Mohammad Siraj has set a unique record in IPL 2026. In front of them, Punjab Kings faced such a bad situation, which had never happened before in this season. Actually, the match between Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings was played on Sunday evening. When Punjab came to bat first, Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly got out in the very first over and returned to the pavilion. This is the first time in IPL 2026 that Punjab has lost 2 wickets in the very first over.

Punjab’s condition is so bad for the first time

Punjab Kings team has maintained dominance in IPL 2026 since the beginning. Opening batsmen Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh have made a huge contribution to the success of the team. Till now, this had never happened in the entire season when Punjab team had lost two wickets in the very first over. This season, 2 runs is the lowest score when Punjab has lost both the first wickets. Till now in IPL 2026, Punjab had not lost the first 2 wickets on such a low score.

Mohammad Siraj’s name has been added to the list of bowlers who have taken the most wickets in the first over of the innings so far in IPL 2026. Siraj has so far taken 3 wickets in the first over of the innings. Only Joffra Archer is ahead of him in this list, who has so far taken five wickets in the first over of the innings.

Punjab Kings’ lowest score in powerplay

Against Gujarat Titans, Punjab Kings scored only 35 runs in the first 6 overs and also lost three wickets. This is the lowest score of Punjab team in powerplay so far in IPL 2026. Till now, in almost every match, sometimes Priyansh Arya and sometimes Prabhasimran Singh had been creating havoc with the bat, but both flopped against Gujarat.

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IPL 2026 points table topper Punjab Kings was all out for only 163 runs. This season, Gujarat could have become the first team to all out Punjab, but 9 wickets fell. Suryansh Shedge and Marcus Stoinis strongly defended their wickets and saved the honor of the Punjab team by playing strong innings. This was the first half-century of Shedge’s IPL career.

Till now, Punjab’s opening batsmen Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh had been creating a storm. But against Gujarat, by the time the score was 35, all three top order batsmen of Punjab had returned to the pavilion and half the team was out by 47 runs. The situation was so bad that Mohammad Siraj had taken 2 wickets in the very first over.

Shedge and Stoinis saved shame

If 5 wickets have fallen before 50 runs, then it is difficult for any team to make a comeback. But Suryansh Shedge and Marcus Stoinis made a partnership of 79 runs and took the team’s score beyond 100. Shedge scored the first half-century of his IPL career and scored 57 runs in 29 balls. On the other hand, Stoinis contributed 40 runs. Marco Jansen also played a cameo inning of 20 runs in 11 balls.

Jason Holder’s havoc

Jason Holder proved to be the most dangerous for Gujarat Titans, who gave only 24 runs in a spell of 4 overs and dismissed four batsmen. The credit for Gujarat’s good start goes to Mohammed Siraj, who dismissed Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly in the very first over. Kagiso Rabada took 2 wickets, due to which he has come to third place in the race for Purple Cap. He has taken 16 wickets in the season so far. Rashid Khan also managed to achieve a success.

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In the fourth match of IPL 2026, Punjab Kings restricted Gujarat Titans to 162 runs. Yuzvendra Chahal played the biggest role in preventing Gujarat Titans from scoring big. Chahal sent fully set Jos Buttler and Shubman Gill to the pavilion. Chahal got both these batsmen caught out. After losing the toss and coming to bat first, Gujarat Titans team could score only 162 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Only 34 runs were scored in the last 5 overs. Vijaykumar Vaishak also bowled brilliantly for Punjab. Vaishak took 3 wickets for 34 runs in 4 overs.

Gujarat had a good start. Sai Sudarshan and Shubman Gill added 37 runs for the first wicket. Sudarshan was out after scoring 13 runs in 11 balls with the help of two fours. Marco Jansen sent him to the pavilion. After this there was a partnership of 46 runs between Gill and Jos Buttler. Captain Gill was out in the 10th over with a total score of 83. He scored 39 runs in 27 balls with the help of 6 fours. Gill was dismissed by Yuzvendra Chahal.

When two wickets fell at 83, Glenn Phillips came out to bat. Phillips and Butler took the innings forward. Both were well set. Phillips was caught out while trying to hit a six on the last ball of the 14th over. He scored 25 runs in 17 balls. A four and a six came from Phillips’ bat. Then on the total score of 129, Butler also returned to the pavilion in an attempt to hit a six. Butler played an innings of 38 runs in 33 balls. Three fours and two sixes came from his bat.

After the dismissal of Phillips and Butler, the pace of runs decreased completely. Washington Sundar, who came at number five, was out after scoring 18 runs in 16 balls with the help of two fours. Shahrukh Khan also could not score runs fast. He was out after scoring four runs in six balls. Rahul Tewatia returned unbeaten on 11 runs in 10 balls.

Punjab bowlers used the slow pitch of Mullanpur well. Marco Yansen gave only 20 runs in 4 overs and took one wicket. Chahal took two wickets for 28 runs in 4 overs. Vaishak gave 34 runs in 4 overs. Arshdeep Singh was a bit expensive. He gave 42 runs in 4 overs. Arshdeep bowled the last over of 11 balls.

The fourth match of IPL 2026 was breath-taking. The match was completely in the hands of Punjab Kings till 20 overs of the first innings and 12 overs of the second innings, but then Gujarat Titans made a charismatic comeback. From 110-2, Punjab’s score became 144-7. It seemed that Gujarat would win the lost match, but Cooper Connolly did not let this happen. He stood alone and returned after giving victory to Punjab. Cooper Connolly played a match-winning inning of 72 runs in 44 balls. 5 fours and 5 sixes came from his bat. Gujarat Titans had scored 162 runs after playing first. In reply, Punjab Kings achieved the target by losing 7 wickets in the last over.

Till 12 overs in the second innings, it seemed that Punjab Kings would win the match very easily, but between 12 and 15 overs, Gujarat bowlers turned the match. Punjab lost 4 wickets within 8 runs. From 110-2 the score became 118-6. It seemed that now Gujarat would turn the tables, but Connolly stood aside and did not let the tables turn. Punjab’s camp looked worried when 7 wickets fell for 144 runs, but Xavier Bartlett supported Connolly well and returned after giving victory to his team. Connolly returned unbeaten on 72 runs in 44 balls and Bartlett returned unbeaten on 11 runs in five balls.

The match turned in the last overs, Punjab had made a stormy start

Punjab Kings had a great start to chase 163 runs. Priyansh Arya was out after scoring 07 runs, but Prabhsimran Singh and Cooper Connolly made a partnership of 76 runs for the second wicket. Prabhasimran played an inning of 37 runs in 24 balls. One four and four sixes came from his bat. Captain Shreyas Iyer scored 18 runs in 11 balls with the help of two sixes.

Nehal Vadhera was out on 03, Shashank Singh on 04 and Marcus Stoinis on 00. Marco Yansen could also score only 9 runs in 10 balls. However, Cooper Connolly single-handedly led Punjab to victory. Connolly played an unbeaten match-winning inning of 72 runs in 44 balls. Xavier Bartlett remained unbeaten on 11 runs in five balls.

Krishna, famous for Gujarat, bowled lethally. He took 3 wickets for 29 runs in four overs. It was Krishna who gave his life in the dead match. Apart from this, Kagiso Rabada, Ashok Sharma, Rashid Khan and Washington Sundar got one wicket each.

The fourth match of IPL 2026 was played between Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans. Two players are in discussion in this match. First Cooper Connolly, who single-handedly led Punjab to victory with explosive batting and second fast bowler Arshdeep Singh. Now you might be thinking that Arshdeep must have done dangerous bowling in the match, due to which he is in the headlines. So let us tell you that this is not the case at all. Actually, Arshdeep Singh bowled an 11-ball over against Gujarat. He bowled a flurry of wides and no balls. This is the joint longest over in terms of balls in IPL. However, even before Arshdeep, five bowlers had done this ‘unwanted’ feat.

Arshdeep Singh bowled a total of 11 balls in the 20th over.

On Tuesday, Arshdeep Singh bowled a total of 11 balls in the 20th over of Gujarat Titans’ innings. Gujarat team had scored 150 runs after losing 6 wickets in 19 overs of play. After this the ball was handed over to Arshdeep, who bowled the very first ball of the 20th over wide. Rahul Tewatia could not score any runs on the next two legal deliveries. Tewatia hit a four on the third ball of the over. Arshdeep then bowled one no-ball and two wides. The fourth legal delivery of the over was a dot. Tewatia stole a single on the fifth ball, but the very next ball was bowled wide by Arshdeep. The next ball was also given wide by the umpire, but in DRS it was found that the ball was not wide. In this way Arshdeep Singh bowled a total of 11 balls in the 20th over.

These bowlers bowled the most balls in one over in IPL

Before Arshdeep, Mohammed Siraj (IPL 2023), Tushar Deshpande (IPL 2023), Shardul Thakur (IPL 2025), Sandeep Sharma (IPL 2025) and Hardik Pandya (IPL 2025) have bowled 11 balls in an over. The names of all of them jointly hold the unwanted record of bowling the longest over in the IPL.

IPL 2026 Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans: The fourth match of IPL 2026 will be played between Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans today, Tuesday, March 31. This match will be held at Maharaja Yadvinder Singh International Cricket Stadium located in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh. This will be the first match of the season for Punjab and Gujarat, in which both the teams would like to start their campaign by winning.

Let us tell you that Punjab is the runner up of the last season. The team played the title match against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2025 IPL. Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, the team had performed very well last season. In this respect, Punjab team can outweigh Gujarat. So now let us understand through statistics which team can outweigh whom.

punjab vs gujarat head to head

So far 6 matches have been played between Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans. The records of both in these matches are equal. Both the teams have won 3-3 matches. From this record, both the teams seem to be at par with each other.

If we look at the clash between the two in the last season, Punjab’s victory is seen in it. In 2025, Punjab defeated Gujarat by 11 runs. Therefore, our prediction meter says that Punjab has the upper hand in the match. Now it will be interesting to see which team wins the match.

Gujarat Titans squad for the tournament

Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, M Shahrukh Khan, Ravishrinivasan Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Jason Holder, Luke Wood, Washington Sundar, Tom Banton, Kulwant Khejroliya, Anuj Rawat, Manav Suthar, Kumar Kushagra, Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Brar, Nishant Sindhu, Ashok Sharma.

Punjab Kings squad for the tournament

Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Azmatullah Omarzai, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Ben Dwarshuis, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Marco Johnson, Vijaykumar Vishak, Lockie Ferguson, Vishnu Vinod, Praveen Dubey, Xavier Bartlett, Yash Thakur, Nehal Vadhera, Harpreet Brar, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Payla Avinash, Vishal Nishad.

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Big scores are being seen in IPL 2026. The match played today i.e. on Tuesday between Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans can also be high scoring. The teams of Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans will clash in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh. This is the first match of both the teams this season. In such a situation, both would like to start IPL 2026 with a win. The command of Punjab Kings is in the hands of Shreyas Iyer. The captain of Gujarat Titans is Shubman Gill.

The match between Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans will start at 7.30. The toss of the match will take place at 7 pm. Both the teams will face each other at Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, New Chandigarh. Punjab Kings played the final last year. However, he lost in the title match. This time Shreyas Iyer will try to win the title for his team. Gujarat captain Shubman Gill also has the same intention.

Pitch report of Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium Mullanpur

The pitch of Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium is suitable for the batsmen. Here the ball hits the bat well, and the outfield is also very fast. In such a situation, it has been seen easy to score runs. Depending on the pitch, the team winning the toss can decide to bowl first.

match prediction

Our match prediction meter is showing Punjab Kings having the upper hand in this match. However, the contest is 50-50. The team chasing the target will have more chances of victory.

Probable playing eleven of Punjab Kings- Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nehal Wadhera, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Marco Jansen and Vijaykumar Vishak.

Impact Player- Mitchell Owen/Lockie Ferguson

Probable playing eleven of Gujarat Titans- Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, M Shahrukh Khan, Ravishrinivasan Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna.

Impact Player- washington beautiful

Most ducks in ipl history: On Tuesday, Punjab Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by 11 runs. But before this, Punjab Kings batsman Glenn Maxwell got an embarrassing record. Actually, Most Ducks in IPL History has become Glenn Maxwell in IPL history. So far, in 135 matches of IPL, Glenn Maxwell has been dismissed on zero 19 times. Sai Kishore (Sai ​​Kishore) dismissed Glenn Maxwell against Gujarat Titans.

Glenn Maxwell left behind Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik

At the same time, in this list, Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik are jointly occupied at number two. So far, Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik have returned to the pavilion on zero 18-18 times. However, Glenn Maxwell has left Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik behind. Apart from Glenn Maxwell Punjab Kings in the IPL, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers have been part of Bangalore. Rohit Sharma has played for Mumbai Indians and Deccan Chargers Hyderabad. While Dinesh Karthik played for Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Lions, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Name of Sunil Naren and Piyush Chawla in this list

In IPL history, Sunil Narine is the most batsman to be dismissed on zero. Sunil Naren of Kolkata Knight Riders returned to the pavilion on zero 16 times. Apart from this, Piyush Chawla is occupied at number five. In IPL history, Piyush Chawala was dismissed on Duck 16 times. In the IPL, Piyush Chawala played for the Punjab Kings (PBKS) besides Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (Mi).

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