🏏IPL Match 4: Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants 🏏 - Page 3

The Wankhede Stadium has always been promising for batting. There is an even bounce on the track, and the shorter boundaries make the job even easier for the batters. There will be a massive dew factor and both teams would want to bowl first after winning the toss. With the super-fast outfield, high-scoring games are always on the cards at Wankhade Stadium.

Shubman Gill is a right-handed batsman from Gujarat Titans. He has smashed 1417 runs in his 58 matches IPL career so far and will be expected to deliver once again here.

Rashid-Khan is a right-handed batsman and right-arm leg-break bowler from Gujarat Titans. He has scored 222 runs and picked up 93 wickets in his 76 matches IPL career so far. He will be aiming to contribute hugely in this match as well.

Lokesh Rahul is a right-handed batsman from Lucknow Super Giants who leads the team. He has hammered 3273 runs in his 94 matches IPL career so far. He will be hoping to make it count in this season once again.

Avesh Khan is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler from Lucknow Super Giants. He has grabbed 29 wickets in his 25 matches IPL career so far and can turn out to be lethal once again here.

Manish Pandey is a right-handed batsman from Lucknow Super Giants. He has stacked 3560 runs in his 154 matches IPL career so far. He will be among the crucial picks for this match.

New teams

Niceeee

Rooting for Titans🥳

Both Newbies start together!

Will be interesting.

Thanks for tag Madhu di

Originally posted by: Viswasruti

Who will score the most runs for LSG in the match: KL Rahul or Quinton de Kock?

Who will the pick most wickets for LSG in the match: Ravi Bishnoi or Avesh Khan??

Any guesses???

KL Rahul n Ravi bisnoi.

MATCH FACTS

▶ KL Rahul (Lucknow Super Giants) scored 110 runs via pull shots in IPL 2021, the most by any batter in this edition of the tournament.

▶ Since the beginning of IPL 2020, Rashid Khan (Gujarat Titans) has an economy of 5.9 during the middle overs (overs 7 to 16), the best such rate for any bowler (min. 10 overs bowled); Rashid has scalped 33wickets in these overs during this span, the second-most by any bowler behind Yuzvendra Chahal (35 wickets).

▶ Ravi Bishnoi (Lucknow Super Giants) recorded a bowling strike rate of 15.4 against right-handed batters in IPL 2021, the best such rate among spinners (minimum 15 overs bowled); Bishnoi scalped nine wickets against right-handed batters in the last edition of the tournament.

▶ Since the beginning of IPL 2020, Hardik Pandya (Gujarat Titans) has hit 29 sixes while batting at No. 4 or below, the most by any Indian in this part of the batting order.

▶ This will be the first ever game for both Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League.

Pitch report: Matthew Hayden says it's a dry pitch. It has got some cracks as well. The captains would look to chase down. It's a new strip. One square boundary is just 59 metres, the other one is 70 metres.

Titans went into the auction having picked Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan and Shubman Gill, but came out with a squad that appears thin on paper. Their head coach Ashish Nehra disagrees and believes his team can be a contender: "IPL is the kind of a tournament in which from year one you can do well because everybody has the same purse."

Fasna: "Most has written off GT saying they have a weak squad but I consider them the dark horse this season. Their bowling unit is one of the best in the tournament and we have already seen that it is tough to win matches on these grounds if you dont have a strong bowling unit no matter how much you score. "