Delhi: The 26th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is being played between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Gujarat Titans (GT). But, before the match, the team has suffered a major setback. At the time of the toss, LSG captain Rishabh Pant told that the team’s star all -rounder Mitchell Marsh is not playing in this match. After winning the toss in the match, Pant decided to bowl first. When he was asked about the change in the playing XI, he said that Himmat Singh has been given a chance instead of Mitchell Marsh.
Pant while talking on the playing XI said that Marsh had to sit out due to some personal reasons. He said, “Himmat Singh has been replaced by Michel Marsh. Marsh’s daughter is not well, so he is taking care of her.”
LSG will miss Marsh
Marsh’s absence is a major setback for LSG as he was in great form this season. He has scored 72, 52, 0, 60 and 81 runs in 5 matches so far. In this way, he has scored a total of 245 runs. In IPL 2025, he was only playing as a batsman and was landing as an impact player in every match.
Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Puran have been the best batsmen for LSG so far. Both of them have helped to take the team to a strong score by scoring fast. Rishabh Pant’s own batting has not been special in this season. In such a situation, Pant will now have to take great responsibility in Marsh’s absence.
On the other hand, the GT team has also made a change. Washington Sundar has been included in the team. At the time of the toss, captain Shubman Gill said that if he had won the toss, he would have bowled first. He said that there will not be much difference in the pitch. He also told that Washington Sundar has got a chance in place of Kulwant.
At present, Gujarat is on top of the Titans points table, while Lucknow Super Giants are at sixth place. Both teams have won their previous matches and landed in this match. LSG defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to E and GT Rajasthan Royals (RR).
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