Live: Dangerous bowling by Umesh Yadav, Padikkal bowled after De Kock
- Match between Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans
- Match at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium
- Both the teams have clashed 4 times so far in IPL
Lucknow Super Giants will face Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League 2024. This match will be played at Atal Bihari Vajpayee ICANA Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. This season, under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, GTA has played 4 matches and won 2. Also, LSG under the captaincy of KL Rahul has won 2 out of 3 matches. In such a situation, both the teams will be eyeing their third win. KL Rahil won the toss and decided to bat.
Lucknow's innings begins
Pikkal out: Gujarat Titans fast bowler Umesh Yadav, continuing his brilliant performance, has given another blow to Lucknow Supergiants. Umesh gave second success to the team by dismissing Devdutt Padikkal. Padikkal has returned to the pavilion after scoring 7 runs in 7 balls. Before this, Umesh dismissed De Kock in his first over. Lucknow won the toss and decided to bat first, but it did not have a good start. Marcus Stoinis has come to the crease along with KL Rahul as the new batsman.
2 overs ended: After 2 overs, Lucknow's score is 14 runs at the loss of 1 wicket. Devdutt Padikkal is playing after scoring 3 runs. KL Rahul is playing after scoring 1 run. Spencer Jones bowled the second over for Gujarat. He gave 8 runs in this over.
1 over ends: Lucknow Super Giants scored 6 runs in the first over. KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikal have not opened their accounts yet. Umesh Yadav bowled the first over and it was successful.
D cock out: Gujarat Titans made a great start against Lucknow Supergiants. Fast bowler Umesh Yadav brought success to the team in the very first over. De Kock hit a six on the second ball, but again lost his wicket while trying to play a big shot on the fourth ball. De Kock was out after scoring 6 runs in 4 balls. Captain KL Rahul is present at the crease along with Devdutt Padikal.
Captain KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock have come to open for Lucknow Super Giants. Gujarat Titans have handed the first over to Umesh Yadav.
Lucknow could not win even a single match
If we look at the head-to-head between Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans, it is completely one-sided. Only 4 matches have been played between the two teams so far and Gujarat Titans have won all of them. In such a situation, now Lucknow will have its eyes on its first victory. GT has won 3 matches against Lucknow by batting first and 1 match by run chasing.
Performance of both the teams in Ekana Stadium
Lucknow Super Giants has played 8 matches so far at its home ground Ekana Stadium. During this period, the team captained by KL Rahul has won 4 and lost 3. Apart from this, there was no result in 1 match. Lucknow has won 3 matches batting first and 1 match chasing the target. Lucknow's highest score at home is 199 runs and lowest score is 108 runs. Talking about the performance of Gujarat Titans at Ekana Stadium, the team has played only 1 match at this ground and won it.
Playing-11 of both the teams
Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper/captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mayank Yadav.
Influential players: Manimaran Siddharth, Deepak Hooda, Amit Mishra, Yudhveer Singh Charak, Arshad Khan
Gujarat Titans:Shubman Gill (captain), Sharath BR (wicketkeeper), Sai Sudarshan, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, Umesh Yadav, Spencer Johnson, Darshan Nalkande, Mohit Sharma.
impact players, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, Matthew Wade, Manav Suthar, Jayant Yadav