Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans Betting Preview, Odds & Predictions

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Punjab Kings topped the table in 2025 but lost in the final to RCB.
Gujarat Titans finished 3rd but lost in the Eliminator to Mumbai Indians in 2025.
Explore betting opportunities in handicaps, scoring Over/Under Runs and Match Sixes.

Sai Sudharsan pulls against Mumbai Indians (Getty Images).

This Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans prediction preview looks ahead to the IPL group match played in India. Two of the strongest sides in last season’s IPL square off in their opening match of 2026 desperate to get off to a winning start.

Match Details
Recent Form
Head-to-Head Record
Team News
Key Stats
Match Analysis
Betting Markets to Watch
Latest Odds

Both sides won nine of their 14 group matches but lost three of their last five matches, with the Titans losing their last three on the bounce.

Match Details

Match	Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans
Competition	Indian Premier League
Date	31 March 2026
Time	16:00 SAST
Venue	Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA Stadium, Mullanpur, New Chandigarh

Recent Form

Team	Last 5 Matches
Punjab Kings	LWLWL
Gujarat Titans	WWLLL

Both sides will want to make a winning start to the season in what should be a high-scoring match. In their last three matches they have both scored 199 or above twice.

Head-to-Head Record

Date	Winner	Margin of victory	Competition
25 March 2025	Punjab Kings	11 runs	IPL
21 Apr 2024	Gujarat Titans	3 wickets	IPL
4 Apr 2024	Punjab Kings	3 wickets	IPL
13 April 2023	Gujarat Titans	6 wickets	IPL
3 May 2022	Punjab Kings	8 wickets	IPL

These are two evenly matched franchises, with their last four matches all being exciting, close finishes.

Team News

Punjab Kings: The Kings will be weakened through the loss of paceman Lockie Ferguson for the first few matches as he is on family leave.

Possible playing XI: Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Gujarat Titans: The Titans have lost Prithvi Raj Yarra through an injury that will keep him out of IPL 2026. His place in the squad has been filled by Kulwant Khejroliya, who played one match for the Titans in 2025.

Predicted playing XI: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler, Washington Sundar, Shahrukh Khan, Jason Holder, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

Key Stats

Punjab Kings’ Prabhsimran Singh has scored 88, 87 and 44 in his last 4 matches.
Punjab Kings Shreyas Iyer hit 62, 61, 82, 45 & 49 in his last 8 knocks.
Punjab Kings’ Arshdeep Singh has taken 5/51, 2/18, 2/28 & 3/24 in his last 10 matches.
Gujarat Titans’ Shubman Gill has an IPL strike-rate of 138.71 (3 866 runs).
Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan scored 64, 101*, 48 & 51 in his last 4 matches.
Gujarat Titans’ Rashid Khan took 2/28, 1/25 & 2/19 in his last 3 matches.

Match Analysis

The toss could be crucial, with both sides eager to have first crack with the bat and for their bowlers to benefit from the pitch slowing down in the second innings.

One of the top things to watch will be how the Kings batters front up to the Titans’ well-balanced bowling attack that offers a great mix of pace, control and variation. Spinner Rashid Khan leads a stellar international bowling line-up that includes Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Luke Wood, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna.

The pitch at Mullanpur gives the pacemen plenty of life early on but eases off as the match goes on. With an average first innings score just over 170, the side batting first will have the easier time of it, but it’s unlikely that we’ll see scores in the high 180s.

Weather predictions are that we should see a full 20 overs per side, despite some showers before the match, with conditions to be cool, which should help keep the bowlers and fielders fresh.

Betting Markets to Watch

Handicap

The Kings are slim favourites to win with the handicap set at a tight -1.25 wickets or -5.5 runs.

Score Over/Under Runs

Both sides have plenty of quality batters in their line-ups, with some enjoying particularly good form coming into the IPL. Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan are all worth looking at in this market.

Take Over/Under Wickets

With the pitch likely to ease off as the match progresses, Rashid Khan, Arshdeep Singh and Kagiso Rabada are all good to watch to take over one wicket.

Most Match Sixes

The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA Stadium averages around 10 sixes per match, and with Sai Sudharsan in good form and averaging 1.3 sixes per innings, I’m backing him to lead the six-hitting stakes in this match.

Latest Odds

Market	Odds
Punjab Kings Win	1.68
Gujarat Titans Win	2.05
Match to go to a Super Over	26

Odds with Bet365

Verdict

Punjab Kings v Gujarat Titans

The Punjab Kings are backed to win against a handicap of -1.25 wkts or -5.5 runs.
Shreyas Iyer to score over 30 runs.
Rashid Khan to take two or more wickets.
Sai Sudharsan to lead the match sixes race.

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