The Gujarat Titans bowler Sai Kishore has provided a crucial breakthrough dismissing the dangerours opening partnership between Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh during the IPL 2025 game against Lucknow Super Giants on May 22 at Ahmedabad.
He went on to dismiss Markram for 36 runs to break the 91-run partnership for the opening stand. With Lucknow having been knocked out of the tournament, Gujarat Titans will be aiming for a win to secure a top-two spot in the IPL 2025 points table.
Batting first, Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh opened the attack while Mohammed Siraj opened the bowling attack. The batting duo went on to score 53 runs in the powerplay and went on to trouble GT bowlers.
However, Sai Kishore bagged the wicket of Markram in the 10th over. Meanwhile, Mitchell Marsh went on to smash a fifty with Pooran joining him, aiming for a mammoth total in the score card.
Sai Kishore breaks the opening stand ☝️
He sends back Aiden Markram for 36(24).
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Speaking at the toss, Shubman Gill said, “We’ll bowl first, looks like a good wicket. Will be good to have a target on the board. We want momentum heading into the qualifiers, these two games are going to be equally important.”
(On partnership with Sai Sudharsan) “The way we compliment each other is great, we don’t have conversations on who will take down the bowlers. We just play with a positive intent and stay in the moment. No changes,” concluded Shubman Gill.
Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant said, “Would have bowled first, looks a good wicket. There is a challenge when you are already eliminated, but we take pride in playing cricket.”
“As a team, we are trying different options that give ourselves the best chance of winning. Anything that could help us prepare for next season. Akash Deep comes in, and a few more changes for us,” concluded Rishabh Pant.
GT vs LSG Playing 11
Gujarat Titans Playing 11: Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Lucknow Super Giants Playing 11: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, William ORourke
