The 26th match of IPL 2025 will be played between Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans from 3.30 pm on April 12. The match will be played at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. In this match, an interesting match can be seen between explosive batsman Nicholas Puran and fast bowler Mohammad Siraj, who is in the best form in the IPL match. In the scorching heat of Lucknow, an interesting match can be seen between these two teams.
At the same time, after winning four matches in the points table, the Gujarat team is holding the top due to better net runs. Lucknow Super Giants is at number 5 with 3 wins out of 5 matches.
The role of aggressive batsmen in this match will be important from Lucknow Super Giants. Puran has done well so far. He has scored 288 runs so far and his strike rate is 225 which can be a matter of concern for any opposing team. But he may face a tough challenge of Siraj in the match against Gujarat. Siraj has done well in Powerplay and has 10 wickets in five matches in his name. His economy rate is also 7.70.
Head to head record
LSG and Gujarat Titans have played 5 matches against each other in the IPL, in which GT has won 4 matches and LSG has won 1 match. Talking about the current season, Lucknow has registered three out of five wins and two defeats. Rishabh Pant -led team has won their last few matches. At the same time, GT is at the top of the points table by winning four of its first five matches. Shubman Gill & Company has won four consecutive games after losing 11th to Punjab Kings at the beginning of their campaign.
Pitch report
The Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow has so far held 16 matches in the IPL. The teams batting first have won eight matches, while the target -chasing teams have won on seven occasions. The average score in the first innings is 168. This season has so far performed better in batting. The captain who won the toss would like to bowl first.
Both potential playing 11
LSG-Eden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Puran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (captain and wicketkeeper), David Miller, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi
GT-Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (Captain), Jose Butler (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Sherfen Rutherford, Rahul Tewatiya, Shah Rukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravishrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammad Siraj, Principal Krishna