Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports
Gujarat Titans have dominated Lucknow Super Giants in all of their four encounters in the Indian Premier League.
- NDTV Sports Desk
- Updated: April 07, 2024 12:57 pm IST
Lucknow Super Giants have played three matches in the series and are ranked fourth on the points table, while Gujarat Titans have played four matches in the series and are ranked seventh on the points table. In the last match played by Lucknow Super Giants against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Lucknow Super Giants beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 28 runs. The top fantasy player for Lucknow Super Giants was Quinton de Kock who scored 113 fantasy points. The top point-getters for Lucknow Super Giants are Nicholas Pooran with 103 match fantasy points and Mayank Yadav with 97 match fantasy points.
In their last match in this series against the Punjab Kings, PBKS beat Gujarat Titans by three wickets. The top fantasy player for GT was Shubman Gill who scored 121 fantasy points.
The top point-getters for GT Noor Ahmad with 62 match fantasy points and Sai Sudharsan with 53 match fantasy points.
LSG vs GT, Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
The pitch at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. It will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket-taking is not going to be easy. The average first-innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 131 runs. The pitch at Lucknow is a sporting one with decent assistance for both batters and bowlers on offer. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions.
The venue is suited for both pacers and spinners alike.
Weather Report The temperature is expected to be around 32 degree C and humidity is expected to be around 10 per cent. 2.44 m/s winds are expected.
LSG vs GT, Head-to-Head
In the four matches played between these two teams, Lucknow Super Giants have lost all their matches. Lucknow Super Giants do not have a good record against Gujarat Titans. Based on our analysis and trends, we predict that Gujarat Titans will win this match. Lucknow Super Giants' all-rounders have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while the bowlers have earned the most fantasy points for Gujarat Titans.
Both teams last played against each other in Match 51 of the Indian Premier League, 2023, where Quinton de Kock scored the highest fantasy points for Lucknow Super Giants with 101 match fantasy points while Shubman Gill topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Gujarat Titans with 128 match fantasy points.
LSG vs GT, Fantasy XI Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
Sai Sudharsan
Sai Sudharsan is a good-to-have player for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. He has an average of 44 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.1. He is a batter who bats left-handed. In the last four matches, he has scored 160 runs averaging 40 per match.
Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill is a very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points and can be a high-risk, high-returns pick in your team. He has an average of 42 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.1. He is a top-order batter who bats right-handed. In the recent four matches, Gill has scored 164 runs at an average of 54.67 per match.
Nicholas Pooran
Nicholas Pooran can be a good safe pick for your Dream11 Team. He has an average of 54 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 7.8. He is a left-handed batter and also keeps wickets. In the recently played three matches, Pooran has scored 146 runs at an average of 146.
Mohit Sharma
Mohit Sharma is a bowler with an average of 54 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.9 and is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. He bowls right-arm medium and in the recent four matches, he has taken seven wickets at an average of 18.71.
Rashid Khan Arman
Rashid Khan is a bowler with an average of 59 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.9 and can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. He bowls leg-break googly and in the recently played four matches, he has taken four wickets at an average of 36.25.
Azmatullah Omarzai
Azmatullah Omarzai is an all-rounder with an average of 49 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.4 and is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. He is a batter who bats right-handed. In the recent two innings, Omarzai has scored 28 runs averaging 14 per match. He can also give you some bowling fantasy points, bowling right-arm medium-fast and in recent matches, he has taken 14 wickets, averaging 30.50.
LSG vs GT, Squad Information
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Squad: KL Rahul (c), Amit Mishra, Marcus Stoinis, Quinton de Kock, Kyle Mayers, Ashton Turner, Krishnappa Gowtham, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Naveen-ul-Haq, Prerak Mankad, Yash Thakur, Shivam Mavi, M. Siddharth, Devdutt Padikkal, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Ravi Bishnoi, Yudhvir Singh, Arshad Khan, Arshin Kulkarni, Mayank Yadav, David Willey and Shamar Joseph.
Gujarat Titans (GT) Squad: Shubman Gill (c), Kane Williamson, Wriddhiman Saha, Umesh Yadav, David Miller, Jayant Yadav, Vijay Shankar, Mohit Sharma, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Sai Kishore, Darshan Nalkande, Azmatullah Omarzai, BR Sharath, Kartik Tyagi, Spencer Johnson, Sai Sudharsan, Manav Suthar, Sushant Mishra, Matthew Wade and Noor Ahmad.
LSG vs GT, Fantasy XI Team
Wicket-Keepers: Wriddhiman Saha and KL Rahul
Batters: Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan and Nicholas Pooran
All-Rounders: Krunal Pandya, Azmatullah Omarzai and Rahul Tewatia
Bowlers: Mohit Sharma, Rashid Khan and Mohsin Khan
Captain: Shubman Gill
Vice-Captain: Azmatullah Omarzai