Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants will play their first IPL match against each other at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The match will begin on Monday, Match 28 from 7:30 pm IST.
In the squad of Lucknow Super Giants, some players will be unavailable for the opening match against Gujarat. Four overseas players Jason Holder, Quinton de Kock, Kyle Mayers, and Marcus Stoinis are in the process of getting their international duties completed and they will be unavailable for the first few games.
However, in the absence of these players, Evin Lewis and Dushmantha Chameera may get a chance to play. Domestic players like Manan Vohra and Ankit Rajpoot can also get an opportunity to express themselves.
In the team of Gujarat Titans, almost all the players are available for the first game against Lucknow. With the presence of Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, and Mohammed Shami, the squad has a formidable bowling line-up.
Probable playing XI:
Gujarat Titans Probable Playing XI: Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Abhinav Sadarangani, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia
Lucknow Super Giants Probable Playing XI: Ravi Bishnoi, KL Rahul, Evin Lewis, Manish Pandey, Manan Vohra, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Panda, Avesh Khan, Ankit Rajpoot, Krishnappa Gowtham, Dushmantha Chameera
Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants squads:
Gujarat Titans squad: Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Jayant Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Shubman Gill, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Wriddhiman Saha, Abhinav Manohar, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Alzarri Joseph, Pradeep Sangwan, David Miller, Matthew Wade, Gurkeerat Singh, B Sai Sudharshan, Dominic Drakes, Rashid Khan.
Lucknow Super Giants Squad: Jason Holder, Mark Wood, Avesh Khan, KL Rahul (c), Marcus Stoinis, Ravi Bishnoi, Quinton de Kock, Deepak Hooda, Manish Pandey, Krunal Pandya, Ankit Rajput, Manan Vohra, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Karan Sharma, Evin Lewis, Mayank Yadav, Kyle Mayers, K Gowtham, Dushmanta Chameera, Shahbaz Nadeem.