Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants

Lucknow Super Giants beat Gujarat Titans by 6 wickets at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium on 12 April 2025, chasing down 181 with controlled aggression from start to finish. LSG won the toss, chose to field, and then made the chase look straightforward: 61 runs in the powerplay without loss set the tone, and AK Markram's Player of the Match performance sealed the result. Gujarat Titans' 180/6 was three runs above the venue's average first-innings score of 177, but it was never enough once LSG got that kind of opening platform.

Gujarat Titans had looked well placed early. Their own powerplay of 54 without loss was a solid base, and 81 runs in the middle overs. Albeit at the cost of three wickets. Kept them on track. The death overs proved the sticking point: 45 runs and three wickets lost between overs 16 and 20 left the total a fraction short. At Ekana, where the chase success rate is 53 per cent across 44 matches, that margin matters.

For LSG, the powerplay performance was the defining moment. Posting 61/0 in the first six overs, well clear of the venue's 47-run average, they effectively removed any tension from the chase before the seventh over had been bowled. The middle overs saw two wickets fall for 93 runs, adding brief intrigue, but the death brought only 32 runs and 2 more wickets. LSG had already done the hard work.