Mumbai: Gujarat Titans, the new IPL 2022 team, will play their inaugural game Today against the Lucknow Super Giants, another new entrant at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST, and the live-action can be viewed on Star Sports Network and Hotstar.
The most notable signing for the Gujarat Titans’ first IPL season was Afghanistan leg spinner Rashid Khan, arguably the best T20I bowler in the world, who has left Sunrisers Hyderabad to lead this Gujarat Titans bowling attack, which also includes Indian pacer Mohammed Shami and New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson. Following England’s white-ball specialist opener Jason Roy pulling out of the IPL 2022, the Gujarat Titans signed another Afghan talent, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, as his replacement, while all-rounders Hardik Pandya, Vijay Shankar, and Rahul Tewatia provide balance to the side.
On the other hand, Indian international batter and former Punjab Kings star KL Rahul leads LSG in their inaugural season, with bowler Avesh Khan and all-rounders Deepak Hooda and Krunal Pandya assuring a strong Indian core. The top-order partnership between KL Rahul and former IPL winner Quinton de Kock is arguably the most exciting aspect of the Lucknow Super Giants, though the South African’s availability for the opening match is uncertain, and an injury to fast bowler Mark Wood has seen the team draught in Australian pacer Andrew Tye as a replacement.
This will be an exciting matchup between these two brand new franchises, who will both be eager to make their mark on the tournament.
Gujarat Titans Squad: Shubman Gill, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Wriddhiman Saha, Abhinav Manohar, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya, Rahul Tewatia, Dominic Drakes, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Alzarri Joseph, Pradeep Sangwan, David Miller, Matthew Wade, Gurkeerat Singh, B Sai Sudharshan.
Lucknow Super Giants Squad: KL Rahul (c), Marcus Stoinis, Ravi Bishnoi, Quinton de Kock, Manish Pandey, Jason Holder, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Andrew Tye, Avesh Khan, Ankit Rajpoot, K Gowtham, Dushmantha Chameera, Shahbaz Nadeem, Manan Vohra, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Karan Sharma, Evin Lewis, Mayank Yadav, B Sai Sudharsan.
