Top 5 players to watch out for in the LSG vs GT IPL 2025 match

The 26th encounter of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) will be played between the hosts Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and the Gujarat Titans (GT) scheduled to take place on 12 April, 2025 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Interestingly, both these sides will be feeling very much high on momentum after having registered brilliant wins in their most recent IPL 2025 outings. The Lucknow Super Giants held their nerves remarkably well to get the better of defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders in their previous match during the ongoing edition of the T20 competition. On the other hand, the Gujarat Titans have performed phenomenally well so far with a total of four back-to-back victories. In this blog post, check out the top five players to watch out for in the LSG vs GT IPL 2025 match.

Top five contenders to watch out for in the LSG vs GT IPL 2025 match

1. Nicholas Pooran 

Without much of doubt, big-hitting Caribbean batter Nicholas Pooran has looked absolutely ruthless in this 18th edition of the Indian Premier League. During the previous match againts the Kolkata Knight Riders, the left-hander smashed a blistering unbeaten knock of 87 runs off just 36 balls that consisted of 8 sixes and 7 fours. Pooran has notched up a phenomenal tally of 288 runs from 5 games in IPL 2025 so far at an average of more than 70 and a remarkable strike-rate of 225. While talking about his stats in the IPL history so far, Nicholas Pooran has smashed 2057 runs in 81 matches at an excellent strike-rate of more than 168.

2. Sai Sudharsan

Gujarat Titans' opening batter Sai Sudharsan has definitely surprised everyone with his sensational performance so far in this ongoing tournament. In the most recent IPL 2025 match for Gujarat, the southpaw scored a fantastic innings of 82 runs off 53 balls that included 8 four and 3 sixes against Rajasthan Royals. Sudharsan has been very consistent this year having smashed a total of 273 runs from as many as 5 games at an exceptional average of more than 54. This was the main reason why the Gujarat Titans team management showed immense faith in the Chennai-born youngster and retained him at a price of INR 8.5 Crore ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. 

3. Mitchell Marsh

While playing for the Lucknow Super Giants as a specialist batter, senior Aussie cricketer Mitchell Marsh has looked in a stunning form in the Indian Premier League 2025 season. In the game against Kolkata Knight Riders, Marsh played a wonderful innings of 81 runs off only 48 deliveries that included 6 fours and 5 sixes to help LSG post a mighty total of 238 runs. Overall during the ongoing tournament, the big-hitting batter has notched up a fine tally of 265 runs from 5 matches at an impressive strike-rate of over 180 that includes as many as four half-centuries. 

4. Prasidh Krishna

Right-arm pace bowler Prasidh Krishna will surely be feeling very much high on confidence after having delivered a match-winning performance for the Gujarat Titans in the last game against Rajasthan Royals. He ended up picking three vital wickets in the middle-overs to turn the match on its head. The GT fast bowler also took two crucial wickets in the game against Mumbai Indians. During the ongoing IPL 2025 season, Krishna has taken as many as 8 wickets from 5 matches at an efficient economy of 7.05. Thus, he will once again be a key player to watch out for in the Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans IPL 2025 match beginning on Saturday. 

5. Shardul Thakur

It has been a dream run for pace bowler Shardul Thakur so far in the IPL 2025 season having arrived as a replacement player for the injured Mohsin Khan. He ended up picking as many as four wickets in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on a pretty flat batting surface, conceding 34 runs in his quota of four overs. In the ongoing T20 competition, Shardul has taken a total of 9 wickets from 5 matches at an average of 20.44. He will once again be hoping to rattle the opposition batters in the LSG vs GT IPL 2025 match.