LSG vs GT, Match 30 IPL 2023 Stats Review: KL Rahul’s feat, GT’s dominance over LSG, and other stats

Gujarat Titans (GT) stunned the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) as they defeated them by seven runs in Match 30 of IPL 2023 in Lucknow. A victory seemed inevitable for the home side, especially with skipper KL Rahul occupying the crease right till the 20^th over of their 136-run chase. However, a clinical bowling display from the GT bowlers saw the Super Giants losing their way completely. 

Captain Hardik Pandya won the toss, and the visitors elected to bat first. Wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha struck 47 while his opening partner Shubman Gill bagged a duck. Hardik led his side from the front, smashing 66 off 50 with two fours and four maximums to take his side to a total of above 130. Krunal Pandya was the pick of the LSG bowlers for his spell of 2/16 (4).

During the chase, LSG batters Kyle Mayers and Krunal amassed 24 and 23 runs respectively. Skipper Rahul held one end while the rest of the batting line-up failed to provide support to him. The skipper got dismissed for 68 off 61 in the final over of the match. Mohit Sharma bowled brilliantly as he held his nerves to defend 12 runs in the last over. He grabbed the Player of the Match award for his match-winning spell of 2/17.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Match No. 30 between Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League 2023:

7054 - KL Rahul reached the landmark of 7000 runs in T20 cricket. He became the seventh Indian player to achieve the feat.

197 – Rahul became the fastest Indian to complete the milestone of 7000 runs in 197 innings in all T20s. Virat Kohli is in the second position for reaching it in 212 innings.

170 – Amit Mishra is now joint-third with Lasith Malinga for picking up the most wickets (170) in the IPL. Dwayne Bravo and Yuzvendra Chahal are above him with 183 and 177 scalps, respectively.

35 – Rahul has now struck the third-most 50-plus scores (35) by an opener in the league. He surpassed Chris Gayle and Gautam Gambhir’s tally of 34 such scores. David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan occupy the top two spots for 57 and 47 scores, respectively.

2 – For the second time, Rashid Khan got bowled out by the 11^th over in an IPL innings.

111.47 – Rahul played out the third-slowest innings in terms of strike rate (111.47) with a minimum of 60 balls faced. JP Duminy (93.65 against PBKS in 2009) and Aaron Finch (109.67 against MI in 2014) are the slowest ones. 

3 – GT have defeated LSG in all three matches played between the two sides.

250 – Wriddhiman Saha completed 250 fours in the IPL.

354 – Rahul also reached 350 fours in the cash-rich league.