IPL 2024 Match 21, LSG Vs GT | Playing 11 Prediction, Cricket Tips, Preview & Live Streaming

LSG players celebrating a wicket in IPL 2024 (BCCI)

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Gujarat Titans will collide in match number 21 of the IPL 2024 season on April 7.

LSG will enter the contest off the back of successive wins over Punjab Kings and RCB. While KL Rahul’s LSG troops clearly hold the upper hand in terms of home advantage and superior IPL 2024 standings, they are yet to defeat Gujarat Titans in all their four prior attempts.

IPL 2024, LSG vs GT: Team Previews

Lucknow Super Giants

After falling 20 runs behind Rajasthan Royals, the KL Rahul-led LSG group got their IPL 2024 campaign up-and-running by upstaging Punjab Kings and RCB in successive games. Tearaway fast bowler Mayank Yadav shattered his opponents on both occasions and was fittingly adjudged as ‘Player of the Match’ in LSG’s two wins.

Openers Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul and middle-order barbarian Nicholas Pooran have also unleashed booming knocks for LSG off late, and have emerged as their three primary in-form batters. LSG is currently placed at number four on the IPL 2024 points table with two wins out of three games, finding themselves above Gujarat Titans on the basis of a superior NRR.

Gujarat Titans

Gujarat Titans, under new skipper Shubman Gill, recently lost to Punjab Kings in a clutch last-over thriller at home. Overall, their two wins and two defeats place them at number seven on the 10-team IPL 2024 points ladder.

As has been a case since last season, captain Shubman is also the leading run-getter from Gujarat Titans group in IPL 2024, having minted 164 of them from just four innings. B Sai Sudharsan has also bashed 160 runs from four outings, while players like David Miller and Rahul Tewatia have consistently flourished at the death.

Barring Mohit Sharma, bowling continues to remain a primary concern for Gujarat Titans setup. While the seasoned speedster has picked up seven wickets from four innings, teammates like Umesh Yadav and Rashid Khan are yet to make an impact this season.

IPL 2024, LSG vs GT: Match Details & Live Streaming 

IPL 2024, LSG vs GT: Lucknow Pitch Report

The conditions at Lucknow’s Ekana Cricket Stadium are generally conducive for batters, with considerable bounce on offer for the fast bowlers as well. Even during the first match played here this IPL 2024 season, LSG scored 199 runs upfront. The average first innings total across all eight IPL matches staged at the venue so far has emerged in the range of mid-150s. The captain winning the toss will likely opt to bat first, considering the teams batting first have secured five wins from seven completed IPL fixtures here.

IPL 2024, LSG vs GT: Probable Playing 11 

Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mayank Yadav and Manimaran Siddharth.

Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Kane Williamson, Vijay Shankar, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav and Darshan Nalkande.

IPL 2024, LSG vs GT: Fantoss Fantasy Tips 

IPL 2024, LSG vs GT: Winner Prediction

Owing to their home advantage, recent form and superior IPL 2024 standings; LSG will start out as favourites to upstage Gujarat Titans in number 21 of the season.

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