Lucknow Super Giants will face Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League 2024. This match is being 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 first. Lucknow has given Gujarat a target of 164 runs to win.
Lucknow's innings
Lucknow had given Gujarat a target of 164 runs to win. For that, Marcus Stoinis scored a half-century. He scored 58 runs on 43 balls. Stoinis's innings included 4 fours and 2 sixes. Puran scored 32 unbeaten runs. Ayush was out after scoring 20 runs. KL Rahul contributed 33 runs. Umesh Yadav bowled well for Gujarat. He took 2 wickets for 22 runs in 3 overs. Darshan also got 2 wickets. Rashid Khan took 1 wicket.
19 overs over: Last over of Lucknow's innings left. He scored 155 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 19 overs. Nicholas Puran is playing after scoring 25 runs on 17 balls. Krunal Pandya is playing after scoring 1 run. Bowling for Gujarat, Rashid took 1 wicket for 28 runs in 4 overs.
Badoni out: Another wicket fell for Lucknow. Ayush Badoni out, Badoni scored 20 runs on 11 balls. During this innings he hit 3 fours. Rashid Khan showed Ayush the way to the pavilion. Now Krunal Pandya has come to bat. Nicholas is playing after scoring 22 runs on 15 balls.
18 overs: Lucknow has scored 143 runs at the loss of 4 wickets. Last 2 overs of his innings are left. Ayush is playing after scoring 20 runs in 10 balls. He has hit 3 fours. Nicholas Puran is playing after scoring 14 runs on 13 balls. Rashid Khan has brought the next over for Gujarat.
17 overs: Slow innings of Lucknow Supergiants against Gujarat Titans. Lucknow has scored 126 runs for 4 wickets at the end of 17 overs. Ayush Badoni is present at the crease after scoring 10 runs on 6 balls and Nicholas Puran has scored 7 runs on 11 balls.
16 overs: Lucknow has scored 121 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 16 overs. Ayush is playing after scoring 7 runs. Nicholas Puran scored 5 runs in 8 balls. Gujarat is bowling very tight. While bowling for the team, Spencer Jones gave 24 runs in 3 overs. Now Rashid Khan has come with an over.
Stoinis out: Marcus Stoinis was out after his half-century. Darshan Nalkande showed him the way to the pavilion. Stoinis scored 58 runs on 43 balls. During this innings he hit 4 fours and 2 sixes. Lucknow has scored 112 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 14.5 overs. At present, Nicholas Puran is present at the crease with 4 runs on 4 balls and Ayush Badoni has scored 2 runs on 1 ball.
Stoinis's fifty: Marcus Stoinis batted brilliantly and scored a half-century. Lucknow's score has also crossed 100 runs.
Rahul out: Darshan Nalkande gave Gujarat Titans their third win. Captain KL Rahul is out. Nalkande showed Rahul the way to the pavilion. Rahul was out after scoring 33 runs in 31 balls. Rahul hit 3 fours. The team has scored 91 runs after losing 3 wickets in 12.4 overs.
12 overs over: 12 overs of Lucknow's innings are over. The team has scored 88 runs after losing 2 wickets. Marcus Stoinis is playing after scoring 39 runs. KL Rahul is playing after scoring 32 runs. There has been a partnership of 70 runs between these two.
11 overs: Lucknow scored 84 runs at the loss of 2 wickets in 11 overs. KL Rahul is playing after scoring 30 runs in 27 balls. Marcus Stoinis is playing after scoring 37 runs on 28 balls. There is a partnership of 66 runs between these two. Apart from Umesh Yadav, no bowler could take wickets for Gujarat.
10 overs: After the initial shock, captain KL Rahul and Marcus Stoinis are at the crease. Thanks to the innings of these two batsmen, Lucknow has scored 74 runs for two wickets at the end of 10 overs. At present, KL Rahul is present at the crease after scoring 28 runs in 25 balls and Stoinis is present at the crease after scoring 29 runs in 24 balls.
9 overs: KL Rahul and Marcus Stoinis completed half-century partnership. Both have made a partnership of 52 runs. Rahul is playing on 27 runs and Stoinis is playing on 26 runs. After 9 overs, Lucknow has scored 70 runs.
8 overs over: Lucknow's score is increasing very slowly. After 8 overs the team has scored 63 runs. Lucknow has lost 2 wickets. Stoinis is playing after scoring 22 runs in 17 balls. Rahul is playing after scoring 24 runs in 20 balls. There was a partnership of 45 runs between these two.
7 overs: Lucknow's score crosses 50 runs. The team has scored 54 runs after losing 2 wickets in 7 overs. KL Rahul is playing after scoring 16 runs. Stoinis is playing after scoring 21 runs in 15 balls. He has hit 3 fours.
Power play over: After the initial setback against Gujarat Titans, captain KL Rahul and Marcus Stoinis took charge of Lucknow. Both the players are standing at the crease. However, fast bowler Umesh Yadav gave two successes to Gujarat. After the end of the powerplay, Lucknow has scored 47 runs for two wickets. At present, Rahul is present at the crease after scoring 14 runs in 13 balls and Stoinis has scored 16 runs in 12 balls.
4 overs ended: After 4 overs, Lucknow Super Giants have scored 31 runs at the loss of 2 wickets. KL Rahul is playing after scoring 10 runs. Marcus Stoinis is playing after scoring 4 runs. Umesh Yadav has bowled brilliantly for Gujarat. He has taken 2 wickets. He is now coming with his third over.
Padikkal out: Gujarat Titans fast bowler Umesh Yadav continued his brilliant performance and gave the second 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: 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.
De Kock 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 win. GT has won 3 matches against Lucknow by batting first and 1 match by chasing runs.
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.
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