{"id":20643,"date":"2023-04-13T19:18:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T13:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=299322"},"modified":"2023-04-13T19:18:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T13:48:31","slug":"pbks-vs-gt-ipl-2023-punjab-kings-to-bat-first-as-gujarat-titans-wins-the-toss-and-decides-to-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/pbks-vs-gt-ipl-2023-punjab-kings-to-bat-first-as-gujarat-titans-wins-the-toss-and-decides-to-field\/","title":{"rendered":"PBKS vs GT IPL 2023: Punjab Kings to bat first as Gujarat Titans wins the toss and decides to field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Punjab Kings will face Gujarat Titans in the 18th game of the IPL 2023 on April 13. Both teams have won two games out of three. In their previous game, Punjab Kings lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad despite a fantastic batting performance from Shikhar Dhawan, who scored an unbeaten 99 runs. Gujarat Titans lost their last game against Kolkata Knight Riders, despite a strong batting performance from Sai Sudharsan and Vijay Shankar. The defending champions will have Hardik Pandya back in the playing 11 for the game against Punjab Kings.<\/p>\n<p>The Titans won the toss and opted to field first. The Kings\u2019 captain, Shikhar Dhawan, expressed that they were looking to bowl first and put up a great show after their loss against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the previous match. The Kings made two changes to their lineup, bringing in Kagiso Rabada for Nathan and Bhanuka Rajapaksa for Raza.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ng-scope\">\n<div id=\"comm_1681392728664\" class=\"cb-col cb-col-100 ng-scope\">\n<blockquote><p><b>Dhawan:<\/b>\u00a0Doesn\u2019t bother us. Were looking to bowl first. We have been playing good cricket. Quite normal to go through this in cricket. Won\u2019t be the first time or the last (loss against SRH). Looking forward to put up a great show.\u00a0<b>Two changes \u2013 Rabada coming in for Nathan. Bhanuka coming in for Raza.<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ng-scope\">\n<div id=\"comm_1681392657965\" class=\"cb-col cb-col-100 ng-scope\">On the other hand, Titans\u2019 captain Hardik Pandya also expressed that they were looking to bowl first. He stated that it was a fresh game, and the team had moved on from their previous defeat against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Pandya added that the Titans were a team that took losses with a smile and would come out fighting.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><b>Hardik:<\/b> Bowling first. Just looks like a good wicket, and from whatever I\u2019ve seen it\u2019s good to chase. Was a one-in-a-million defeat. We are a kind of team that takes it with a smile. Played good cricket until that last over. It happens. It\u2019s a fresh game. We\u2019ll come out and smile, and throw some punches. I don\u2019t know (any changes?). It\u2019s there in the paper.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ng-scope\">\n<div id=\"comm_1681392946775\" class=\"cb-col cb-col-100 ng-scope\">\n<p><b>Punjab Kings<\/b>\u00a0(Playing XI): Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan(c), Matthew Short, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma(w), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rishi Dhawan, Arshdeep Singh<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ng-scope\">\n<div id=\"comm_1681392866326\" class=\"cb-col cb-col-100 ng-scope\">\n<p><b>Gujarat Titans<\/b>\u00a0(Playing XI): Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Punjab Kings will face Gujarat Titans in the 18th game of the IPL 2023 on April 13. 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