Check out both the squads for the ongoing IPL season:
Gujarat Titans
Hardik Pandya (c), Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammed Shami, Abhinav Sadarangani, Lockie Ferguson, Noor Ahmad, Rahul Tewatia, Dominic Drakes, R Sai Kishore, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Yash Dayal, Darshan Nalkande, Pradeep Sangwan, Alzarri Joseph, Wriddhiman Saha, David Miller, Gurkeerat Singh, Matthew Wade, B Sai Sudarshan, Varun Aaron
Lucknow Super Giants
KL Rahul (c), Marcus Stoinis, Ravi Bishnoi, Jason Holder, Deepak Hooda, Quinton de Kock, Manish Pandey, Mark Wood, Krunal Pandya, Ankit Singh Rajpoot, Avesh Khan, Dushmanta Chameera, Krishnappa Gowtham, Manan Vohra, Shahbaz Nadeem, Ayush Badoni, Mohsin Khan, Karan Sharma, Kyle Mayers, Mayank Yadav, Evin Lewis
“Dew is a huge factor and captains will love to chase down totals,” say Matthew Hayden and Graeme Swann at the pitch report from Wankhede Stadium.
Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians at the Brabourne Stadium on Sunday to go top of the table, while Punjab Kings stunned Royal Challengers Bangalore to go second. Check out the updated IPL 2022 points table here.
IPL 2022 Lucknow Super Giants preview: KL Rahul-led LSG will rely on strong Indian core to impress on debut
Lucknow Super Giants have a strong Indian core in KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Hooda, Shahbaz Nadeem, Avesh Khan and they will be key to their chances in their maiden season in the league. Chetan Narula analyses their chances in the team preview.
IPL 2022 Gujarat Titans preview: GT have the stars but will the support cast hold up?
Gujarat’s batting, despite a chink or two, is likely to pull through, thanks to their power hitters. The bowling, on the other hand, may cost them matches throughout this edition, writes Abhishek Mukherjee in the team preview here.
Armed with hard-hitting all-rounders, new entrants Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants would aim to start their IPL campaign on a winning note when they square off here on Monday.
Gujarat could most likely open with young Shubman Gill and Afghanistan batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who is also a wicket-keeper.
The duo can take any opposition attack to task, but would need to be wary of the bounce at the Wankhede Stadium.
Gujarat would heavily bank on the performance of their skipper Hardik Pandya, who has loads of experience playing at the Wankhede with Mumbai Indians.
Hello and a very warm welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 tournament between two debutants — Gujarat Titans (GT) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). It will be a faceoff between Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul, captains of GT and LSG respectively and both teams will look to make a positive first impression. Stay tuned for more updates.