• Lucknow Super Giants' opener Mitchell Marsh is not playing today's match against Gujarat Titans.

  • LSG captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and elected to bowl first.

LSG vs GT: Here’s why Mitchell Marsh is not playing today’s IPL 2025 match
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Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) is facing Gujarat Titans (GT) in the 26th match of IPL 2025 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. LSG captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and elected to bowl first.

Why Mitchell Marsh is not in Lucknow Super Giants’ playing XI?

However, the match saw a change in LSG’s lineup, with Mitchell Marsh absent from the playing XI. Pant revealed at the toss that Marsh is unavailable due to a family emergency: his daughter is unwell. As a result, Himmat Singh replaced Marsh in the home team’s playing XI.

Gujarat Titans, led by Shubman Gill, would also have preferred to bowl first. Gill expressed confidence in his team’s all-round contribution, with Washington Sundar replacing Kulwant Khejroliya in their lineup.

LSG vs GT: Playing XI of both teams

Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj

Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (w/c), Himmat Singh, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi

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LSG vs GT: Impact subs for both sides

Gujarat Titans: Prasidh Krishna, Mahipal Lomror, Nishant Sindhu, Anuj Rawat, Jayant Yadav

Lucknow Super Giants: Ayush Badoni, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Matthew Breetzke, Shamar Joseph

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