Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans meet in the 19th game of IPL 2026 on Sunday, 12 April, at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. The first ball is due at 3:30 pm local time, so the dew that often helps chasing sides under lights is not expected to play a big part.
Lucknow’s likely line-up leans on Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant and Nicholas Pooran in the top order, with Abdul Samad and Mukul Choudhary available as finishers. Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav and Digvesh Singh Rathi form the bowling group. Gujarat, captained by Shubman Gill, can call on Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler at the top, Glenn Phillips and Washington Sundar in the middle, and Rashid Khan, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna with the ball. One of Kagiso Rabada or Jason Holder is expected to complete the attack.
The Ekana surface slows down as the match progresses, so spinners and bowlers with cutters will matter in the middle overs, and the powerplay is a key period for scoring. A total of around 175 or more should be competitive. On balance, our preview favours the home side.
