Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings

Punjab Kings beat Gujarat Titans by 3 wickets in a close IPL T20 on 31 March 2026 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur. Punjab, chasing 163, were cruising at 55/1 after the powerplay but lost 5 wickets in the middle overs and found themselves under pressure entering the death. They recovered to post 165/7, getting there with a death-overs contribution of 44 runs from just 1 wicket. C Connolly was named Player of the Match. Gujarat Titans had posted 162/6, which proved four or five runs light on a surface that typically offers more in the first innings.

Gujatat set their total with a solid powerplay of 54/1 and a productive middle phase of 74/2, but the final four overs returned only 34 runs for 3 wickets. At a venue where death-overs batting averages 42 runs, Gujarat fell below par in the most important phase of their innings. Punjab capitalised on the shortfall, though not without a fight.

For Punjab, this result extends their head-to-head lead over Gujarat to 4 wins from 7 meetings and avenges Gujarat's 3-wicket victory at this same ground in 2024. It also provides a confidence boost to a side that had won only 2 of their last 5 matches coming into this fixture.