Ahmedabad will host its first Indian Premier League game on Tuesday as the Gujarat Titans (GT) host the Punjab Kings in both teams’ opening encounter at the cavernous Narendra Modi Stadium.
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Compared to the Punjab Kings, the Gujarat Titans (GT) come into the new season with some semblance of continuity. In Shubman Gill they have a captain who was around last season as well as compared to the Punjab franchise, who appointed IPL 2024-winning captain Shreyas Iyer as their commander-in-chief for IPL 2025. Iyer joined Punjab from KKR in the IPL auction and the first game will be keenly watched to see what he brings to the table and how he works with Australian legend Ricky Ponting.
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Besides Gill, the GT franchise, who won the IPL title in their first season itself, have the likes of Jos Buttler, Rashid Khan, Glenn Phillips, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj and Gerald Coetzee in their ranks.
Ahead of the Gujarat Titans versus Punjab Kings game, here’s what to expect in terms of ground and weather conditions:
Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium is known to be a batter’s paradise with the 22-yard strips in the stadium offering batting-friendly conditions which inevitably lead to high-scoring encounters. There is reliable bounce on the ground and the average first-innings score is around 200. Expect some attacking shots and batters to have the upper hand. If the past is any indicator, pacers will get movement early, but as the match progresses, the surface tends to slow down.
As per AccuWeather, Ahmedabad should have crystal clear skies throughout the Gujarat Titans versus Punjab Kings match. Temperatures are likely to range around 37 degrees C.
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