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Former Indian teammates Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir met and hugged each other ahead of the all-important clash between their respective IPL team's clash on Tuesday evening. Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma walked up to mentor of Lucknow Super Giants Gautam Gambhir and shook hands at the practice session in the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Monday.
Gujarat Titans became the first team to qualify for the playoffs in IPL 2023 with an emphatic win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday. With three more spots up for grabs, five-time champions Mumbai Indians and newbies Lucknow Super Giants take on each other on Tuesday in Lucknow as they aim to get a step closer towards booking the playoffs berth. Living up to their 'late bloomers' tag, MI gathered steam in the second half of the IPL 2023 and their juggernaut continues to roll. The Rohit Sharma-led side has won four of its last five games and will be aiming to pick up two vital points tonight in Lucknow.
Australia opener Usman Khawaja believes England's pitches are the ultimate Test for top-three batters and the only way to train for the conditions there is to work really hard and have very low expectations. Khawaja has struggled in English conditions, averaging just 19.66 from six Tests, which is a below-average showing from him given that he has scored an amazing 1,608 runs at 69.91 in 16 Tests since he was recalled to the Test side in January last year. The 36-year-old is expected to be in the thick of things during the World Test Championship final against India and the subsequent five-Test Ashes series in England.
Things have not been going Sunrisers Hyderabad's way in the 2023 IPL, and Monday's 34-run loss to Gujarat Titans saw their playoff hopes extinguished.
Lucknow Super Giants will be squaring off against Mumbai Indians in a crucial IPL 2023 match on Tuesday, at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. LSG will be coming to this clash after thrashing Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets. Currently, they are standing at the fourth place on the points table and very contenders of qualifying for the playoffs. The Krunal Pandya-led side is likely to go ahead with the same Playing XI against MI.
In what could be MS Dhoni's last season as a player in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the entire Indian cricketing spectrum is getting emotional over the prospect of not seeing the Chennai Super Kings skipper playing ever again in the T20 league. As millions of fans saw the tempo of their heartbeats increase seeing Dhoni give a lap of honour to the Chepauk crowd after the game against Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunil Gavaskar rushed to him and got an autograph on his shirt. Now, the original Little Master has made an emotional wish involving the great MSD.
Mumbai Indians will be facing Lucknow Super Giants in their upcoming IPL 2023 match on Tuesday, at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The five-time champions will be coming to this clash after thrashing Gujarat Titans by 27 runs in a high-scoring match. Standing at the third place with 14 points, MI are on the verge of qualification into the Playoffs. However, the Rohit Sharma-led side is missing out on the services of their young attacking batter Tilak Varma due to an injury. It will be interesting to whether he gets his place back in the Playing XI.
After winning the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 34-run with the combined effort of the batting and bowling unit at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Monday, Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya disclosed that he prefers being a bowler's captain. In the post-match presentation, Hardik said, "Very proud of the boys, two in two (making it to the playoffs twice in a row). The boys put their hands up and in challenging situations and we rightly deserve the playoff spot. There will be expectations and for me it was important to focus within the group.