LSG vs GT, IPL 2023: Records and Stats at Ekana Sports City

The defending Champions Gujarat Titans will travel to Lucknow as they lock horns against Lucknow Super Giants in match number 30 of IPL 2023 at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

Gujarat Titans will be coming into the contest after a nervy-three wicket loss over Rajasthan Royals courtesy of ruthless power-hitting from Shimron Hetmyer. With three wins in five games, they are placed fourth in the points table.  Shubman Gill has been their stand-out performer with 228 runs in as many as five games and a healthy average of 45.60. In the bowling department, Rashid Khan has been phenomenal with 11 scalps in five games.

Other batters and bowlers too stood-up whenever required for LSG, Sai Sudharsan came up with two crucial half-centuries and Mohammed Shami has accounted to 10 wickets in five games. The defending champions would look to bounce back the winning ways.

Lucknow Super Giants, on the other hand, will be coming into the contest after defeating Rajasthan Royals in their previous encounter by 10 runs in a low scoring-affair. With four wins out of six games they are placed second in the points table.

Kyle Mayers have been the go-to man for LSG, as he aggregated 219 runs in six games at an average of 36.50 and has scored three half-centuries. KL Rahul Nicholas Pooran and Marcus Stoinis too came up with half-centuries at crunch situations to help team win games. Mark Wood has been pretty impressive in the bowling department, he has taken 11 wickets in 4 games so far and he is one of the main contender for purple cap this year. LSG would look to continue the winning momentum going.

Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans Head-to-Head, IPL 2023:

In two games played between each other, Gujarat Titans have dominated the contest winning both games.

Matches Played	2
Lucknow Super Giants	0
Gujarat Titans	2

IPL Stats and Records at Ekana Stadium:

In as many as three games played at this venue, Pacers have bowled at an average of 20.1 and have struck at 15.8 compared to spinners who average 22.16 at a strike rate of 18.2. Teams batting second have the upper hand with 2 wins to teams batting first’s one win. Teams winning toss have preferred to chase at this venue.

Average first batting score at this venue is 157.

Ekana Stadium	Stats
Matches Played	3
Number of wins batting first	1
Number of wins batting second	2
Average First Innings score	157.7
Average powerplay Score	43.2
Average death overs score	47.1

LSG vs GT Strategy and Match-ups:

Mohammed Shami has dismissed KL Rahul twice in as many as 17 balls and have given only 13 runs and Rashid Khan has troubled Nicholas Pooran with one dismissal in 20 balls while giving away just 13 runs. Hardik Pandya might bowl three overs with Shami in powerplay to counter Rahul and will bring-in Rashid is the second half of the innings. Another interesting Matchups is between Shubman Gill and Avesh Khan, Gill has been dismissed twice in 37 balls and has scored only 39 runs while David Miller has scored 50 runs in 30 balls against Avesh Khan and has been dismissed twice. KL Rahul will use Avesh Khan both in powerplay and death overs.