Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul couldn't tell what went wrong for his team after failing to chase a low total of 135 against Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Saturday.
Though KL is the fourth-highest run-scorer in IPL this season, his strike rate is a concern. In seven matches, he has scored 262 runs at an average of 37.42 with two half-centuries and the best score of 74. His strike rate is 113.91 in IPL 2023 so far.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper KL Rahul's knock of 68(61) against Gujarat Titans (GT) on Saturday was insufficient to take his team across the finishing line, but he managed to become the third-highest 50-plus run scorer as an opener in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Shubman in this year's IPL has scored 228 in six matches with an average of 32.74 comprising two fifties. He has the best score of 67 and has a strike rate of 138.18.
With this win, GT is in the fourth position in the points table with four wins and two losses and a total of eight points. LSG is at the second spot with four wins and three losses and a total of eight points
Krunal was the leading bowler for LSG, with a spell of 2/16 in four overs. Marcus Stoinis took 2/20 in his three overs. Naveen and Amit took a wicket each.
In the previous match, LSG had beaten top-of-table Rajasthan Royals by 10 runs and placed in second position in the points table. Whereas, GT had also played against RR in their last encounter where RR won by three wickets.
Lauding Hardik Pandya for his all-round brilliance on the pitch, former England cricketer Paul Collingwood claimed the Baroda cricketer is someone whose given him a lot of headaches as England's coach.
In 396 T20s, Rashid has scored 1,943 runs at an average of 12.53 and a strike rate of over 142. He has one fifty in the format, with the best score of 56*. In IPL, he has delivered many match-winning cameos for GT as well
The win took Rajasthan Royals to eight points in five games and they now lead the 10-team table. Gujarat Titans, on the other hand, have six points in five games and find themselves in third place.
In the encounter between RR and defending champions GT, the duo of Sanju Samson and Hetmyer's half-centuries guided Rajasthan to win the match with four balls left and three wickets in hand at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Samson scored 60 runs in 32 balls and Hetmyer scored