Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and elected to bowl first against the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League 2026.
"We will bowl first. I believe chasing is batting over. We were able to chase down totals in our practice games. We had a phenomenal last season, but it is over now, and we have to start from scratch. You need to give yourself time in T20 cricket, as it helps you. We want to play the best brand of cricket. We don't want to think about the past and stay in the present," Shreyas Iyer said.
GT skipper Shubman Gill is not worried after losing the toss.
"The wicket looks good despite being under the covers. The ball will come nicely onto the bat. We had a good season last year. There are some areas we need to work on, and fielding was one of them. We are ready to go into the new season. Jos Buttler is a big player, and I am sure he is going to have a good season," he said.
PBKS (bowling first): Prabhsimran Singh, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Priyansh Arya will come in as Impact Player when PBKS chase.
GT (batting first): Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ashok Sharma, Mohammed Siraj.
Prasidh Krishna will come in as Impact Player when GT bowl second.
PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and elected to bowl first.
The toss took place at 7:00 pm IST.
Shreyas Iyer has decided to bowl first to take advantge of the good bowling conditions.
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh
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