Lucknow Supergiants 2023

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When the Lucknow Super Giants players lists was announced, many thought their strength was in their batting department because of batsmen like KL Rahul, de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, and Stoinis. The surprise buy at the auction by the Super Giants was the acquisition of Pooran for a whopping ₹16 crore (US$2.0 million). He is a big hitter with undoubted talent but has struggled for runs in the last two editions of the tournament. He will need to produce the goods if he is to repay the faith the Super Giants have shown to him. On his best day, he can win matches almost single-handedly, although in the past those innings are too far apart. He has often been guilty of playing reckless shots early in his knock and he will hope under the guidance of Gautam Gambhir that he will be patient in his batting. The leading run scorer for the franchise is KL Rahul with 616 runs while the highest individual score belongs to De Kock with 140 not out from just 70 balls. 

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The Lucknow Super Giants are the latest edition to the IPL after they were formed in 2021 and made their debut in the 2022 tournament. In 2021, the governing body of the IPL decided to increase the number of teams in the competition to ten teams. There was huge interest with 22 possible companies launching interest for the two spots. There was however a massive base price for the new spots which eventually saw the possible franchise owners drop to six. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was to oversee the bidding process, which allowed a consortium of three companies or individuals to bid for each franchise. The Sanjiv Goenka-owned RPSG Group won the rights to operate the Lucknow franchise with a bid of ₹7,090 crores. The Lucknow Super Giants will play their home matches at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in India. They played their matches in 2022 in Maharashtra due to the Covid pandemic in India.

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There are a few world-class players in the Lucknow team along with some highly talented younger players. The players at the top of the batting order, namely Rahul and De Kock, hold the key to their team’s success. If these two can get the team off to a good start, then the batsmen that follow will be able to play their natural attacking game without being too worried about losing their wickets. It was no surprise last season that these two batsmen were the only two players to score over 500 runs for the franchise, with Rahul scoring 616 and de Kock 508. If they can get assistance from the rest of the batting line-up, they will be tough to beat. 

The Lucknow Super Giants owners are the RPSG Group, who previously owned the Rising Pune Supergiant franchise between 2016 and 2017. Sanjeev Goenka is its principal owner and he showed his hand at the team’s first IPL auction when they paid substantial amounts to secure the service of international stars like Rahul, Quinton de Kock, and Marcus Stoinis. 

The Lucknow Super Giants team had a fantastic debut season in which they finished third on the table. They finished on the same number of points (18) as the second-placed Rajasthan Royals, but they had an inferior run rate to the Royals. They gave an excellent account of themselves but were eventually eliminated by the Royal Challenge Bangalore in the playoffs. The Super Giants will be seeking their maiden IPL title in 2023 and will have the backing of their home support this season as the original format of home and away matches will resume. The IPL newbies can take plenty of confidence after they ended the group stage 10 points clear of the five-time champions, the Mumbai Indians. 

Highest Score – 211/4 vs Super Kings (2022)

The Lucknow Super Giants have only played a total of 15 matches in their IPL history, with 14 in the league phase and one in the playoffs, so there are not too many high scores for them. Their highest score of 211 was achieved in an incredible run chase against the Chennai Super Kings at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. This was not their only total over 200 as they also reached 210 in another match against the Kolkata Knight Riders—which was even more amazing as they achieved this mammoth total without losing a wicket. Most teams score their biggest totals at their home grounds, so we can expect these scores to be surpassed this season as the Super Giants will finally get to play at their real home ground in Lucknow.