Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans IPL 2024 Recap

Indian Premier LeagueResult

Gujarat Titans

130/10

BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow · Sunday, 7 April 2024

Lucknow Super Giants won by 33 runsPlayer of the match: Yash Thakur

Match preview

Yash Thakur's five-wicket haul seals 33-run win for Lucknow Super Giants over Gujarat Titans

Match overview

Lucknow Super Giants beat Gujarat Titans by 33 runs at BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on 7 April 2024. LSG won the toss, chose to bat, and put up 163/5 across their 20 overs. In reply, Gujarat Titans made a brisk start but collapsed catastrophically in the middle phase, losing 6 wickets for 39 runs between overs seven and fifteen, and were eventually bowled out for 130. Yash Thakur was the architect of that collapse, finishing with 5 wickets for 30 runs from 3.8 overs to claim the Player of the Match award. This was a convincing home win for Lucknow Super Giants, and one that moved them to three wins from five games in IPL 2024.

LSG's innings was built in phases: 47 runs from the powerplay at the cost of 2 wickets, 67 runs through the middle overs for the loss of 2 more, and then a 49-run death push that gave them a workable total. That final score of 163 sat below the venue's long-run average first-innings score of 177, but the bowlers made it more than sufficient.

Gujarat's reply had early promise. At the end of six overs they were 54/1, comfortably ahead of the required run rate. What followed was one of the more lopsided middle-overs collapses of the season: Thakur exploited the conditions and GT's batting order fell apart, scoring only 39 runs across overs seven to fifteen while losing half a dozen wickets. By the time the death overs arrived, the task was already beyond them.

Venue and conditions

BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow has hosted 44 T20 matches, and the numbers tell a fairly balanced story. The average first-innings score is 177, while chasing sides average 157 and win 53 per cent of the time. Neither approach carries an overwhelming edge, though the marginal advantage lies with sides batting second.

Toss behaviour reflects that tendency: 68 per cent of captains winning the toss at Ekana choose to field. LSG went against the grain here, batted first, and still won. Their total of 163 was 14 runs below the venue average, which underlines how decisive the bowling performance was in making it enough.

Powerplay conditions at Ekana are fairly neutral for T20 cricket; the ground averages 47 powerplay runs per innings, which is exactly what LSG scored in the first six overs. The death overs tend to yield around 40 runs on average, and LSG's 49 in that phase was a meaningful overage that helped push them towards a competitive score.

How to watch

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Recent form

Heading into this fixture, Lucknow Super Giants were in reasonable nick. Their IPL 2024 form read: win over Royal Challengers Bangalore, win over Punjab Kings, loss to Rajasthan Royals. The two wins prior to this match gave the squad confidence coming into a home fixture.

Gujarat Titans arrived in mixed shape. Their most recent results before 7 April showed a loss to Punjab Kings, a win over Sunrisers Hyderabad, and a loss to Chennai Super Kings. The inconsistency was visible in their batting in this match too: capable of a strong powerplay but prone to middle-phase collapses when the pressure increased. Lucknow's bowling unit exploited exactly that tendency. The two sides meet again in future rounds, and Gujarat will need to address that vulnerability in overs seven to fifteen if they want to reverse the result.

Talking points

What to look out for

5 angles

Headline angle

Yash Thakur's 5/30 was the decisive blow

Yash Thakur finished with 5 wickets for 30 runs from 3.8 overs to end Gujarat Titans' chase and claim the Player of the Match award. Gujarat's middle overs capitulated badly: only 39 runs from overs seven to fifteen at the cost of 6 wickets, which effectively killed the match.

Angle 02

LSG's 163/5 was below the venue average

Lucknow Super Giants posted 163/5 after winning the toss and choosing to bat, which sits below the Ekana Stadium's average first-innings score of 177 across 44 matches. A decent powerplay of 47 runs set the platform, and a late push of 49 runs in the death overs gave LSG a competitive if not imposing total.

Angle 03

Gujarat's middle-overs collapse proved fatal

Gujarat Titans looked in the chase at 54/1 after the powerplay, outpacing LSG's own six-over tally. What followed was a collapse of 6 wickets for 39 runs across overs seven to fifteen. No side recovers easily from that kind of damage in a T20 chase.

Angle 04

Toss and venue trends aligned for LSG

Teams win the toss and bat at Ekana Stadium at a lower rate than average: 68 per cent of toss winners here opt to field. LSG bucked that tendency, batted first, and still won comfortably. The venue's chase success rate of 53 per cent confirms neither approach carries a decisive edge.

Angle 05

Head-to-head tilts Gujarat's way overall

Gujarat Titans lead the all-time head-to-head series 5 wins to 3 across 8 meetings. However, Lucknow Super Giants had won the two most recent meetings before this match, and this result keeps the rivalry competitive heading into future fixtures.

Context

Key insights

Historical · Not official

Venue par

130

Avg 1st innings score at Cricket Stadium

13 matches · 2019

Chase success

77%

Chases completed successfully at Cricket Stadium

13 matches · 2019

Head to head

3 — 5

Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans — 8 meetings

2022–2026

Powerplay

36/2.2

Average runs/wickets in overs 1–6 at Cricket Stadium

Lucknow Super Giants form

52%

Overall win rate — 62 matches 2022–2026

Recent: L · L · W · W · L

Historical aggregates derived from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org) under ODC-BY licence. 2001/02–2026 IPL seasons. For editorial context only — not official live match data, not a forecast, and not betting advice. Projections and comparisons above are frozen from the live state and may not match final statistics.

The rivalry

Who could decide it

Gujarat Titans lead the head-to-head record between these two IPL sides, with 5 wins from 8 meetings to Lucknow Super Giants' 3. The rivalry has been spread across both teams' home venues and has produced some tight finishes, including a 7-run Gujarat win at Ekana in 2023.

Recent meetings

Last 5

2026: Gujarat Titans won by 7 wickets at Ekana, Lucknow
2025: Lucknow Super Giants won by 33 runs at Narendra Modi Stadium
2025: Lucknow Super Giants won by 6 wickets at Ekana, Lucknow
2023: Gujarat Titans won by 56 runs at Narendra Modi Stadium
2023: Gujarat Titans won by 7 runs at Ekana, Lucknow

Key player · Lucknow Super Giants

Yash Thakur

Thakur was the match-winner here, taking 5 wickets for 30 runs from fewer than four overs to bowl Gujarat Titans out for 130. His ability to exploit middle-overs pressure at this venue makes him one of LSG's most valuable assets in home conditions.

Full career stats

Lucknow Super Giants

Q de Kock

De Kock is a key powerplay performer for LSG at Ekana, capable of setting early momentum on pitches where a fast start determines the shape of the innings. His presence at the top of the order carries significant weight in fixtures at this ground.

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Gujarat Titans

Mohammed Shami

Shami offers Gujarat their most potent wicket-taking option in any phase, and his record of 4/22 from 7 overs in ODI cricket illustrates his ability to sustain pressure across long spells. On a pitch where the middle overs proved the critical phase, his role would have been central.

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Gujarat Titans

Ishan Kishan

A destructive opening option who scored 94 not out from 48 balls in IPL 2025, Kishan brings the kind of powerplay aggression that gave Gujarat a promising start of 54/1 in this match. His form at the top of the order is Gujarat's best chance of replicating that platform.

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Lucknow Super Giants

MA Wood

Wood's pace is a genuine threat at any T20 venue, and his IPL figures of 5/14 from 4 overs remain one of the most explosive bowling performances the format has seen. Alongside Thakur, his presence gives LSG a two-pronged fast attack capable of dismantling any middle order.

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Angles to watch

Analytical angles worth tracking

Observations from the venue data, recent form and historical trends. Editorial context, not betting advice.

In T20 fixtures at Ekana Stadium, the middle-overs phase has historically been the most volatile. Top wicket-taker markets may reflect this, particularly for pace bowlers capable of exploiting swing or cutters in overs seven to fifteen.
Player-of-the-match markets at this venue could be influenced by bowling performances more than batting. In this fixture, the match was won through wicket-taking rather than a dominant batting score.
First-innings score lines are worth contextualising against the venue average of 177. LSG scored 163 here, which was below average, yet still won by 33 runs. Total-runs markets may be more informative than outright result lines when sides bat first below that benchmark.
Gujarat's powerplay start of 54/1 showed they could match LSG's platform, but middle-overs collapse patterns suggest keeping an eye on phase-specific markets rather than overall run totals.

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Questions

Frequently asked

Lucknow Super Giants won by 33 runs at BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. LSG posted 163/5 batting first, then bowled Gujarat Titans out for 130 in 19.2 overs.

Yash Thakur of Lucknow Super Giants won the Player of the Match award. He took 5 wickets for 30 runs from 3.8 overs, dismantling Gujarat's middle order to seal the result.

Across 8 IPL meetings, Gujarat Titans lead the head-to-head 5 wins to 3. The most recent encounters have been split: GT won in 2026, while LSG took both meetings in 2025.

IPL matches are broadcast in the UK on Sky Sports Cricket, with streaming available via Sky Go and NOW TV for those without a full Sky subscription. Listings and kick-off times in BST are available on the Sky Sports website.

Across 44 T20 matches at BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, the average first-innings score is 177 and the average second-innings score is 157. Chasing sides win 53 per cent of the time, and 68 per cent of toss winners opt to field. The powerplay averages 47 runs and the death overs average 40.

Gujarat reached the end of the powerplay at 54/1, which was actually ahead of LSG's own six-over total of 47. However, Yash Thakur and the LSG bowlers took 6 wickets in the middle overs for just 39 runs, leaving Gujarat needing too many from a depleted batting order in the death.

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