The Lucknow Super Giants, who were already out of the playoffs race before facing the Gujarat Titans, registered a 33-run victory at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday (May 22).
LSG batted first after winning the toss, put a massive 235 runs at the cost of two wickets. Mitchell Marsh led things well, scoring 117 runs in 64 balls.
The Australian batter got much-needed fire back from Nicholas Pooran, who smashed 56 runs unbeaten in 27 balls. He got support from Aiden Markram, who added 36 runs in 24 balls.
Even LSG captain Rishabh Pant contributed 16 runs in six deliveries and set a decent total of 235 runs in 20 overs.
In the process of scoring 235 runs, they lost just four wickets.
For the home side, Shahrukh Khan blasted 57 runs in 29 balls. As the top order of Gujarat was not able to shine well, they were able to add 202/9 in 20 overs.
Will O’Rourke took three wickets of Gujarat and broke their back overall. A loss against Lucknow has not taken GT out of the playoffs race, as they are already qualified.
But it can impact their command over the top two finish as GT have collated 18 points in 13 matches.
Second-placed Royal Challengers Bengaluru and third-placed Punjab Kings have both earned 17 points, but have played one less game.
As all teams play 14 matches before the playoffs, a top-two finish plays a massive role in making sure that they get two chances of reaching the final.
But now RCB and Punjab hold the better command in their hands. And all three of these sides are not facing each other in any of these upcoming games.
Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans
Player of the Match
Mitchell Marsh(LSG) · 117 (64)
Super Giants · 235/2 (20)
| Mitchell Marsh 117 (64) | Sai Kishore 1/34 (3) |
| Nicholas Pooran 56* (27) | Arshad Khan 1/36 (3) |
| Aiden Markram 36 (24) | Rashid Khan 0/36 (2) |
Titans · 202/9 (20)
| Shahrukh Khan 57 (29) | Will O’Rourke 3/27 (4) |
| Sherfane Rutherford 38 (22) | Ayush Badoni 2/4 (1) |
| Shubman Gill 35 (20) | Avesh Khan 2/51 (3.5) |
Toss: GT won the toss and decided to bowl
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium
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