We have another double header of cricket in the Indian Premier League on Saturday with the first of the two IPL 2025 matches seeing the attention turn to Lucknow once again for the clash between the Lucknow Super Giants and the Gujarat Titans.
The Titans are the current table toppers and have the chance to move two points clear at the top of the table for 24 hours at least whereas Lucknow will be looking to make a move up the table with a win of their own.
Lucknow Super Giants
The Lucknow Super Giants have had a mixed start to the season but they have three wins to the two defeats on their card so they are in a good position as they get a little closer to the halfway point of the competition. A win here would certainly have them looking good and on home soil they will fancy their chances of picking up that victory. Lucknow have won their last two matches coming into this one so they are starting to build some momentum as we approach halfway.
I think it is fair to say that Lucknow can outblast anyone with the bat so it will be interesting to see what sort of pitch they prepare here because they can be tacky on this ground but that wouldn’t really suit them at all. In the three wins that the Super Giants have had they have scored 200 or more twice and were on 193/5 after 16.1 overs when they reached their target in the other so they could be looking at pitches which allow their batters to flourish.
Gujarat Titans
When the Gujarat Titans dropped their opening match of the competition there were genuine claims that this might be another tricky season but those who did think that have had that thought rammed down their throats because four wins from four since then have them as the form team in the competition and a win here will move them two points clear at the top of the table and well on track to make it back to the postseason for the third time in the four years of their existence.
The Titans have dominated those four matches as well with wins by 36 and 58 runs and targets being reached with 13 and 20 balls remaining so they are going to head to Lucknow feeling really good about things. Their batting is getting the plaudits and it is easy to see why. They have a top four who are all in fantastic form but their bowling is improving by the match and if that improvement continues here then they are entitled to be very hard to beat.
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Key Players
Mitchell Marsh continues to get the Lucknow Super Giants off to a fast start and if he can have them ahead of the game here then the Super Giants will be able to manage the spin overs that come their way before going mad again at the end of the innings.
There are a lot of well-known, high quality bowlers in this Gujarat Titans attack but it is Sai Kishore who is being the most effective so far. Whether teams go after him because they can’t get at the others remains to be seen but his 10 wickets in five matches is an excellent return.
Betting
These two sides are full of runs but they go about their business in completely opposite fashions. Gujarat Titans have openly admitted that they look to bat at speed but without too many risks and set it up for a last five over slap and tickle whereas the Lucknow Super Giants bat so deep that they just go at it from the off and start trying to hit everything out of the park as soon as the opportunity presents itself and that throws up the potential for a great bet here.
That comes in the form of the 4/5 on Lucknow Super Giants to hit the most sixes. In five matches so far this season the Super Giants have hit 58 sixes so they are averaging 11.6 sixes per match whereas the Gujarat Titans have hit 48 from their five matches at 9.6 per innings. That stands to reason when you consider the styles of the two sides with the bat and the different depths that they have in their batting order. That should equate to Lucknow hitting the most sixes here.
Tips
Back Lucknow Most Sixes for a 3/10 stake at 1.80 with Coral
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