IPL 2022 Playoffs: How IPL newcomers Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants sealed their spots

Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants became the first teams to seal IPL 2022 playoff berths

Bengaluru, May 19: Lucknow Super Giants joined fellow newcomers Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 playoffs following a thrilling 2-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday (May 18).

In their debut IPL season, LSG and GT have impressed many right from the auctions and were finally rewarded with a top four finish and who knows the two teams may clash for the third time this season in the Qualifiers or the all important final.

Hardik Pandya-led Titans took a rather easy route to seal their playoffs spot via a victory over the fellow newcomers LSG on May 10 and followed that with a victory over Chennai Super Kings to confirm a first-place finish with one game in hand.

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The comfort is so revealing for GT as they sealed a playoff berth with two games to go when others around them were scrambling for a place in the top four. And the confident Titans ensured a first-place finish with one game to go.

KL Rahul's LSG, on the other hand, took the hard route into the playoffs as they needed a stunning catch to pull off a last ball thriller against KKR after back-to-back losses had dented their confidence coming into their final league match of the season.

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However, second place that gives them a second chance is still not their own as third-placed Rajasthan Royals can claim that position with a victory over CSK on Friday (May 20).

Overall, GT has won 10 of their 14 matches so far, while LSG ended the league stage with 5 defeats and 9 wins in 14 matches. GT also did the double over LSG.

Here is a look at Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants route to the playoffs:

Match No.	Gujarat Titans	Lucknow Super Giants
1	Beat LSG	Lost to GT
2	Beat DC	Beat CSK
3	Beat PBKS	Beat SRH
4	Lost to SRH	Beat DC
5	Beat RR	Lost to RR
6	Beat CSK	Beat MI
7	Beat KKR	Lost to RCB
8	Beat SRH	Beat MI
9	Beat RCB	Beat PBKS
10	Lost to PBKS	Beat DC
11	Lost to MI	Beat KKR
12	Beat LSG	Lost to GT
13	Beat CSK	Lost to RR
14	Lost to RCB	Beat KKR

Shubman Gill and Quinton de Kock are two of the stars for their sides — Shubman Gill and Quinton de Kock are two of the star performers for their sides

The two sides have also seen some standout performers both individually and as a team. Here is a look at the comparison of the stats between the two sides in the league stages:

Stats	Gujarat Titans	Lucknow Super Giants
Matches Played	14	14
Won	10	9
Lost	4	5
Won Batting 1st	5	7
Won Batting 2nd	5	2
Highest Total	199/5 vs SRH	211/4 vs CSK
Lowest Total	137/3 vs CSK (Run Chase)	82 All Out vs GT
Most Runs	Hardik Pandya (413 runs)	KL Rahul (537 runs)
Most Wickets	Mohammed Shami & Rashid Khan (18 wickets)	Avesh Khan (17 wickets)
Most Sixes	David Miller (17)	KL Rahul (25)
Total Sixes	69	101
Most Fours	Shubman Gill (43)	Quinton de Kock (47)
Total Fours	221	182
Most Fifties	Hardik Pandya & Shubman Gill - 4	Deepak Hooda - 4
Total Fifties	13	12
Most Hundreds	NA	KL Rahul - 2
Total Hundreds	0	3
Highest Scorer	Shubman Gill - 96 off 59 balls vs PBKS	Quinton de Kock - 140* off 70 balls vs KKR
Best Bowling Innings	Rashid Khan - 4/24 vs LSG	Mohsin Khan - 4/16 vs DC