IPL 2023, LSG vs GT, Match 30: Preview, Pitch Report, Predicted Playing XIs, Players to Watch Out and all you need to know

Lucknow Super Giants and the defending champions Gujarat Titans will lock horns in the 30^th match of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League. Both teams will play this match at the AB Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Both teams are placed among the top four teams in the points table of the tournament.

LSG are currently second spot with four wins in six matches having eight points to their name and GT are placed in the fourth spot with three wins in five matches having six points to their name. Considering the equation of the top four, both teams will be eyeing to win this all-important and big clash in Lucknow.

With said that, here we’ll give a look at the preview of this match between LSG and GT including the predicted playing XIs, pitch report, players to watch out and all you need to know.

IPL 2023, LSG vs GT: Pitch Report and Conditions

The surface at the Ekana Cricket Stadium was very supportive for the spinners in the last match played here. Apart from that, the batters also struggled here in the second innings. The slow bowlers could play a vital game-changing role in defining the fate of the match. Keeping that in back of mind, the team winning the toss would definitely like to bat first and put the opponent in a run chase.

IPL 2023, LSG vs GT: Predicted Playing XIs

LSG:

KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ayush Badoni, Naveen-ul-Haq, Avesh Khan, Yudhvir Singh Charak, and Ravi Bishnoi

GT:

Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya (c), Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami, and Mohit Sharma.

IPL 2023, LSG vs GT, Broadcast Details and Timings

Time – 3.30 PM (Indian Standard Time)

Venue – AB Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Broadcast Details – Star Sports Network (Television) and JioCinema app (Digital and OTT)

IPL 2023, LSG vs GT, Players to Watch Out For

Kyle Mayers

The star Caribbean batter Kyle Mayers has proved his worth impressively with the bat in the six innings of the six matches he played so far for the Lucknow Super Giants. He has scored 219 runs with the bat in the six innings with a decent average of 36.50 including three half-centuries to his name. He could be a vital factor for LSG to start the proceedings; be it batting first or chasing the target.

Shubman Gill

The young opener Shubman Gill has been brilliant while opening the innings for Gujarat Titans in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League. He has scored two half-centuries alongside the scores of 39 and 45 runs respectively scoring a total of 228 runs in five innings of the five matches with a very impressive average of 45.6.

Rashid Khan

The star Afghan all-rounder Rashid Khan has amazed everyone with stunning bowling in the IPL 2023. He is the only bowler in the current season to scalp a hat-trick with the ball; Rashid achieved this feat against KKR at NMS, Ahmedabad on the 9^th of April. He has scalped 11 wickets in five innings of the five matches so far. He might provide some crucial breakthroughs for the visitors in today’s match against LSG.