IPL 2024 Spotlight: Match 17 GT vs PBKS Stats Preview And Approaching Milestones

Gujarat Titans take on Punjab Kings in match 17 of the Indian Premier League 2024 season on Thursday, April 4, at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. In the IPL 2024 season, Titans won the first match and lost the next but made a comeback in their third match at home. On the other hand, the Punjab Kings are coming to Ahmedabad on the back of two successive losses, while Gujarat Titans' only defeat came away from home. Life after Hardik Pandya hasn't been too bad for last year's finalists. Gujarat Titans have still managed to perform well under their new captain, Shubman Gill. They will look to make it three in three at home when Punjab boy Gill will captain Titans against Punjab Kings on Thursday.

Punjab boy Shubman Gill and GT look to make it three in three at home against PBKS

Speaking about the last game of Gujarat Titans, Sai Sudharsan 45 (36) played a match-winning knock with David Miller 44* (27) guiding the Titans to a comprehensive victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Speaking of bowling, Mohit Sharma (4-0-25-3), who bowled superbly, continued his magnificent form in the IPL 2024 season.

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On the flip side, Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan 70 (50) played a class innings but failed to press the accelerator when required to chase a massive total against Lucknow Super Giants. Jonny Bairstow 42 (29) played good innings but couldn't convert his good start to a match winning knock. Sam Curran, who has been phenomenal in the IPL 2024 season, bowled magnificently (4-0-28-3), which helped Kings to restrict LSG under 200.

Meanwhile, here's a look at the stats and numbers game ahead of the Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings clash:

Head-to-Head:

Gujarat Titans (GT) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) have met each other three times in the Indian Premier League history, with the Titans winning on two occasions and the Kings clinching one victory.

Stats That Matter:

1. Rashid Khan has a solid head-to-head record against Liam Livingstone in the IPL, dismissing him three times in four innings for just 26 runs in 19 balls.

2. Punjab Kings might stick with Kagiso Rabada because he has dismissed Wriddhiman Saha three times in four IPL innings and Shubman Gill two times in eight innings while restricting the Titans captain to just 43 runs off 42 balls.

3. Shubman Gill has an excellent record against Punjab Kings in the IPL. Gill has scored 397 runs in ten innings with an average of 56.71 at a strike rate of 138.81.

4. Shikhar Dhawan is one fifty away from equalling Virat Kohli as the second-most prolific half-centurion in the history of the Indian Premier League.

Approaching Milestones:

1 - Sam Curran (49) is set to play his 50th IPL match.

1 - Arshdeep Singh (149) needs one scalp to reach the landmark of 150 wickets in the T20s.

1 - Jonny Bairstow (399) needs another four to reach 400 fours in T20s.

2 - Sai Sudharsan (98) needs another two fours to reach 100 fours in T20s.

2 - Shikhar Dhawan (98) needs two catches to reach 100 catches in IPL.

4 - Sam Curran (46) needs another four wickets to reach 50 wickets in IPL.

5 - David Miller (195) needs five fours to reach 200 fours in his IPL journey.

5 - Joshua Little (145) needs five scalps to reach the landmark of 150 wickets in the T20s.

9 - Matthew Wade (441) needs another nine fours to reach 450 fours in T20s.

89 - Liam Livingstone (911) needs another eighty-nine runs to reach 1000 runs.