Titans wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha will miss the game due to back spasms, B Sharath is making his debut and Spencer Johnson has come in for Azmatullah Omarzai.
Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul said, "We are going to bat first. Looks like a good wicket, we batted first in the last two matches, defended very well. They have a better record against us, but they are a better team. We are playing with the same team. This is still his (Mayank Yadav) first season, he has suffered serious injuries on his body. For a 21-year-old boy he is very professional, it is important for us to manage him. We have some good fast bowlers and we have Morne and others to look after them.
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill said, "We would have bowled first, I am happy." We were on top of the game till 33 overs of the match, the last 7 overs were not in our favor. We have some changes. Saha missed the game due to back spasms and BR Sharath made his debut for us. Spencer comes back for Omarzai. We have to forget what happened in the last match.”
LSG is fourth on the points table with two wins from three matches, while GT is seventh with two wins and as many losses from four matches.
Playing XI:
Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (wk/captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Mark Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Yes Thakur, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mayank Yadav.
Replacements: Manimaran Siddharth, Deepak Hooda, Amit Mishra, Yudhveer Singh Charak, Arshad Khan
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (capt), Sharath BR (w), Sai Sudarshan, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, Umesh Yadav, Spencer Johnson, Darsh Nalkande, Mohit Sharma.
Options: Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, Matthew Wade, Manav Suthar Jayant Yadav
-- HS/CS
Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul said, "We are going to bat first. Looks like a good wicket, we batted first in the last two matches, defended very well. They have a better record against us, but they are a better team. We are playing with the same team. This is still his (Mayank Yadav) first season, he has suffered serious injuries on his body. For a 21-year-old boy he is very professional, it is important for us to manage him. We have some good fast bowlers and we have Morne and others to look after them.
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill said, "We would have bowled first, I am happy." We were on top of the game till 33 overs of the match, the last 7 overs were not in our favor. We have some changes. Saha missed the game due to back spasms and BR Sharath made his debut for us. Spencer comes back for Omarzai. We have to forget what happened in the last match.”
LSG is fourth on the points table with two wins from three matches, while GT is seventh with two wins and as many losses from four matches.
Playing XI:
Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (wk/captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Mark Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Yes Thakur, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mayank Yadav.
Replacements: Manimaran Siddharth, Deepak Hooda, Amit Mishra, Yudhveer Singh Charak, Arshad Khan
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (capt), Sharath BR (w), Sai Sudarshan, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, Umesh Yadav, Spencer Johnson, Darsh Nalkande, Mohit Sharma.
Options: Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, Matthew Wade, Manav Suthar Jayant Yadav
-- HS/CS
