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Follow highlights from match 21 of TATA IPL 2024 between LSG and GT here.
Updated : Apr 07, 2024, 11:24 PM IST
The Lucknow Super Giants are set to face off against the Gujarat Titans in the 21st group-stage match of the Indian Premier League.
Under the leadership of Shubman Gill, the Titans have experienced a mix of highs and lows in the competition, emerging victorious in two out of their four matches.
On the other hand, the Super Giants started their IPL 2024 journey with a loss to RR but quickly bounced back, claiming impressive victories against the Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Slog sweeps the second ball for a six, igniting hope for LSG. However, his momentum is short-lived as he is caught on the boundary after slogging another ball towards the leg side. Noor Ahmed then skillfully uppercuts a short ball for a boundary, but his innings comes to an end as he is dismissed.
Yash has returned to the field, but Shankar has been dismissed. A short ball outside off stump led to Shankar attempting a cut shot, resulting in an edge to the wicketkeeper.
Now, Rashid Khan is at the crease, and Gujarat remains optimistic with Rashid and Tewatia batting. However, Rashid's innings was short-lived as he attempted to loft the ball over mid-off, only to give a simple catch to the fielder. Rashid was dismissed for a three-ball duck.
Krunal Pandya dismisses Sudharsan with Bishnoi taking another catch off the first delivery! Vijay Shankar steps up to bat, followed by a single. Sharath edges the ball behind for another single, and then another single is scored. However, Sharath's attempt to sweep results in mistiming the shot, sending the ball high after hitting the top edge, leading to an easy catch being taken.
The spinner oversteps, resulting in a no-ball. Unfortunately, Sudharsan fails to make contact with the ball during the free-hit, resulting in a leg-by single. Another no-ball is called, granting GT another free-hit opportunity. Despite this, only a dot is scored off the free delivery. A single is then achieved. Sudharsan drives the ball to the covers, where a misfield by LSG allows GT to secure a double run. Another no-ball is called, leading to a third free-hit for Sudharsan. This time, he attempts a lofted shot but is caught, resulting in just a single run.
FOUR! A beautiful shot by Sudharsan as the ball finds the outside edge and races away to the boundary. Another well-placed shot outside off, and Sudharsan drives it through point for a quick double. And another boundary! The batter showcases their skill with a powerful drive down the straight.
Noor delivers the ball to KL Rahul. FOUR! The batsman plays it with perfect timing, sending the ball slicing behind through the short third man for a boundary. A similar shot is attempted again, but this time it only results in a double.
Umesh Yadav is back for his third over, with KL Rahul rotating the strike. Yadav delivers a good length ball targeting the middle stump, which Marcus Stoinis defends. However, an overthrow results in 5 runs being scored. Sai Sudharsan attempts to prevent a quick single by throwing to the bowler's end, but with no teammate backing him up, the ball runs away for a boundary.
Quinton de Kock elegantly lofts the ball on the on-side, sending it soaring high over the boundary for a maximum. However, de Kock's attempt to replicate his previous success ends in disappointment as he mistimes the shot, resulting in a top-edge that is easily caught by Noor Ahmed.
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Shubman Gill(c), Sharath BR(w), Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav, Spencer Johnson, Darshan Nalkande, Mohit Sharma
Lucknow Super Giants (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, Mayank Yadav
KL Rahul: We are going to bat first. Looks like a good wicket, we batted first in the last two games, defended pretty well. They have a better record against us, but they have been a better team. We are playing with the same team. It's still his first season, a few injuries have been hard on his body. For a 21 old boy he's very professional. It's important for us to manage him. We have some good fast bowlers and we have Morne and others to look after him.
Shubman Gill: We would have bowled first, so happy. We were top on the game for 33 overs of the match, the last 7 overs didn't go in our favour. We have a couple of changes. Saha misses out. Spencer comes back in. We got to forget what has happened in the previous match.
Gujarat Titans' captain, Shubman Gill, displayed exceptional form against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) bowlers as he scored an unbeaten 89 runs. Gill's innings will be pivotal in the upcoming match against LSG, particularly against their pacers, including Mayank Yadav. It is imperative that Gill continues his impressive performance to lead his team to victory.
LSG: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mayank Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth, Shamar Joseph, Deepak Hooda, Amit Mishra, Krishnappa Gowtham, Ashton Turner, Prerak Mankad, Kyle Mayers, Matt Henry, Mohsin Khan, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Arshad Khan, Arshin Kulkarni
GT: Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill(c), Kane Williamson, Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav, Darshan Nalkande, Mohit Sharma, Sharath BR, Sandeep Warrier, Abhinav Manohar, Manav Suthar, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Matthew Wade, David Miller, Jayant Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, Joshua Little, Kartik Tyagi, Spencer Johnson, Sushant Mishra