Lucknow Super Giants clash with the Gujarat Titans in a battle for an edge in the race for the top two

In a battle of two reckoning forces in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader, the Lucknow Super Giants and the Gujarat Titans will go head-on, hoping to establish themselves firmly in the race for the top four.

The Lucknow Super Giants will be coming to this fixture on the back of a thrilling win against the Rajasthan Royals as they rode high on Kyle Mayers and KL Rahul’s decent start to put on 144. Their bowlers fought back in clinical fashion to get the better of the Rajasthan Royals as the attack was led by Avesh Khan with a haul of three wickets while Marcus Stoinis claimed a brace too.

The Gujarat Titans were also humbled in a close encounter as they were bested by Rajasthan Royals in a modest-scoring encounter that went down to the wire. David Miller and Shubman Gill packed a powerful punch with the bat but it was Mohammed Shami who was in brilliant touch, claiming three wickets while Rashid Khan bagged a couple.

This will be a battle of two forces who are desperately looking for a victory as a loss can be a denting blow to their aspirations of finishing in the top two, which currently seems to be the solitary motive of the two sides.

Head to head:

Matches played: 2

LSG: 0

GT: 2

Match Details:

Match: Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans

Venue: Ekana Sports City

Date: 22nd April, 2023

Time: 3:30 PM

Squads:

Lucknow Super Giants:

KL Rahul (c & wk), Quinton de Kock (wk), Nicholas Pooran (wk), Manan Vohra, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Daniel Sams, Krunal Pandya, Krishnappa Gowtham, Karan Sharma, Prerak Mankad, Amit Mishra, Mark Wood, Jaydev Unadkat, Romario Shepherd, Naveen-ul-Haq, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yudhvir Singh, Yash Thakur, Mayank Yadav, Swapnil Singh.

Gujarat Titans:

Hardik Pandya (C), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Odean Smith, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Dasun Shanaka