The Lucknow Super Giants are currently in fourth position in the points table. They have played three games and won two of them. Their net run rate stands at +0.483. The team from Lucknow secured their second consecutive victory over the Royal Challengers Bangalore last time they played in IPL 2024. If they can start well in the early stages of the match, it signifies a significant advantage for their team in this competition. Quinton de Kock is the top scorer for the Lucknow Super Giants with 81 runs off 56 balls. De Kock has scored at a strike rate of 144.64. Nicholas Pooran also boosted his performance in the last match, especially in the middle overs. He scored 40 runs off 21 balls at a strike rate of over 190. As for the bowling, the standout bowler for Lucknow was Mayank Yadav. This speedster took three wickets in four overs with an excellent economy rate of 3.50. Navin-ul-Haq also picked up two wickets, and among other bowlers who took wickets were Marcus Stoinis, M. Siddharth, and Yash Thakur.
The Gujarat Titans finished second in IPL 2023. They also accumulated the same number of points as the Lucknow Super Giants, but their net run rate stands at -0.580. In the points table, they occupy the 6th position with four points. However, last year’s finalists are not performing very well in the league so far. The highlight of their season was a victory over the Mumbai Indians earlier in the league. The Gujarat Titans have failed to maintain their stability this year. The standout player for Gujarat has been Sai Sudarshan. He has scored 127 runs in the last three games with an average of 42.33. The failure of other top-order batsmen has been a concern. The absence of Mohammed Shami in the bowling department has hurt their prospects, although replacement Mohit Sharma has done a commendable job. Sharma has taken six wickets in three games with an economical rate of 5.50. Rashid Khan hasn’t performed very well this year and has taken only three wickets.
