Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans Seek Redemption in Clash of Struggling Teams
Bottom-of-the-table Battle as Punjab and Gujarat Look to Revive Their IPL Campaigns
When they play here on Sunday, bottom-of-the-table clubs Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans will be eager to stop the losing and resume their winning ways after a sequence of losses has shaken their campaigns.
In their most recent game, the Titans were completely outclassed by a humiliating 89 runs, all at home against the Delhi Capitals. That loss was devastating to morale.
Punjab also lost their most recent game, but only after really scaring the Mumbai Indians. They will feel more confident after rallying from a 14/4 behind to lose the match by only 9 runs while pursuing a 193-un target.
It's also a positive that two of their lower-order hitters, Ashutosh Sharma and Shashank Singh, have been playing really well in recent games.
However, the main source of difficulty for both sides has been their order of priority.
Shikhar Dhawan, Punjab's captain, is still out of the team, and Jonny Bairstow was benched in their most recent game due to bad play.
However, after seven games, Shubman Gill, the captain of the Titans, is their lone half-centurion.
Naturally, there is a lot of work ahead for both sides.
