GT vs PBKS IPL 2025 Highlights: Punjab Kings beat Gujarat Titans by 11 runs to open campaign with win

And Punjab close this out. They win this by 11 runs despite a six from Shahrukh on the last ball

Tewatia connects one and hits this for a six. But it is still 27 from the final six balls. Arshdeep to bowl

Two fours in the 18th as Buttler gets to his fifty. This is a very tall task at the moment for GT. And Buttler is gone now. Marco Jansen gets him played on and this might be it.

Vijaykumar Vyshak with a five-run over. He went wide outside the off stump. Four wides but a brilliant over from him.

Vijaykumar is bowling some mingy balls here. Punjab are now edging ahead of the Titans.

Arshdeep Singh comes into the attack and gets the breakthrough. A much-needed one for the Kings. Arshdeep gets Sudharsan for 74.

A six off the first ball but only 11 runs off it in the end. They couldn't make the over a big one. 104/1 after 10 overs are GT and they have left a little too much to get one feels for the last 10 overs.

Only 10 runs from 9th over. Its not enough I am afraid. Very poor from the Titans. They cannot leave too much to get for the batters down the order. They are 92/1 after 9 overs and they have to go berserk at any cost from here on now irrespective of the fall of the wickets. Buttler and Sudharsan need to up the ante quickly .

A comparatively quiet over from Yuzvendra Chahal this!! The required run-rate is jumping with every dot. GT are 82/2 after 8 overs. They are going over 10 an over but the RRR is now close to 14. Buttler has to get going quickly to have any chance.

Azmatullah Omarzai fails to hang on and chips the ball over the fence in the attempt. It helps GT as they are 75/1 after 7 overs. Sudharsan is looking good. He is not middling it but he has no choice now. He has to go for runs. There is no much firepower left in the shed.

Glenn Maxwell strikes!! Shubman Gill is GONE!! A huge wicket as he was hitting the ball brilliantly. Sai Sudharsan's slow play has taken out Gill here to be very honest. Nevertheless, Gill scored 33 runs off just 14 deliveries. Sudharsan has to up the ante now at any cost. He cannot be 25 off 21 in this chase. Either get out or start smashing and finish with 200 Strike Rate. GT are 61/2 in 5.5 overs.

Shubman Gill gets going in the fourth over and it was much needed for Gujarat Titans. I still don't understand what is Buttler doing in the dugout. He should've been out there in the middle and the score should've crossed 50 by now. GT currently are 36/0 after four overs thanks to a 19-run over.

Shubman Gill gets going in the fourth over and it was much needed for Gujarat Titans. I still don't understand what is Buttler doing in the dugout. He should've been out there in the middle and the score should've crossed 50 by now. GT currently are 36/0 after four overs thanks to a 19-run over.

GT have been going cautiously here. 17 from the first three overs without a loss.

The GT openers - Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan - are out in the middle. It's not Buttler as GT go with Sai, who opened for them last season. Arshdeep to start the things with the ball.

What a finish by PBKS. Shashank Singh with a pretty strong cameo of 44 from 16 balls. Shreyas goes unbeaten on 97 as he played a blinder of a knock. 

Shreyas has been playing so well today. He has carried on his international form onto the IPL stage now. He is eyeing his maiden IPL ton now.

Stoinis is gone. Tried one too many and pays the price. After a six down the ground, he goes reverse and ends up hitting this to the palms of the short third. Sai Kishore with his third now.

Iyer gets to his fifty. What a form this man is in. This didn't connect that well but there was enough in it to clear the long-on. He is taking the risk against Rashid. A 26-ball fifty for the new PBKS captain.

Maxwell comes and goes on golden duck. He attempts a reverse but is beaten all ends and is hit on the hip. He isn't reviewing this. Sai Kishore gets two-in-two. Stoinis is now in

Omarzai has come out with a good intent as he is unleashing his strokes. Two fours in the 10th over and GT have breached the 100-run mark. 

End of a fine knock from the young Priyansh Arya. Rashid has the wicket as he gets the youngster caught at covers. Omarzai is now in.

Prabhsimran wasn't looking good at all there. He has been caught at deep third as Rabada gets the first one of the match. 

Priyans Arya, the debutant, hit a four off the second ball. Four leg byes as eight comes off the first over.

The two PBKS openers - Prabsimran and Priyansh - are out in the middle. Siraj has the new ball in hand. Off we go

Punjab Kings Impact Subs: Nehal Wadhera, Praveen Dubey, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod

Gujarat Titans Impact Subs: Sherfane Rutherford, Glenn Phillips, Ishant Sharma, Anuj Rawat and Washington Sundar.

Prabhsimran Singh(w), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

I would have loved to bowl. I am always someone who loves a chase. Take the challenge. There are so many familiar faces around. There is Ricky. You need unity and synergy in the team. We have got a lot of all-rounders in the team. We are spoilt for choice. Since we will be batting first.

We will bowl first. It is a good cricketing wet. There is some dew here. Just keeping it in mind. Dew is a big factor here. Big targets can be chased down. Preparation has been amazing. We have our bases covered. The bowling attack is good. Very fortunate to play at the biggest stage of the world.

Shubman Gill has won the toss and he has decided that his team will be bowling first.

We are moments away from the toss. The captains will be in the center in a few minutes from now

Punjab have a pretty strong all-round attack which features the likes of Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen and Aaron Hardie. They have Shreyas, Yuzvendra Chahal and Arshdeep Singh too. They look solid on paper, too.

GT have a solid bowling attack with a good batting line up too. Their bowling stocks include Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, among others. They have Gill, Buttler, Glenn Phillips, Sai Sudharsan, Washington Sundar in their batting charts.

New head coach Ricky Ponting wants this Punjab team to be the best that has ever played. They have the arsenal for that with a line-up loaded with all-rounders and other specialists who know their job on finger tips. As RCB, this franchise is also looking for their maiden glory (and DC and LSG too). Will 18 be the charm for them?

Punjab has a new captain, again. This isn't new for them as they chop and change their leadership so often. Shreyas Iyer will be the 17th captain the franchise will have in the 18th season. Not for the first time, Punjab are looking strong again. They have stars like Shreyas, Yuzvendra Chahal, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis and Lockie Ferguson and are a good team. They are up against Gujarat Titans, who have a pretty solid bowling line-up. These two teams face each other in their opener. Stay tuned for all the updates.