Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujurat Titans Prediction - IPL 2022 Match 57: Who Will Win?

Lucknow Super Giants Team Preview

The Lucknow Super Giants are sitting at the top of IPL table with 16 points to their name thanks to the eight wins that they have picked up from the 11 matches that they have played. They have won their last four matches in a row and have a very healthy Net Run Rate of +0.703.

Their last match of the competition was against the Kolkata Knight Riders, and they were put in to bat first after the KKR won the toss. They needed to put a decent total on the board, and things did not get off to the best of starts when KL Rahul, their leading scorer in the tournament, was bowled for a golden duck with just five balls having been bowled. However, thanks to a 50 from 29 balls by Quinton de Kock and a 41 from 27 balls by Deepak Hooda, they managed to make it to 176/7 from their 20 overs - a par score.

When it comes to sports betting, there is only one sport out there that is more popular than cricket, and this is football. So, what is it exactly that makes online cricket betting so popular? Well, it is the fact that there are just so many markets that cricket bettors are able to place their money on. In fact, there is so much to bet on, that even those who are not huge cricket fans often try their luck. One of the best cricket betting markets in our opinion is the Top Batsman, and this is because it always has high odds, which can lead to plenty of profit.

So, in this game, who do we think will the top batsman for the LSG against the GT? Well, we know he was out for a golden duck against the KKR, but Rahul is the batsman that you should put your money on for such a market. In the 11 games that he has played in, he has scored 451 runs at an average of 50.11. He has been in fine form, and we see his previous bad score as nothing more than a blip.

With 176 runs on the board, the LSG bowlers knew they had a good chance of winning, but they probably did not think that it would end up being so easy. They reduced the KKR to 25/4 after 7 overs, and eventually bowled them out for a mere 101 with a little under 6 overs remaining. The only batsman who put up any type of fight was Andre Russell, who smashed 45 from 19 balls.

The pick of the bowlers for the LSG was Avesh Khan, who picked up 3 wickets for 19 runs from the 3 overs that he bowled. Jason Holder, as he usually does, bowled really well and also picked up 3 wickets, but he was a tiny bit more expensive, going at 12.40 an over. Mohsin Khan bowled very well as well, conceding just 6 runs from 3 overs and picking up a wicket.

If you want to do a spot of IPL betting on the best bowler for the LSG against the GT, then who do we suggest you put your money on? Well, if you have read any of our other reviews, then you will know that it is no secret that we are big fans of Holder. Thus, we would suggest you put your money on him to be their top scorer. In the 9 games that he has played, he has picked up 12 wickets at an average of 24.42, and is always a threat with the ball.

Do we think that the LSG team selectors will make any changes for this massive match? Well, everyone in the current playing XI have been pulling their weight, so we do not think that there is any need to make changes. We expect to see the same XI that dispatched the KKR so easily in their previous game.

Gujurat Titans Team Preview

The Gujurat Titans are sitting in second place in the IPL table. They have the same number of wins and points as the LSG do, but they are in second because they have an inferior NRR. Their last match was against the Mumbai Indians, and they lost by 5 runs to give the MI just their second win of the campaign.

The GT won the toss and decided to field first in the hope of putting a misfiring MI batting line-up under plenty of pressure. However, the MI coped pretty well with the pressure, and managed to put 177 runs on the board thanks mainly to a 45 from 29 balls by Ishan Kishan and a 43 from 28 balls by Rohit Sharma. Then, Tim David came in lower down the order and smashed 44 off 21 balls.

Rashid Khan was the top bowler for the LSG, picking up 2 wickets for 24 runs from the 4 overs that he bowled. Lockie Ferguson and Pradeep Sangwan also bowled well, but with not a lot of reward. The most expensive bowler on the day was Mohammed Shami, who conceded 42 runs from the 4 overs that he bowled and he failed to pick up a wicket.

If you are going to be betting at IPL betting sites on the top bowler for the GT, then who do we suggest you go ahead and put your money on? Well, there really is only one man that we can recommend you bet on for top bowler, and that is Khan. The Afghanistan spinner is pure quality and there are not many batsmen out there who enjoy facing him. In the 11 games that he has participated in, he has picked up 11 wickets at an average of 27.36.

With 178 needed to win the match, the GT would have been confident in their ability to chase the total and book themselves a place in the Play-Offs. Their openers, Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill got their side off to a flier, propelling them to 106/0 after 12 overs had been bowled. The former scored 55 off 40, while the latter smashed 52 from 36. However, from then, they lost wickets at regular intervals and nobody found the same fluency that the openers did - they, to their huge disappointment, ended up falling just 6 runs short of their total.

If you are going to be making an IPL prediction for the top batsman for the GT against the LSG, then who do we suggest you place your wager on? Well, we would be tempted to bet on Gill as he has been in fine form as of late - from the 11 matches that he has played in during this IPL, he has scored 321 runs with a strike rate just under 140. We think he is a good bet to top score for his team in their next match.

Is there going to be any changes to the GT playing XI for this match? Well, we do not think so because Hardik Pandya is still unable to bowl, meaning that they have to play an extra bowler. Additionally, the players that were under a little bit of pressure all performed well in the last match, so we expect to see the same starting XI.

Toss Prediction

At the start of the tournament, teams wanted to field first because the dew was having a major impact on the result in most matches - bowling a fielding when there is dew about is a lot harder because the ball becomes like a bar of soap and it also comes onto the batsman's bat much nicer. However, this seems to be no longer the case as seven of the last eight matches have been won by the team that lost the toss.

So, what is our toss prediction for this game? Well, we think that the captain that wins the toss will opt to bat first because 73% of matches at the MCA Stadium in Pune during this IPL has been won by the team that batted first.

Pitch Conditions

The conditions are going to be pretty good for playing cricket in. With regard to the pitch, we have seen a little bit more assistance on this wicket for the spinners than at the other three venues that have been used. The boundaries at this stadium are a little longer, which allows the spinners to be more aggressive when they are giving the ball some flight. The average score batting first here has been 174, so the team that bats first in this game will look to put around 180 on the board at the very least.