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What: LSG vs GT, Match 30, IPL 2023 at 3:30 PM local

Where: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

What to expect: A game of attrition. The match is being played on pitch #6 on the square and will bring with it a new set of dynamics. The first three IPL games here have witnessed 193 playing 143, 121 playing 127, and 159 playing 161, so what scores await us in this game is anybody’s guess. But what’s known is that the square is very dry and the curators are trying their best to make do this season before looking at long-term solutions.

Fortunately for the players, the temperatures have come down lately in Lucknow but that’s not to suggest that an afternoon game wouldn’t test the players.

Teams

Lucknow Super Giants

Quinton de Kock batted beside KL Rahul during practice but after Mayers’ fifty in the last game, it looks unlikely that he will get a crack. Mark Wood didn’t play the last game in Jaipur and he’s unlikely to play the afternoon game, especially with Naveen-ul-Haq starting well in his absence. The Afghanistan pacer looked unflappable bowling to the likes of Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, and Yashasvi Jaiswal on his IPL debut and will be keen to emulate the same at home.

Tactics & matchups: Kyle Mayers strikes at under 89 against left-arm pacers and will have to come out trumps against the challenge of Joshua Little.

Probable XI: KL Rahul(c), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran(w), Ayush Badoni, Naveen-ul-Haq, Avesh Khan, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ravi Bishnoi

Gujarat Titans

Vijay Shankar has been in and out with back spasms and even missed the last game. If he’s fit, he should slot back right in for Abhinav Manohar.

Tactics & matchups: Expect Rashid Khan to bowl in the PowerPlay to KL Rahul, whom he has dismissed thrice already. The LSG opener averages 6 and strikes at 60 against the legspinner.

Probable XI: Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar/Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma/Noor Ahmad (Impact Player)

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