Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans

OUT!!! Prasidh Krishna strikes again and this time, Ayush Badoni becomes his prey and departs for nine. Badoni goes for a pull shot in the deep square leg region, where Glenn Phillips takes a good catch. Fourth wicket gone for Lucknow Super Giants.

LSG 74/4 (8.2 overs)

Oh No!!! That could have been one of the best catches of the season. Aiden Markram hammered it hard on Prasidh Krishna's delivery. Glenn Phillips got both hands to the ball, caught it but when he hit his elbows down, the ball pops up and rolls to the fence.

LSG 65/3 (6.4 overs)

OUT!!! Kagiso Rabada bounces back in style and provides Gujarat Titans with their first wicket of the day as he dismisses Mitchell Marsh for 11. After getting hit for a six and a boundary, Rabada makes a good comeback on the next ball as Marsh plays a shot towards the mid-off. Skipper Shubman Gill then takes an excellent catch as LSG lose one wicket.

LSG 14/1 (1.3 overs)

"I think the way wickets are nowadays, you know, the margin batting first or bowling first is not much, but you know, we've got a bowl first. I think for us it's amazing. You know, every win is important and especially when you win like that, it shows the character of a team, you know. But we want to move on from it, you know, take one match at a time and just give our best. (Talks about head-to-head) See, definitely it's a great boost for winning a match and coming into the next one. But at the same time, you know, you still have to give your best each and every match because wicket might play different, condition might be different. But at the same time, last match when we played, we talked about intent on the field. We always talk about that as a team and that was great to see when we were on the field, we were putting bodies on the line. We are playing with the same team," said LSG skipper Rishabh Pant.

"Let’s quickly take a look at the dimensions, it’s about 60 meters to my left, slightly bigger to my right at around 61 meters, and 76 meters straight down the ground. Interestingly, the square boundaries are on the shorter side, which could come into play. From up here it looks a bit different, what are you making of the surface? Yeah, it does look very dry. When you get closer, there’s hardly any grass on it. It’s a mixed clay surface, so while it appears dry underneath, it’s actually quite hard. I had a chat with the curator, they’ve only just taken the covers off, so I think it’s going to play much better than it looks. The ball should come onto the bat nicely. You might see a bit of turn later, especially with the temperature hovering around 37 degrees, but overall, this looks like a really good batting wicket," reckon Ian Bishop and Michael Clarke.

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