Brilliant performances from Prasidh Krishna, Jos Buttler and Shubman Gill lead GT to a thrilling win against LSG in IPL 2026

Samira Vishwas

Tezzbuzz|13-04-2026

Gujarat Titans (GT) by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Delivered an impressive all-round performance to defeat India by 7 wickets in Match 19 of IPL 2026. This match was played at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. Winning the toss and opting to bowl first, GT executed their plans brilliantly, restricting LSG to a below average total, chasing down the target with 8 balls to spare.

Prasidh Krishna’s shine overshadows LSG’s batting

LSG never took off with the bat, though Mitchell Marsh Made a promising start by scoring 11 runs off 4 balls. aiden markram played a solid innings of 30 runs on 21 balls, while the captain Rishabh Pant Contributed 18 runs on 11 balls. However, the middle order failed to capitalize as wickets fell at regular intervals.

nicholas puran And Abdul Samad faced difficulty in scoring quickly, slowing down the innings by scoring 19 and 18 runs respectively. Mukul Chaudhary (18 off 14 balls), George Linde (16 on 10 balls), and mohammed shami The final contribution (12 off 5 balls) helped LSG reach 164/8 in 20 overs, but it never looked like a challenging score.

Most outstanding performance in bowling famous krishna Ka, who bowled a match-deciding spell of 4/28 in 4 overs, demolishing LSG’s middle and lower order. Ashok Sharma also impressed with 2 wickets, while Mohammed Siraj kept things under control by conceding only 19 runs in his spell.

Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler pace GT’s comfortable chase

In reply, Gujarat Titans made a steady start, Sai Sudarshan Contributed by scoring 15 runs before being dismissed early. Although, Shubhman Gill And jos buttler took charge of the chase with a brilliant partnership which put pressure on the LSG bowlers.

Gill took charge of the innings, scoring 56 runs off 40 balls, hitting boundaries regularly and rotating the strike expertly. Buttler, on the other hand, played an aggressive innings of 60 off 37 balls, which included 11 boundaries, and ensured that the required run rate never became a problem.

After Butler was out, washington beautiful kept the chase on track by adding 21 runs off 13 balls, while Rahul Tewatia Finished the match peacefully after scoring 10 runs. GT eventually registered a comfortable win by scoring 165/3 in 18.4 overs.

Lucknow’s bowling unit struggled to find significant success after early success. Mohammed Shami, Prince YadavAnd Digvesh Rathi Took a wicket each, but lacked the support needed to create pressure. Avesh Khan And Linde was unable to control the flow of runs, allowing GT’s batsmen to dominate the game.