Last season’s runners-up Punjab Kings will take on 2022 champions Gujarat Titans in the fourth game of IPL 2026 on Tuesday. The game between Shreyas Iyer’s Kings and Shubman Gill’s Titans is scheduled to take place at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur.
Having finished in the top four in 2025, both teams will be eager to start on a high and renew their bid for an IPL title.
Since Hardik Pandya’s exit after IPL 2023, Gill has grown into his leadership role and the team now revolves around him.
Gujarat Titans, who claimed the title in their debut 2022 season, have stayed among the league’s most consistent teams, finishing third last year before falling to the Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator.
Gujarat remain one
of the most settled teams, retaining 20 cricketers. Their biggest asset continues to be the opening duo of Gill and Sai Sudharsan, last season’s top scorer with 759 runs.
Sudharsan is returning after a rib fracture but was in fine touch in domestic cricket, including an unbeaten 101 and several half-centuries before the injury.
Gujarat Titans boast promising backups like wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra as well, who shone in domestic cricket with a strike rate above 160 and an average over 60 in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, providing depth if the middle order falters.
Despite his consistent performances, Shreyas continues to be overlooked by the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee, having last played a T20I in December 2023.
PBKS vs GT: Head-to-head in IPL
Matches played: 6
PBKS won: 3
GT won: 3
No result: 0
| Winner | Margin | Loser | Venue | Date |
| Gujarat Titans | 6 wickets | Punjab Kings | Brabourne Stadium | April 8, 2022 |
| Punjab Kings | 8 wickets | Gujarat Titans | DY Patil Stadium | May 3, 2022 |
| Gujarat Titans | 6 wickets | Punjab Kings | Mohali | April 13, 2023 |
| Punjab Kings | 3 wickets | Gujarat Titans | Ahmedabad | April 4, 2024 |
| Gujarat Titans | 3 wickets | Punjab Kings | New Chandigarh | April 21, 2024 |
| Punjab Kings | 11 runs | Gujarat Titans | Ahmedabad | March 25, 2025 |
Top performers and record-holders in IPL matches between Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans:
Highest total: 243/5 in 20 overs by Punjab Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 25, 2025
Biggest win (by runs): Punjab Kings won by 11 runs (Target: 244) in Ahmedabad on March 25, 2025
Most runs: 113 runs in three games by Shashank Singh for Punjab Kings
Most sixes: Nine maximums in one game by Shreyas Iyer for Punjab Kings.
Most wickets: Nine wickets in five games by Kagiso Rabada for Punjab Kings
Most matches: Six games for Punjab Kings by Arshdeep Singh
Likely playing XIs of PBKS vs GT for IPL 2026 match on March 31
PBKS: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
GT: Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler, Washington Sundar, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Sai Kishore, Jason Holder, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
