LSG vs GT, IPL 2023 Highlights: Gujarat Titans make stunning comeback to win by 7 runs

Mohit Sharma received the player of the match award for his match-winning bowling figures of 2/17. 

Gujarat Titans defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 7 runs in a last-over thriller that saw them pick up four wickets in four balls. 

Mohit Sharma picked up two back-to-back wickets of KL Rahul and Marcus Stoinis. Lucknow in trouble as they need 10 off 3 balls.

Ayush Badoni has been run out with Lucknow still needing 9 off 2 balls. 

Noor Ahmed has dismissed Nicholas Pooran for 1 off 7 balls. Lucknow 110/3  in 16.5 Overs.

Noor Ahmed dismissed Krunal Pandya for 23 off 23 balls. Lucknow Super Giants 106/2 in 14.3 Overs. 

KL Rahul scored a 38-ball half-century to help Lucknow with the chase against Gujarat Titans. 

Abhinav Manohar dropped Krunal Pandya's catch off Rashid Khan's bowling on the third ball of the 9th over. 

Rashid Khan dismissed Kyle Mayers for 24 off 19 balls. Gujarat Titans 55/1 in 6.3 Overs.  

KL Rahul has scored back-to-back boundaries off Rashid Khan's bowling. Lucknow are cruising comfortably against Gujarat. 

KL Rahul smashed back-to-back boundaries to score 7000 T20 runs. He became the quickest Indian to reach the milestone in 197 innings. 

Jayant Yadav has come in as an Impact Player in place of Shubman Gill. 

Gujarat Titans posted 135/6 in 20 overs against Lucknow Super Giants. Marcus Stoinis dismissed David Miller for 6 off 12 balls on the final ball of the innings.  

Marcus Stoinis dismissed Hardik Pandya for 66 off 50 balls. Gujarat Titans 132/5 in 19.2 Overs. 

Hardik Pandya scored a half-century off 44 balls. 

Naveen-ul-Haq dismissed Vijay Shankar for 10 off 12 balls to secure his maiden IPL wicket. Gujarat Titans 92/4 in 15 overs. 

Amit Mishra dismissed Abhinav Manohar for 3 off 5 balls. Gujarat Titans 77/3 in 11.4 overs. 

Wriddhiman Saha has been dismissed by Krunal Pandya for 47 off 37 balls. Gujarat Titans 72/2 in 10.3 overs. 

Gujarat Titans reach the 50-run mark against Lucknow Super Giants. Hardik Pandya and Wriddhiman Saha are batting in the middle. 

GT 29/1 after 5 overs.

GT gets an early setback. Shubman Gill goes without scoring. GT 4/1 after 1.2 overs.

All in readiness for the start of the LSG vs GT game

Hardik Pandya: We will bat first. Looks like a slow track, want to get the best out of it. There is no time to test our batters now. I am sure they have would have batted first as well if they won the toss. Although we chase well, we are batting first today. Alzarri misses out and Noor Ahmad comes in.

Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul(c), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran(w), Ayush Badoni, Naveen-ul-Haq, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi

Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya(c), Vijay Shankar, Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma

Gujarat Titans won the toss and opted to bat.

 Gujarat Titans probable XI

Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, David Miller, S Sudharsan, R Tewatia, A Manohar, H Pandya (c), Rashid Khan, Mohammad Shami, A Joseph, Mohit Sharma

Lucknow Super Giants probable Playing XI

KL Rahul (C), MP Stoinis, Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, KH Pandya, A Badoni, Nicholas Pooran(wk), Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Yudhvir Singh, Naveen ul-Haq

LSG Probable Impact Players

D Padikkal, J Root, D Ferreira, N Saini, M Ashwin

GT probable impact players

KS Bharat, D Shanaka, J Little, J Yadav, N Ahmad

Will KL Rahul answer to his critics and go all guns blazing against Gujarat Titans?

Who will prevail in this clash of the titants? Will Hardik Pandya's men get the better of LSG again or will LSG finally record its first victory over Gujarat Titans?

GT IPL squad

Hardik Pandya (C), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Kane Williamson, Odean Smith, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma.

The never-ending IPL 2023 action has reached to the match numbaer 30. And in this encounter two of the foremost crickters from Team India are set to square off. It will be KL Rahul vs Hardik Pandya today, it would be exciting to witness how this contest goes.

The LSG vs GT match will take place at the Ekana Sports City in  Lucknow. Thew match scheduled for a 3:30 PM start. 

When it comes to the head to head record, Gujarat Titans are 2-0 up over Lucknow Super Giants.

LSG IPL squad:

KL Rahul, Ayush Badoni, Karan Sharma, Manan Vohra, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Kyle Mayers, Krunal Pandya, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Nicholas Pooran, Jaydev Unadkat, Yash Thakur, Romario Shepherd, Daniel Sams, Amit Mishra, Prerak Mankad, Swapnil Singh, Naveen ul Haq, Yudhvir Charak