Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans Match Scorecard-IPL 2025 Match 5

The Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans match scorecard from IPL 2025 Match 5 tells the story of one of the most complete team performances of the season. Punjab Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by 11 runs on March 25, 2025, at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. PBKS posted an imposing 243/5 in 20 overs, anchored by Shreyas Iyer’s unbeaten 97 off 42 balls-his highest-ever IPL score. GT replied with 232/5, falling short despite half-centuries from Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler, and Sherfane Rutherford. What separated the two sides was not the powerplay, not the middle overs-it was the death phase, where PBKS outscored GT by 17 runs per innings and out-bowled them by a combined margin of 41 runs across overs 15–20.

Match Information

The Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans IPL 2025 encounter was the 5th match of the tournament, played under lights at the world’s largest cricket stadium.

Detail	Information
Match	IPL 2025, Match 5
Date	March 25, 2025
Venue	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Toss	GT won, elected to bowl
Result	Punjab Kings won by 11 runs
Player of the Match	Shreyas Iyer-97* off 42 balls
Points Awarded	PBKS: 2 pts / GT: 0 pts

Match Highlights

A quick snapshot of the GT vs PBKS IPL 2025 scorecard before the detailed breakdown:

• PBKS scored 243/5 in 20 overs-one of their highest-ever IPL totals
• GT scored 232/5 in 20 overs-their highest total against PBKS
• Shreyas Iyer: 97* (42 balls, 5 fours, 9 sixes, SR: 230.9)-IPL career best
• Sai Sudharsan: 74 (41 balls)-GT’s top scorer
• R. Sai Kishore: 3/30-best bowling figures of the match
• Vijaykumar Vyshak: 0/28 in 3 overs-most impactful wicketless spell of the game
• Punjab Kings won by 11 runs, claiming 2 points on matchday

Playing XI-Both Teams

Punjab Kings XI

Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak (Impact Sub)

Gujarat Titans XI

Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Washington Sundar, Arshad Khan, Mohammed Siraj, R. Sai Kishore, Prasidh Krishna

PBKS Full Batting Scorecard

The Punjab Kings batting scorecard was built on two key phases-Arya’s explosive start and Iyer-Shashank’s death-over demolition.

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Priyansh Arya	c sub b Sai Kishore	47	23	4	4	204.3
Prabhsimran Singh	b Prasidh Krishna	12	8	2	0	150.0
Shreyas Iyer (c)*	not out	97	42	5	9	230.9
Azmatullah Omarzai	c Rutherford b Sai Kishore	14	11	1	1	127.3
Glenn Maxwell	b Sai Kishore	0	1	0	0	0.0
Shashank Singh*	not out	44	16	6	2	275.0
Extras	(lb 5, w 24)	29	—	—	—	—
Total	5 wkts, 20 overs	243				12.15

Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

PBKS Fall of Wickets

Wkt	Score	Batter Out	Over
1st	28	Prabhsimran Singh	3.2
2nd	93	Priyansh Arya	8.4
3rd	105	Azmatullah Omarzai	10.5
4th	105	Glenn Maxwell	10.6

GT Bowling Figures

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R. Sai Kishore was GT’s standout bowler, taking 3 wickets for 30 runs. Every other GT bowler went at over 10 runs per over, exposing a clear bowling depth problem.

Bowler	O	R	W	Economy
Prasidh Krishna	4	42	1	10.50
Mohammed Siraj	4	57	1	14.25
R. Sai Kishore	4	30	3	7.50
Arshad Khan	4	48	0	12.00
Washington Sundar	4	61	0	15.25

What most people miss: Siraj’s final over in PBKS’s innings went for 23 runs-that single over was the difference between a manageable 220 and the imposing 243 that GT ultimately faced. Washington Sundar at economy 15.25 showed that GT’s spin options were equally leaky under pressure.

GT Full Batting Scorecard

The Gujarat Titans batting scorecard in this IPL 2025 fixture shows a chase that was well-structured until the death overs. Sudharsan and Buttler gave GT every chance-but the final six overs consumed the game.

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Shubman Gill (c)	c Maxwell b Chahal	33	14	2	3	235.7
Sai Sudharsan	c Iyer b Arshdeep	74	41	7	4	180.5
Jos Buttler (wk)	c Jansen b Harpreet	54	33	5	3	163.6
Sherfane Rutherford	b Arshdeep	46	28	3	3	164.3
Rahul Tewatia	run out (Arshdeep)	8	6	1	0	133.3
Shahrukh Khan*	not out	7	5	0	1	140.0
Extras	(lb 2, w 5, nb 3)	10	—	—	—	—
Total	5 wkts, 20 overs	232				11.60

Washington Sundar, Arshad Khan, R. Sai Kishore, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj

GT Fall of Wickets

Wkt	Score	Batter Out	Over
1st	61	Shubman Gill	5.5
2nd	145	Sai Sudharsan	12.3
3rd	199	Jos Buttler	18.0
4th	217	Rahul Tewatia	19.1
5th	225	Sherfane Rutherford	19.4

PBKS Bowling Figures

Arshdeep Singh and Vyshak were the architects of PBKS’s bowling win in the death overs-one with wickets, one without. Both were equally essential.

Bowler	O	R	W	Economy
Marco Jansen	4	44	1	11.00
Arshdeep Singh	4	36	2	9.00
Yuzvendra Chahal	4	38	1	9.50
Harpreet Brar	4	45	1	11.25
Vijaykumar Vyshak (Impact)	3	28	0	9.33
Azmatullah Omarzai	1	41	0	41.00

Key Partnerships-Batting Milestones

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Partnerships tell the real story behind any scorecard. In the Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans IPL 2025 clash, two partnerships defined the result entirely.

PBKS Key Partnerships

Partnership	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st wicket	Arya – Prabhsimran	28	19
2nd wicket	Arya – Iyer	65	32
6th wicket	Iyer – Shashank*	81*	28

The Iyer–Shashank partnership of 81* off 28 balls is the highest 6th-wicket stand in PBKS’s IPL history, surpassing the previous record of 73 set by Sam Curran and Shahrukh Khan.

GT Key Partnerships

Partnership	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st wicket	Gill – Sudharsan	61	35
2nd wicket	Sudharsan – Buttler	84	47
3rd wicket	Buttler – Rutherford	54	25

The Sudharsan–Buttler partnership of 84 off 47 balls was GT’s backbone. Its break in over 18-Buttler caught behind off Harpreet Brar-effectively ended GT’s realistic chance of a win.

Phase-by-Phase Match Breakdown

Understanding the GT vs PBKS IPL 2025 match scorecard fully requires looking beyond the final total. The game was decided over three very different phases.

Powerplay (Overs 1–6)

Team	Score	Run Rate
PBKS	74/1	12.33
GT	61/1	10.17

PBKS dominated the powerplay by 13 runs. Priyansh Arya’s debut innings of 47 off 23 balls drove the early acceleration. Iyer was measured-18 off 14 at PP end-setting up the platform for his second-innings-style acceleration in the back end. Shubman Gill hit 33 off just 14 balls for GT, but his early departure handed PBKS a boundary-control advantage heading into the middle overs.

Middle Overs (7–14)

Team	Score at Over 14	Run Rate
PBKS	139/4	9.93
GT	145/2	10.36

GT held the advantage through the middle overs-6 runs ahead with two fewer wickets down. Sai Kishore’s double strike (Omarzai and Maxwell off consecutive deliveries at 105/4) temporarily stalled PBKS. But Iyer-now 64 off 40 at the strategic timeout-meant PBKS were never truly threatened. Sudharsan and Buttler built steadily for GT, making the chase look structured and controlled.

Death Overs (15–20)

Team	Runs Scored	Wickets Lost
PBKS	104	1
GT	87	4

This is where the match was won and lost. PBKS scored 104 in their last five overs-Shashank hit 44 off 16, and the pair added a record 81* off 28. GT, needing 99 off 36 at the start of over 15, scored only 87 and lost 4 wickets. The combined death-phase differential of 41 runs across both innings was the exact margin of victory-11 runs-and then some.

The Turning Point: Vyshak’s Three-Over Masterclass

At the end of over 14, GT needed 99 off 36 balls with Buttler set and Rutherford joining him. The required rate was 16.5-steep, but achievable on a flat Ahmedabad pitch. Vijaykumar Vyshak, introduced as PBKS’s Impact Player, changed the match without taking a single wicket. His weapon was the wide yorker-bowled consistently to Rutherford’s off-side hitting arc. In three overs, Vyshak gave away 28 runs, zero boundaries, and zero width to drive through. GT’s required rate silently escalated past 24 per over before Arshdeep even came on. Most post-match coverage credited Arshdeep’s final-over wickets as the match-winner. The reality is Vyshak made the final over irrelevant before it started. Arshdeep only closed what Vyshak had already broken. This is the kind of tactical layer the Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans match scorecard alone cannot reveal-but the phase data makes it undeniable. Arshdeep then dismissed Tewatia (run out) and clean-bowled Rutherford in over 19, conceding just 15 runs with GT needing 27 off six balls. Iyer’s approach throughout the first innings prioritized run maximization over personal milestones-he finished on 97* as Shashank Singh faced every delivery of the final Siraj over, a deliberate captaincy decision to maximize the total.

Records Set-GT vs PBKS IPL 2025

Record	Detail
Highest PBKS 6th-wicket IPL partnership	Iyer–Shashank: 81* off 28 (prev: 73)
Shreyas Iyer’s highest IPL score	97* off 42 balls
PBKS highest score vs GT in IPL	243/5
GT highest score vs PBKS in IPL	232/5 (same match)
Highest individual score in PBKS vs GT history	Shreyas Iyer-97*
Priyansh Arya’s IPL debut innings	47 off 23 balls

IPL 2025 Points Table After Match 5

After the Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans IPL 2025 match, the early points table reshuffle was significant.PBKS moved to 3rd position with 2 points and an NRR of +0.550. GT dropped to 8th position with 0 points and NRR of -0.550. This early deficit added significant pressure to GT’s remaining group-stage fixtures.

Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	NRR
1	Sunrisers Hyderabad	1	0	2	+2.200
2	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	1	0	2	+2.137
3	Punjab Kings	1	0	2	+0.550
4	Chennai Super Kings	1	0	2	+0.493
…	…	…	…	…	…
8	Gujarat Titans	0	1	0	-0.550

PBKS vs GT Head-to-Head Record in IPL

The Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans head-to-head record going into this match showed a closely contested rivalry. After Match 5 of IPL 2025, PBKS led GT 4–3 across seven meetings.

Stat	Detail
Total Matches	7 (as of IPL 2025 Match 5)
PBKS Wins	4
GT Wins	3
PBKS Win % vs GT	57.1%

All-Time Results

Date	Winner	Margin	Venue
March 31, 2026	PBKS	3 wickets	New Chandigarh
April 13, 2023	GT	6 wickets	Mohali
March 25, 2025	PBKS	11 runs	Ahmedabad
April 21, 2024	GT	3 wickets	Mullanpur
April 4, 2024	PBKS	3 wickets	Ahmedabad
May 3, 2022	PBKS	8 wickets	Navi Mumbai
April 8, 2022	GT	6 wickets	Mumbai

PBKS have won both head-to-head encounters in Ahmedabad, making the Narendra Modi Stadium a historically difficult venue for GT against this opponent.

Tactical Analysis: How PBKS Designed This Win

Batting Blueprint

PBKS’s innings was constructed in three clear phases with different personnel for each role. Arya and Iyer controlled the powerplay without overextension. Iyer’s acceleration began only after he read the pitch in the first eight overs-a calculated approach that produced 97 runs without a false shot. The placement of Shashank Singh at number 7 as a pure death-over hitter-not middle-order anchor-was a deliberate coaching decision under Ricky Ponting that paid off with a record-breaking partnership.

Bowling Architecture

Arshdeep Singh pre-planned the wide yorker strategy for GT’s lower-middle order. The Vyshak Impact Player selection replaced a batting resource at the exact moment GT needed boundaries. In modern T20 captaincy, that counter-intuitive call-choosing bowling over batting depth mid-chase-is the difference between coaches and tacticians. Omarzai’s single went for 41 runs, but by then the game was already secured.

GT’s Death Bowling Data

GT conceded 104 runs in PBKS’s overs 15–20. Their bowling figures in that phase-Siraj at 14.25 economy, Sundar at 15.25-show not a one-match problem but a structural depth issue. When R. Sai Kishore’s overs were exhausted, GT’s options in the death were thinned considerably. This match provided verifiable data on a pattern that would define GT’s season.

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