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Josh Inglis, Nehal Wadhera Snubbed As Gill Asks Shreyas Iyer And Co To Bat First

Rajgeeta Yadav

Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bowl [Source: IPLT20/X.com]Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bowl [Source: IPLT20/X.com]

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On March 25, Gujarat Titans are taking on Punjab Kings in the 5th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Narendra Modi Stadium. This is the first match for both the sides this season and they surely will be eager to start with a win. 

At the toss, Gujarat Titans won the toss and opted to bowl first against Shreyas Iyer and his boys. 

It is important to note that for Gujarat Titans, Jos Buttler, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, and Mohammed Siraj will be making their debuts. 

Meanwhile, for Punjab Kings, Priyansh Arya (IPL debut), Shreyas Iyer, Suryansh Shedge (IPL debut), Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, and Yuzvendra Chahal will be making their debuts.


Punjab Kings Vs Gujarat Titans: Captains' Thought

Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings Captain): "I would have loved to bowl as well considering the ball hasn't pitched on the wicket yet. I am always someone who loves to chase and see the challenge and have a decent idea about what a decent score would be on the board. Based on that I would have bowled first as well."

Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans Captain): "We are going to bowl first. With the dew coming in later and keeping that factor in mind, we are going to bowl first. The dew is a big factor here. There is not much assistance to the spinners as seen here in the past. With the dew coming in, big targets have been chased here. The preparation was amazing. We have covered all the bases. We have a very good bowling attack. That's what was our concern last year. We have a good pace battery."

Punjab Kings Vs Gujarat Titans: Playing XIs

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

Imapct: Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Harpreet Brar, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Praveen Dubey

Gujarat Titans Playing XI: Shubman Gill (c), B Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj

Impact: Anuj Rawat, Sherfane Rutherford, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma

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