Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans on the cusp of IPL 2022 playoffs
India Today
IPL 2022, LSG vs GT: Lucknow Super Giants, ranked No.1 on the points table, take on second-placed Gujarat Titans in a crucial match on Tuesday. The winners will become the first team to reach the IPL 2022 playoffs.
On March 28, when Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans faced off for their first match in the Indian Premier League, soothsayers and naysayers watched on in admiration. GT aced a chase of 159 after Mohammed Shami destroyed LSG with a 3-wicket haul.
On May 10, when Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans clash against each other for the second time this season, they are on the cusp of a playoff berth. The winners tonight will become the first team to reach the playoffs in IPL 2022 and they will be able to consolidate a position in the top two.
This will be an incredible feat, especially in a season when the traditional powerhouses have struggled.
Mumbai Indians, the most successful team in IPL history, are out of contention for the playoffs, while defending champions Chennai Super Kings have the faintest of chances, but their qualification now hinges on several other factors.
Kolkata Knight Riders, two-time IPL winners and runners-up in 2021, are in a precarious position too.
Lucknow Super Giants had impressed at the player auction earlier in the year. They snapped up the players they wanted and built up a sound squad that looked like challenging the best in the tournament.
On the eve of #LSGvGT, the Titans look back at #GTvLSG, a perfect start to our #SeasonOfFirsts That first ball from Shami bhai and more key moments, now on our website: https://t.co/RYhqUAgi3P #AavaDe pic.twitter.com/0dYWKphuLO
