Hardik Pandya vs KL Rahul: In the first match of today (April 22) in IPL, two potential future captains of Team India will face each other. Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul will be in action at 3.30 pm. Both these players have been very successful as captains for their respective teams since the last IPL season till now. In such a situation, it will be very interesting to see their competition today.
Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya has made his team the champion in the last season. Gujarat is also present in the top-4 of the points table this time. On the other hand, KL Rahul took Lucknow Super Giants to the playoffs last season under his captaincy. This time also his team is performing strongly and is on the second position in the points table.
The teams of Gujarat and Lucknow are equally competitive. However, in the matches between these two teams in the last season, Gujarat won. Gujarat had defeated Lucknow in both the matches of IPL 2022. By the way, this time the Lucknow team is no less visible than Gujarat in any matter.
Who will kill the bet?
The batting of Gujarat Titans has been a bit weak this season. In batting, this team has been seen more dependent on Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya. Although Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia and David Miller have spread some color on a few occasions. This team is very good in bowling. There is a good balance between fast and spin bowlers. Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph and Mohit Sharma and Rashid Khan are bowling brilliantly.
Different batsmen of Lucknow Super Giants have proved themselves in different matches. In some matches, Kyle Mayers and Marcus Stoinis have wreaked havoc and sometimes Nicholas Pooran and KL Rahul have played match-winning innings. Ayush Badauni and Krunal Pandya are also doing their job well. Then there is no dearth of good bowlers in this team. In the fast bowler, this team has options like Mark Wood, Naveen Ul Haq, Yudhveer Singh and Avesh Khan, while Ravi Bishnoi and Amit Mishra are present in the spin department.
Overall, both the teams are evenly matched. However, in terms of batting, Lucknow’s team seems to dominate Gujarat a bit. In such a situation, it is possible that in today’s match, KL Rahul can show his team the way to victory against Gujarat.
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