Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) will be hosting Gujarat Titans (GT) in match number 26 of IPL 2025 at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on April 12. LSG didn’t have a great start to the tournament as they ended up losing their first match to Delhi Capitals by 1 wicket in Visakhapatnam. However, after that, LSG registered victory against Mumbai Indians at Ekana after losing to Punjab Kings at their home venue. They are currently in top 5 with three wins from five games. Now, LSG will be looking to continue their winning momentum against GT.
On the other hand, Gujarat Titans have also been convincing with four wins from the five matches so far. They rebounded in IPL 2025 campaign with a win against Mumbai Indians at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in their second match, after losing to Punjab Kings at the same venue. Further, GT won against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium and then they squared off victories against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals at away and home grounds respectively. Now, as a leader in the IPL 2025 points table, GT will travel to Lucknow to take on LSG against whom they have sheer dominance with four victories out of five gams in the IPL.
Let’s have a look at LSG vs GT Head to Head, Pitch Report and Best Players for IPL 2025.
LSG vs GT Head-to-Head in IPL
Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans are two of the newest teams in the IPL which made their debut in IPL 2022. Talking about their head-to-head records, LSG and GT have faced each other five times in the IPL with Gujarat Titans winning four of them. LSG won only one match which was held in the 17th edition of the cash-rich league.
Both teams first met at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on 28th March, 2022. Batting first, LSG posted 158/6 with Deepak Hooda scoring a half-century. For GT, Mohammed Shami took 3 wickets by conceding 25 runs in four overs. IN reply, Rahul Tewatia scored an unbeaten 40 runs off 24 balls as GT chased the winning total losing 5 wickets in 19.4 overs.
| Stat | Gujarat Titans | Lucknow Super Giants |
|---|---|---|
| Total Matches | 5 | 5 |
| Wins | 4 | 1 |
| Losses | 1 | 4 |
| Highest Total | 227 | 171 |
| Lowest Total | 130 | 82 |
LSG vs GT Head-to-Head at Ekana Cricket Stadium
Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans have played two matches against each other at LSG’s home ground Ekana Cricket Stadium. Out of the two games, LSG and GT are on a tie as both secured one victory each. Their maiden match at this venue was held on 22nd April, 2023 as a league-stage match of IPL. GT won that low scoring encounter by 7 runs after successfully defending the total of 135 runs. Hardik Pandya was the top scorer for GT scoring 66 runs off 50 balls. On the other hand, KL Rahul also played a captain’s knock for LSG scoring 68 runs off 61 ball but couldn’t take his team down the line as LSG restricted them to 128 for the loss of 7 wickets. For GT, Mohit Sharma was adjudged Player of the match for taking 2 wickets by conceding 17 runs in three overs.
| Matches | LSG Won | GT Won | Tie | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
LSG Record in Ekana Cricket Stadium
| LSG Played | 16 |
| LSG Won | 8 |
| LSG Lost | 7 |
| LSG Tied | 0 |
| LSG No Result | 1 |
| LSG Won Batting First | 5 |
| LSG Won Chasing | 3 |
| LSG Highest Total | 203 |
| LSG Lowest Total | 108 |
GT Record in Ekana Cricket Stadium
| GT Played | 2 |
| GT Won | 1 |
| GT Lost | 1 |
| GT Tied | 0 |
| GT No Result | 0 |
| GT Won Batting First | 1 |
| GT Won Chasing | 0 |
| GT Highest Total | 135 |
| GT Lowest Total | 130 |
Ekana Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
The Ekana Cricket Stadium has hosted just two games in IPL 2025 so far where LSG lost the first match to Punjab Kings after batting first. In the second match, LSG moved beyond 200 runs this time around in the first inning to claim a victory over Mumbai Indians. Talking about the nature of the Ekana’s pitch, it seems to be more improved than the previous season as first inning saw a total more than the standard average of 168. On this ground, the team batting first can be in advantage as the pitch becomes slow as the match progresses.
Ekana Cricket Stadium IPL Records
The Ekana Cricket Stadium has hosted sixteen IPL matches so far out of which, the team batting first has won eight times, while a chasing team came out victorious on 7 occasions, with one match ending in no result. The first-ever IPL match on this ground was played between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals (DC) on 1st April, 2023. After posting a total of 193 for 6, powered by Kyle Mayers’ 73-run knock off 38 balls, LSG restricted DC on 143/9 winning the match by 50 runs. LSG pacer Mark Wood was awarded Player of the Match, registering his best IPL figures of 5/14 in 4 overs.
| City | Lucknow | ||
| Country | India | ||
| First Match | 01/04/2023 | ||
| Last T20 Match | 04/04/2025 | ||
| Matches Played | 16 | ||
| Matches Won Batting First | 8 (50.00%) | ||
| Matches Won Batting Second | 7 (43.75%) | ||
| Matches Won Winning Toss | 9 (56.25%) | ||
| Matches Won Losing Toss | 1 (6.25%) | ||
| Matches with No Result | 1 | ||
| Highest Individual Innings | 89* | M P Stoinis (Lucknow SuperGiants) | 16/05/2023 v Mumbai Indians |
| Best Bowling | 5/14 | M A Wood (Lucknow SuperGiants) | 01/04/2023 v Delhi Capitals |
| Highest Team Innings | 235/6 (Kolkata Knight Riders) | 05/05/2024 v Lucknow Super Giants | |
| Lowest Team Innings | 108 (Lucknow SuperGiants) | 01/05/2023 v Royal Challengers Bangalore | |
Key Players from both Teams
LSG-X Factors
For Lucknow Super Giants, Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh will be looking to give a strong and lay foundation for a big total. Apart from that, David Miller can turn out their beast mode in the middle overs and can finish the innings on a high. Talking about the bowling line up, LSG have Ravi Bishnoi and Digvesh Singh Rathi who can turn up their spin magic at the pitch of Ekana Stadium. In fast bowling, Shardul Thakur has impressed everyone with his speed and accuracy in the last two games and will be looking to deliver another match-winning performance against GT.
GT-X Factors
Gujarat Titans opener Sai Sudharsan is capturing wide attention with relentless consistency as he smashed 89-run inning with a strike rate of 154.72. He will be looking to score another big knock in the upcoming clash against LSG. Along with him, skipper Shubman Gill’s form is positive for the team and Sherfane Rutherford and Shahrukh Khan can keep the scoreboard running in the middle overs, while Rahul Tewatia can be used as a finisher in death overs. In the bowling line up, GT have faith on spinner R Sai Kishore and fast bowlers like Mohammed Siraj who can win the match single handedly on their day. Notably, in last match, Prasidh Krishna took 3 wickets at economy rate of 6.
