GT vs LSG IPL 2025: In the 64th match of IPL 2025, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) defeated Gujarat Titans (GT) by 33 runs and strengthened themselves in the playoff race. In this high-scoring match played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Mitchell Marsh batted explosively and scored the first century of his IPL career and played an important role in the team's victory. With this defeat, Gujarat's hopes of remaining in the top-2 now depend on the results of other teams.
Marsh's first century in IPL
After losing the toss and batting first, Lucknow Super Giants had a great start. Mitchell Marsh scored 117 runs in 64 balls, which included 8 sixes and 9 fours. He completed his century in the 17th over and achieved the distinction of being the first foreign batsman to score a century in IPL 2025. Along with him, Nicholas Pooran played a stormy innings of 56 not out off 27 balls. Rishabh Pant also added an unbeaten 16 runs off 6 balls in the end. Lucknow scored 235 runs for 2 wickets in 20 overs.
Chasing the target of 236 runs, Gujarat Titans had a slow start. Jos Buttler scored 33 and Shubman Gill scored 35 runs, but the middle order faltered. Shahrukh Khan (57 runs) and Sherfane Rutherford (38 runs) did struggle, but the team could score only 202 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs.
Lucknow fast bowler William O'Rourke performed brilliantly and took 3 wickets. Akash Deep and Avesh Khan also got one success each. The bowlers' accurate strategy kept Gujarat's strong batting tied down.
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