Gill's Titans look to make it three in three at home
Kings are coming to Ahmedabad on the back of two successive losses, while Titans' only defeat came away from home
Match details
Ahmedabad, 1930 IST (1400 GMT)
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Form guide
PBKS LLW
Team news and Impact Player strategy
There's no reason for Titans to mess with their winning combination unless they want to give Shahrukh Khan a franchise debut against his former side. Titans' Impact Player Strategy has been fairly predictable with B Sai Sudharsan slotting in for one of the bowlers if they chase or vice-versa if they bowl first.
Kings have also been consistent with their Impact Player Strategy with Arshdeep Singh starting if they bowl first or Prabhsimran Singh starting if they bat first.
In the spotlight: Mohit Sharma and Kagiso Rabada
Stats that matter
- Rashid has a strong head-to-head against Liam Livingstone in the IPL: three wickets in four innings for 26 runs in 19 balls.
- Kings might stick with Rabada because he has dismissed Wriddhiman Saha three times in four IPL innings and Gill two times in eight innings while keeping the Titans skipper to 43 off 42 balls.
- Gill has an excellent record against Kings in the IPL: 397 runs in ten innings at an average of 56.71 and strike rate of 138.81.
- Shikhar Dhawan is one fifty away from drawing level with Virat Kohli as the second-most prolific half-centurion in the history of the IPL.
Pitch and conditions
The Ahmedabad track was a two-paced one in the most-recent afternoon game between Titans and Sunrisers. The black-soil surface offered plenty of purchase to the slower bowlers before the conditions became better for batting later in the evening. A red-soil pitch might be used for this match. Given the 7.30pm IST start, it might be easier for the batters to hit through the line on Thursday.
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"Being a bowler, I want the side boundaries to be large, so I can use my variations better. So the conditions here are great from my point of view, and from the point of view of the team."
Mohit Sharma on why he enjoys bowling in Ahmedabad
Deivarayan Muthu is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo