Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Gujarat Titans (GT) will clash on April 7 (Sunday) at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. This will be the second match of the day, which will start at 7:30 PM.
Lucknow have played three matches so far and won two of those. Nicholas Pooran, Quentin De Kock and KL Rahul have been the top scorers for the team so far. Mayank Yadav, Naveen-ul-Haq and Mohsin Khan are the highest wicket-takers.
Gujarat, on the other hand, have also won two matches but played four. Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan are the top scorers for the team so far. Mohit Sharma, with seven wickets so far, is the Purple Cap holder at the moment.
Lucknow and Gujarat have played in four IPL seasons so far after both teams made their debut in 2022. GT have won all the matches so far while Lucknow are yet to secure a win against Gujarat.
Gill was the Player of the Match in the last game between the two. He scored 94 off 51 balls. Wriddhiman Saha scored 81 off 43 balls. After scoring 227/2, GT won by 56 runs.
Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan (C), Wriddhiman Saha, Umesh Yadav, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, K L Rahul (VC), Quinton de Kock (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi of GT will be the likely team composition for the match.
Out of eight IPL matches played here so far, five have been won by teams batting first. On this ground, 56.7 per cent of wickets are claimed by pacers. So far, pacers have taken 55 wickets while spinners have claimed 42. The average first innings score is 154.
The temperature will be around 33 degrees in Lucknow when the match starts. It will cool down to 27 degrees by the end of the match. There is no chance of rain while the humidity won’t go beyond 27 per cent. The air quality will remain unhealthy, as per AccuWeather.
As per Google’s win probability, there is a 52 per cent chance that GT will beat Lucknow for the fifth consecutive time.
If Lucknow seal their first win against Gujarat, they will move up to the third position on the points table. The team will be looking for a hat-trick by winning three matches in a trot. Meanwhile, Gujarat need a desperate win to climb up the points table as they are languishing at seventh following their loss in the last match.
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