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- GT vs LSG Highlights, IPL 2025: Lucknow beat table-toppers Gujarat by 33 runs
GT vs LSG Highlights, IPL 2025: Lucknow beat table-toppers Gujarat by 33 runs
With 18 points from 12 matches, Gujarat have already secured a playoff place, but with Bengaluru and Punjab close behind on 17 points, the race remains tight.
Gujarat’s form has been impressive, especially their top trio of B Sai Sudharsan (617 runs), Shubman Gill (601), and Jos Buttler (500), who have combined for 16 half-centuries and a century, anchoring most of the team’s wins.
This dominance, however, has left their middle order less tested. Their bowling attack, led by Prasidh Krishna (21 wickets), Mohammed Siraj, and R Sai Kishore, has been equally effective. The return of Kagiso Rabada adds further firepower.
Meanwhile, Lucknow’s playoff hopes were dashed after a heavy loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad. The team, led by Rishabh Pant, has been plagued by inconsistency, injuries, and poor performances, especially from their overseas players Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, and Nicholas Pooran.
Key injuries to pacers Mohsin Khan and Mayank Yadav, along with fitness issues for Avesh Khan and Akash Deep, have weakened their bowling.
Pant admitted that injuries and absences impacted their season, and with spinner Digvesh Rathi suspended for an on-field altercation, Lucknow faces an uphill battle to turn their fortunes around.
Prasidh Krishna to Mitchell Marsh, Fuller and on middle, Mitchell Marsh drills it to long on for a single.
- Mitchell Marsh 39 (29)
- Aiden Markram 29 (19)
Sai Kishore to Mitchell Marsh, Shortish and around off, Mitchell Marsh slaps it to extra covers for one.
Sai Kishore to Mitchell Marsh, Slows it up, full and on leg, Mitchell Marsh goes for the sweep but misses and gets hit on the body.
Sai Kishore to Mitchell Marsh, Quicker, full and on middle, Mitchell Marsh works it off the inner half of the bat to square leg.
Sai Kishore to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! Clears the fence! Tossed up, full and on middle. Mitchell Marsh gets to pitch of it and launches it over the bowler;s head fora biggie.
Sai Kishore to Aiden Markram, Flatter, full and on leg, Aiden Markram clips it through mid-wicket for a single.
Sai Kishore to Aiden Markram, Floated, short and on off, Aiden Markram punches it to short covers.
- Mitchell Marsh 32 (25)
- Aiden Markram 28 (17)
Prasidh Krishna to Mitchell Marsh, Another appeal for caught behind, but turned down! A sharp bouncer, on off, takes off viciously, Mitchell Marsh looks to pull it away but misses. Jos Buttler grabs it and appeals but nothing doing.
Prasidh Krishna to Mitchell Marsh, Goes a bit fuller and on middle, Mitchell Marsh blocks it out.
Prasidh Krishna to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! SMACKED! Short of a length and on middle, sits up nicely for the batter. Mitchell Marsh gets into position quickly and hammers it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.
Prasidh Krishna to Mitchell Marsh, Pitched up but down the leg side again, Mitchell Marsh looks to whip it away but misses as the ball goes through to the keeper. There is a slight noise and the GT players appeal, but not given. Gill does not take the review, and UltraEdge also shows no spike. Strange!
Prasidh Krishna to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Easy pickings! Good length but angling down the leg side, Mitchell Marsh just has to get some bat on it and he does that to tickle it to the fine leg fence for a boundary.
Prasidh Krishna to Mitchell Marsh, Ouch! Hard-length delivery, on middle, Mitchell Marsh looks to heave it across the line but misses and gets hit on the right thigh.
STRATEGIC BREAK. It's been a positive start for the Super Giants after an eventful start to the match. Yet again, Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh have laid the groundwork, setting a good foundation for the middle overs. Gujarat Titans will aim to hunt in a pack to derail the momentum of the opposition. However, we have seen some uneven bounce as the ball is skidding through and the odd ones have troubled the batters fairly. Siraj bowled an excellent opening spell, conceding just 17 runs, but positively for LSG, they haven't lost a wicket yet. For the breakthrough, the Purple Cap holder, Prasidh Krishna, has been summoned into the attack. He replaces Mohammed Siraj.
- Aiden Markram 28 (17)
- Mitchell Marsh 22 (19)
Kagiso Rabada to Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada bangs this one into the pitch, on middle. Aiden Markram looks to pull it away but misses as the ball loops up off his back towards short third where Prasidh Krishna grabs it. The crowd thinks it is out, but it is not, and Gill does not even bother to review it. Lucknow Super Giants are 53 for no loss at the end of the Powerplay!
Kagiso Rabada to Mitchell Marsh, Pitched up and around middle, Mitchell Marsh lofts it towards long on for one.
Kagiso Rabada to Aiden Markram, Takes pace off, full toss but dipping in, Aiden Markram knocks it towards long on for a run.
Kagiso Rabada to Aiden Markram, SIX! BOOM! Even better and bigger too! Goes a bit fuller this time, on middle and leg. Aiden Markram clears his front leg away and tonks it over the long on fence for half a dozen more. 50 up for LSG!
Kagiso Rabada to Aiden Markram, SIX! That is a shot and a half! Back of a length and on middle, angling in, not that short though. Aiden Markram stands tall, rides the bounce well and smacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
Kagiso Rabada to Mitchell Marsh, A loopy low full toss, on middle, Mitchell Marsh drills it to long on for a single.
- Aiden Markram 15 (13)
- Mitchell Marsh 20 (17)
Mohammed Siraj to Aiden Markram, Siraj follows the batter as Markram shuffles outside leg to create room for himself. He bangs it into the surface and gets that extra lift of the deck, beating the batter who tries to loft it over the infield on the off side. Just 5 off the over and Mohammed Siraj's figures so far read 3-0-17-0. And just 12 off the last two overs for LSG.
Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Marsh, On a good length, over the top of middle, Mitchell Marsh tucks across to mid-wicket for a single.
Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Marsh, Slightly pulls the length back, around off, Marsh punches it to the cover region.
Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Excellent timing! Pitched a bit too full on this occasion, around off, Mitchell Marsh with a firm push down the ground and collects a boundary wide of long off.
Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Marsh, Aims the stumps, does Siraj, on a good length, Mitchell Marsh gets behind the line and punches it off the back foot.
Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Marsh, Ouch! That must have hurt! Back of a length, angling straight back into the batter, skidding through. Mitchell Marsh swivels for pull but the ball passes below the bat and rams straight in the lower abdomen part of the batter.
Is that a No Ball? Aiden Markram has taken the review to challenge the on-field call. However, the Ball Tracking shows that the ball is dipping and is under the waist of the batter. It is a fair delivery and LSG lose a review.
- Aiden Markram 15 (12)
- Mitchell Marsh 15 (12)
Kagiso Rabada to Aiden Markram, Rabada slips in a full toss, around the waist height of the batter, on the off stump. Aiden Markram tries to sway away from the line, trying to drop his wrists, and the ball passes over the stumps before reaching the keeper. Markram has opted for a review for No Ball not given. The side-on replay comes with the Ball Tracking and the technology shows that the ball is just below the waist height. It is a fair delivery.
Kagiso Rabada to Aiden Markram, Sees the batter shuffling down the leg side, Kagiso Rabada follows the batter, pitching it outside leg on a length, Aiden Markram is cramped for room as he looks to pull it across the line. The ball passes below the bat and he gets rapped right at the box.
Kagiso Rabada to Aiden Markram, A precise yorker, on off, Markram shovels it out to the off side.
Kagiso Rabada to Mitchell Marsh, Another chance! Fired in fuller at the off pole, Mitchell Marsh gets on the front foot and pushes it straight back to the bowler, playing it a bit uppishly. The ball comes flat towards KG Rabada's right and he tries to snaffle that, but parries it to the mid on region for a single.
Kagiso Rabada to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Nicely done! A yard behind fuller length, on off, Mitchell Marsh picks the length in a trice and heaves it over mid-wicket for a cracking boundary.
Kagiso Rabada comes into the attack now. Before he starts his spell, the ground staff is putting some more sawdust on the landing area. Also, Mohammed Siraj is out of the field for now as the physio is icing the finger that he hurt in the last over.
Kagiso Rabada to Mitchell Marsh, IN THE AIR...Lands safe! Starts with a length ball, around off, with some skid through the deck. Mitchell Marsh prods forward to loft it over long off. He does so, but with not much timing and luckily for him, the ball lands behind mid off. Two taken.
- Mitchell Marsh 8 (9)
- Aiden Markram 15 (9)
Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Marsh, Touch full, on off, Mitchell Marsh taps the ball to the right of the bowler. Siraj dives to his right on the follow-through and makes a half stop as the ball is parried behind him for a single.
Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Marsh, Nagging length, on middle, worked to mid-wicket.
Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Marsh, DROPPED! A tough chance, but a chance nevertheless! Short of a good length, just outside off, Mitchell Marsh finds the ball a bit too high due to extra bounce and flat bats it off the toe end of the bat. It goes flat and straight back to the bowler. Mohammed Siraj attempts for the return catch, but couldn't cling on it. The ball rolls to the mid on region but they don't cross over.
Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Marsh, Swing and a miss! Length ball, around off, Mitchell Marsh has a wild swing across the line, only to connect thin air.
Mohammed Siraj to Aiden Markram, Good length on the middle, punched to the leg side, for a quick single.
Mohammed Siraj to Aiden Markram, Dropped? Looks so. Length-delivery, on the leg stump, Aiden Markram heaves across, a bit uppishly, and to the left of the short mid-wicket fielder. The ball dips low towards the left of Sai Kishore who is a bit late to react on the ball. Gets fingertips on it and the ball rolls behind to the mid-wicket region. Two taken.
- Mitchell Marsh 7 (5)
- Aiden Markram 12 (7)
Arshad Khan to Mitchell Marsh, A bit too full and on the leg stump, Mitchell Marsh with a straight bat face, knocks it straight toward mid on. 14 off Arshad's first over.
Uh..oh! Arshad Khan has gone down again in a similar fashion, and this time it looked even worse. Everyone is a bit concerned, and the physio is in again. The landing area is being covered with a lot of sawdust, and hopefully, it will not happen again. Khan to continue now.
Arshad Khan to Aiden Markram, Gets to pitch the ball fuller, across off, Aiden Markram prods forward and drives it wide of cover for a single.
Arshad Khan to Mitchell Marsh, Pitched up and around leg, Mitchell Marsh steps across but misses his flick as the ball goes off his pads towards short fine. A leg bye is taken.
Arshad Khan to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! BANG! Mitchell Marsh goes big now! Arshad Khan lands this one on a hard length but well outside off. Marsh extends his arms to reach for it and carves it over extra cover for a biggie. The Bison gets going now.
Arshad Khan to Aiden Markram, Touch fuller and on off, Aiden Markram knocks it towards mid off for a quick single. Mohammed Siraj failed to collect it cleanly or else there could have been a run out chance.
Arshad Khan to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Cracking shot! Just back of a length and around off. Aiden Markram pounces on the width offered and crunches it through covers for a boundary.
Arshad Khan to Aiden Markram, Arshad Khan begins with a fuller one but down the leg side, Aiden Markram misses his flick. Wided.
Arshad Khan to share the attack. Oh..no! His back leg slipped in his delivery run-up, and he landed hard on his left shoulder. The physio is in to check on him, but it looked like a nasty fall. He is fine and good to continue.
- Aiden Markram 6 (4)
- Mitchell Marsh 1 (2)
Mohammed Siraj to Aiden Markram, Angling into the batter, on top of leg stump, Aiden Markram punches it to the left of mid on for a single.
With 18 points from 12 games, Gujarat have already sealed a playoff berth, but with Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings just a point behind, there's little room for complacency.
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The Titans have been firing on all cylinders. Their top order — led by Orange Cap holder B Sai Sudharsan (617 runs), skipper Shubman Gill (601), and Jos Buttler (500) — has carried the batting on its shoulders, combining for 16 half-centuries and a century this season. Their dominance has left the middle order largely untested, but Gujarat haven’t needed late heroics thanks to their consistent starts.
On the bowling front, their Indian pace contingent has led the charge. Prasidh Krishna sits atop the wicket charts with 21 scalps, while Mohammed Siraj and left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore have picked up 15 apiece. South African quick Kagiso Rabada’s return from suspension has further bolstered the attack.
Lucknow, meanwhile, have seen their playoff hopes vanish after a crushing loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad. On a four-game losing streak, their season has been marred by injuries, inconsistency, and underwhelming performances from key Indian players — notably captain Rishabh Pant, whose poor run with the bat has hurt the team.
Despite some standout performances from overseas players like Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, and Nicholas Pooran, the middle order has offered little support. Injuries to frontline bowlers have compounded their misery — Mohsin Khan missed the entire season, while Mayank Yadav was sidelined for most of it. Avesh Khan and Akash Deep also battled fitness concerns.
After their recent loss, Pant admitted the team couldn’t plug the gaps left by injured players. “It could have been one of our best seasons, but there were too many setbacks,” he said.
The latest blow comes in the form of a one-match suspension for Digvesh Rathi — LSG’s leading wicket-taker with 14 wickets at an economy of 8.18 — for his on-field spat with Abhishek Sharma. His absence further weakens an already depleted squad as they prepare to face one of the tournament’s most complete sides.
