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Punjab Kings Prep for IPL 2026 Opener as Officials Review Mullanpur Stadium

Punjab Cricket Association officials, including Secretary Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, inspected the Mullanpur stadium to ensure seamless arrangements for the upcoming Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans IPL 2026 match. The review covered seating, parking, security, and crowd management strategies to provide a hassle-free experience for spectators. Hayer emphasized that successful event hosting enhances Punjab's reputation and can lead to more prestigious tournaments being allotted to the state. Meanwhile, the Punjab Kings squad, led by Shreyas Iyer, is preparing for their season opener after finishing as runners-up in the previous IPL season.

Key Points: IPL 2026: Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans Match Arrangements Reviewed

  • Officials review IPL match arrangements
  • Focus on security and crowd management
  • Punjab to host Asian Champions Trophy hockey
  • Punjab Kings were runners-up in IPL 2025
  • Squad led by Shreyas Iyer gears up for opener
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MP Gurmeet Hayer takes stock of arrangements for IPL 2026 clash at Mullanpur

PCA officials review security & crowd management for Punjab Kings' IPL 2026 opener at Mullanpur stadium. Get match preview and squad details.

"The smooth conduct of the matches goes a long way in earning a great name for Punjab as the host - Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer"

Chandigarh, March 26

With a view to ensure foolproof arrangements for the upcoming match between Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans on March 31 in the Indian Premier League - 2026, the newly elected Secretary of the Punjab Cricket Association Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer and Vice President PCA Deepak Bali visited the Cricket stadium at Mullanpur in New Chandigarh on Thursday.

The dignitaries, accompanied by the Deputy Commissioner, Mohali Komal Mittal and SSP Harmandeep Singh Hans, took stock of various seating blocks as well as the stadium, approach routes to the stadium, parking facilities, security measures, and deliberated at great length upon the significant issue of crowd management to make sure that the people get a hassle-free and wholesome cricketing experience.

Emphasising ensuring top-notch arrangements in every aspect, Lok Sabha MP Hayer outlined that the smooth conduct of the matches goes a long way in earning a great name for Punjab as the host of important fixtures, which can lead to the state being allotted prestigious tournaments in future too.

He also made a special mention of Punjab being selected as the host of the Asian Champions Trophy Hockey tournament later this year.

Advocating for the absolute coordination between the Civil and Police administration, the Vice President PCA Deepak Bali said that apart from the fixture on March 31, as many as 3 more matches are scheduled to be held at the stadium, which is a matter of pride for the Punjab Government. The stadium is emerging on the world map as a hub of prestigious tournaments with the passage of time, added Deepak Bali.

The Kings, who were the runners-up last season, have been training hard over the last few weeks. The squad is now gearing up for their highly anticipated season opener against the Gujarat Giants.

Punjab Kings, led by Shreyas Iyer, reached the IPL 2026 finals, but faced a defeat at the hands of the Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by six runs in the summit clash.

In the IPL 2025 final, RCB scored 190 runs batting first with the help of Virat Kohli's 43 and contributions from the middle order as well. Chasing 191 for their maiden IPL title, Punjab fell short by six runs despite Shashank Singh's 30-ball 61-run knock.

Punjab Kings full squad for IPL 2026: Arshdeep Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Harpreet Brar, Lockie Ferguson, Marco Jansen, Marcus Stoinis, Mitch Owen, Musheer Khan, Nehal Wadhera, Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Suryansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Xavier Bartlett, Yash Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Cooper Connolly, Pravin Dubey, Vishal Nishad, Ben Dwarshuis.

- ANI

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Priya S
As a cricket fan from Mohali, I appreciate the effort. But can we please have better public transport connectivity to the stadium? Special buses from Chandigarh and Mohali would reduce so much chaos. Also, food stalls need better hygiene checks.
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Rohit P
Punjab hosting the Asian Champions Trophy too! That's great for sports in our state. Hope the success of these events brings more investment. PBKS squad looks strong this year - time to bring the trophy home boys! 💪
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Sarah B
Visiting from Canada for the match! Excited to experience IPL live. The article mentions "hassle-free experience" - that's exactly what international tourists look for. Well done Punjab for planning ahead. Looking forward to it!
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Vikram M
While the focus is on IPL (which is great), I hope some of this administrative efficiency and infrastructure improvement trickles down to local cricket grounds and tournaments. That's where real talent is nurtured.
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Kavya N
Lost by 6 runs in two consecutive finals... still hurts! 😭 But new season, new hope. Shreyas Iyer needs to lead from the front. Good to know arrangements are being made properly. Just want to enjoy good cricket with family without any last-minute issues.

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