LSG vs GT Toss: Shubman Gill Opts To Bowl, Teams Updated

LSG vs GT Toss. Image Credits: Screengrab

The 19th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2026 is all set to take place. In this game, Lucknow Super Giants will face Gujarat Titans at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on April 12. So, it will be interesting to see which team performs better and wins the match. At the moment, Gujarat Titans are in 7th place on the points table.

So far, the team led by Shubman Gill has played three matches. They have won one game but lost two, which means they have only two points. Because of this, GT will be looking to play much better and move up in the standings.

On the other hand, LSG have gained good momentum after two close and exciting wins. They have won two matches and lost one out of three, which puts them in 5th place. Therefore, they will be aiming to win their third match of the season.

So, as the excitement for the LSG vs GT match is very high, let’s now look at the toss update and the playing XI of both teams.

Toss update: Gujarat Titans have won the toss and have chosen to bowl first against Rishabh Pant and his team.

LSG vs GT IPL 2026: Playing XIs

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Ashok Sharma, Prasidh Krishna

Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav

Also Read: Will Mitchell Santner, Will Jacks, Nuwan Thushara Play MI vs RCB Match?

LSG vs GT IPL 2026: Captains Thoughts

Shubman Gill (GT captain): "We will bowl first. Looks like a good wicket. Always good to have a total on the board and chase it down...

Rishabh Pant (Lucknow Super Giants Captain): "The way wickets are nowadays, the margin is not much between batting or bowling first. We would have bowled first though.

[on the last game] For us it's amazing. Every win is important and if you win that - it shows the character of the team. We want to move on and take it one game at a time.