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Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings Betting Preview, Odds & Predictions
The IPL 2026 match between Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium promises high stakes. Punjab Kings, with an impressive season start and recent dominance in the head-to-head, are favored to win again, thanks to their batting strength and balanced squad. Key player Shreyas Iyer is tipped to score over 31 runs, while Gujarat’s Kagiso Rabada is expected to take at least two wickets. The Titans, despite recent wins, face a tough challenge, and the recommendation is to back the Kings for victory.
- Gujarat Titans have struggled for consistency through the season but are pushing for a playoff spot after having won five and lost four matches this season.
- Punjab Kings are top of the table with a match in hand and were undefeated until losing their last match against the Rajasthan Royals with four balls to spare.
- Explore betting opportunities in handicaps, batters to Score Over/Under Runs, bowlers to Take Over/Under Wickets markets and Match Sixes.
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Sai Sudharsan has been scoring heavily for the Titans (Getty Images).
This Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings prediction preview looks ahead to the IPL group match played in India. The Kings were riding high and looking unbeatable after six wins and one no-result in their opening seven matches.
- Match Details
- Recent Form
- Head-to-Head Record
- Team News
- Key Stats
- Match Analysis
- Betting Markets to Watch
- Latest Odds
The Titans have been playing good cricket but have struggled to maintain momentum by twice losing back-to-back matches. Their wins have mostly been against teams in the bottom half of the table, although their last match saw them pull off a four-wicket win over the Royal Challengers with 25 balls to spare.
Match Details
| Match | Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings |
|---|---|
| Competition | Indian Premier League |
| Date | 3 May 2026 |
| Time | 16:00 SAST |
| Venue | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India |
Recent Form
| Team | Last 5 Matches |
|---|---|
| Gujarat Titans | WLLWW |
| Punjab Kings | WWWWL |
The Titans will be full of confidence coming into this clash with the Kings on the back of two good wins, along with the Kings having suffered their first loss of the season against the Royals.
Head-to-Head Record
| Season | Winner | Margin of victory | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Punjab Kings | 3 wickets | IPL |
| 2025 | Punjab Kings | 11 runs | IPL |
| 2024 | Gujarat Titans | 3 wickets | IPL |
| 2024 | Punjab Kings | 3 wickets | IPL |
| 2023 | Gujarat Titans | 6 wickets | IPL |
The two sides have met just seven times, with the Kings winning 4-3, but those four wins have come in their last five meetings, including a 3-wicket win in their first match of this season.
Team News
Gujarat Titans: The Titans are riding high after back-to-back wins powered by a firing top-order and devastating bowling from Rashid Khan and Kagiso Rabada. Their one area of concern is the strike-rate of their middle-order, and the Kings will be targeting their openers especially in an attempt to put the middle-order to the test.
Possible XI: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler, Jason Holder, Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Manav Suthar.
Punjab Kings: The Kings have a battle on their hands as the Titans are strong at home, but the Kings have great depth with bat and ball and that should be the difference between the two teams.
Possible XI: Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Cooper Connolly, Suryansh Shedge, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak.
Key Stats
- Gujarat Titans’ Shubman Gill is 6th in the IPL runs list (373 runs, ave 46.6).
- Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan has scored 100 & 87 in his last 3 innings.
- Gujarat Titans’ Kagiso Rabada has taken 3/29, 3/33 and 3/25 in his last 5 matches.
- Punjab Kings’ Shreyas Iyer has scored 69*, 66, 71* & 30 in his last 5 knocks.
- Punjab Kings’ Prabhsimran Singh has scored 51, 80*, 76 & 59 in 5 innings.
- Punjab Kings’ Yuzvendra Chahal took 3/36 against the Rajasthan Royals.
Match Analysis
The Titans will be full of confidence coming into this match after claiming back-to-back wins, including a four-wicket win over 2nd-placed Royal Challengers just four days ago at this same venue.
The Narendra Modi Stadium pitch usually serves up a true surface that offers good pace and bounce, which encourages stroke-play. While high-scoring games are usual at the Modi, batters can find themselves in trouble especially in the first innings if the opposition pacemen hit the right line and length.
In the win over Royal Challengers the Titans rolled the visitors for 155 inside their 20 overs, with the pacemen doing most of the damage. Fast bowlers have historically taken around two-thirds of the wickets to fall at the ground.
There is life in the pitch for the spinners as the pitch settles, and the Titans dangerman Rashid Khan, who has taken 10 wickets in his nine matches this season, poses a real threat to the visitors. Khan’s great strength lies in his ability to keep things tight, and in the recent win over the Royal Challengers at the Modi he delivered his four overs at an economy rate of just 4.75.
The expected heavy evening dew will make captains keen to bowl first and chase a total so their bowlers and fielders don’t have to struggle with a slippery ball and skiddy pitch.
Betting Markets to Watch
Result
The Titans have home ground advantage and come into the match with back-to-back wins, but I’m backing the Punjab Kings to get back to winning ways by beating the hosts for the second time this season. The Kings have been so strong this season and have such a well-balanced squad that I think they can match whatever the Titans throw at them.
Score Over/Under Runs
Punjab Kings’ Shreyas Iyer has scored 309 runs at an average of 61.8 and has been scoring consistently so he’s worth backing to score 32 runs or more.
Take Over/Under Wickets
Kagiso Rabada is joint-fourth in the IPL wickets list with 14 victims at an average of 24.1 and a strike rate of a wicket every 15.0 balls, so he looks on track to take two or more wickets again.
A Fifty to be Scored in the Match - Team
The Titans have just three half-centuries in their last five matches, two from Sai Sudharsan and one from Shubman Gill. As I’m backing the Punjab Kings to win, it’s worth backing no Titans batter to post a half-century.
Latest Odds
| Market | Odds |
|---|---|
| Gujarat Titans Win | 2.05 |
| Punjab Kings Win | 1.68 |
| Match to go to a Super Over | 26.00 |
Verdict
I’m backing the Punjab Kings to win, with Shreyas Iyer to score over 31 runs. Kagiso Rabada has been taking wickets consistently so he's a good call to back to take two wickets or more.
As I’m backing a Punjab Kings win, it’s worth backing their bowlers to knock over the Titans openers cheaply, which greatly increases the odds that there won’t be a fifty scored by a Titans batter.
As I’m backing a Punjab Kings win, it’s worth backing their bowlers to knock over the Titans openers cheaply, which greatly increases the odds that there won’t be a fifty scored by a Titans batter.
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