Punjab Kings (PBKS) will lock horns with the Gujarat Titans (GT) in the 37th match of the ongoing IPL 2024 season on April 21st, Sunday at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. The match will start at 7:30 PM.
Before the match starts, let us look at the essential ground stats of the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in IPL.
In the last match on this ground, the home-side Punjab Kings lost to the Mumbai Indians by 9 runs on 18th April.
The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, known for its nail-biting, low-scoring T20 encounters, presents a unique challenge for both batters and bowlers. The recent trend has been in favour of spinners, adding an interesting twist to the game. Batters will need to display strong technique and astute shot selection to consistently score on this bowling-friendly surface. In the IPL, four matches have been played at Mullanpur so far, and 50% of them have been won by the team batting first, while 50% of them have been won by the chasing team.
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium IPL Stats
Numbers
Matches
4
Matches won batting first
2
Matches won batting second
2
Average first innings total
173.75
Runs per over
8.76
Runs per wicket
22.37
Highest total recorded
192/7 by MI vs PBKS
in 2024
Lowest total recorded
147/8 by PBKS vs RR in 2024
The overall stats shows that batting first or second both have been beneficial at this stadium.
IPL Record at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in Last 4 Matches
Stats
Numbers
Matches
4
Matches won batting first
2
Matches won batting second
2
Average first innings score
173.75
Average first innings winning score
187
Average powerplay score
45
Average death-over score
58.2
The average first-inning winning score is above 185 runs, which states that the pitch at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium is decent for batting. The average death-over run rate here is 11.64, while the average powerplay run rate is 7.5.
Individual Player Records at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium (IPL)
Highest Runs at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in IPL (Top 5)
Batters
Runs
Ashutosh Sharma
125
Sam Curran
104
Shashank Singh
96
Suryakumar Yadav
78
Jitesh Sharma
66
So, among the top run scorers at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in the IPL, four players from PBKS, Sam Curran, Ashutosh Sharma, Jitesh Sharma, and Shashank Singh will be playing this game.
Highest Wickets at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in IPL (Top 5)
Bowlers
Wickets
Harshal Patel
8
Arshdeep Singh
7
Sam Curran
6
Kagiso Rabada
3
Kuldeep Yadav
2
Among the highest wicket takers at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium, we will see in-form Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, and Sam Curran in action during this game.
Best Individual Display at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in IPL
Highest Indivudual Score: 78 by Suryakumar Yadav vs Punjab Kings on 18 April, 2024
Best Bowling Figure: 4/29 by Arshdeep Singh vs Sunrisers Hyderabad on 09 April, 2024