GT vs LSG Dream11 prediction, IPL 2023: Fantasy picks, captain and vice-captain choices

GT vs LSG Dream11 prediction: Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants will face off in an important battle for play-off places in match 51 of IPL 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

Facing off for the fourth time, Gujarat Titans will be aiming to maintain their unbeaten record (3-0) over Lucknow Super Giants as a win on the day will seal their play-off spot as the side has 14 points from 10 games. Lucknow, on the other hand, comes into the game with bad news.

Injury updates LSG captain KL Rahul is ruled out for the season and is replaced by Karun Nair. Gujarat Titans have an absentee too as in-form batter Sai Sudharsan has now missed four consecutive games.

GT vs LSG: Key players

GT: (Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan and Mohammad Shami) Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya have been among the runs as the GT top-order has been clicking. Wriddhiman Saha, Vijay Shankar, and David Miller, all of them have played good knocks. Abhinav Manohar and Rahul Tewatia provide further firepower down the order.

Among bowlers, Rashid Khan and Mohammad Shami have been leading the charge with 18 wickets each and are front runners for the Purple Cap. Young Afghan spinner Noor Ahmad has established himself as a key bowling member as well with nine wickets in five games. Mohit Sharma and Joshua Little have been putting in good shifts as well.

LSG: (Ayush Badoni and Naveen Ul Haq) Lucknow batting has struggled and the absence of KL Rahul has further added to their headache. Ayush Badoni, however, is not a concern as the batter showed the rest of the batting line-up how to construct innings on a slow surface as he scored a stunning half-century.

With the pitch in Ahmedabad easier to bat on, Marcus Stoinis, Kyle Mayers, and Nicholas Pooran are expected to play a bigger role as they have been more expressive on flat surfaces. Karun Nair or Quinton de Kock are expected to feature with the batting line-up weakened.

Among bowlers, Naveen Ul Haq has become the strike bowler with six wickets in three games while Amit Mishra has often delivered wickets when the surface appeared dry.

Pitch Report Narendra Modi Stadium is not the same batting pitch as it was at the beginning of the season. However, runs are still on the offer if one spends time on the pitch. Spin bowlers have been effective.

GT vs LSG predicted playing 11 and bench

GT predicted playing 11 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Abhinav Manohar, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little

GT bench Shubman Gill, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Srikar Bharat, Sai Sudharsan, Shivam Mavi, Jayant Yadav, Pradeep Sangwan, Matthew Wade, Dasun Shanaka, Odean Smith, Alzarri Joseph, Darshan Nalkande, Urvil Patel, Yash Dayal

LSG predicted playing 11 Manan Vohra, Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan

LSG bench Karan Sharma, Karun Nair, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Daniel Sams, Prerak Mankad, Jaydev Unadkat, Quinton de Kock, Mark Wood, Swapnil Singh, Romario Shepherd, Arpit Guleria, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Yash Thakur