The Gujarat Titans are taking on the Punjab Kings in the 17th match of the IPL on Thursday the 4th of April at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. We look at the match from a betting perspective.
The Titans are 5th on the log with 2 wins and 1 defeat and are trading at 12/1 to win IPL 24 while the Punjab Kings are 8th on the log with 1 win and 2 losses and are the rank outsiders at 40/1.
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The Gujarat Titans took on the Sunrisers Hyderabad in their most recent match that was played in Ahmedabad on the 31st of March where the Sunrisers won the toss and chose to bat first. The Titans bowling attack performed well throughout the game and they picked up wickets at frequent intervals, restricting the Sunrisers to a total of 162/8 in their 20 overs. Top bowler was Mohit Sharma who took 3 wickets for 25 runs in his 4 overs.
The Titans lost a wicket in the powerplay but thereafter they stabilised and created some solid partnerships which helped them cruise to victory with 7 wickets in hand and 5 balls remaining. The top batsman from the Titans was Sai Sudharsan who scored 45 runs in 36 balls at a strike rate of 125,00.
The Punjab Kings took on the Lucknow Super Giants in their last game that was played in Lucknow on the 30th of March. The Super Giants won the toss and elected to bat first, but the Punjab Kings bowlers took 2 wickets in the powerplay. The Punjab Kings then began to struggle to restrict the batsmen and they reached a total of 199/8 in their 20 over innings. Top bowler for the Kings was Sam Curran who took 3 wickets for 28 runs in his 4 over spell.
The Punjab Kings looked good with bat in hand and their opening partnership pushed them over the 100-run mark before they lost their first wicket. They were however batting at a slow rate and in the end, they did not reach the total, despite not losing many wickets. The game ended with the Kings falling 21 runs short, with top batsman being Shikhar Dhawan who picked up 70 runs off 50 balls at a strike rate of 140,00.
Head-To-Head
These sides have met a total of 3 times in the IPL so far with the Gujarat Titans winning 2 of them and the Punjab Kings winning 1 match. The last time these sides met the Punjab Kings batted first putting up a low total of 153/8, the Gujarat Titans then chased down the total with 6 wickets in hand.
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Betting – click here to bet
Gujarat Titans 1.75
Punjab Kings 2.15
Suggested Bet: Top Punjab Kings Batsman – Shikhar Dhawan at 3.30
He has been on good form in the tournament so far and I am backing him to have another top knock.
Suggested Bet: David Miller Total Fours – over 1.5 at 1.80
Miller scored 44 in his last match and looks to be running into some serious form. He scored 4 fours in that knock and I the boundaries will flow again.
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