Indian T20 League 2024: Lucknow vs Gujarat, Match 21 - MPL Opinio Prediction

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Lucknow (LUC) and Gujarat (GUJ) will face each other in the 21st match of the Indian T20 League 2024 on Sunday (April 7) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

Lucknow have won two out of three games so far and are in fourth place. Their only loss came against Rajasthan in their very first game. On the other hand, Gujarat have won and lost two matches each. 

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Lucknow vs Gujarat Head to Head

Gujarat have a clinical record against Lucknow so far in the Indian T20 League as they have won all four matches against Lucknow.

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Lucknow vs Gujarat, Match 21: Today's MPL Opinio Prediction

LUC vs GUJ Probable Playing XIs

Lucknow:

Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mayank Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth

Gujarat:

Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Kane Williamson, Vijay Shankar, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav, Darshan Nalkande

Ekana Cricket Stadium Pitch Report

The surface at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium is expected to be a balanced one for the match between Lucknow and Gujarat. The average first innings score in the last five T20 matches at the venue has been 159 runs. The teams batting first have won four out of the last five matches here. Hence, the team winning the toss might opt to bat.

Lucknow vs Gujarat Key Player Battles

Marcus Stoinis vs Gujarat

Stoinis has scored 46 runs and taken one wicket in three matches this season. He has an economy of 9.2 against Kane Williamson and has dismissed him once. 

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Quinton de Kock vs Gujarat’s bowlers

The Proteas wicketkeeper-batter has scored 88 runs in three matches against Gujarat at a strike rate of 146.66. De Kock has made 50 runs off 30 deliveries against Umesh Yadav. He has scored 59 runs off 59 deliveries against Rashid Khan.

Nicholas Pooran vs Gujarat’s bowlers 

Pooran is Lucknow's leading run-scorer so far this season. He has scored 146 runs in three games at a strike rate of 175.9. He has been in terrific form in the recent times.

Sai Sudharsan vs Lucknow’s bowlers

He has not played a single game against Lucknow so far in the Indian T20 League. Sudharsan has made 160 runs in four matches at a strike rate of 128 this season and is the second-highest run-scorer for Gujarat.

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Shubman Gill vs Lucknow’s bowlers

Gill has scored 157 runs in four matches against Lucknow so far at a strike rate of 149.52, including two half-centuries. Gill has made 48 runs off 28 deliveries against Ravi Bishnoi. He has scored 20 runs off 10 deliveries against Yash Thakur and 16 runs off seven deliveries against Marcus Stoinis.