Lucknow Super Giants Krunal Pandya can be questioning how to go one up on his brother Hardik, whereas Karun Nair hopes to get a sport.
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The Pandya brothers — Hardik and Krunal — will come face to face for the first time as captains of their Indian Premier League (IPL) groups when the Narendra Modi Stadium hosts Sunday’s fixture between Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants.
After profitable 4 of its first six video games, LSG stumbled halfway and enters the sport on the again of a loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore and a washed out fixture towards Chennai Super Kings, whereas Gujarat Titans leads the factors desk after steamrollering Rajasthan Royals.
All three of Titans’ losses this season have come at dwelling — the final being towards Delhi Capitals — and that may very well be an encouraging signal for LSG, which has by no means overwhelmed the Titans in the IPL.
But then, it received’t be simple. Titans have a stable bowling unit, with Mohammed Shami spearheading the tempo assault and wily Rashid Khan in control of spin. Shami and Rashid are the joint highest wicket-takers with 18 scalps every.
Expectations will once more be excessive on Rashid, who, alongside together with his compatriot Noor Ahmad, has been Titans’ go-to-man for breakthroughs. Having returned to kind in the final outing, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha and captain Hardik will look to preserve the momentum going.
The LSG batters have blown cold and warm this season, and, in Rahul’s absence, Quinton de Kock might lastly make it to the taking part in XI. However, it stays to be seen whether or not Karun Nair will get a sport.
With Jaydev Unadkat dominated out and Mark Wood but to get well, the onus will once more be on spinners Ravi Bishnoi and Amit Mishra.
