Delhi: Today the fifth match of IPL 2025 will be played between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Punjab Kings (PBKS). This is the first match of the 18th season for both teams. The match will start at 7:30 pm at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, while the toss will take place at seven o’clock. GT’s captaincy is in the hands of star batsman Shubman Gill, who took his team to eighth position in the previous season. At the same time, Punjab Kings are commanded by Shreyas Iyer. For the toss, the captains of both teams came on the field and Gujarat captain Shubman Gill has decided to bowl first after winning the toss.
Punjab has high expectations from Iyer
Iyer is one of the successful captains of the IPL, who won the trophy under the captaincy of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) last year. However, KKR did not retain Iyer. Under the captaincy of Iyer, Delhi Capitals (DC) traveled to the final in 2020. Now they will try to get Punjab Kings the first IPL title.
Playing XI of both teams
| Punjab kings | Gujarat Titans |
|---|---|
| Shreyas Iyer (C) | Shubman Gill (C) |
| Prabhasimran Singh (wicket keeper) | Jose Butler (wicket keeper) |
| Priyam Arya | Sai Sudarshan |
| Marcus Stoinis | Shahrukh Khan |
| Glenn Maxwell | Sai Kishore |
| Shashank Singh | Rahul Tewatia |
| Surya Shegade | Arshad Khan |
| Marko jansen | Rashid Khan |
| Ajmatullah Umarjai | Kagiso rabada |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Famous Krishna |
| Arjdeep Singh | Mohammad Siraj |
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