Lucknow Super Giants will square off against Gujarat Titans at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Saturday. Both teams have got off to a decent start in the tournament and they will be looking to carry the good show.
LSG is in second place in the standings with four wins in six matches whereas GT is placed fourth in the points table with three wins in five games.
LSG would have been delighted after defending 154 runs against Rajasthan Royals in their previous match as they had come up with a fine bowling show. On the other hand, GT could not defend 177 against RR in their last game.
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Vijay Shankar has scored 850 runs in 54 IPL matches and he needs another 150 runs to complete 1000 runs in the tournament.
Rahul Tewatia has scored 759 runs in 69 IPL matches and he is 241 runs away from reaching the 1000-run mark in the IPL.
Wriddhiman Saha has scored 244 fours in the tournament and he requires another six fours to reach 250 boundaries.
LSG skipper KL Rahul has scored 346 fours in the IPL and needs another four fours to get to the 350 mark.
LSG pacer Jaydev Unadkat has bagged 91 wickets in 94 matches and he is nine wickets away from getting to the landmark of 100 scalps.
Ravi Bishnoi has taken 45 wickets in 43 matches and needs another five scalps to get to the landmark of 50 wickets.
Amit Mishra has scalped 169 wickets in the 157 IPL matches and thus he is two wickets away from leapfrogging Lasith Malinga’s tally of 170 wickets and becoming the third most successful IPL bowler.
