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Overview
Official Team Site: Lucknow Super Giants
Social Media Handle:
- Facebook: @LucknowSuperGiantsIPLT20
- Twitter: @LucknowIPL
- Instagram: lucknowsupergiants
Owner: RPSG Group
Coach: Andy Flower
Venue: BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium
Captain: KL Rahul
The Lucknow Super Giants is an IPL franchise cricket team based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. It was formed in 2021 and competes in the Indian Premier League. The team’s principal owner is Sanjeev Goenka, while KL Rahul serves as the team captain and Andy Flower as the coach. Gautam Gambhir is the team’s mentor.
Despite being a newcomer in the league, Lucknow Super Giants made it to the playoffs in their debut season, which was considered an impressive feat.
The Lucknow Super Giants were busy during the February 2022 mega auction, acquiring a number of players, especially all-rounders, including international stars such as Quinton de Kock, Mark Wood, Krunal Pandya, and Marcus Stoinis. They appointed KL Rahul as the team’s captain, with former Zimbabwean cricketer Andy Flower as the head coach, and Gautam Gambhir as the team mentor for the upcoming season.
However, the team faced some challenges during the initial phase of the season. Marcus Stoinis was unavailable due to his ongoing commitments with the Australian team, and Mark Wood had to withdraw due to injury. The franchise brought in Australian bowler Andrew Tye as a replacement to fulfill the team’s requirement for a pace bowler in the first season.
Despite these challenges, the Lucknow Super Giants performed well in their first season of IPL, finishing third in the table and qualifying for the playoffs. However, they were eliminated in the Eliminator Match by fourth-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore, ending their campaign.
Schedule
IPL 2023 Lucknow Super Giants Schedule
| Match. No | Date | Match | Venue | Time(IST) |
| 3 | April 1, 2023 | LSG vs DC | Lucknow | 7:30 PM |
| 6 | April 3, 2023 | CSK vs LSG | Chennai | 7:30 PM |
| 10 | April 7, 2023 | LSG vs SRH | Lucknow | 7:30 PM |
| 15 | April 10, 2023 | RCB vs LSG | Bengaluru | 7:30 PM |
| 21 | April 15, 2023 | LSG vs PBKS | Lucknow | 7:30 PM |
| 26 | April 19, 2023 | RR vs LSG | Jaipur | 7:30 PM |
| 30 | April 22, 2023 | LSG vs GT | Lucknow | 3:30 PM |
| 38 | April 28, 2023 | PBKS vs LSG | Mohali | 7:30 PM |
| 43 | May 1, 2023 | LSG vs RCB | Lucknow | 7:30 PM |
| 46 | May 4, 2023 | LSG vs CSK | Lucknow | 3:30 PM |
| 51 | May 7, 2023 | GT vs LSG | Ahmedabad | 3:30 PM |
| 58 | May 13, 2023 | SRH vs LSG | Hyderabad | 3:30 PM |
| 63 | May 16, 2023 | LSG vs MI | Lucknow | 7:30 PM |
| 68 | May 20, 2023 | KKR vs LSG | Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
Results
IPL 2023 Lucknow Super Giants Results
| Match. No | Date | Match | Venue | Results |
| 3 | April 1, 2023 | LSG vs DC | Lucknow | LSG won by 50 runs |
| 6 | April 3, 2023 | CSK vs LSG | Chennai | LSG loss by 12 runs |
| 10 | April 7, 2023 | LSG vs SRH | Lucknow | LSG Won by 5 wkts |
| 15 | April 10, 2023 | RCB vs LSG | Bengaluru | LSG Won by 1 wkt |
| 21 | April 15, 2023 | LSG vs PBKS | Lucknow | LSG Loss by 2 wkts |
| 26 | April 19, 2023 | RR vs LSG | Jaipur | LSG Won by 10 runs |
| 30 | April 22, 2023 | LSG vs GT | Lucknow | LSG Loss by 7 runs |
| 38 | April 28, 2023 | PBKS vs LSG | Mohali | LSG Won by 56 runs |
| 43 | May 1, 2023 | LSG vs RCB | Lucknow | LSG Loss by 18 runs |
| 46 | May 4, 2023 | LSG vs CSK | Lucknow | No result |
| 51 | May 7, 2023 | GT vs LSG | Ahmedabad | LSG Loss by 56 runs |
| 58 | May 13, 2023 | SRH vs LSG | Hyderabad | LSG Won by 7 wkts |
| 63 | May 16, 2023 | LSG vs MI | Lucknow | LSG Won by 5 runs |
| 68 | May 20, 2023 | KKR vs LSG | Kolkata | LSG Won by 1 run |
Squad
IPL 2023 Lucknow Super Giants Squad
- KL Rahul (Captain) (WK)
- Manan Vohra (BAT)
- Prerak Mankad (BAT)
- Quinton de Kock (WK)
- Nicholas Pooran (WK)
- Ayush Badoni (ALL)
- Deepak Hooda (ALL)
- Krishnappa Gowtham (ALL)
- Karan Sharma (ALL)
- Krunal Pandya (ALL)
- Kyle Mayers (ALL)
- Marcus Stoinis (ALL)
- Daniel Sams (ALL)
- Swapnil Singh (ALL)
- Avesh Khan (BOWL)
- Mark Wood (BOWL)
- Mayank Yadav (BOWL)
- Mohsin Khan (BOWL)
- Ravi Bishnoi (BOWL)
- Jaydev Unadkat (BOWL)
- Yash Thakur (BOWL)
- Romario Shepherd (BOWL)
- Amit Mishra (BOWL)
- Naveen Ul Haq (BOWL)
- Yudhvir Singh (BOWL)
