In the Indian Premier League season 16, double header matches are to be played on Saturday. In the first match, Lucknow will clash with Gujarat. This match can also be seen as a clash of two friends because the friendship between Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul is very deep. Although both KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya are proving to be brilliant as captains since last season. Both the teams remain part of the top 4 in the points table.
Lucknow has performed very well this year. Rahul’s team has won 4 out of 6 matches and is in second place in the points table. On the other hand, Hardik Pandya’s Gujarat has managed to win three out of five matches and remains at the fourth position in the points table. The net runrate of both the teams is very good.
Possible playing 11 of both the teams
Lucknow Super Giants Playing-11 (Batting First): KL Rahul (Captain), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran (Wicketkeeper), Ayush Badauni, Yudhveer Singh , Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Naveer Ul Haq.
Lucknow Super Giants Playing-11 (Bowling first): KL Rahul (Captain), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran (Wicketkeeper), Yudhveer Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Naveer Ul Haq, Amit Mishra.
Lucknow Super Giants Impact Players: Amit Mishra/Ayush Badauni.
Gujarat Titans Playing-11 (Batting First): Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (Wicketkeeper), B Sai Sudarshan, Hardik Pandya (Captain), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan , Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma.
Gujarat Titans Playing-11 (Bowling first): Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (Wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya (Captain), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Jose Little.
Gujarat Titans Impact Players: Jose Little/Vijay Shankar.