LSG vs GT, IPL 2023 HIGHLIGHTS: Gujarat Script Epic Comeback Win By 7 Runs
LSG vs GT HIGHLIGHTS: Gujarat at one stage looked dead and buried in the match but found a way to not only comeback but also emerge victorious.
The dream comeback for Mohit Sharma continues. VICTORY FOR GT by 7 runs. They have comeback out of nowhere to win this game. He finishes with figures of 2/17.
Need 10 runs from 5 balls. What a thriller this is. Mohit Sharma this is with the ball.
Need 17 from 12 balls, do the Gujarat Titans. Shami with the ball in hand.
Noor Ahmad's spell has given some hope here for GT. The Afghanistan spinner has finished his spell conceding 18 runs and picking 2 wickets. KL Rahul still there after his half-century but LSG need 17 runs from 12 balls.
Rashid Khan strikes! Kyle Mayers has to depart for 24 for 19. LSG- 55/1 in 6.3 Overs.
END OF POWERPLAY. LSG: 53/0. KL Rahul 30 (19), Kyle Mayers 23 (17).
Brisk start post that maiden over. LSG bring up 50 inside the first six overs. Both batters striking at a good rate.
Out come the LSG openers- KL Rahul and Kyle Mayers. Mohammed Shami with the new ball for GT and Would you believe it that's yet another maiden over to Rahul.
Krunal Pandya was the pick of the bowlers for GT with figures of 2 for 16. Marcus Stoinis picked 2 wickets for 20 runs in his 3 overs. Naveen-ul-Haq (1/19) and Amit Mishra (1/9) scalped a wicket each.
END OF INNINGS. GT finish at 135- 6 largely due to Hardik's 66 off 50 and Saha's 47 off 37. Will this be enough? We shall find out.
WICKET! But Hardik departs after a six off the first ball of the over. Good comeback from Stoinis. Trying to clear the fence, he has hit this straight to long on. GT-132/5 in 19.2 Overs.
And SIX!! Good start to the final over this from the Gujarat Titans, Hardik has deposited the first of the final six deliveries for six. Stoinis under pressure.
Hardik has brought up his half-century. But GT need a good last over here. They are 126/4 in 19 overs.
WICKET! Another one goes down for GT and they have lost two in quick succession now. Spinners doing the trick for LSG and it's Amit Mishra who gets the breakthrough this time, dismissing Abhinav Manohar for 3 off 5. Vijay Shankar has walked out to the middle. GT- 77/3 in 11.4 overs.
Wriddhiman Saha and Hardik Pandya have steadied things up for the Gujarat Titans. The two added 68 off 55 before Saha was eventually dimissed in the 11th over by Krunal, who gets his second wicket of the day. Saha has gone back for 47 off 37. GT- 72/2 in 10.3 over.
WICKET!! And Gujarat have lost Shubman Gill early. He departs in the second over, falling to Krunal Pandya. The first over, bowled by Naveen-ul-Haq, had gone for just 4. Gill and Wriddiman Saha had walked out to open for GT. With no Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya has walked in at number 3.
Team News:
Starting XIs:
LSG: KL Rahul (captain), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ayush Badoni, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Amit Mishra
GT: Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Hardik Pandya (captain), Vijay Shankar, Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma
TOSS NEWS: GT HAVE WON THE TOSS AND WILL BAT FIRST.
Toss and Team News coming in just a bit. STAY TUNED!
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the IPL 2023 contest between the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and the Gujarat Titans (GT). The match is being staged at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Background
Lucknow Super Giants will host Gujarat Titans in the first of the twin IPL 2023 matches scheduled on Saturday (April 22). Lucknow have won two of the three home games at the Ekana Stadium this season. However, the highlight has been the contrasts in the nature of the two of their pitches so far. While one pitch has been the one where there has been a lot of assistance for the pacers, the one which was prepared by red-soil, the other one, a black-soil pitch has helped their spinners.
Given that LSG have a more well-rounded spin attack than their opposition for this afternoon game, they might look to play this match on the black-soil surface. On the other hand, teams may look to bat first in this heat of Lucknow. As far as fitness issues are concerned, Lucknow's Mark Wood after a great start has been forced to miss games due to an illness and it would be interesting to see if he is fit for this game.
As far as Gujarat are concerned, they do have any known injury or availability concerns and should be able to play their best team for this match.
Lucknow, at this stage, are slightly ahead with 8 points when compared to Gujarat's six. While LSG are placed second on the points table, GT are at the fourth place but then the defending champions have also played a game less when compared to Lucknow's six. In case, GT win this contest it would be the net run rate that would differentiate both the sides with Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings already at 8 points from 6 matches.
In their most recent encounter, LSG registered a 10-run win over RR while GT lost to the same opposition by 3 wickets in their last encounter.
Probable Starting XIs:
LSG: KL Rahul (captain), Kyle Mayers/Quinton de Kock, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ayush Badoni/Amit Mishra, Yudhvir Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq/Mark Wood, Amit Mishra
GT: Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), B Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya (capt), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar/ Josh Little/Noor Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma
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