After months of anticipation and build-up, our boys are ready to take on Punjab Kings in our opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at our fortress, the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, March 25.

Having missed out on an IPL playoffs spot last season, the Shubman Gill-led Titans will be looking to replicate our title-winning campaign on our debut in 2022.

With an aim to clinch our second IPL title, we have assembled a formidable squad with a good mix of experienced players and talented youngsters for the 2025 season.

Apart from retaining our five players - captain Shubman Gill, all-rounders Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan and our stylish batter Sai Sudharsan, we have bolstered our squad with some brilliant acquisitions at the IPL 2025 Mega Auction.

Former England captain Jos Buttler, New Zealand all-rounder Glenn Phillips, South African pace duo of Kagiso Rabada and Gerald Coetzee, West Indies’ flamboyant batter Sherfane Rutherford, Afghanistan all-rounder Karim Janat are some of our overseas stars expected to play a pivotal role in our IPL 2025 campaign.

Washington Sundar, Mahipal Lomror, Sai Kishore, Arshad Khan and Nishant Sindhu are our other all-round options.

In the bowling department, Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada, Rashid Khan, Ishant Sharma, Gerald Coetzee, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Jayant Yadav, Manav Suthar and Kulwant Khejroliya are some of our options that we will bank on during the tournament.

Gujarat Titans squad for IPL 2025: 

Batters: Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wicket-keeper), Sherfane Rutherford, Anuj Rawat (wicket-keeper), Kumar Kushagra (wicket-keeper)

All-Rounders: Rashid Khan, Glenn Phillips, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Washington Sundar, Mahipal Lomror, Sai Kishore, Karim Janat, Arshad Khan, Nishant Sindhu

Bowlers: Mohammed Siraj, Ishant Sharma, Prasidh Krishna, Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee, Gurnoor Brar, Jayant Yadav, Manav Suthar, Kulwant Khejroliya

Peak into the opponent’s camp

Punjab Kings will be led by their newly appointed captain Shreyas Iyer, after finishing ninth in IPL 2024. The Kings’ top order includes Prabhsimran Singh, Josh Inglis and skipper Iyer. Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh and Nehal Wadhera could feature in their middle order. Lockie Ferguson, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal and Harpreet Brar are their key options in the bowling department.

Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings head-to-head record

We have a superior head-to-head record against Punjab Kings in the IPL, having won three of the five matches. 

The last time these two sides met, the Titans secured a three-wicket win in Mullanpur in April 2024.

Milestones to keep an eye on 

 

• Prasidh Krishna is one wicket away from 50 wickets in the IPL.
• Rahul Tewatia needs 3 sixes to record 50 sixes in the IPL.
• Shubman Gill needs 5 sixes to complete 100 sixes in the IPL.
• Washington Sundar is 1 match away from 150 matches in T20 cricket.