At BRSABV Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Gujarat Titans (GT) will square off in Match 21 of the Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024). K.L. Rahul, the captain of Lucknow, chose to bowl first after winning the toss. After winning their previous two games, LSG stuck with their winning lineup and made no changes to their starting lineup.
However, injuries in their camp meant that Gujarat had to make a few adjustments. Due to a back spasm, they were forced to bench Wriddhiman Saha, their wicketkeeper and opener. Saha’s season at the bat hasn’t been very noteworthy thus far, as he’s managed just 76 runs from four innings at an average of 19, with the highest score being 25.
BR Sharath, a 27-year-old Karnataka wicketkeeper who will be competing in his first IPL, has taken over for the 39-year-old. Sharath has participated in 28 Twenty20 matches thus far, amassing 328 runs and recording one half-century. In his brief professional history, he has also caused 28 dismissals.
In addition to Saha, Azmatullah Omarzai was substituted because of a side strain. This season, the seam all-rounder has amassed 28 runs from two innings and claimed four wickets at an economy of 9.38 and an average of 30.5 from the same number of innings.
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Spencer Johnson, a left-arm seamer who has taken three wickets in two games this season at an average of ten, a 20-run average, and an economy of ten, has taken Omarzai’s spot.
Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2024 (Playing XI):
Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Naveen-ul-Haq, and Mayank Yadav
Lucknow Super Giants Impact Subs:
Manimaran Siddharth, Deepak Hooda, Amit Mishra, Yudhvir Singh Charak, and Arshad Khan
Gujarat Titans IPl 2024 (Playing XI):
Shubman Gill (c), Sharath BR (w), Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav, Spencer Johnson, Darshan Nalkande, and Mohit Sharma
Gujarat Titans Impact Subs:
Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, Matthew Wade, Manav Suthar, and Jayant Yadav
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