IPL 2023, GT vs LSG: Match 51 Preview, Pitch Report, Predicted Playing XI, and Players to watch out for

Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants will lock horns in the 51^st match of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Both teams will play this match tomorrow Sunday, the 7^th of May. Both teams are currently placed in the top four of the points table of the tournament in the current season.

GT are the table-toppers with seven wins and three losses in the 10 matches they played so far having the highest of 14 points and the best net run rate among all the teams. Whereas, LSG are in the third spot with five wins, four losses, and one match with no result in the 10 matches they played so far in the tournament.

Both teams will be eyeing to win this match in their quest to make their position strong in the points table. With said that, here we’ll have a look at the match preview of this big clash between top teams of this season; it will include the pitch report, playing XI, broadcast details, players to watch out for, and all you need to know.

Match 51, GT vs LSG: Pitch Report and Playing Conditions

The turf at the Narendra Modi Stadium is usually dubbed as a batting paradise but it has also been friendly to the ballers in the initial overs of the innings with the new ball. The hosts Gujarat Titans have played five matches so far on their home ground in the current season winning two and defeats in the three matches.

The chasing side has ended up winning the match for three times so the skipper winning the flip of the coin would like to bat first considering the support provided by the surface.

Match 51, GT vs LSG: Predicted Playing XI of both teams

GT:

Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami, and Alzarri Joseph.

LSG:

Kyle Mayers, Manan Vohra, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Krunal Pandya (c), Krishnappa Gowtham, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ravi Bishnoi, and Mohsin Khan.

Match 51, GT vs LSG: Timing and Broadcast Details

Venue – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Time – 7.30 PM (Indian Standard Time) on Sunday, the 7^th of May 6, 2023

Live Broadcast – Star Sports Network (Television) and Jio Cinema (OTT)

Match 51, GT vs LSG, Players to Watch Out For

Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill (Image Credit: Twitter)

The young Gujarat Titans opener Shubman Gill is currently the sixth-highest run-scorer in the current season of the tournament. He is enjoying a very decent run of form with the bat in this season so far scoring 375 runs in 10 innings of the 10 matches he played so for the Titans. Gill has scored these runs with a good average of 37.50 including three half-centuries with the wood. He could be a great asset for the hosts in this clash against the Lucknow Super Giants.

Mohammed Shami

Mohammed Shami (Image Credit: Twitter)

The veteran pacer Mohammed Shami proved his worth for the defending champions with his impressive bowling in the current season of the tournament so far. Shami has scalped 18 wickets in the 10 matches he played for the Titans so far. He is currently in the second spot of the highest wicket-takers in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League. Shami might be a game-changer for Gujarat Titans with his excellence with the new ball.

Kyle Mayers

Kyle Mayers (Source: Twitter)

The star Caribbean batter Kyle Mayers has stunned everyone with his amazing and sensational batting in the tournament so far. He has scored 311 runs in the 10 innings of the 10 matches he played for LSG in the current season so far; Mayers has scored these runs with an impressive average of 31.10 while batting in the middle-order at a very crucial position of the Super Giants. If Mayers happens to live up to his stature, he can shift the game in favour of Lucknow anytime in the clash against GT.