IPL 2023: Punjab Kings v Gujarat Titans Betting Tips

Match 18 of IPL 2023 will see Punjab Kings face off against the defending champions Gujarat Titans at the PCA IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Thursday. Both teams come into this contest on the back of defeats and will be looking to get back to winning ways. Lwanele Poswayo has got you covered with his betting tips for this game.

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The home side Punjab Kings suffered an 8-wicket loss at the hands of SRH in their previous game while Gujarat Titans lost to KKR in dramatic fashion, conceding five sixes in the last 5 balls as KKR chased down 204.

Punjab Kings will be boosted by the return of Liam Livingstone who hasn’t played a game of cricket since December. Kagiso Rabada could also be recalled after warming the bench this past weekend. The visitors, on the other hand, will be boosted by the return of their skipper Hardik Pandya who missed the previous game through illness.

The players to look out for in this game are Shikhar Dhawan and Rashid Khan. Dhawan has been Punjab’s top-scorer in their last two matches while Rashid has been Gujarat’s top-wicket taker in each of their three matches this season. I expect both to be at their very best once again in this game. Dhawan to score 50+ runs is at 3.00 while Rashid Khan is at 2.20 to take over 1.5 wickets. Both are good value.

Both of these sides have won two and lost one so far in the tournament with the defeats coming in their most recent games. I’m backing Gujarat Titans to travel to Mohali and return with the win in this game, especially if they bat second as they’ve won 10 of their last 11 chases in the IPL.

Key Stat

The seven first-innings IPL scores of over 190 at this venue were all defended, including the first match this season (via DLS).

Punjab Kings have hit the most 6s of the match in 13 of their last 14 matches at this venue.

Gujarat Titans have won ten of their 11 chases in the IPL. Eight of those have come in the final over.

Punjab Kings have posted the highest opening partnership of the match in eight of their last ten matches, but one of the exceptions has come against Gujarat.

Livingstone has scored 119 runs off 69 balls against Rashid Khan: an average of 30 and a strike rate of 173.

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