Match Summary: Punjab vs Gujarat
- The Punjab Kings opened their Indian Premier League 2026 season with a victory against the Gujarat Titans. Punjab won the match by 3 wickets after a tightly contested battle.
- Gujarat batted first and scored 162/6 in 20 overs. Punjab completed their run chase in 19.1 overs after losing 7 wickets.
Punjab Kings Batting Performance
Cooper Connolly performed well in his first IPL game. He scored 72 not out off 44 balls, with:
- 5 fours
- 5 sixes
Prabhsimran Singh supported the chase with 37 runs off 24 balls, including:
- 1 four
- 4 sixes
Shreyas Iyer added 18 runs off 11 balls.
Xavier Bartlett remained unbeaten with 11 runs.
Gujarat Titans Bowling
Prasidh Krishna led the bowling attack with 3 wickets.
Other wicket-takers:
- Kagiso Rabada – 1 wicket
- Ashok Sharma – 1 wicket
- Rashid Khan – 1 wicket
- Washington Sundar – 1 wicket
Gujarat Titans Batting Performance
Shubman Gill scored 39 runs from 27 balls while serving as the team captain. He hit 6 fours.
Jos Buttler made 38 runs off 33 balls, including:
- 3 fours
- 2 sixes
Glenn Phillips scored 25 runs from 17 balls.
Punjab Kings Bowling
Vijaykumar Vyshak was the most effective bowler with 3 wickets.
- Yuzvendra Chahal took 2 wickets.
- Marco Jansen picked up 1 wicket.
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