Lucknow Super Giants will host Gujarat Titans in Match 30 of IPL 2023 on Saturday (April 22) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, where the two sides will clash for the first time.
KLRahul -led Lucknow Super Giants registered their fourth win of the season with a victory over Rajasthan Royals, while Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans suffered their second defeat of the season against the same opposition.
LSG, who opened their campaign with a convincing win over Delhi Capitals, suffered a blip following the defeat to Chennai Super Kings, but bounced back with successive wins over Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore before another defeat to Punjab Kings.
GT, meanwhile, opened their campaign with back-to-back wins over CSK and DC, but lost to Kolkata Knight Riders from a when winning position before they corrected their course with a victory over PBKS.
LSG Probable Playing 11 vs GT: KL Rahul (captain), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran (wicketkeeper), Ayush Badoni, Yudhvir Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq/Mark Wood.
GT Probable Playing 11 vs LSG: Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), B Sai Sudarshan, Hardik Pandya (captain), David Miller, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Jayant Yadav/R Sai Kishore, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph.
Here are four players who can star for their team with the bat in the match between Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants, and end up as the top run-scorers in Match 30 of IPL 2023.
B Sai Sudarshan (GT): The Tamil Nadu batter has been among the runs this season, scoring 176 runs, including two fifties in 5 innings. If the wickets for the match are like the last outing at the venue, then his graft will bring some runs.
KL Rahul (LSG): The LSG skipper got his first fifty of the season in the last match. He has so far scored 194 runs in six innings and is expected to add to his tally when he takes the field against GT.
Shubman Gill (GT): The Titans opener has been in the form of his life since late 2022 and has carried that into IPL 2023, scoring 228 runs including 2 fifties in 5 innings. The star Indian opener is expected to score on a testing Lucknow wicket
Kyle Mayers (LSG): The West Indies all-rounder has been LSG's top run-scorer this season, keeping a player like Quinton de Kock out of the side. He has so far scored 219 runs including 3 fifties and is expected to give LSG a good start.