New Delhi. In IPL 2025, two matches will be seen on Saturday. In the first match of the day, there will be a team of Gujarat Titans in front of Lucknow Supergiants. This match will be played in Lucknow from 3:30 pm. In this match, an interesting match can be seen between Niklas Puran vs. Mohammad Siraj and Joss Butler vs. Shardul Thakur. But the most eyes will be on 27 crores Rishabh Pant, who have been able to score only 19 runs in 4 innings this season. In the second match of the day, Sunrisers Hyderabad will face Punjab Kings. The match will be played in Hyderabad from 7.30 pm.
Gujarat is at number one in the point table
Gujarat Titans have won four consecutive matches in the current season of the Indian Premier League and it is at number one in the point table. Delhi Capitals have also won 4 matches, but they are second due to being behind Lucknow in Net Runteen. Both these teams have 8-8 points. Lucknow Supergiants have won three matches so far. He is fifth in the point table.
Niklas Puran has hit 25 sixes
The role of batter in Lucknow Supergiants vs. Gujarat Titans match will be important. Niklas Puran has performed brilliantly in the Lucknow team. He has scored 288 runs so far. His strike rate is 225. The West Indies batsman has so far hit 25 fours and 24 sixes. He may face a tough challenge of Mohammad Siraj against Gujarat. Siraj has taken 10 wickets in five matches in the league. His economy rate is also 7.70. There is no doubt that the top order of Lucknow (Eden Macram and Mitchell Marsh) will have to be careful with Siraj. Siraj will be supported by the famous Krishna in Pes Attack, who has not yet let the team miss the lack of Cagiso Rabada. Indian spinner R Sai Kishore has also dominated the team's Afghan star Rashid Khan with his brilliant performance.
Pant scored 19 runs in 5 matches
For both Lucknow and Gujarat teams, the form of its captain will be a matter of concern. Gujarat captain Shubman Gill has been able to score only 148 runs in the current session. However, B Sai Sudarshan (273) and Jose Butler (203) have not allowed Gill's average performance to affect the team. Lucknow bought Rishabh Pant for a record 27 crore rupees and has also made him captain. Pant has so far been able to score only 19 runs in 4 innings of 5 matches.
The teams are as follows:
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (Captain), B Sai Sudarshan, Jose Butler, Shah Rukh Khan, Sherfen Rutherford, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravishianivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Washington Sundar, Glenn Philips, Cagiso Rabada, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomoror, Arshad Khan, Jayant Yadav, Kulwanta, Kulwanant Khejrolia, Garald Koetzi, Manav Suthar, Kumar Kushagra, Gurnur Brar, Karim Janat.
Lucknow Supergiants: Rishabh Pant (Captain), Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nickels Puran (wicketkeeper), David Miller, Abdul Samad, Aryan Juyal (wicketkeeper), Ayush Badoni, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep, Himmat Singh, Digvesh Rathi, Matthew Breetzake, Shahbaz Ahmad, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajwar Ruvraj Chaudhary, Rajwar Ruvraj Chaudhary Manimaran Siddharth, Akash Singh, Shamar Joseph, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi.
