Ashish Ranjan
GT VS LSG IPL 2023: On Sunday (May 7), the Gujarat Titans (GT) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will play the 51st game of the Indian Premier League 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The Titans are in first place in the standings after winning seven of ten contests. A win in this contest will guarantee their place in the playoffs. In their previous match, they easily defeated Rajasthan Royals.
The Royals were bowled out for a meager 118 runs in 17.5 overs, with only one batsman scoring more than 20 runs. Rashid Khan excelled with the ball for the Titans, claiming three wickets for 14 runs in four overs, while Noor Ahmad, the other spinner, took two. The Titans chased down the target with relative ease, losing just one wicket and winning in 13.5 overs.
The Lucknow Super Giants are in second position in the Indian Premier League 2023 points table, having won five of their ten matches. Their most recent match against Chennai Super Kings was postponed due to inclement weather. Prior to the interruption, Lucknow had scored 125 runs in 19.2 overs while losing seven wickets. In their previous match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Lucknow fell 18 runs short of their opponent’s target of 127. Their captain, KL Rahul, was injured during the encounter and has been ruled out of the tournament.
Both the Titans and the Super Giants made their IPL debuts in 2017 and have faced each other three times. The Titans have won all three of these matches, including their most recent match this season, in which they successfully defended 135 runs and defeated the Super Giants by seven runs. Krunal Pandya and Hardik Pandya will face off as captains of opposing franchises for the first time in IPL history, with Krunal guiding the Lucknow Super Giants in the upcoming match.
GT VS LSG IPL 2023: H2H RECORD
| Teams | Matches Won |
| GT | 3 |
| LSG | 0 |
GT VS LSG IPL 2023: PITCH REPORT
The last match between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad was a low-scoring affair. The Capitals scored a total of 130 runs in that contest, and the Titans were unable to match that total. This was the first occasion a team at this venue failed to score more than 150 runs. In each of the first four games, the batters had a fair amount of success and scored over 170 runs. Pacers have taken 63% of wickets in T20s at this venue over the past three years, while spinners have taken 37%.
GT VS LSG IPL 2023: PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Gujarat Titans
Shubman Gill, HH Pandya(C), A Manohar, DA Miller, Vijay Shankar, R Tewatia, Wriddhiman Saha(wk), Rashid Khan, M Shami, MM Sharma, Noor Ahmad
Lucknow Super Giants
MP Stoinis, M Vohra, Kyle Mayers, KH Pandya(C), Krishnappa Gowtham, A Badoni, Karan Sharma, Nicholas Pooran(wk), Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan
GT VS LSG IPL 2023: TOP PICKS
Hardik Pandya: He is the second-leading run-scorer for the Titans with 252 runs scored at an average of 36 and a strike rate of 127.91 percent. His first fifty of the season occurred in the most recent match against LSG.
Shubman Gill: He has been in excellent form for the Titans and is the team’s leading run scorer. In ten innings, he has scored 375 runs with an average of 37.50 and a strikeout rate of 135.86. Gill has scored over 300 runs at a strike rate of 132.47 in Ahmedabad.
Rashid Khan: His bowling exploits in the previous match against Rajasthan Royals earned him the Player of the Match award. Rashid has earned the IPL Player of the Match award eleven times. He has taken the equal-most wickets in the tournament thus far.
Mohammed Shami: He is the tournament’s foremost wicket-taker, having taken 18 wickets in ten games with an average of 15.22, an economy of 7.02, and a strike rate of 13. Shami has been a consistent performer over the past few years, taking 96 wickets since the beginning of 2019.
Marcus Stoinis: In the absence of KL Rahul, he may be promoted in the batting order and play a crucial role. This season, he has scored 235 runs in ten innings with an average of 26.11 and a strikeout rate of 145.06. Additionally, Stoinis has taken five wickets at an average of 16.
Wriddhiman Saha: He has a powerplay strikeout rate of 131.45 and has scored over 160 runs. In ten innings, Saha has scored 192 runs at an average of 21.33 and a strike rate of 123.07
