Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans

Punjab Kings beat Gujarat Titans by 11 runs at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 25 March 2025, in one of the higher-scoring IPL fixtures this ground has seen. Punjab posted 243/5 from their 20 overs, with a powerplay contribution of 73 runs for one wicket setting the platform. Gujarat gave chase with genuine intent, reaching 232/5, but could not bridge the gap in the final four overs. SS Iyer was named Player of the Match for Punjab Kings. Gujarat had won the toss and elected to field.

The innings breakdown tells the story clearly. Punjab's powerplay (73/1) was the decisive phase: nearly 30 runs above the ground's historical powerplay average of 43. They sustained pressure through the middle overs with 83 runs for 3 wickets and then extracted 87 from the death for just one wicket, a total that left Gujarat needing to bat almost perfectly throughout their chase.

Gujarat's response was impressive in parts. Their middle overs produced 113 runs for just one wicket, a dominant passage that kept them in the contest well into the back half of the innings. A death-overs haul of 58 runs for 3 wickets, however, saw them finish 11 runs short. Punjab's lead in the head-to-head now stands at 4–3 across seven meetings.