GT vs LSG, MCA Stadium. The newcomers Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants are the table toppers, while the top IPL teams are at the bottom! This game will be exciting for matchups like Shami vs Rahul & de Kock, Krunal vs Hardik, Gill vs Avesh, and Saha vs pace bowlers of LSG.
KL Rahul has been a major run-scorer for LSG. Shami and Rashid dismissed him five times combined! Shami even got him for a duck in the previous encounter. KL Rahul averages just over 14 at MCA in five innings. An important point to consider while playing fantasy cricket.
Deepak Hooda has emerged as a consistent run-scorer at the number 3 position for LSG. He played a fine knock of 55-runs in the previous encounter, and onlyonly Rashid and Joseph have got him out.
Krunal Pandya is batting much above in the order now, and he is bowling consistently. His clash with Hardik will be worth watching, and, and Hardik might bowl in this match to get his brother's wicket to settle the scores. Krunal bats in the middle and death overs, where Rashid, Shami, and Ferguson bowl. It will be difficult for him to score against them.
At MCA Stadium:
MCA's pitch has been favorable to pace bowlers this IPL season. So, bowlers like Ferguson, Mohsin, and Joseph might perform better than other medium-pace bowlers. This may be why Rashid Khan's poor performance at this venue.
| Matches | Won | Lost | |
| GT | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| LSG | 2 | 2 | 0 |
GT vs LSG H2H:
| Batting 1st Won | Batting 2nd Won | |
| GT | – | 1 |
| LSG | 0 | – |
H2H Player Stats:
GT has played LSG only once earlier this season. The matchups are exciting,, and the middle order has more responsibility than either of the opening pairs have. Similarly, pacers will get more help from the pitch than spinners will.
| M | I | R | 100s | 50s | 30s | Avg. | SR | |
| D Hooda | 1 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55.00 | 134.14 |
| A Badoni | 1 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54.00 | 131.7 |
| R Tewatia | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 166.66 |
| H Pandya | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.00 | 117.85 |
| D Miller | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30.00 | 142.85 |
| M Wade | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30.00 | 103.44 |
| K Pandya | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 161.53 |
| A Manohar | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 214.28 |
| E Lewis | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | 111.11 |
| Q de Kock | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 77.77 |
| M | I | W | ER | |
| M Shami | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6.25 |
| D Chameera | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.33 |
| V Aaron | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11.25 |
| K Pandya | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.25 |
| R Khan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.75 |
| D Hooda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.33 |
| A Khan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.33 |
Venue Stats:
(Overall T20 stats)
| M | I | R | 100s | 50s | 30s | Avg. | SR | |
| M Pandey | 12 | 12 | 207 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29.57 | 125.45 |
| D Miller | 5 | 5 | 166 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55.33 | 143.10 |
| D Hooda | 8 | 7 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31.20 | 148.57 |
| H Pandya | 8 | 7 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26.00 | 131.31 |
| K Pandya | 8 | 6 | 111 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22.20 | 138.75 |
| Q de Kock | 3 | 3 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32.67 | 132.43 |
| W Saha | 6 | 6 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.33 | 105.38 |
| KL Rahul | 6 | 5 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.80 | 108.82 |
| V Shankar | 3 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.50 | 126.42 |
| E Lewis | 1 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47.00 | 109.30 |
| R Khan | 4 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40.00 | 181.82 |
| M | I | W | ER | |
| L Ferguson | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.75 |
| K Pandya | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7.10 |
| M Shami | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6.25 |
| H Pandya | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7.76 |
| A Rajpoot | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.75 |
| A Joseph | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8.50 |
| P Sangwan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9.50 |
| R Bishnoi | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10.14 |
| R Khan | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6.31 |
| Y Dayal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.00 |
Both the teams will be looking to strengthen their top position by winning this game. So, no significant changes in the playing 11 are expected as of now.
Gill's poor performance is a worrying sign for GT. Team management may give a chance to young Afghan wicketkeeper batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz. He is known for his hard-hitting abilities and also provides a wicketkeeping option.
Probable Playing 11:
GT: S Gill, W Saha (WK), S Sudharsan, H Pandya (C), D Miller, R Tewatia, R Khan, L Ferguson, M Shami, A Joseph, P Sangwan/Y Dayal
Ravi Bishnoi could get replaced by Gowtham. Bishnoi has very poor matchups and venue stats, and, and Gowtham can be handy against left-handers and in the powerplay too.
LSG: Qd Kock (WK), KL Rahul (C), D Hooda, M Stoinis, K Pandya, A Badoni, J Holder, R Bishnoi, D Chameera, A Khan, M Khan
Fantasy Picks:
WK – W Saha, KL Rahul/Q de Kock
Batters – D Hooda, S Gill, D Miller
AR – K Pandya, H Pandya, J Holder
Bowlers – A Khan, M Shami, R Khan
Punt picks – A Joseph, M Khan, D Chameera, M Stoinis
Common C/VC – KL Rahul, H Pandya, S Gill, Q de Kock
Punt C/VC – D Hooda, M Shami, K Pandya, L Ferguson
GT Batters vs LSG Bowlers:
Shubman Gill:
vs Chameera – 1W
vs Avesh – 2W
Wriddhiman Saha:
vs Krunal – 1W
vs Nadeem – 1W
vs Rajpoot – 1W
Hardik Pandya:
vs Krunal – 1W
vs Avesh – 1W
vs Holder – 1W
vs Chameera – 1W
vs Stoinis – 2W
David Miller:
vs Chameera – 1W
vs Avesh – 2W
Rahul Tewatia:
–
LSG Batters vs GT Bowlers:
KL Rahul:
vs Shami – 2W
vs Rashid – 3W
vs Ferguson – 1W
Quinten de Kock:
vs Shami – 3W
vs Rashid – 1W
Deepak Hooda:
vs Rashid – 2W
vs Joseph – 1W
Manish Pandey:
vs Shami – 2W
vs Ferguson – 1W
vs Hardik – 2W
Krunal Pandya:
vs Shami – 3W
vs Rashid – 2W
vs Ferguson – 1W
Ayush Badoni:
vs Aaron – 1W
Interesting Records:
- Chameera is just two wickets away from completing 100 T20 wickets.
- Mohammad Shami has dismissed KL Rahul & Manish Pandey twice and Quinten de Kock & Krunal Pandya three times each.
- Only Krunal Pandya has dismissed Saha in the T20s from the current LSG bowlers.
- Rashid Khan has picked only two wickets in four innings at MCA.
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