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Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will take on Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday, April 12. After winning their third match in the tournament at the expense of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by four runs, LSG will be eager to continue their winning momentum, but they will be facing a high flying GT side, who have won four matches in a row.
In their previous match, GT got the better of Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 58 runs, to not only move into the top place on the IPL 2025 points table, but also consolidate their net run rate (NRR) in the early stages of the tournament. Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the LSG versus GT IPL 2025 26th match.
LSG vs GT Match Details
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Match Number |
26 |
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Teams |
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) vs Gujarat Titans (GT) |
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Venue |
Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
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Time |
3:30 PM (IST) |
| On Field Umpire | Ulhas Gandhe, Swaroopanand Kannur |
| Third Umpire | Michael Gough |
LSG vs GT Head-to-Head Stats & Records
LSG and GT are two of the newest teams introduced in the IPL in the year 2022, and they have performed quite well over the last three seasons. In the five matches played between both the teams across the last three years, GT have had the upper hand over LSG, winning four times out of five, while not allowing them to score a total in excess of 180 yet.
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Lucknow Super Giants |
vs |
Gujarat Titans |
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5 |
Matches Played |
5 |
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1 |
Won |
4 |
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171 |
Highest Score |
227 |
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0 |
No Result |
0 |
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82 |
Lowest Score |
130 |
| 2 | Tosses Won | 3 |
| 1 | Elected To Bat | 2 |
| 1 | Elected To Field | 1 |
| 1 | Won Toss And Match | 3 |
| 1 | Toss Won, Batting First, Match Won | 2 |
| 0 | Toss Won, Bowling First, Match Won | 1 |
| 140.4 | Avg. Runs | 159.4 |
| 7 | Avg. Wkts | 5.4 |
LSG vs GT Pitch Report
The pitches at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow have been fantastic for batting in the first couple matches played at the ground in the IPL 2025. In one of the matches, MI nearly chased down a total in excess of 200 set by the hosts LSG at the start of the season. Over the years, there have been 16 matches played at this ground in the league, with the teams batting first winning eight, teams batting second winning seven, and one of them ending in no result. The average first innings score in the IPL here is 168.
Records and Stats at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
| Total Matches played | 16 |
| Matches won batting first | 8 |
| Matches won batting second | 7 |
| Matches with no result | 1 |
| Matches Tied | 0 |
| Average First Innings Score | 168 |
LSG vs GT Probable Playing XIs
LSG Probable Playing 11: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c)/(wk), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Rathi
Impact Player: Akash Deep, M Siddharth, Matthew Breetzke
GT Probable Playing 11: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, R Sai Kishore, Kulwant Khejroliya, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj
Impact Player: Sherfane Rutherford, Ishant Sharma, Washington Sundar
LSG vs GT Full Squads
LSG: Rishabh Pant (c)/(wk), David Miller, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Ayush Badoni, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Abdul Samad, Aryan Juyal, Akash Deep, Himmat Singh, M Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Singh, Shamar Joseph, Prince Yadav, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Arshin Kulkarni, Matthew Breetzke
LSG's Last Five Matches: Performance
| Loss | Win | Loss | Win | Win |
GT: Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Anuj Rawat (wk), Glenn Phillips, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Nishant Sandhu, Sherfane Rutherford, Mahipal Lomror, Rashid Khan, R Sai Kishore, Arshad Khan, Jayant Yadav, Washington Sundar, Karim Janat, Gurnoor Brar, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee, Ishant Sharma, Kulwant Khejroliya
GT's Last Five Matches: Performance
| Loss | Win | Win | Win | Win |
Top Captaincy and Vice-Captaincy Picks For LSG vs GT, Match 26, IPL 2025
Q. Why are Nicholas Pooran and Sai Sudharsan good choices for captaincy picks?
Nicholas Pooran is in incredible form with the bat currently in the IPL2025, not only making substantial contributions, but also hitting sixes at will at times.
Nicholas Pooran IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 5 | 288 | 72.00 | 225.00 |
Nicholas Pooran IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 81 | 2057 | 34.86 | 168.88 |
Sai Sudharsan is one of the most consistent batters in the league, scoring runs consistently and making match-winning contributions time and again in the new season.
Sai Sudharsan IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 5 | 273 | 48.41 | 141.60 |
Sai Sudharsan IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 30 | 1307 | 48.41 | 141.60 |
Q. Why are Mitchell Marsh and Jos Buttler good choices for vice-captaincy picks?
Mitchell Marsh is batting as well as anyone in the IPL 2025 in the early stages for LSG, which is why he could be a decent vice-captaincy option in the fantasy team.
Mitchell Marsh IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 5 | 265 | 53.00 | 180.27 |
Mitchell Marsh IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 47 | 931 | 23.87 | 139.37 |
Jos Buttler hasn’t quite been at his absolute best, but still, he has made a couple of decent scores for GT in the league this season.
Jos Buttler IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 5 | 202 | 50.50 | 162.90 |
Jos Buttler IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 112 | 3784 | 38.61 | 148.28 |
LSG vs GT, IPL 2025 Match 26: Top Players to pick
Aiden Markram: Aiden Markram is gaining confidence with each innings for LSG in the IPL 2025, and he could go on from strength to strength as the season goes along.
Aiden Markram IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 5 | 144 | 28.80 | 131.22 |
Aiden Markram IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 49 | 1139 | 29.97 | 131.22 |
Digvesh Rathi: Digvesh Rathi has become a strike bowler for LSG in such a short space of time, and his wicket-taking exploits are much-needed for the team to continue on their winning path.
Digvesh Rathi IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 5 | 7 | 7.75 | 8.08 |
Mohammed Siraj: Mohammed Siraj has been lethal with the new ball in the early stages of the IPL 2025, while he has bowled a few decent overs in the death as well.
Mohammed Siraj IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 5 | 10 | 7.70 | 12.00 |
Mohammed Siraj IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 98 | 103 | 8.60 | 20.17 |
Prasidh Krishna: Prasidh Krishna is the enforcer of GT in the league this season, not allowing the batters to attack him with his high pace and consistent shorter lengths.
Prasidh Krishna IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 5 | 8 | 7.05 | 14.25 |
Prasidh Krishna IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 56 | 57 | 8.75 | 22.09 |
LSG vs GT, IPL 2025 Match 26: Players to avoid
Avesh Khan: Avesh Khan has proven to be quite expensive for LSG in his first few appearances this season of the IPL.
Avesh Khan IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 4 | 3 | 10.67 | 30.00 |
Avesh Khan IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 67 | 77 | 8.99 | 18.51 |
Rahul Tewatia: Rahul Tewatia hasn’t had many opportunities to bat in the IPL 2025, while he isn’t bowling for GT for quite some time.
Rahul Tewatia IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Runs | S/R (BA) |
| 5 | 0 | 30 | 214.29 |
Rahul Tewatia IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Runs | S/R (BA) |
| 98 | 32 | 1043 | 136.16 |
LSG vs GT Match 26 Fantasy Team 1
Wicketkeepers: Jos Buttler, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant
Batters: Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Mitchell Marsh
All-Rounder: Aiden Markram
Bowlers: R Sai Kishore, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Digvesh Rathi
LSG vs GT Match 26 Fantasy Team 2
Wicketkeepers: Jos Buttler, Nicholas Pooran
Batters: Shubman Gill, Sherfane Rutherford, Sai Sudharsan, David Miller, Mitchell Marsh
All-Rounder: Aiden Markram
Bowlers: Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Digvesh Rathi
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