Lucknow Super Giants will face Gujarat Titans in the 30th match of IPL. The Lucknow team will host defending champions Gujarat at the Ekana Stadium. He will be eyeing to win this match and reach the top of the points table. On the other hand, the Gujarat team, which lost against Rajasthan in the last match, would like to get back on the winning track.
The Lucknow team would like to give an Eid gift to the local fans with a thumping win on Saturday. This will be Lucknow's third match at home. Earlier Delhi and Hyderabad have been defeated.
Will be an interesting match
Last year, Gujarat won the match between the Supergiants and Titans, but this year the Lucknow team has shown a better performance so far. Overall, it is going to be very difficult to beat Lucknow at home. Both teams made their IPL debut last year and showed excellent performance. Especially Gujarat had also won the title in the last season. At the same time, the Lucknow team had reached the playoffs.
There is no possibility of such change in Lucknow
In the current season, the Lucknow team has given a balanced performance. In such a situation, the team management does not seem to be in favor of much change. While benched Quinton de Kock could be given a chance, strong performances from Kyle Mayers and Pooran have reduced his chances of making it into the playing XI. Despite this, the team management can give a chance to the specialist player of T20. Deepak Hooda, who has failed in the six matches so far, could be dropped to include Dickock.
Brothers will face each other
The Ikana Stadium will witness a contest between the two brothers on Saturday. While elder brother Krunal Pandya will emerge as a key player for Lucknow Supergiants, Gujarat skipper Hardik will compete in a leadership role. The interesting thing is that both are important players of their teams and can turn the tide of any match.
Possible playing-11 of both the teams
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul, Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ayush Badoni, Naveen-ul-Haq, Avesh Khan, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ravi Bishnoi.
Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarshan, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar/Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma.
