Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings LIVE Scorecard, IPL 2025 LIVE: PBKS Skipper Shreyas Iyer Unhappy After Toss vs GT. The Reason Is…

GT vs PBKS IPL 2025 Live: Impact players for both the teams

Here are the Impact substitutes for both the teams:

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, Washington Sundar

GT vs PBKS Live: PBKS’ Playing XI

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

GT vs PBKS IPL 2025 Live: GT’s Playing XI

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): 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.

IPL 2025 Live: Here’s what Shreyas Iyer said at the toss

“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 choices. Since we will be batting first, we have only one spinner and three seamers,” said Shreyas Iyer. 

IPL 2025 Live: Here’s what Shubman Gill said at the toss

“We will bowl first. It is a good cricketing wicket. 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 stadium in the world. We have four pacers and two spinners,” said Shubman Gill. 

GT vs PBKS Live: Toss

Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill wins toss, opts to bowl against Punjab Kings in an IPL 2025 match in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. 

GT vs PBKS Live: PBKS’ strong bowling

The pace bowling department will be led by Arshdeep Singh, who will be itching to get back in action after not getting a game in the Champions trophy. He will have Lockie Ferguson, Kuldeep Sen, and Yash Thakur in the pace unit, while leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar will hope for a successful season.

GT vs PBKS Live: PBKS’ batting lineup

Punjab Kings, on the other hand, will depend on skipper Iyer, Josh Inglis, Prabhsimran Singh, Marcus Stoinis, and Glenn Maxwell for their batting. The Punjab outfit also boasts a strong line-up of all-rounders in Azmatullah Omarzai, Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Shahank Singh, and Musheer Khan.

GT vs PBKS Live: GT’s batting lineup

As for team dynamics, Gujarat Titans’ batting strength will rely on a solid start from Shubman Gill and England’s wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler, who will be looking to bounce back from recent poor form. The middle-order will be in the hands of West Indian Sherfane Rutherford, Sai Sudharsan, and Masood Shahrukh Khan, with all-rounders Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, and Mahipal Lomror expected to contribute.

GT vs PBKS IPL 2025 Live: Gill, Iyer carrying CT 2025 form

Both Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer are in great form, having played crucial roles in India’s Champions Trophy-winning campaign in Dubai earlier this month. Iyer finished as India’s top run-scorer in the Champions Trophy with 243 runs in five games, while Gill also struck a century in the opening match against Bangladesh and contributed significantly to India’s triumph.

GT vs PBKS IPL 2025 Live: Redemption time for GT and Gill

Shubman Gill, who is the vice-captain of India’s ODI team, endured a tough season as GT captain, with the team finishing in 8th spot in 2024 after a title win and runner-up finishes in 2022 and 2023 under Hardik Pandya.

GT vs PBKS Live: Will Iyer change PBKS’ fortunes

The Punjab team reached the semifinals in 2008 and made it to the final once in 2014, but despite numerous squad changes and leadership shifts, they have failed to break into the top 5 in the last four editions, even after rebranding to Punjab Kings from Kings XI Punjab. However, with Iyer at the helm, Punjab has a captain with proven leadership credentials. He will also reunite with coach Ricky Ponting at Punjab, providing the ideal platform to make a fresh start.

GT vs PBKS Live: New journey for PBKS

Skipper Shreyas Iyer will lean on his captaincy credentials as he looks to turn around the fortunes of perennial underperformers Punjab Kings in this IPL. Iyer enjoyed huge success leading Kolkata Knight Riders to the IPL title last year, four years after guiding Delhi Capitals to the 2020 IPL final, and now faces the challenge of ending Punjab’s 18-year-long wait for their maiden IPL title.

GT vs PBKS Live: Hello

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the IPL 2025, Match No-5, between Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings, straight from the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad. Stay tuned for all the live updates.