Final result
Gujarat Titans won by 56 runs
Player of the match: Shubman Gill
Result · Indian Premier League
Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants
Result · Indian Premier League
H2H · GT 5–3 LSGVenue par · 206Chase success · 53%POTM · Shubman Gill
Match preview & overview
Gujarat Titans cruise to 56-run win over Lucknow Super Giants at Ahmedabad
Gujarat Titans beat Lucknow Super Giants by 56 runs at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on 7 May 2023 in IPL 2023. GT posted 227/2 after Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field, and the chase never truly got going. LSG reached 72 without loss in their own powerplay, which kept hopes alive, but three middle-overs wickets and four more in the death overs ended their pursuit at 171/7. Shubman Gill was named Player of the Match. The result extended Gujarat Titans' head-to-head lead over Lucknow to 5 wins from 8 meetings.
The story of the innings was in the phases. GT's powerplay of 78 runs at no loss was the defining moment: it set a platform that allowed their middle order to score 98 runs in the middle overs at the cost of one wicket, and even with a relatively restrained death of 51 runs for one wicket, 227 was always likely to be beyond LSG. Lucknow's chase had a similar powerplay return of 72 runs without loss, but they could not sustain it. The death overs cost them four wickets and produced only 41 runs, a shortfall of more than ten runs per over from what they needed.
Pitch report & venue insights
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad — 95-match sample
Aggregate conditions from 2004–2026. Numbers that tend to decide matches at this ground — par score, chase success, powerplay averages and toss bias.
95
T20 matches hosted
206
Avg 1st-innings score
196
Avg 2nd-innings score
53%
Chase success rate
45
Avg powerplay runs
63%
Toss-field rate
Head-to-head record
Gujarat Titans lead the series 5–3 from 8 completed matches
Seasons 2022–2026
Series standing
Gujarat Titans
Lucknow Super Giants8
Total meetings
0
No results
8
In last 8
Recent encounters
Last 82026GT won by 7 wickets
2025LSG won by 33 runs
2025LSG won by 6 wickets
2024LSG won by 33 runs
2023GT won by 56 runs
2023GT won by 7 runs
2022GT won by 62 runs
2022GT won by 5 wickets
Key talking points
Moments the match hinged on
Headline angle
GT post 227/2. Well above venue average
Gujarat Titans' 227/2 was 21 runs above the Narendra Modi Stadium's average first-innings score of 206 across 95 T20 matches. Their powerplay alone yielded 78 runs without loss, nearly double the ground's average powerplay contribution of 43 runs.
Angle 02
LSG's death-overs collapse settled the match
Angle 03
Shubman Gill named Player of the Match
Angle 04
Toss decision backfired on Lucknow
Angle 05
GT lead the head-to-head series 5–3
Key players
Players who decided it
Betting & analytical angles
Angles the data surfaced
- Top batter markets may favour GT openers given the venue's historically high powerplay scoring. The ground averages just 43 powerplay runs but GT produced 78 in this match, suggesting their top order is worth monitoring.
- Death-overs run lines could be worth watching at Narendra Modi Stadium: the venue averages 38 death runs, but this match produced 51 for GT and only 41 for LSG, showing wide variation around that mean.
- Given LSG's recent record of losing four wickets in the death overs, innings-phase wicket markets may reflect that vulnerability more than outright result lines.
- The chase success rate at this ground sits at 53%, meaning the toss-and-field preference seen here (60% of teams field first) does not convert cleanly into wins. Outright lines may underweight the batting-first side.
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Frequently asked
Questions about Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants
What was the result of Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants on 7 May 2023?
Gujarat Titans beat Lucknow Super Giants by 56 runs at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. GT posted 227/2 after Lucknow chose to field, and LSG were bowled out for 171/7 in their chase.
Who won the Player of the Match in this IPL 2023 fixture?
Shubman Gill was named Player of the Match for his batting performance in Gujarat Titans' innings. GT scored 78 runs in the powerplay without losing a wicket, a foundation Gill helped build.
What is the head-to-head record between Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants?
Across 8 IPL meetings, Gujarat Titans lead 5–3. Lucknow had won three of the four preceding encounters before this result, which restored GT's overall advantage in the series.
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What is the average first-innings score at Narendra Modi Stadium in T20 cricket?
Across 95 T20 matches at the ground, the average first-innings score is 206. GT's 227/2 in this fixture comfortably exceeded that benchmark, making the chase a steep one from the outset.
Did Lucknow Super Giants win the toss in this match, and what did they do?
Yes, Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field first, in line with the 60% preference for fielding first seen at this venue. However, GT's powerplay batting of 78 runs without loss made the decision look costly by the halfway point.
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Photo credits (4)
- Shubman Gill — photo by Ajinkyasingh, CC0 · source
- Axar Patel — photo by Anand Anil, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
- Ravichandran Ashwin — photo by Dee03, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
- AB de Villiers — photo by YellowMonkey/Blnguyen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source