Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans Live Updates: Huge Weather Concern Amid PBKS vs GT Clash; Jos Buttler Nears Fifty

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Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Gujarat Titans are three wickets down in their IPL 2026 match against Punjab Kings in Mullanpur following the dismissal of Glenn Phillips. Shubman Gill scored a brisk 27-ball 39 before being dismissed by Yuzvendra Chahal. Cooper Connolly is making his IPL debut for last season's runners-up, while the Titans have handed caps to two debutants: Glenn Phillips and Ashok Sharma. Both sides reached the playoffs in 2025, with Gujarat falling to Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator while Punjab fell at the final hurdle against RCB. Interestingly, despite winning just two home games last season, one of those victories for PBKS came against tonight's opponents. (LIVE SCORE)

Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans LIVE Score, PBKS vs GT LIVE Cricket IPL 2026

PBKS vs GT Live: WICKET!

Phillips holes out! Pressure gets the better of him. He mis-timed the lofted shot straight to long off. Easy catch for Jansen in the deep.

Glenn Phillips c Jansen b Vyshak 25 (17)

PBKS: 119/3 (14)

PBKS vs GT Live: Weather concerns!

Drama in Mullanpur! Buttler and Phillips are in deep conversation with the officials as the wind picks up. With a 27% chance of rain tonight, everyone is looking anxiously at the skies. For now, the players remain on the field, but the ground staff are on high alert.

PBKS vs GT Live: Phillips on the charge!

Glenn Phillips goes after Chahal! The Kiwi smashed a six and a four in the over, keeping GT ticking after a couple of tight overs from the Punjab Kings. This is turning out to be a brilliant cameo from the GT debutant on his first outing.

GT: 102/2 (12)

PBKS vs GT Live: Gill is gone!

Chahal gets the better of Gill! The GT captain holes out in the deep. He got down on one knee and attempted the slog sweep. Only manages to find Connolly in the deep. Good catch from the young Aussie

GT: 83/2 (9.3)

PBKS vs GT Live: Buttler scopps this fine!

Buttler brings out the ramp! He moves towards the off side and edges the ball wide of the keeper and to the fine leg boundary. Decent start for Buttler.

GT: 76/1 (9)

PBKS vs GT Live: What an over!

Terrific over from Chahal! Perfect line and length from the veteran leggie.

PBKS vs GT Live: Buttler takes aerial route!

Launched over the sightscreen! That's vintage Jos Buttler. Vyshak tried to bowl a slower one but his length was too full. Buttler waited and slammed it over the bowler's head. That will somewhat boost his confidence.

GT: 62/1 (6.3)

PBKS vs GT Live: Timeout break!

A solid Powerplay for Gujarat Titans, barring the wicket of Sai Sudharsan. Shubman Gill has looked lively from ball one, though Marco Jansen managed to provide PBKS with a vital breakthrough after GT's flying start. All eyes now turn to Jos Buttler; it has been a challenging 12 months for the former England captain, and he'll be eager to find his best form tonight.

PBKS: 54/1 (6)

IPL 2026 Live: Gill on the charge!

Gill uses his feet once again! He steps out of his crease, moving slightly towards the leg side to make room before carving a shorter delivery over point and away to the boundary.

GT: 47/1 (5)

IPL 2026 Live: Jansen strikes!

WICKET! Miscued straight to mid-off. Jansen strikes as PBKS get their breakthrough. It may have straightened a touch too, he ended up slicing it straight to Shreyas Iyer

Sai Sudharsan c Iyer b Jansen 13 (11)

GT: 37/1 (3.4)

IPL 2026 Live: Gill off to a flyer!

Back-to-back boundaries for Gill! Not the ideal start for Bartlett in the IPL. The GT captain danced down the track both times with the same clinical outcome. This is top-tier batting from Gill, showing exactly why he's one of the best in the business.

GT: 17/0 (1.3)

IPL 2026 Live: Decent start for GT!

Eight runs off the first over! Decent start for GT. Sai collected a boundary on the fourth ball of Arshdeep Singh's bolwing.

IPL 2026 Live: Here are the confirmed XIs!

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Prabhsimran Singh(w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, M Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ashok Sharma, Mohammed Siraj

IPL 2026 Live: Who is Ashok Sharma?

Gujarat Titans have handed caps to two debutants: Glenn Phillips and Ashok Sharma. Ashok, one of the fastest young bowlers in India, has been part of the Rajasthan Royals set-up previously but is yet to feature in an IPL match. The Titans' decision to pick the youngster comes as no surprise, especially after he was clocked at 150 kmph during this year's Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT).

IPL 2026 Live: PBKS Opt To Bowl!

Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and opted to bowl against Gujarat Titans. Cooper Connolly, Xavier Bartlett, Marcus Stoinis, and Marco Jansen. Gujarat Titans have confirmed two debutants, including Glenn Phillips. He joins Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, and Jos Buttler to round out their powerhouse overseas contingent.

PBKS vs GT LIVE: Toss in under 20 minutes!

We are just under 20 minutes away from toss in Mullanpur! Both sides will be desperate to win today to get a good start in the tournament.

PBKS vs GT LIVE: Here is the pitch report!

The toss will be vital tonight as the team batting second often holds a better chance of winning here in Mullanpur. Interestingly, there hasn't been much dew during the evening training sessions over the past couple of days. The track does look a bit dry under a light grass cover, but it remains rock hard.

PBKS vs GT LIVE: Nothing to separate!

PBKS and GT have squared off six times in the IPL with three wins apiece. Both teams won their respective home matches last season. However, Punjab were notably vulnerable at home last year despite topping the table; they managed only two wins at their home ground during the 2025 campaign.

PBKS vs GT LIVE: Aussie in, Aussie out!

For PBKS coach Ricky Ponting, their squad this season is better from what it was last year. They will also have a new No. 3 in Australia's Cooper Connolly as a replacement for Josh Inglis, who was released ahead of IPL 2026 due to availability issues. Ponting feels Connolly's addition to the side gives more balance to the team.

IPL 2026 LIVE: Shubman Gill eyes redemption!

Shubman Gill is 88 runs away from 5,500 runs in T20s. In the IPL, he has scored 3,866 runs in 115 innings. Gill will be eager to make a statement, having been dropped from the T20I side. Since 2023, only Virat Kohli has scored more IPL runs than him, but the focus has shifted from consistency to strike rate.

IPL 2026 LIVE: GT eye winning start!

For Gujarat, they look one of the most settled units again, retaining 20 players. The opening pair of Gill and Sai Sudharsan -- last season's top scorer with 759 runs -- remains their biggest strength. Since lifting the title in 2022, GT have been one of the most consistent teams in the tournament.

PBKS vs GT LIVE: Can Punjab finally do one better?

The hunger to win the IPL trophy is burning more than ever now for Shreyas Iyer, who is keen to do one better in the 2026 season. However, much will again depend on captain Shreyas, a proven IPL leader who has now taken three different teams to the final (Delhi Capitals in 2020, KKR in their 2024 triumph and PBKS last season) and their explosive openers, Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh.

PBKS vs GT LIVE: Greetings!

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the IPL 2026 clash between Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans. It's the first game of the new campaign for both sides. Both had similar journeys last season, with Punjab finishing as runners-up, while GT bowed out in the playoffs.

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