IPL 2023 Match 18, PBKS vs GT Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

Punjab Kings (PBKS) and defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) will lock horns in Match No. 18 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. Shikhar Dhawan’s Kings and Hardik Pandya’s Titans will meet only once in the league stage of the sixteenth edition of the IPL.

Both teams have made an identical start to their current campaign. PBKS won their opening two encounters against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) before losing out to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). With four points and a net run rate of -0.281, they are placed in the sixth position in the table. Similarly, GT also started off their season with wins in the opening two games.

They defeated four-time winners Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on the opening night and then beat Delhi Capitals (DC). Regular skipper Hardik missed the last game in which his side suffered a heartbreaking loss against KKR on the final delivery of the match courtesy of Rinku Singh’s heroics. After facing a defeat in their respective last encounter, both sides will look to return to winning ways and register their third victory.

 Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match No. 18 between Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League 2023:

Head-to-Head: The Kings and the Titans met twice last year, and it is even-stevens as both sides won a match apiece.

12 – David Miller (2488) needs 12 runs to complete 2500 runs in the IPL.

1 – Kagiso Rabada (99) requires just one scalp to get to the landmark of 100 wickets in the IPL.

1 – Shikhar Dhawan (49) is one half-century away from completing 50 fifties in the league.

2 – Alzarri Joseph (98) is two scalps away from reaching the landmark of 100 wickets in T20s.

24 – Hardik Pandya (1976) needs 24 runs to reach the landmark of 2000 runs in the IPL.

4 – Arshdeep Singh (46) needs four wickets to get to 50 IPL wickets.

5 – Hardik Pandya (145) is five scalps away from reaching 150 wickets in all T20s.

31 – Shikhar Dhawan (6469) needs 32 runs to get to 6500 runs in the IPL.

3 – Hardik Pandya (147) requires three fours to complete 150 fours in the league.

1 – Harpreet Brar (49) is one game away from appearing in 50 T20 matches.

80 – Bhanuka Rajapaksa (2920) is 80 runs away from reaching 3000 runs in T20s.

17 – Wriddhiman Saha (2483) is 17 runs short of completing 2500 runs in the cash-rich league.

6 – Shikhar Dhawan (144) is six big hits away from reaching 150 maximums in the IPL.