IPL 2022, GT vs LSG Live Cricket Score: Hardik, Wade add 50-run partnership after Gujarat Titans go 2 down in powerplay

50 partnership between Hardik and Wade! The pair have been steady so far after the Wankhede crowd witnessed Chameera’s brilliance.

Almost caught at mid-wicket but Hardik’s shot had the power to beat the fielder’s reflexes. He gets a boundary against Krunal, who bowled it on the leg stump.

GT 64/2

Cracking six from Hardik! Bishnoi offered him some width and the Baroda all-rounder smoked that over long-off for an easy six. His first of the night.

GT 55/2

Krunal Pandya is into the attack… and he’s up against brother Hardik! Few would have imagined that sight a couple of years ago.

Bishnoi goes short and Wade gets into position quickly to hit the googly through extra cover. Five from Bishnoi’s over and the Titans finish the powerplay on 44 for two. Not the best of starts but they would rely on skipper Hardik and Wade for a steady partnership here.

GT 44/2

Ravi Bishnoi is into the attack and he starts off with three dots against Wade, who is playing his first IPL game in 11 years.

Gorgeous! Hardik isn’t playing in the ‘Blue and Gold’ jersey today but he still has got that touch playing at the Wankhede. Avesh bowls one on the pads and Hardik clips that away to the mid-wicket boundary. Four more.

GT 39/2

You don’t bowl on the pads to Hardik. He’s already played some fine shots so far and Hardik clips Mohin’s delivery to deep mid-wicket.

GT 30/2

Short from Chameera and Hardik pulls that for a boundary. Fine batting from the skipper! But Chameera has been brilliant so far. He first bowled a bouncer to Shankar and cleaned him up with a yorker on the next delivery. A treat to watch!

GT 25/2

Hardik joins Wade in the middle and the GT skipper is off the mark in style. A quick delivery from Chameera and Hardik dispatches that to the boundary rope. Four to mid-wicket!

Terrific yorker from Chameera! No chance for Vijay Shankar against the toe-crusher. Chameera’s double strike has left the Titans reeling at 15/2.

Krunal and Hooda celebrate together as the latter collected a high catch. Gill edged short delivery from Chameera and Hooda did a fabulous job there. Lucknow off to a brilliant start.

GT 7/1

Chameera strikes in the first over! Gill walks back without troubling the scorers.

GT 4/1

Drifting off the pads and a boundary for the Titans. Perfect start for the Titans! Seemed like Chameera was trying to bowl a slower one.

GT 4/0

Lucknow players form the huddle as Gill and Wade make their way to the middle!

A pretty stiff target despite Shami’s three and Gill-Wade would be looking for a steady start. Lucknow will rely on Avesh Khan for early wickets. Titans need 159 to register a win in their first-ever IPL outing!

I wasn’t looking at the score, I was just batting and wasn’t thinking of my fifty. I just wanted to play my natural game,” says Badoni on his fifty.

I realized I got a fifty only after I got there. I couldn’t sleep last night, I was very nervous. After I hit the first boundary, I got confidence

It started with Shami ripping through Lucknow top-order and leaving them reeling at 32 for four. Deepak Hooda and Ayush Badoni scored brilliant fifties and put up a rescue act to help Lucknow reach a competitive 158-run total.

Last ball and just a single. Lucknow Super Giants finish on 158/6 in their first IPL outing. What a brilliant comeback.

Badoni perishes after scoring 54. What an innings from the youngster, who bailed his side out of a precarious situation. He gets applause from the Lucknow dugout.

Badoni gets to his fifty in style! We are seeing a confident young batter making waves at the Wankhede. Not a bad way to make your IPL debut! He’s played just one T20 game for Delhi before this knock.

LSG 148/5

Dropped!! Shami returned into the attack and Badoni sliced it towards Lockie Ferguson, who put it down. It could’ve been Shami’s fourth wicket. Krunal gets boundaries on next two deliveries to rub salt in the wound. 

Badoni also finds gap in the square leg region to get a boundary on the last delivery. A remarkable turnaround from Lucknow!

LSG 139/5

Krunal Pandya, who has been a part of many Mumbai Indians’ successful seasons, joins Badoni in the middle.

LSG 116/5

Rashid traps Hooda and Gujarat Titans have finally broken the partnership! Hooda walks back after scoring a brilliant 55 off 41 balls. 

Badoni is now putting the foot down. He clears the longest part against Rashid, who can’t do anything in that situation. Badoni is proving why he was sent up the order ahead of Krunal.

19 off Hardik’s over! Great one from Lucknow. Hooda and Badoni have added 62 in last five overs. Lucknow would be eyeing a competitive total.

LSG 109/4

14.1: Here we go! Badoni joins the party. Length ball from Hardik and Badoni makes a good connection… and the slog sweep sails across the boundary rope.

14.2: A little ramp shot and Badoni gets a four.

14.3: Very smart batting from Badoni. He opens the face of the bat to guide it towards third man for a boundary. Expensive from Hardik.

Hooda dispatches Rashid for a six! Hooda picked the wrong’un and hit it with the turn. Terrific shot! And Hooda reaches his fifty with a single on the next delivery. His fourth fifty in the IPL.

Hooda smashes it down the ground for a boundary! It will be easier to bat in the second innings when the dew forms. Lucknow would want Hooda and Badoni to build a longer partnership here. The pair can steer Lucknow past the 120 mark easily. But would that be enough?

A half-pitcher at leg stump and Hooda whacks it away for a six to fine leg! First of the match and skipper Rahul will be happy with that effort.

Lucknow 73-4

Rashid is bowling quick with most deliveries going over 95 kph mark. He also sprints to mid-wicket to save one run. The Titans are having an absolute field day.

Quick from Rashid and Hardik decided to use the review. Replays showed that there was a bit of contact with the glove.

10.1 Stand and deliver! Hooda didn’t move his foot much against Hardik and pulled one to long-on for a boundary. A much-needed four.

10.3: It was in the air and looked like the fielder got a hand to it. Nonetheless, four more runs to Lucknow to keep the momentum going. Hooda is timing the ball well with every passing over. He’s moved to 24 off 26 balls.

LSG 58/4

A single to end the over. Hooda was completely outfoxed by the googly. Five off Rashid’s over.

LSG 47/4

Rashid Khan is here! He’s introduced in the 10th over. Attacking field as he’s got a slip in place.

Hardik missing his line there. Bit short and bowled outside off and Hooda slices it quickly towards third man for a boundary. Good thing for Indian fans is that Hardik is looking in a good rhythm. He’s bowling around 140 kph today.

Did it carry… No! Rahul Tewatia was the man at point and replays showed Hooda’s thick edge was inches short of Tewatia. Three off Ferguson’s over.

Ferguson continues with his fiery deliveries. His slowest ball has been around 143 kph today! Don’t forget, the Titans also have Rashid in their weaponry. The Afghanistan star is a prolific wicket-taker and he could pile more misery in middle overs.

Pandya into the attack! The last time Hardik bowled was against Afghanistan at the T20 World Cup, when he conceded 23 in 2 overs.

Lockie Ferguson into the attack and he’s bowled a 150 kph delivery straightaway. Deepak Hooda and Ayush Badoni are facing thunderbolts. Just three off the over and it’s the end of powerplay.

LSG 32/4

Catch some breath! Shami is on a roll here. It’s the first instance of Shami picking up three wickets in the powerplay in the IPL. He’s literally broken the Lucknow rib-cage today.

Another one bites the dust! Shami was given one more over and he removes Manish Pandey on six. What’s happening here. 

LSG 29/4

Sensational from Gill!!! He kept his eye on the ball and plucked a brilliant catch. Aaron removes Lewis on 10 and Lucknow are three down in the powerplay.

LSG 20/3

Shami is owning the powerplay here! He came round the wicket against de Kock and hit the top of middle and leg with a delivery that nipped back in. Gujarat fans would’ve dreamt of such a start.

LSG 15/2

Bowled him! Shami is in the middle of a dream spell. He removes de Kock (7) with an in-swinging delivery.

Varun Aaron concedes seven and Shami continues from the other end. We’ve seen Test match line from him so far. Just shows his experience and skill-set.

First boundary of the match! Varun Aaron bowled that on Evin Lewis’ pads and the West Indian pulls that away to fine leg for a boundary. Too easy for Lewis.

The Gujarat camp is on cloud nine. An unplayable delivery from Shami and the ball took a faint edge. Rahul has to walk back without troubling the scorers. Shami is doing what Umesh did in the tournament opener. Tremendous first over from the Indian.

LSG 2/1

A big spike and umpire has raised his finger! Shami removes Rahul on the first ball!

What a start!!! Sensational from Shami and Hardik has gone for a referral.

We are all set for the start! Rahul and de Kock are making way to the middle. Also, this is Matthew Wade’s first IPL game in 11 years.

The pitch has a bit less grass today and it looks like a dry surface. Don’t forget the dew factor that will come into the picture later. A good toss to win on captaincy debut.

All eyes on the lethal opening duo of Rahul and de Kock. The two exciting batters joined the new IPL franchise from Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians and they are set to start a new IPL chapter today.

Rashid Khan has got LSG skipper KL Rahul three times in five IPL innings. An exciting battle coming up! Spotlight will also be on Shami and Ferguson, who will look for early wickets with the new ball.

“It’s always good to have that Purple Cap. But more than that I will try and contribute whatever the team needs of me and if that is dot balls. In my first year 2017 second game I had that cap and since then I never had that cap, but definitely will be a great feeling to have that,” says Rashid Khan.

Three overseas players in Lucknow eleven: Evin Lewis, Quinton de Kock and Chameera. Matthew Wade, David Miller, Lockie Ferguson and Rashid Khan are Gujarat’s four foreign picks.

Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Evin Lewis, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan

“The dew plays a big part in the second innings but the wicket remains the same throughout 40 overs. It is our first game and it is important to go out there and enjoy ourselves,” says Rahul.

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade(w), Vijay Shankar, Abhinav Manohar, Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Aaron, Mohammed Shami

“We are going to bowl. First game we want to see how exactly the wickets are playing and keeping the dew factor as well. See, assess and go through from there,” says Hardik.

“It is a different role, different team but the feeling is same. We want to win here and let’s see how it goes. We are going to give all the guys full freedom to express themselves.”

Hardik Pandya wins toss, Gujarat Titans to bowl first at the Wankhede.

Hardik spotted bowling in the warm-up. “Entire Indian cricket fraternity will be looking at Hardik’s bowling performance. He will be an automatic choice in the Indian team if he starts bowling,” says Sunil Gavaskar on Star Sports.

We are moments away from the toss! Expect a cracking contest at the Wankhede. This is also Hardik’s first match as captain in T20s.

The Pandya brothers will be up against each other for the first time in the IPL. Hardik earlier also called the match “two boys against one” as LSG will be led by his good friend Rahul.

“I’m sure Krunal will be standing on the side and will be laughing at me because he has never seen me do this. It will be two boys against one,” he had said.

Rashid Khan has been spotted warming up in the Gujarat Titans jersey. Feels a bit weird to see him in blue, to be honest. He was a part of Sunrisers Hyderabad for five long years!

Talking about consistency, Quinton de Kock has scored 500-plus runs in the last two IPL seasons. The South African is among top players in the powerplay with 801 runs in the first six overs since 2019. We are about to see a lethal opening pair making its debut!

Hardik has got 1476 runs in 92 games at a brilliant strike rate of 153.91. Notably, he’s won four IPL titles so far while Rahul is yet to lay hands on the trophy. In 94 IPL games, the Karnataka lad has scored 3273 runs at a 136.37 strike rate.

As a batter, Rahul had scored 626 runs last season with highest score of unbeaten 98 against Punjab Kings. Along with being an able captain, he’s also among the top contenders for the Orange Cap this season.

Matches: 27

Won: 11

Lost: 14

Tied: 2

Runs scored: 1296

Winning percentage: 44.44

KL Rahul and Manish Pandey are the only players from the Lucknow camp who have captained an IPL franchise. Rahul has 12 wins from 27 games while Manish has none. Manish had lost the only game where he had donned the captain’s armband for Hyderabad. Rahul, on the other hand, has got a win percentage of 44.44.

Bishnoi, who can deceive the batters with his googlies. Rashid is no different. But Avesh Khan will look for that early movement. He became the most expensive uncapped Indian player after Lucknow Super Giants signed him for a staggering ₹10 crore. He had a base price of ₹20 lakh.

The team winning the toss would opt to bat first considering the dew factor. It will be interesting if either team plays an extra spinner on the surface.

The tournament opener between CSK and KKR at the Wankhede saw Umesh Yadav getting some early movement and the dew factor also coming into the picture. Chennai managed to post just 131 despite MS Dhoni special on a ground where teams often post 180-plus total. The average score here is 194 in the first innings.

Australia’s Matthew Wade will be playing in the IPL after a decade-long gap. Wade is back in the lucrative T20 league for the first time in 11 years and he could also open with Shubman Gill.

“It’s the start of something new and something very special. The response we’ve gotten from the people of UP has been overwhelming. Keep supporting us and hope we start off with a win,” says Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul in a video shared by the franchise.

While Rashid will be orchestrating the spin attack, Shami can take care of the death over bowling for the Titans. The Indian pacer has got 23 wickets in death overs since 2020. Having got a wide pool of spinners, GT can also try out Jayant Yadav and Sai Kishore as the second pick.

Hardik remains tight-lipped on his return to bowling but the Titans fans will be eager to see him in the bowler avatar. He is yet to play any competitive match post last year’s T20 World Cup.

Rashid is seven plucks short of 100 IPL wickets and the Afghanistan star can dictate the middle overs. Bishnoi, on the other hand, will look to flourish under new management and make a strong case for this year’s T20 World Cup. The youngster was recently a part of India’s home T20 assignment against the West Indies and Sri Lanka.

It will also be a battle between two leggies. Superstar Rashid Khan and young Ravi Bishnoi would relish bowling on the Wankhede strip.

Talking about Gujarat’s bowling, Mohammed Shami will be leading the pace force. Darshan Nalkande, 23, who was previously a part of the Punjab squad but didn’t get a game, could also get a chance to prove his mettle. In 22 T20s since 2019, he’s plucked 43 wickets at 10.56 strike rate.

“KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock’s right hand and left hand combination makes a devastating opening pair and they can get the team off to a flying start,” said legendary Sunil Gavaskar on Star Sports.

Lucknow have Krunal Pandya and Deepak Hooda to conceal any batting flaws towards the end. On the bowling front, they have young leggie Ravi Bishnoi and pacer Avesh Khan. They also have Manan Vohra, Shahbaz Nadeem and K Gothwam as experienced Indian picks.

Lucknow have got reliability in Manish Pandey, who can harbour the innings and Evin Lewis, who can chip in with some fireworks. Lewis, primarily an opener, could be slotted at the No. 3 or 4 spot if Rahul and de Kock start the innings.

Lucknow will be without their key overseas players today. They lost England’s Mark Wood due to injury and Andrew Tye was named as his replacement. But the Australian will miss the opener owing to quarantine rules.

Three other foreign players — Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder and Kyle Mayers — are likely to join the squad next week owing to national duties.

Lucknow have also got a strong top-order pack in skipper Rahul, Quinton de Kock and Evin Lewis. Rahul last year became the first Indian to score 500-plus runs in four consecutive IPL seasons.

Shubman Gill has got enormous responsibility on his shoulders but the youngster remains one of the most promising openers in the T20 league. With the experience of 58 IPL games, Gill comes with the tag of being a powerplay specialist. He’s got 543 runs in first six overs since 2020.

Another key player for Gujarat is David Miller, who has even got the experience of captaining an IPL side. The South African has previously captained Punjab in six games… and he’s also got the ability to shift gears at the death.

As the Titans haven’t got many specialist batters in their weaponry, they would want their wide catalogue of all-rounders to deliver. A lot rests on skipper Hardik, Rahul Tewatia and Vijay Shankar if the top-order falters today.

With Jason Roy out of the competition, Gujarat could open with Shubman Gill and Afghanistan batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who is also a wicketkeeper. The Titans also have Wriddhiman Saha and Matthew Wade to keep the wickets.

KL Rahul(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Manan Vohra, Krunal Pandya, Ankit Rajpoot, Krishnappa Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Dushmantha Chameera, Avesh Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Evin Lewis, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Karan Sharma, Mayank Yadav

Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade(w), Wriddhiman Saha, Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Hardik Pandya(c), Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami, Pradeep Sangwan, Varun Aaron, Jayant Yadav, Vijay Shankar, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Darshan Nalkande, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Dominic Drakes, Sai Sudharsan, Yash Dayal, Noor Ahmad

Asked whether he would bowl again, Hardik had recently said that it would be a surprise. “It would be a surprise, so let it be a surprise,” he had said during the jersey launch of Gujarat Titans.

Hardik was fast-tracked into the Indian limited-overs side after a splendid season with Mumbai Indians back in 2015. So far, he’s got 1476 runs in 92 IPL matches and 42 wickets as well.

Hardik’s last captaincy stint was with India A when he led the side in a first-class game against Australia and the result was drawn. He would eye a winning start today to justify the faith of team management that has splurged ₹15 crore on him as a pre-auction pick.

Hardik has been battling fitness concerns ever since injuring his back in 2019. The GT skipper has said that he’s still a “work in progress”. He is set to embark on a new journey in the IPL that had started with Mumbai Indians back in 2015.

Hardik may haven’t captained an IPL team before but the Baroda all-rounder has plenty of experience playing at the Wankhede. The Titans would heavily rely on him today. It remains to be seen whether the captain chips in with some overs as well.

While Gujarat, owned by CVC Capital, have all-rounder Hardik Pandya in the leadership role, Lucknow Super Giants, backed by Indian tycoon Sanjiv Goenka, have appointed KL Rahul as their captain.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the fourth game of IPL 2022 between Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants. It’s a clash between two new entrants, who made the IPL jamboree a ten-team affair for the first time since 2011. The game will be played at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.