Gujarat Titans (GT) defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by seven wickets in the 19th match of the Indian Premier League 2026 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday, April 12, 2026. Gujarat Titans chased down a target of 165 with eight balls to spare, finishing at 165 for three wickets in 18.4 overs, confirming their second consecutive victory of the 2026 Indian Premier League season.
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bowl first. Lucknow Super Giants fielded Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant, Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi, and Prince Yadav. Gujarat Titans fielded Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill, Jos Buttler, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Ashok Sharma, and Prasidh Krishna. George Linde and Shahrukh Khan were deployed as Impact Player substitutes during the match by Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans respectively.
How did Lucknow Super Giants set their total of 164 for eight against Gujarat Titans at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow?
Lucknow Super Giants began their innings at pace, reaching 60 for two inside the powerplay despite losing Mitchell Marsh and Rishabh Pant in consecutive overs. Marsh was caught by Shubman Gill off the bowling of Kagiso Rabada for 11 off four balls, having struck a six and a boundary from the first two deliveries of the match. Rishabh Pant then counter-attacked, hitting a six off Rabada and a boundary off Mohammed Siraj before falling for 18 off 11 balls, caught by Rahul Tewatia off Siraj’s bowling.
Aiden Markram anchored the innings during this early phase, striking 30 off 21 balls including five boundaries and a six. Markram was dismissed at the end of the powerplay when Prasidh Krishna had him caught by Washington Sundar at 69 for three in the seventh over. That dismissal began a sustained middle-order collapse that defined the Lucknow Super Giants innings. Ayush Badoni managed only nine off 11 balls before Prasidh Krishna took his second wicket, and Nicholas Pooran, widely regarded as one of the most powerful strikers in Twenty20 cricket, could accelerate only to 19 off 21 balls before the same bowler accounted for him.
Between the eighth and twelfth overs, Gujarat Titans restricted Lucknow Super Giants to 18 runs across four overs, with Rashid Khan and Ashok Sharma exploiting the hard-length conditions on a dry Ekana Stadium surface. Abdul Samad contributed 18 off 22 balls before falling to Ashok Sharma, and Mukul Choudhary followed for 18 off 14 balls as Prasidh Krishna completed his fourth wicket. George Linde, brought in as an Impact Player substitute for Ayush Badoni in the 16th over, provided brief acceleration with 16 off 10 balls before Ashok Sharma removed him in the 19th over. The final over produced 18 runs, with Mohammed Shami striking a six and a boundary and Avesh Khan contributing four runs, lifting Lucknow Super Giants to 164 for eight from their 20 overs.
Why was Prasidh Krishna’s bowling spell of four wickets for 28 runs the decisive performance in the Indian Premier League 2026 match between Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans?
Prasidh Krishna’s figures of four wickets for 28 runs from four overs represented the central bowling performance of the match and earned him the Player of the Match award. His four dismissals accounted for Aiden Markram, Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, and Mukul Choudhary, each taken at a juncture when Lucknow Super Giants required a significant partnership to post a competitive total. All four wickets were derived from short-ball deliveries, a method Prasidh Krishna confirmed he had developed through extensive practice sessions.
Mohammed Siraj was the most economical bowler of the match, conceding only 19 runs from his full allocation of four overs. Rashid Khan bowled with consistent control throughout his four overs, conceding 25 runs without taking a wicket. Ashok Sharma claimed two wickets for 32 runs from four overs. Kagiso Rabada was expensive, conceding 54 runs from four overs despite taking the wicket of Mitchell Marsh. The Gujarat Titans bowling unit as a collective maintained pressure across the Lucknow Super Giants innings, with control broken only in the final over.
Prasidh Krishna said after the match that the most important outcome was the victory for Gujarat Titans, and that he was collecting the recognition on behalf of the pressure applied by all the other Gujarat Titans bowlers. He confirmed that his pace-off deliveries required sustained work in the nets before they could be deployed reliably in match situations.
How did Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler partner together to chase down 165 for Gujarat Titans against Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow?
The Gujarat Titans run chase was settled by a second-wicket partnership between Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler that produced 84 runs and placed the match firmly beyond the reach of Lucknow Super Giants by the midpoint of the innings. Sai Sudharsan was dismissed early for 15 off 14 balls, caught by Avesh Khan off the bowling of Digvesh Singh Rathi in the sixth over, bringing Buttler to the crease with Gujarat Titans at 24 for one.
Shubman Gill attacked the Lucknow Super Giants bowling from the outset, most notably taking Mohammed Shami for 20 runs in the fifth over. Gill scored a composed 56 off 40 balls including six boundaries and a six. Buttler contributed 60 off 37 balls with 11 boundaries, exploiting gaps in the field and managing the run rate with control. The partnership brought up 84 runs before both batters were dismissed in quick succession after reaching their half-centuries: Prince Yadav dismissed Shubman Gill with a sharp short ball, and Mohammed Shami had Buttler caught at long on with a slower delivery.
Washington Sundar and Rahul Tewatia then completed the run chase without difficulty. Sundar finished 21 not out off 13 balls and struck a six over fine leg off Prince Yadav to seal the victory with eight balls remaining. Tewatia finished 10 not out.
Shubman Gill said it was a complete performance from Gujarat Titans, praising the powerplay bowling as impressive and the middle-overs pressure as special. He acknowledged the surface was not easy to bat on and said Gujarat Titans would have accepted a target of 160 at the outset of the Lucknow Super Giants innings.
What are the Indian Premier League 2026 points table and form implications for Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans following the Ekana Stadium result?
Gujarat Titans moved into contention in the Indian Premier League 2026 points table with their second consecutive victory. Their back-to-back wins, following an earlier sequence of three defeats, confirmed a recovery in form that places them in a competitive position heading into the second phase of the tournament. The combination of a disciplined collective bowling effort and confident batting from Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler in consecutive matches suggests Gujarat Titans are beginning to build reliable match-winning patterns.
Lucknow Super Giants face a more complex set of concerns following the defeat. Their record of six consecutive home defeats at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, all registered while batting first, points to a structural difficulty on the Lucknow surface. Nicholas Pooran has now scored 60 runs from five innings in the 2026 Indian Premier League at a strike rate substantially below his career average of 147, representing a significant departure from the form that has defined his reputation as one of the most destructive Twenty20 batsmen in world cricket.
Rishabh Pant acknowledged after the match that the target of 164 was insufficient and that on a surface like the one at Lucknow, a total between 170 and 180 constitutes an adequate score. The inability of the Lucknow Super Giants middle order to build on the platform established in the powerplay represents the primary challenge facing the franchise’s batting management ahead of their next Indian Premier League 2026 fixture against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Lucknow on April 15, 2026.
For Jos Buttler, the half-century of 60 off 37 balls added to the 52 he scored against Delhi Capitals in the previous Gujarat Titans fixture, confirming a return to form following a difficult 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup campaign. Buttler has also crossed 14,000 career Twenty20 runs during the course of the 2026 Indian Premier League season.
Key takeaways on what Gujarat Titans’ seven-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants means for both franchises and the Indian Premier League 2026 standings
- Gujarat Titans defeated Lucknow Super Giants by seven wickets at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on April 12, 2026, chasing a target of 165 with eight balls remaining in the 19th over of the innings.
- Prasidh Krishna claimed four wickets for 28 runs, his best figures in the Indian Premier League, with all four dismissals coming from short-ball deliveries that systematically dismantled the Lucknow Super Giants middle order.
- Shubman Gill scored 56 off 40 balls and Jos Buttler contributed 60 off 37 balls, combining for an 84-run second-wicket partnership that settled the Gujarat Titans run chase by the midpoint of the innings.
- Lucknow Super Giants have now lost six consecutive home matches at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, all while batting first, raising significant questions about the franchise’s ability to build competitive totals on the Lucknow surface.
- Nicholas Pooran’s continued under-performance, with 60 runs from five innings in the 2026 Indian Premier League at a strike rate substantially below his career average, represents an ongoing concern for the Lucknow Super Giants batting lineup.
Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans, Indian Premier League 2026 Match 19 scorecard
Match result: Gujarat Titans beat Lucknow Super Giants by 7 wicketsIndian Premier League 2026, Match 19, Apr 12
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Result: Gujarat Titans chased 165 in 18.4 overs
Match summary
Lucknow Super Giants posted 164/8 in 20 overs, but Gujarat Titans replied with 165/3 in 18.4 overs to complete a comfortable seven-wicket win.
Lucknow Super Giants innings: 164/8 (20 overs)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | c Washington Sundar b Prasidh Krishna | 30 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 142.86 |
| Mitchell Marsh | c Shubman Gill b Kagiso Rabada | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 275.00 |
| Rishabh Pant | c Rahul Tewatia b Mohammed Siraj | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 163.64 |
| Ayush Badoni | c Glenn Phillips b Prasidh Krishna | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 81.82 |
| Nicholas Pooran | c Shubman Gill b Prasidh Krishna | 19 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 90.48 |
| Abdul Samad | c Glenn Phillips b Ashok Sharma | 18 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 81.82 |
| Mukul Choudhary | c Jos Buttler b Prasidh Krishna | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 128.57 |
| George Linde | c Shahrukh Khan b Ashok Sharma | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 160.00 |
| Mohammed Shami | not out | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 240.00 |
| Avesh Khan | not out | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400.00 |
Extras: 9
Total: 164/8 in 20 overs
Did not bat: Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav
Gujarat Titans bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Siraj | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4.80 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 13.50 |
| Ashok Sharma | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.00 |
| Prasidh Krishna | 4 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.20 |
Fall of wickets: 14/1, 45/2, 69/3, 74/4, 109/5, 118/6, 131/7, 157/8
Gujarat Titans innings: 165/3 (18.4 overs)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sai Sudharsan | c Avesh Khan b Digvesh Singh Rathi | 15 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 107.14 |
| Shubman Gill | c Rishabh Pant b Prince Yadav | 56 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 140.00 |
| Jos Buttler | c Aiden Markram b Mohammed Shami | 60 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 162.16 |
| Washington Sundar | not out | 21 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 161.54 |
| Rahul Tewatia | not out | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
Extras: 3
Total: 165/3 in 18.4 overs
Did not bat: Glenn Phillips, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Ashok Sharma, Prasidh Krishna, Shahrukh Khan
Lucknow Super Giants bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Shami | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Prince Yadav | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.80 |
| Digvesh Singh Rathi | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.80 |
| George Linde | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.30 |
| Avesh Khan | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Aiden Markram | 1.4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 9.00 |
Fall of wickets: 45/1, 129/2, 135/3
BNT takeaway
Lucknow Super Giants never fully broke free after a brisk start, and Prasidh Krishna’s four-wicket spell gave Gujarat Titans control of the innings. In reply, Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler did the heavy lifting before Washington Sundar and Rahul Tewatia calmly completed the chase with eight balls to spare.
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