The Gujarat Titans, who have confirmed their place in the GTVSLSG playoffs, will win against the Lucknow Super Giants on Thursday and will field the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 points to strengthen their grip in the top in the 2025 points. At the same time, the Lucknow league that has been out of the race of qualification would like to have a positive end.
Shubman Gill -led Gujarat Titans have performed well in the last six matches, winning five in the last six matches. In this season of IPL, Gill and Sai Sudarshan have scored a total of 839 runs in 12 innings at an average of 76.3. He is just 100 runs away from breaking the record of most runs (939) scored by any pair in a session in IPL history. The all -round strength of Gujarat Titans shows Khalak to win the title. Playing at number three in batting order, Joss Butler has scored 500 runs in 11 innings with an average of 71.4 and a strike rate of 164 while playing in the opening and middle order.
On the other hand, Rishabh Pant -led Lucknow has faced a disappointing season. Pant has scored only 135 runs in 11 innings of the entire session at an average of 12.3. It is necessary to get their form to win the match. Despite a 115 -run combative partnership between Aidan Marakram and Mitchell Marsh, the team failed to defend the competitive score due to poor bowling and strategic lapse. The middle order of Lucknow has been staggering under pressure. Nicholas Puran and Ayush Badoni performed brilliantly, but he lacking continuity. Lucknow trusted its three top foreign batsmen this season and initially benefited from it. Aden Marrakash, Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Puran have crossed the 400 -run mark. Bowlers including Akash Deep, Avesh Khan and Ravi Bishnoi have failed to succeed on important occasions.
The all -round strength of Gujarat Titans underlines Lalk to win his title. Gujarat’s bowling unit is at its peak. Interestingly, they mostly throw out of the over powerplay, Arshad Khan and Rashid Khan have been effective, while experienced Cagiso Rabada and Mohammad Siraj have added depth and control. Famous Krishna and Sai Kishore have performed well.
