LSG vs GT highlights IPL 2024: Yash Thakur takes five as Lucknow Super Giants beats Gujarat Titans by 33 runs

Yash Thakur for his last. Doesn’t take a single on offer on the first ball. Slog sweeps the second ball for a SIX!! He’s keeping LSG’s hopes alive. OUT! Slogs another ball towards leg side and gets caught on the boundary. Short ball and Noor Ahmed upper cuts it for four! OUT! Noor is gone and Yash Thakur records a fifer!

LSG beat GT by 33 runs.

Tewatia is farming the strike for the entire over. First four balls are dots but he finally manages to get a boundary on the fifth ball. He takes a single on the last ball and keeps the strike. 

Yash for his third over. Tewatia picks the length ball and hits over square leg for a SIX. Another four! Swings the short ball away towards fine leg. Not the best effort in the deep. 

Naveen continues. Three singles in three balls. Another single. The chase is going nowhere so far. Tewatia goes over cover and an excellent fielding cuts it down to just two runs. OUT! Umesh holes out to long on. 

Yash is back. OUT! Shankar is gone. Short ball outside off, Shankar tries to cut, gets an edge to keeper. 

Rashid Khan at the crease now. Gujarat will still fancy its chances with Rashid and Tewatia at the crease. Well that didn’t last long. Rashid tries to loft over mid off but ends up giving a simple catch to the fielder. Rashid goes for a three-ball-duck. 

Umesh Yadav is the new man in. Just one run from the over, that too from a leg bye. So a double wicket maiden for Yash!

Naveen is back. A dot on the first ball. Shankar takes a single on the second ball. Another single on the third ball. Length ball and Shankar smokes it over midwicket for a SIX. Good shot. Follows it up with a single. 10 runs from the over. 

OUT! Third wicket for Krunal Pandya and Darshan Nalkande has to walk back. Tries to play it fine but hits the ball straight to short fine leg. 

Rahul Tewatia is the new man in. He’s off the mark with a single. Another great over. 3/11 in four overs for Krunal Pandya. 

Suddharth for his last over. Nalkande smacks him straight over the head for a six. Eight runs in the first five balls. And a single to the finish the over. 

Krunal Pandya continues. He’s getting the ball to grip off the surface. Three singles in four balls. Brilliant over. Just four runs off it. 

Bishnoi back with the ball, turns it in but Shankar flicks for a single. Another single follows by Nalkande, the new batter. A dot and a single next as Bishnoi continues his economical stint. Nalkande flicks it behind to give Shankar the strike. A wide next as the ball turns away from the leg-stump. A single to end the over. 

OUT!! Krunal Pandya dismisses Sudharsan as Bishnoi takes another catch off of the first delivery! Vijay Shankar comes out to bat. A single follows. Sharath edges it behind for a single. Another single follows. OUT!! Sharath tries to sweep but mis-times it, the ball goes high after hitting the top-edge and an easy catch taken! A dot to end the brilliant over. 

Bishnoi with the ball now to Williamson. A dot boll first. Kane tires to loft it over the bowler but Bishnoi leaps high and takes a brilliant one-handed catch! Just two more runs to end the over. 

Krunal Pandya joins the attack. Kane Williamson takes the crease. Two dots and a single to start the sixth over. Williamson defends it next. Fourth dot-ball of the over. Williamson steps out and sneaks a quick single. Just two runs off of the over. 

Yash joins the bowling attack as Sudharsan gives the strike to Gill off of the first ball. FOUR!!! Gill steps away and cuts it though point for a boundary. Two singles follow. Gill cuts it again but this time just a dot. OUT!!! A mean yorker which Gill missed and is bowled by Yash Thakur!

Siddharth continues his spell. A single to open the over. Siddharth misses big chance for a run-out as GT batters almost give away a wicket. A single and a double follow. NO-BALL as the spinner oversteps. Free-hit wasted as Sudharsan fails to hit the ball, leg-by single. N0-BALL again! Another free-hit for GT! Just a dot off of the free delivery. A single follows. Sudharsan drives it to the covers, misfield by LSG and a double run by GT. NO-BALL AGAIN!!! Third free-hit for Sudharsan, this time he lofts it and gets caught, just a single. 

Pace phenom Mayank Yadav comes in to bowl. FOUR!!! Sudharsan drives it straight and uses the pace to find the boundary. Two dots follow as Mayank bowls short. FOUR!!! Sudharsan flicks it on-side for another boundary. Pulls it behind next for a single. FOUR!!! Squaring it over deep-third for third boundary of the over!

Siddharth opens his over string with three dot balls. Gill switches strike with a quick single next. Sudharsan sweeps it behind for another single. Two runs to end the over by Gill as he strikes it across leg. 

Naveen joins the bowling attack. A double by Gill to open the over. An in-swinger next that almost find’s the edge of Gill’s bat. A quick single next as Gill defends. FOUR!!! Outside edge and the ball runs away for a boundary courtesy of Sudharsan. Outside-off next as Sudharsan drives it through point for a double. FOUR!!! The batter drives it down straight for a boundary. 

Sai Sudharsan and Gill open the batting for Titans. Impact Sub Siddharth opens the bowling as LSG suprisingly starts with spin. Sudharsan gets off the mark with a single off of the first ball. Two dots and a single follows. Wide ball and two runs next. Gill trying to finds the gap in the covers but straight to the fielder. A single to end the over. 

A chaseable target of 164 for Gujarat Titans as it looks to continue its winning record over LSG. 

Johnson for the last over. Yorker and Pooran isn’t able to put it away. And refuses to take a single as well. SIX! Shortish length and Pooran slogs it high and long over square leg. Yorker again and Pooran looses his balance! Toe-crusher. Pooran misses another ball, short outside off. Low full toss and Pooran can only take a single. Krunal pulls the last ball for a single. Just eight runs in the last over. 

Rashid to Badoni, slog sweeps straight to deep midwicket! Badoni falls after a quick 20 off 11 balls cameo. 

Krunal Pandya is the new man in. Takes a single on the first ball. Pooran takes out his slog sweep and hits a huge six towards midwicket. Muscles another ball towards midwicket and runs a double. This time hits straight and a terrific fielding in the deep cuts it to two. 

Mohit is back. Slower ball but in the slot and Pooran slogs it towards midwicket for a SIX. Six runs in the first three balls. Can LSG finish this over well? Length ball and Badoni muscles it towards midwicket for a four! Brilliant shot. Another slower ball on length and this time Badoni cuts it past backward point for four. 17 off the over. 

Rashid to Pooran,tries to go for a slog but misses it. Just two runs in first three balls. Two more singles in the next two balls. Tight over, just five runs from it. 

Spencer Johnson is back. Pooran takes a single. Half-volley and Badoni creams it for a four! What a beautiful cover drive. Tries to pull the short ball but doesn’t time it, just a single. Johnson challenging Pooran with bouncers. 

Nalkande continues. Length ball and Stoinis hammers it over long on for a SIX and also reaches his fifty... in 40 balls. Pooran taking his time; is on 4 in 4 balls. Slot ball and Stoinis goes bang again in the same region for another SIX. OUT! Another full ball, Stoinis tries to slog it again but miscues it. The ball goes high in the air, BR Sharath judges the ball correctly and grabs it. 

Stoinis c Sharath BR b Darshan Nalkande 58(43. Ayush Badoni at the crease.

He is off the mark with a double.

A short and a slip for Noor against Pooran. Interesting call this. Pooran takes a single on the first ball. Now Stoinis tries to launch the ball straight, doesn’t time it, Rashid runs in from long off but isn’t able to grab it! Stoinis survives. That short leg was just a one ball thing. Only a slip in place now. Pooran takes another single. Five off the over. 

Darshan Nalkande for the first time today. Stoinis takes a single on the first ball. LSG batters dealing in singles. Not a lot attacking shots in the last few overs. And just as we say, Rahul goes for a slog but ends up hitting it too high in the air and is caught at long on. 

Rahul c Rahul Tewatia b Darshan Nalkande 33(31). Nicholas Pooran at the crease.

He begins with a single on the first ball. 

Noor for his third. Three singles in first three balls. Followed by two dot balls. Gujarat bowlers have been quite economical so far. Just four from the over. 

Mohit for his second. Two singles in first two balls. Short ball and Stoinis pulls it towards square leg for four! Brilliantly timed that. Followed by a double. 10 runs from that over. 

GT continues with its spinner, Noor Ahmed to KL Rahul. Strikes it down the off-side for a single. A dot follows. Good running between the wickets as Stoinis steals a quick double. Noor spinning it away from the wicket as Stoinis struggles. A single and a dot to end the over. 

Rashid to KL as GT tries to pressure LSG with its spin prowess. A single to open the over. A double and another single follows as Stoinis tries to hit it strong for a boundary but finds a fielder each time. Three more singles follows. Another economical over by Rashid as only seven comes off of it. 

Noor bowls to KL Rahul. Four!!! The batter plays it late and slices it behind through the short third man for a boundary. A similar shot follows but just a double this time. Three singles and a dot follow.

Mohit Sharma joins the bowling attack. A good length ball defended by KL. Next, he slashes it behind and takes a single. An outside edge and the ball goes for a FOUR!!!! Stoinis strikes it down straight but a good save by Gill to save runs, just a single. A dot to end the over. 

Rashid Khan comes to bowl the last over of the batting powerplay. Stoinis gives the strike to KL on the first delivery. Kl swings and misses the leg-stump ball and hits the thigh-pad, umpire says not out. KL strikes it on the back-foot in the on-side and takes a single. Two more singles follow. A dot and just four runs off of the over. 

Umesh Yadav is back for his third over already as KL switches the strike. A good length ball attacking the middle stump that Stoinis defends. Overthrow and 5 runs!!! Sai Sudharsan throws to the bowler’s end to stop the quick single but no teammate backing it up, ball runs away for a boundary. A single follows. FOUR!!! Stoinis times it well and strikes it through mid-wicket for a boundary. A single to end the over. 

Spencer to KL. The batter drives it down the ground through the mid-off for a FOUR!!! Another Four!!!! This time slashes it through point for another boundary. Two dot balls follow. Rahul pushes it towards point and takes a quick single. FOUR!!! Stoinis gets off the mark with a back-foot drive through mid-off for a boundary. 

Umesh to Padikkal and the batter opens the third over with a FOUR!!!! OUT!!! Outside edge and Vijay Shankar catches it at the slip!

Stoinis joins KL as LSG struggles in the opening overs. Three dot balls follow. Another swing and a miss as Umesh ends another brilliant over. 

Spencer to Rahul who finds the pads on the first delivery and the umpire says out, however, KL has taken a review. Bat first yet again and the batter is safe says the third umpire. FOUR! Spencer tries to attack the leg stump but a leg-by and the ball goes for a boundary. This time wide off the off-stump as KL hits it with the outside edge and gets a single. Two dots follows. Padikkal lofts it over mid-on but Gill stops it at the boundary, three run ran between the wickets. 

Umesh Yadav opens GT’s bowling attack against de Kock on strike who defends the first delivery. SIX!!!! de Kock lofts it on the on-side as the ball goes high up and crosses the boundary for a maximum. A dot ball follows. OUT!!! de Cock tries to hit it big again but the ball finds the top-edge as Noor Ahmed takes an easy catch!

Padikkal comes to bat. Yadav finds the leg of the batter, umpire says not out but GT takes a review. Bat first, so review lost by the Titans. A dot to end the over. 

The umpires, the fielders and the batting duo of KL Rahul and de Kock walk out onto the field!

Lucknow Super Giants has the best defending record since it joined the IPL and Gujarat Titans has the best chasing record, making this an even more exciting contest tonight!

Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mayank Yadav 

Impact subs: Arshad, Siddharth, Hooda, Mishra, and Yudhvir

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill(c), Sharath BR(w), Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav, Spencer Johnson, Darshan Nalkande, Mohit Sharma

Impact subs: Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, Matthew Wade, Manav Suthar, Jayant Yadav

Lucknow Super Giants wins the toss and opts to bat first. 

LSG playing the same team. Two changes for GT - Saha and Omarzai miss out; BR Sharath makes debut and Spencer Johnson comes back. 

Pitch looks hard and would be better for batting when the ball is new. Once the ball gets softer, it won’t be that easy to hit. Daren Ganga reckons dew won’t play much role today. 

Will LSG changes its fortunes against GT? 

Matches played: 4

Lucknow Super Giants: 0

Gujarat Titans: 4

No Result: 0

Last result: GT won by 56 runs (2023)

Bat 1st: KL Rahul (c & wk), Quinton de Kock, Devdutt Padikkal, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Naveen ul-Haq. 

Bowl 1st: KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Mayank Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Naveen ul-Haq.

Impact Player Options: Yash Thakur, Deepak Hooda, Mayank Yadav, Amit Mishra, Krishnappa Gowtham

Bat 1st: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, Kane Williamson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, R. Sai Kishore, Umesh Yadav. 

Bowl 1st: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill (c), Vijay Shankar, Kane Williamson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, R. Sai Kishore, Umesh Yadav, Noor Ahmed, Mohit Sharma.

Impact Player Options: Mohit Sharma, Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Jayant Yadav, David Miller

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