GT vs LSG: Gill Chooses to Bowl First as Both Teams Stick with the Same XI | Cricket News

## Gujarat Titans Win Toss, Choose to Bowl Against Lucknow Super Giants

In the 19th match of IPL 2026 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, Shubman Gill’s Gujarat Titans won the toss and opted to field first against Rishabh Pant’s Lucknow Super Giants. Both teams maintained their unchanged line-ups.

## Gill’s Strategy: Confidence and Consistency

Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill emphasized the importance of consistency and confidence gained from their previous victory. “We’ll field first. Two points in the last match give us plenty of confidence. Looking to play better cricket and ensure the match doesn’t go to the last over. After 14 matches, the most consistent team will win the tournament,” Gill noted during the toss.

## Pant’s Perspective: Adaptability is Key

Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant echoed Gill’s sentiments, underscoring the need for adaptability to the pitch conditions. “The way wickets are, batting or bowling first doesn’t matter a lot. Every win is important, but to win like that shows character. We want to take it one game at a time,” Pant said, confirming that they too would field the same team.

## Playing XIs for LSG and GT

### Lucknow Super Giants:
– Mitchell Marsh
– Aiden Markram
– Rishabh Pant (c & wk)
– Ayush Badoni
– Nicholas Pooran
– Abdul Samad
– Mukul Choudhary
– Mohammed Shami
– Avesh Khan
– Digvesh Singh Rathi
– Prince Yadav

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

## Impact Substitutes for LSG vs GT

### Gujarat Titans Impact Subs:
– Shahrukh Khan
– Manav Suthar
– Jason Holder
– Kulwant Khejroliya
– Anuj Rawat

### Lucknow Super Giants Impact Subs:
– Manimaran Siddharth
– George Linde
– Matthew Breetzke
– Shahbaz Ahmad
– Mayank Yadav