Punjab won the toss and decided to bowl first.
The 17th match of the 17th season of IPL is being played today, Thursday, 4th April, between Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Let us tell you that in this match, Punjab has won the toss against Gujarat and decided to bowl first.
However, despite performing brilliantly in this match, David Miller from Gujarat Titans and Liam Livingstone from Punjab Kings are not playing. In such a situation, the question might be coming in your mind that why these players are not playing in this match. So let us answer your question:
Liam Livingstone and David Miller are not playing for this reason
Let us tell you that regarding Liam Livingstone not playing in the Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings match, Punjab captain Shikhar Dhawan said at the time of toss that Liam has not yet recovered from the injury suffered in the last match, due to which he did not participate in the match. Will be able to take, Sikandar Raza will replace Livingstone.
Regarding David Miller not playing, Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill said at the time of toss that Miller has a niggle injury. Because of this he will not be able to participate in the match. Kane Williamson is going to replace Miller in the match.
Playing XI of both the teams for the match:
Gujarat Titans (GT): Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudarshan, Kane Williamson, Vijay Shankar, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, Umesh Yadav, Darshan Nalkande.
GT Substitutes: BR Sharath, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier, Abhinav Manohar, Manav Suthar.
Punjab Kings (PBKS): Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Jonny Bairstow, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, Shashank Singh, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh.
PBKS Substitutes: Tanay Thiagarajan, Nathan Ellis, Ashutosh Sharma, Rahul Chahar, Vidavath Kawerappa.