The pitch at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium is known to aid the batters in the recent past, the straight and square boundaries are very big at this venue which will get the spinners into action.
LSG started the season off brilliantly and has managed to win four out of six matches and are placed in the second position on the league table. Mark Wood, Kyle Mayers, Ravi Bishnoi have been in great form, the rest of the players have also chipped in. Avesh Khan has done well for LSG in patches, Marcus Stoinis and Nicolas Pooran have been at their destructive best so far this season. KL Rahul’s form is a bit of a worry for the team and his strike rate has also been low this season. Krunal Pandya is due and the management would want him to step up in this all-important battle.
On the other hand, Gujarat Titans have won three of their five games and are currently in fourth place, Rashid Khan has been the pick of their spinner and Mohamad Shami has led the pace attack. Shubman Gill and Sudharsan have done the bulk of the scoring and would like to continue in the same fashion. Hardik Pandya will go up against his brother in this encounter. Both teams have a wealth of hard-hitting batsmen and world-class bowlers in their ranks, making for an exciting match-up.
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The two teams have played against each other twice, with GT winning both encounters last season.
The pitch is known to aid the batter in the recent past, the straight and square boundaries are very big at this venue which will get the spinners into action. The weather is expected to be slightly humid. The captain who wins the toss will look to chase the total down as there is a bit of dew expected in the latter half of the second innings.
Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans, 30th Match
Venue:Â Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium
Date & Time:Â 22nd April, at 3:30 PM IST
Opened | 2017 |
Capacity | 50,000 |
Ends | Pavilion End and City End |
Location | Uttar Pradesh, India |
Time Zone | UTC +5:30 |
Other Sports it is home to | – |
Floodlights | Yes |
Total matches | 9 |
Matches won batting first | 5 |
Matches won bowling first | 4 |
Average 1st Inns scores | 151 |
Average 2nd Inns scores | 126 |
Highest total recorded | 199/2 (20 Ov) by IND vs SL |
Lowest total recorded | 156/8 (20 Ov) by AFG vs WI |
Highest score chased | 159/4 (20 Ov) by RSAW vs INDW |
Lowest score defended | 157/8 (20 Ov) by AFG vs WI |