Shikhar Dhawan leading Punjab Kings and young Shubman Gill captaining Delhi Capitals.
Gujarat Titans XI: Shubman Gill (Captain), Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Sai Sudharsan, Kane Williamson, Vijay Shankar, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav and Darshan Nalkande.
Impact Players list: BR Sharath, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier, Abhinav Manohar and Manav Suthar.
Punjab Kings XI: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Jonny Bairstow (wicket-keeper), Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (wicket-keeper), Shashank Singh, Sikander Raza, Harshal Patel, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada and Arshdeep Singh.
Impact Players list: Tanay Thyagarajan, Nathan Ellis, Asutosh Sharma, Rahul Chahar, Vidwath Kaverappa.
