Yash Dayal was dropped from the Gujarat Titans enjoying XI for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 encounter in opposition to Punjab Kings in Mohali on Thursday. The younger pacer had a horrible outing within the earlier match in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders as Rinku Singh slammed him for 5 sixes within the closing over to information his workforce to victory. Dayal was changed by Mohit Sharma who made his debut for the franchise. Skipper Hardik Pandya additionally made his return to the squad rather than Vijay Shankar.

“Bowling first. Just looks like a good wicket, and from whatever I’ve seen it’s good to chase. Was a one-in-a-million defeat. We are the kind of team that takes it with a smile. Played good cricket until that last over. It happens. It’s a fresh game. We’ll come out and smile, and throw some punches. I don’t know (any changes?). It’s there in the paper,” Pandya mentioned on the toss.

Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan mentioned they too have been seeking to bowl first.

“Doesn’t bother us. We’re looking to bowl first. We have been playing good cricket. Quite normal to go through this in cricket. Won’t be the first time or the last (loss against SRH). Looking forward to putting up a great show.”

PBKS made two adjustments with Kagiso Rabada coming in for Nathan Ellis and Bhanuka Rajapaksa changing Sikandar Raza. Matthew Short continued to retain his place within the workforce.

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rishi Dhawan, Arshdeep Singh.

Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya (c), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little.