Led by KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya, both the teams would like to start well. Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder and Kyle Meyers will not be available for LSG due to national duty.
Gujarat Titans & Lucknow Super Giants Predicted Playing 11
Evin Lewis and Quinton de Kock can open the innings and KL Rahul can play at number three. Manish Pandey, Krunal Pandya and Deepak Hooda are going to be responsible in the middle order.
Probable XI: Evin Lewis, Quinton De Kock (wk), KL Rahul (c), Mainsh Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Krishnappa Gautam, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Ankit Rajput and Andrew Tye.
For Gujarat Titans, except Alzarri Joseph, all other players will be available for selection. Wriddhiman Saha can open with Shubman Gill.
Hardik Pandya, Vijay Shankar and David Miller will be seen handling the middle order. Mohammed Shami, Lockie Ferguson and Rashid Khan will be the main bowlers. Rahul Tewatia will play the role of an all-rounder.
Probable XI: Shubhman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Hardik Pandya (c), Rahul Tewatia, Drakes, Rashid Khan, Mohmmad Shami, Lockie Ferguson and Sai Kishore
While batting first at Wankhede, 39 times teams have won the match. On the other hand, while chasing the score, teams have won 44 times. The highest first innings score at this ground is 235 which was made by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2015.
No team has been able to chase a score of 200 or more at this ground. Gujarat Titans captain Hardik has scored 471 runs at the Wankhede with an average of around 30.
Considering the strengths and weaknesses of both teams, it appears that Lucknow Super Giants have upper hand in this match.
For Buaksib Fantasy league fans, GT vs LSG squad 11 can be this:
Wicketkeeper : Quinton de Kock.
Batsmen : KL Rahul (Captain), David Miller, Deepak Hooda and Shubman Gill.
All- rounders : Rahul Tewatia, Hardik Pandya (Vice-captain) and Krunal Pandya.
Bowlers : Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan and Rashid Khan.
GT vs LSG will be played on Monday (March 28) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and will start at 07:30 PM IST. The match can be watched live on Star Sports Network and Hotstar