High-scoring encounters in the first two matches, followed by a low-scoring demolition in the third—but now we move on to Match 4 of the Tata IPL 2026, where last year’s runners-up Punjab Kings take on Gujarat Titans at Mullanpur. So, without further delay, hello and welcome back to SlogVlog! In today’s post, we’ll be diving into everything you need to know about this exciting clash between Punjab and Gujarat.
Expected Playing 11:
PBKS:
- Priyansh Arya
- Prabhsimran Singh (WK)
- Cooper Connolly
- Shreyas Iyer (C)
- Marcus Stoinis
- Nehal Wadhera
- Shashank Singh
- Marco Jansen
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Arshdeep Singh
- Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Player- Vijaykumar Vyshak
GT:
- Shubman Gill (C)
- Sai Sudharshan
- Jos Buttler (WK)
- Washington Sundar
- Glenn Phillips
- Shahrukh Khan
- Rahul Tewatia
- Jason Holder
- Rashid Khan
- Prasidh Krishna
- Mohammed Siraj
Impact Player- Arshad Khan
Head to Head:
| Matches- | 6 |
| PBKS Won- | 3 |
| GT Won- | 3 |
| No Result- | 0 |
Weather and Pitch Conditions:
The match will be played on pitch No. 4 – the same one used in PBKS’ game against Chennai Super Kings last year, when they piled on 219 courtesy an Priyansh Arya century. CSK made 201 in response. PBKS head coach Ricky Ponting expects another high-scoring contest.
–ESPN CricInfo
Head Coach Ricky Ponting on his team PBKS:
“Our level of cricket last year was good enough for us to finish on top of the table, but that doesn’t mean anything going into a new season. I talked a lot last year about this team that we put together as being different and a really daring style and brand of cricket, and we’ve got to start that all over again”
ESPN CricInfo
Prediction:
We’re backing Punjab to take the two points in this match. After their best season since 2014 last year, they’ve retained most of their core, and we all saw how strong they were—finishing at the top of the table and reaching the final, where they narrowly lost to RCB by just 6 runs. That said, Gujarat Titans are more than capable of putting up a strong fight. It should be a close contest, but with home advantage on their side, we’re going with Punjab to get the win.
If you want to watch Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer back in T20 action, as Punjab Kings take on Gujarat Titans in Mullanpur, make sure to tune into JioHotstar at 7:30 PM IST. It’s set to be an exciting clash you won’t want to miss!
Until Next Time!
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