Pandya vs Pandya as LSG look to interrupt out of mid-table jam
Big Picture: Can Rahul-less LSG get their marketing campaign again on monitor?
Lucknow Super Giants had one of many brighter begins to the IPL 2023 season, successful 4 of their first six video games. Since then, nonetheless, they’ve received only one match in 4, with their marketing campaign shedding some steam. In their final outing against Chennai Super Kings at residence, Super Giants had been struggling on 125 for 7 in 19.2 overs earlier than persistent rain pressured abandonment and factors had been shared. To make issues worse, LSG have additionally misplaced their captain KL Rahul, who has been ruled out of the season on account of a thigh damage.
It does not assist then that they subsequent face table-toppers Gujarat Titans, a crew they’re yet to beat within the event in three makes an attempt. They had an opportunity to right that quantity last time around. Chasing 136 for a win, Super Giants had been comfortably positioned on 105 for 1, needing 31 off 36, however a weird collapse noticed them go down by seven runs.
Make no mistake, Super Giants are nonetheless primed to make the playoffs. They have 11 factors and are positioned second on the table, however have 5 groups tailing them very intently. With the league stage coming into its enterprise finish, additional slip-ups can harm Super Giants huge time.
As odd as it would sound, they are going to be relieved to maneuver out of their residence venue of Lucknow, the place they’ve been winless of their final 4 video games. Super Giants have been good vacationers this season, with three of their 4 wins coming in away video games and they’re going to wish to proceed this development in Ahmedabad.
Titans, alternatively, have fewer issues, however enjoying at house is one in all them. All three of their defeats this season have are available Ahmedabad, which could open a door for Super Giants.
They are returning residence on the again of a nine-wicket rout of Rajasthan Royals, and have a foot within the playoffs. They want only one extra win to succeed in that secure variety of 16 on the factors desk and are extra comfortably positioned than most groups.
The match may even see the Pandya brothers come head to head for the primary time as respective captains of their IPL groups.
Team news: Nair replaces Rahul; Little travels residence
Karun Nair has been drafted into the Super Giants facet as Rahul’s alternative for INR 50 lakh. Nair has performed for 5 IPL franchises over time and final turned out for Royals in 2022. For Titans, Josh Little shall be touring residence for Ireland’s three-match ODI sequence towards Bangladesh and can miss Titans’ subsequent few video games. He will return with the franchise after the third ODI on May 14.
Gujarat Titans: WLWWW (final 5 accomplished matches, most up-to-date first)
Lucknow Super Giants: LWLWL
Impact Player technique: Does de Kock lastly get a sport?
Shubman Gill and Mohit Sharma have been the Impact swaps for Titans over the past three video games, and that’s more likely to proceed. They must discover a alternative for Little and may take into account bringing in Alzarri Joseph. Barring that, they’re unlikely to make any modifications to their XII.
Probable XII: 1 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Hardik Pandya (capt) 4 Vijay Shankar, 5 David Miller 6 Abhinav Manohar 7 Rahul Tewatia, 8 Rashid Khan, 9 Alzarri Joseph, 10 Noor Ahmad, 11 Mohammed Shami, 12 Mohit Sharma
Super Giants have persistently subbed out Amit Mishra in the course of the season, at instances for Kyle Mayers or Ayush Badoni and that’s more likely to proceed on Sunday. The key query stays whether or not or not Quinton de Kock will lastly get a sport. It was Manan Vohra, who opened the innings for Super Giants final time, however there’s a probability they might slot in de Kock instead of Naveen-ul-Haq, or Marcus Stoinis, who hasn’t been within the biggest of type.
Probable XII: 1 Kyle Mayers, 2 Quinton de Kock, 3 Karan Sharma/Prerak Mankad, 4 Krunal Pandya (capt), 5 Marcus Stoinis, 6 Nicholas Pooran (wk), 7 Ayush Badoni, 8 Ok Gowtham, 9 Mohsin Khan, 10 Ravi Bishnoi, 11 Avesh Khan/Yash Thakur 12 Amit Mishra
There has been good bounce and carry for the quick bowlers in Ahmedabad, and tempo has been the extra profitable entity. This would be the second day sport this 12 months at this venue, with the primary being that Rinku Singh match the place each side scored over 200. It is anticipated to be sizzling and sultry in Ahmedabad with the temperatures more likely to contact 39 levels.