It’s all clear that Gujarat Titans are in the best form so far in the tournament making it four wins in five games. They are at the top of the table with 8 points to their name. Lucknow are also playing well but they are not looking convincing in their performances. They almost lost the last match against Kolkata Knight Riders even after scoring 238 runs on the board. So Gujarat has a better and convincing form.
Being a new ground, BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow was criticized in the past for it’s slow nature however in the recent matches, the pitch has produced good amount of runs with help for both batters and bowlers. Although the chasing has been slightly tricky on this ground as seen in the last match between LSG and MI. The average first innings score is 169 runs which decreases to 154 in the second innings.
Although these two sides made a debut in the same year, Gujarat Titans have been the more dominant side in IPL than LSG. Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants have played five matches against each other where Gujarat Titans have outclass Lucknow Super Giants in four matches. Lucknow could only win one match in this rivalry.
Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi
Impact Players: Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahamad, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh
Injury Update: None
Gujarat Titans Predicted Playing XI
Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Impact Players: Washington Sundar, Nishant Sindhu, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Kulwant Khejroliya
Injury Updates: None
Nicholas Pooran has scored 24 runs from 16 balls against Mohammed Siraj. He got out once and hit 2 fours and 2 sixes. His best came in 2024 with 14 runs in 7 balls. Both the players will have a chance to overcome each other in this battle.
Shubman Gill has made 44 runs from 38 balls against Shardul Thakur. He got out 2 times and hit 5 fours. His top knock was 18 runs in 2022 without getting out. Lucknow will be tempted to use Thakur within the powerplay to remove captain Gill early.
Jos Buttler has scored 40 runs from 20 balls against Avesh Khan. He got out 2 times and smashed 3 fours and 4 sixes. His best was in 2018 with 34 runs off just 10 balls. In this battle both will have a chance to overcome each other.
Nicholas Pooran has been the most dangerous batter this season scoring 288 runs in just five games. He has a highest score of 87* off just 36 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders in the last game. He dominates with a lot of strike-rate making him more important for the fantasy teams.
Mitchell Marsh has been similar to his fellow mate Nicholas Pooran scoring 265 runs in just five innings. Marsh is not known for his consistency throughout his career but he improved a lot in that part of his game and is currently holding an average of 53.00.
Sai Sudharsan is one of the most talented players in India till date. He has been in the list of top run scorers in IPL since 2021. He has scored 273 runs in five games and is just behind Nicholas Pooran in the Orange Cap race. Sai has an average of 54.60 and a highest score of 82 runs in this edition.
Jos Buttler is a former Rajasthan Royals player, currently playing for Gujarat Titans for IPL 2025 edition. Butler has scored 202 runs in five matches with an average of 50.50. His best score of 73* came against RCB at Chinnaswamy in the second last game of Gujarat Titans. He will be important player in this match as well.
Washington Sundar will be important in this match, reason being the number of left handers in Lucknow Super Kings. LSG have three left handers in their top 6 making Sundar the best choice with the ball in hand also Sundar has scored a 49 run innings against Hyderabad. His batting skills can be useful in making more fantasy points for your team.
Digvesh Rathi is a brilliant bowler who has impressed a lot this year picking up seven wickets in just five games. He has a strike-rate of 17.14 this year which means he can guarantee you 30 points at least with one wicket in each game.
Nishant Sindhu and Matthew Breetzke are expected to be part of the Impact Players list for the Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans match, which means they may not be in the starting playing 11. There’s a high chance they won’t feature in the actual match, it’s best to avoid picking them in your Dream11 team to reduce the risk of losing points.
Keeper: Jos Buttler, Nicholas Pooran
Batters: Shubman Gill, Mitchell Marsh, Sai Sudharsan
All-rounders: Aiden Markram
Bowlers: Mohammad Siraj, Raj Sai Kishore, Digvesh Rathi, Shardul Thakur, Prashid Krishna
Keeper: Jos Buttler, Nicholas Pooran
Batters: Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rishabh Pant
All-rounders: Aiden Markram, Washington Sundar
Bowlers: Mohammad Siraj, Digvesh Rathi, Shardul Thakur, Prashid Krishna
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