Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans Match-26 Results

Right then, the Lucknow Super Giants pulled off a remarkable turnaround to defeat the high-flying Gujarat Titans, and this win will do wonders for their confidence. That’s all from us here in Lucknow, but we are not done yet on this double-header Saturday. Over in Hyderabad, the Punjab Kings have opted to bat first against the Sunrisers and have raced to 53 runs in just 3 overs. Switch tabs and join us there for all the action. Cheers!

Aiden Markram is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his brilliant knock of 58 runs from 31 balls. Shares that it was a slow start to the season, but after a couple of good knocks, he is now feeling much better. Mentions that with a packed schedule and changing conditions, there is a lot to take in, but he feels it's all about sticking to your game. Says that as a player, you always end up going back to your strengths. Emphasizes the importance of staying true to your game, and if the team benefits from it, that’s the most important thing. States that the deck did change a bit, and the lights coming on made a difference in easing the pitch.

Rishabh Pant, the victorious skipper of the Lucknow Super Giants, says he is pleased with the win, and they, as a team, are just taking one match at a time and believing in the process. Mentions that the idea was to bowl a lot of yorkers and into the wicket slower ones and the way the bowlers came back was special. Further says that he is feeling better with every game and spending more time in the middle just helps a player. Lauds Nicholas Pooran and says he is happy to have somebody of that class in his team and he reads the game well and doesn't just keep slogging.

Time for the presentation ceremony...

The holder of the Orange Cap, Nicholas Pooran, is in for a chat. Mentions that he is not too concerned about the Orange Cap, as it is all about the team’s wins. He describes that it was a beautiful wicket to bat on. He knows they have solid batting depth but stresses the importance of stitching partnerships. Emphasizes the need to understand what is required at different stages of the innings and how to approach the task at hand while also targeting specific bowlers.

Shubman Gill, the skipper of Gujarat Titans, says the wicket wasn't the easiest one to bat on from ball one and losing quick wickets didn't help their cause. Further adds that while batting first, the balls were sticking a bit, but the strike rotation was a concern that they will have to fix going ahead. Mentions the conversation was always to look for wickets, but after the halfway mark in the second innings, there was some dew, which eased the pitch. Concludes that to have taken the game so deep is a good positive that shows their fighting spirit.

Earlier, after being asked to bat first, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan dominated the proceedings for the Titans with a 120-run opening stand. Everything seemed to be going smoothly for GT while the duo was out in the middle, but once the partnership was broken, the tide turned dramatically. LSG stormed back into the contest, conceding just 60 runs and picking up 6 wickets in the final 8 overs. Ravi Bishnoi took a bit of tap in the first couple of overs but came back well to finish with a couple of wickets.

The way Pooran was batting, it looked like the Super Giants would complete the chase with an over or two to spare, but the Titans managed to take the game down to the final over after Pooran fell. GT could never really build any significant pressure with the ball, and not much went their way after they let it slip with the bat. However, they will take heart from the fact that they fought till the end and made the contest closer than it seemed at one point.

With Mitchell Marsh unavailable for the game due to personal reasons, Rishabh Pant stepped up to open the innings alongside Aiden Markram. While Pant found it tough to get going, Markram wasted no time in finding his rhythm, dispatching a few early boundaries to set the tone. He was given a life on 28, and made Gujarat Titans pay dearly for that miss. Though Markram eventually fell, Nicholas Pooran took charge and kept the chase on track with a commanding performance.

Third win on the trot for the Lucknow Super Giants! This one will feel particularly satisfying, given the character they showed to turn things around after GT were cruising at 120/0. The Gujarat Titans’ four-match winning streak comes to an end, and they will be kicking themselves for not making the most of the strong platform laid by their openers. Missed opportunities in the field didn’t help either for Shubman Gill and his men.

Sai Kishore to Ayush Badoni, Six!SIX! That's some shot to finish the game! Lucknow Super Giants win by 6 wickets. Sai Kishore comes from around the wicket and goes full, on middle and leg, Ayush Badoni slog sweeps it over mid-wicket for a big six to get the job done.

Sai Kishore to Ayush Badoni, Four!FOUR! Scores level! Sai Kishore keeps it short again and on middle and leg, Ayush Badoni slips on his knee and sweeps it firmly to the right of deep mid-wicket. Mohammed Siraj dives but fails to cut it off.

Sai Kishore to Abdul Samad, 1 run.Short and on middle and leg, Abdul Samad calmly turns it to square leg for a single. 5 needed off 5 balls.

Sai Kishore (1-0-24-0) will bowl the final over with LSG needing 6 runs.

Washington Sundar to Abdul Samad, 1 run.Full, on middle, Samad hits it to long on for a single. Just 3 runs and a wicket off Washington Sundar's last over. He ends well. Lucknow Super Giants need 6 more runs off 6 balls.

Washington Sundar to Abdul Samad, No run.A valuable dot! Bowls it full and outside off, Abdul Samad looks to punch it through the off side but gets beaten.

Abdul Samad is in next.

Washington Sundar to David Miller, OUT! b Washington Sundar.OUT! TIMBER! Is there a late twist in this game? You never know! Gujarat Titans will have to believe, though. Washington Sundar angles it in, coming on with the arm, full and on off. The ball skids through and keeps a bit low too. David Miller rocks back and looks to pull but the ball scoots under his bat to uproot the off stump.

Washington Sundar to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.Full again, at the stumps, Ayush Badoni nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Washington Sundar to David Miller, 1 run.Full, on middle and leg, David Miller knocks it down to long on for one.

Washington Sundar to David Miller, No run.Attacks the stumps, fuller and gets the ball to skid through, David Miller just about manages to keep it out.

Rashid Khan to David Miller, 1 run.Very full, on off, David Miller sweeps it to fine leg and picks up a single. 9 runs more needed for LSG.

Rashid Khan to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.Tossed up, around off, Ayush Badoni pushes it to deep cover and picks up a single.

Rashid Khan to Ayush Badoni, 2 runs.Full, on middle, Ayush Badoni works it to deep mid-wicket and gets two more runs.

Rashid Khan to Ayush Badoni, Four!FOUR! Nicely done. Rashid Khan drops it way too short and slides it on leg, Ayush Badoni gets on his knee and helps it on its way over short fine leg for a boundary.

Rashid Khan to Ayush Badoni, No run.Short one and on off, Ayush Badoni cuts it to backward point.

Rashid Khan to David Miller, 1 run.Full and on middle, Miller drives it to long on for a single.

Rashid Khan (3-0-26-1) will bowl out now.

Washington Sundar to David Miller, 1 run.Darted in, flat and short, on middle, punched through covers for a single by Miller.

Washington Sundar to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.Tossed up, on middle, knocked to long on for a single by Badoni.

Washington Sundar to David Miller, Bye.Bye! Floated up, around off, David Miller reaches out in front and looks to force the drive away but misses. Jos Buttler fails to gather it cleanly and concedes a bye.

Washington Sundar to David Miller, 2 runs.Oh dear, what could have been a runout is now a lifeline for David Miller! Jos Buttler has a day to forget! Full and on middle and leg, Miller swipes it to deep square leg and sets off for the second. Mohammed Siraj collects the ball well and fires it to the keeper and Jos Buttler moves in front of the stumps and looks to flick it back off his right hand as Miller dives in desperation to make it back home. The side on replays show the wickets were broken and Miller was short of his crease, but the ball popped out of Buttler's hand at the time the wickets were broken off the gloves.

Is that out? Or has the dive saved David Miller here? GT look pretty confident. Oh, dear, the replays show that Miller is short of his crease despite the dive, but the ball fell out of Jos Buttler's gloves as he tried to reach out and break the stumps. NOT OUT!

Washington Sundar to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.Fuller and at the stumps, Badoni nudges it to the right of the bowler, in front of long on for one.

Washington Sundar to Ayush Badoni, No run.Sundar drops it short and on off, Ayush Badoni cuts it to backward point.

Rashid Khan to David Miller, No run.Full again, outside off, David Miller taps it back to the bowler.

Rashid Khan to David Miller, No run.Full, at the stumps, David Miller blocks.

Rashid Khan to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.Fuller and on off, Ayush Badoni gets an outside edge to point, while trying to turn it across and picks up a single.

Rashid Khan to David Miller, 1 run.Short and on off, David Miller cuts it to deep point for one.

David Miller is in next.

Rashid Khan to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! c Shahrukh Khan b Rashid Khan.OUT! CAUGHT! Rashid Khan finally gets the big fish. A bit too late, but that should give him some confidence. Keeps it a tad short and on middle and off, Nicholas Pooran swipes across but does not get the height, nor the elevation. Hits it flat and straight to Shahrukh Khan at long on. Pooran falls for 61 (34).

Rashid Khan to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.DROPPED! Washington Sundar puts down a simple one and that just sums up his day in the game. Tossed up, on off and middle, Ayush Badoni slogs it to deep square leg. Washington Sundar moves to his left but charges in a bit, and the ball goes over. He tries to take it with both hands over his head, but it just doesn't stick. A single taken.

Washington Sundar to Nicholas Pooran, No run.Attacks the stumps, on a nagging length, Nicholas Pooran defends it solidly.

Washington Sundar to Nicholas Pooran, Six!SIX! Right out of the screws! On the pads, on a length, Nicholas Pooran needs no second invitation. Gets down on a knee and clobbers it over backward square leg for a biggie.

Washington Sundar to Nicholas Pooran, No run.Going across, flat and short, on off, Pooran cuts it straight to backward point.

Washington Sundar to Nicholas Pooran, No run.Short and on off, stabbed down on the off side.

Washington Sundar to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.A loud shout for LBW but turned down! Washington Sundar looks interested but Shubman Gill decides against the review. On off, on a nagging length, Badoni gets down for the sweep. The ball brushes his gloves and then hits the front pad. A single is taken as the ball goes towards square leg.

Washington Sundar to Nicholas Pooran, 1 run.Sprayed on the pads, on a length, Pooran swipes it to short fine leg for a single.

Prasidh Krishna to Nicholas Pooran, 1 run.Lands it on a shortish length, over middle, Pooran pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Prasidh Krishna to Nicholas Pooran, No run.Full on off, Pooran cautiously defends it back to the bowler.

Prasidh Krishna to Ayush Badoni, 2 Wides!Two wides! Length ball sliding down leg, Badoni swings his bat, but doesn't connect. Buttler dives to his left but doesn't collect it properly as the ball goes through his legs. Batters run on the misfield.

Prasidh Krishna to Nicholas Pooran, 1 run.From around the wicket to the left-hander, on a back of a length, pulled through mid-wicket for a single by Nicholas.

Prasidh Krishna to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.Back of a length on the off stump, hurrying the batter on the pull. Badoni gets it off the splice of the bat, as the ball goes towards long on. Single taken.

Prasidh Krishna to Ayush Badoni, No run.Full, on off, firmly driven to mid off by Badoni.

Prasidh Krishna to Nicholas Pooran, 1 run.Full on off, Pooran eases this one towards deep extra cover for a single.

Strategic Break! Lucknow Super Giants are cruising towards victory, and at this rate, they might even wrap things up early, giving their net run rate a healthy boost. Gujarat Titans have looked off-colour with the ball and now need something truly special to turn this around from the brink of defeat.

Mohammed Siraj to Ayush Badoni, 2 runs.On a length, on off, Ayush lofts it to the right of deep cover. Sai Kishore sprints and slides to his right to cut it off. Two runs taken.

Mohammed Siraj to Nicholas Pooran, 1 run.Yorker, that tails back into the left hander, on middle-leg, Pooran digs it out as he pushes it into the off side and sets off for a quick single.

Mohammed Siraj to Nicholas Pooran, Four!FOUR! FIFTY FOR POORAN! 4th half-century for Nicky P and he is enjoying a dream season. Pace taken off, around off, on a back of a length, Pooran waits for the ball to arrive and glides it aerially but well wide of short third to his left for a boundary.

Mohammed Siraj to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.Full on middle, Badoni flicks this one along the ground to long on for a single.

Mohammed Siraj to Nicholas Pooran, 1 run.Gets the yorker in, on off, Pooran jams it out to backward point for a single.

Mohammed Siraj to Nicholas Pooran, Six!SIX! ANOTHER ONE! Short delivery on off stump, Pooran brings out the pull shot again as he sends the ball way over the deep mid-wicket region.

Prasidh Krishna to Ayush Badoni, No run.Beaten! This skids through, on a hard length, around off, not that wide for the cut and Badoni throws his hands at it. The ball flies over his blade.

Prasidh Krishna to Ayush Badoni, No run.Full on middle, Badoni flicks it along the ground, straight to short mid-wicket. Dot ball.

Prasidh Krishna to Nicholas Pooran, 1 run.Back to pace on and on a shortish length, on middle, Pooran is hurried on the pull but manages to get this one away to deep backward square leg. They cross.

Prasidh Krishna to Nicholas Pooran, No run.Pace off delivery moving away, Pooran got deceived by it as he looked to flick it. The ball hit his back leg and went to the keeper. Well bowled!

Prasidh Krishna to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.On off, on a back of a length, steered down to deep third for a single by Ayush to get off the mark.

Ayush Badoni, the impact substitute replacing Digvesh Singh, comes in at number 4 for LSG.

Prasidh Krishna to Aiden Markram, OUT! c Shubman Gill b Prasidh Krishna.OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Prasidh Krishna strikes on his return to the attack! This will give some hope to the Titans. A fine innings from Markram comes to an end. Bowled with an upright seam, on a good length, on off, Aiden swings to go back over the bowler's head. Gets it off the toe end of the bat and skies it straight up towards long off where Shubman Gill runs to his right and takes a neat catch in front of the fence. Markram goes for 58 (31). LSG are now 123/2, needing 58 runs off 53 balls.

Mohammed Siraj to Nicholas Pooran, No run.On a shortish length, around off, Nicky P mistimes the pull towards mid on.

Mohammed Siraj to Aiden Markram, 1 run.Pace off delivery, on a length on middle-leg, Makram pushes it to long on for a single.

Mohammed Siraj to Aiden Markram, 2 runs.Pace taken off, on the pads, on a length, Markram tucks it with soft hands in front of square leg and comes charging back for the second run.

Mohammed Siraj to Aiden Markram, Four!FOUR! LSG are running away with the game here! Siraj goes short on off stump. Markram plays the tennis smash, as he slaps this over mid off for four.

Mohammed Siraj to Nicholas Pooran, 1 run.On a hard length, around off, Pooran looks to scoop it over the keeper but gets an outside edge that goes down to deep third for one.

Mohammed Siraj to Aiden Markram, 1 run.Length ball on off, Markram makes some room and pushes it to the deep extra cover region for a single.

Sai Kishore to Nicholas Pooran, Six!SIX! Back-to-back sixes and three in the over. Tossed up, on middle, Nicholas Pooran swings through the line and smokes it over long on to end the over just the way he started. 24 runs off the over!

Sai Kishore to Nicholas Pooran, Six!SIX! THAT HAS GONE WAY BACK INTO THE STANDS! Shorter and well outside off, allows Pooran to free his arms, as Pooran pulls this one way over the deep mid-wicket fielder for a big six.

Sai Kishore to Aiden Markram, 1 run.FIFTY FOR MARKRAM! He has consistently delivered at the top for Lucknow Super Giants. Gets to his second half-century of the season with a single. Full and on middle, he tucks it to square leg and picks up the run.

Sai Kishore to Aiden Markram, Four!FOUR! LOVELY! Slower tossed up delivery on off, Markram takes a step forward and hits it past the bowler, down the ground for four.

Sai Kishore to Nicholas Pooran, 1 run.Sai Kishore drops it short again, on off, Nicholas Pooran pulls it to the left of long on. Shahrukh Khan moves across and puts his body in line to keep it down to just a single.

Sai Kishore to Nicholas Pooran, Six!SIX!  BANG! WELCOME, SAI KISHORE! Quicker and flatter delivery just outside off, Pooran pulls it with serious power, as the ball goes deep into the stands over deep mid-wicket.

Washington Sundar to Nicholas Pooran, 1 run.Tossed up, on off, Nicholas Pooran eases the drive to point for one. An expensive first over of the season for Washington Sundar. He goes for 12 runs.

Washington Sundar to Nicholas Pooran, No run.Quicker and flatter on the middle stump, Pooran punches it off the back foot to short cover. Dot ball.

Washington Sundar to Nicholas Pooran, Six!SIX! Clubbed and how! Washington Sundar offers a bit more flight and keeps it full, on middle, Nicholas Pooran prods out and clobbers it over long off for a big six.

Washington Sundar to Nicholas Pooran, No run.Shorter in length on off, Pooran punches it back to the bowler. Dot ball.

Washington Sundar to Aiden Markram, 1 run.Nice and straight, at the stumps, Aiden Markram nudges it to long on for one.

Washington Sundar to Aiden Markram, Four!FOUR! NICELY PLAYED! Short and well outside off, Markram waits and waits, and finally opens his bat face at the last moment, and finds the gap between short third man and backward point.

Rashid Khan to Nicholas Pooran, 2 runs.Full and on middle, Nicholas Pooran tucks it to deep mid-wicket and picks up two more runs.

Halt! The physio is out to tend to Rashid Khan. Rashid is getting his left hand strapped. He is ready to resume.

Rashid Khan to Nicholas Pooran, 2 runs.Full on off, quicker in speed, Pooran drives it in the air towards Rashid Khan, who jumps and gets a hand to it. The ball goes towards the right of the long off fielder, who cuts it off near the boundary. Two runs taken. Harsh to call it a drop catch!

Rashid Khan to Nicholas Pooran, No run.Tossed up, on off, Nicholas Pooran chops it down the deck.

Rashid Khan to Nicholas Pooran, Six!SIX! AS EASY AS IT GETS! Full on middle and Pooran just plays a chip shot over the bowler's head. He times it so well that the ball clears the boundary with ease. Wow, he is some touch is Pooran!

Rashid Khan to Nicholas Pooran, No run.Attacks the stumps, on a fuller length, Nicholas Pooran blocks.

Rashid Khan to Aiden Markram, 1 run.Full length delivery on off, Markram drives it back to the bowler, who stops the ball with his foot. The ball deflects off his foot and goes towards long on. Single taken.

Prasidh Krishna to Nicholas Pooran, No run.Nicely bowled! A sharp bouncer over the off-stump line, Nicholas Pooran is way too early on his pull shot and misses to connect. A solid end to the over that started with a boundary. 6 runs and a wicket off it.

Prasidh Krishna to Aiden Markram, 1 run.Back of a length, on middle, Markram works it into the leg side, towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Prasidh Krishna to Nicholas Pooran, 1 run.Short and on middle, quicker than Pooran was expecting. He miscues the pull to the left of the bowler for a single.

Prasidh Krishna to Nicholas Pooran, No run.Back-of-a-length delivery on off, Pooran taps it into the pitch, back to the bowler.

Nicholas Pooran is in next.

Prasidh Krishna to Rishabh Pant, OUT! c Washington Sundar b Prasidh Krishna.OUT! CAUGHT! One shot too many from Rishabh Pant and his stay as an opener comes to an end. Lucknow Super Giants lose their skipper for 21 (18) and are 65/1. Prasidh Krishna bangs the deck, on a back of a length, over middle and Rishabh Pant gives the bowler a charge down the track. The ball skids through quickly and Pant throws his hands at it wildly and looks to pull. The ball takes a top edge and goes straight into the bread basket of Washington Sundar at deep third.