Match overview
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.
Venue and conditions
Narendra Modi Stadium has hosted 95 T20 matches, producing average scores of 206 in the first innings and 196 in the second. A chase success rate of 53% means the advantage of fielding first is real but not decisive. Toss winners have elected to field 60% of the time, which is why Gujarat's decision made statistical sense even if it didn't deliver the result.
The ground's powerplay average of 43 runs reflects a surface that typically offers some early movement for seamers, but flattens out as the game progresses. The death-overs average of 38 runs per team is fairly low by IPL standards, which makes Punjab's 87 from their last four overs particularly notable. Both sides outscored the venue averages across every phase, pointing to a flat pitch with true bounce on the day.
The size of the stadium, the largest cricket ground in the world by capacity, means the square boundaries can be long, which tends to reduce the number of slog-sweep maximums. Batters who hit straight and use the ground rather than going aerial tend to score efficiently here.
How to watch
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Recent form
Punjab Kings arrive with a mixed record from their last five IPL outings in 2024: two wins against Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings, with losses to Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Chennai Super Kings. Three defeats in five is not alarming form for a franchise that has historically been inconsistent across a full IPL campaign, but the win over Rajasthan in that run suggests their batting can fire on the right day.
Gujarat Titans' recent record shows a similar pattern: wins against Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings in their last five, but back-to-back defeats against Royal Challengers Bangalore and a further loss to Delhi Capitals. Their loss to RCB twice in quick succession is worth noting given that RCB's bowling attack tends to expose middle-order vulnerabilities. Gujarat's next fixtures will clarify whether the 232 they posted here represents a return to form or a one-off response to a flat surface.
