Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) faced a setback as their in-form Australian batter Mitchell Marsh was not available for selection in the clash against Gujarat Titans (GT) at home on April 12. At the coin toss, captain Rishabh Pant revealed that Marsh's daughter is unwell. He has been replaced by Himmat Singh in the side.
"We are going to bowl first. The wicket looks good, Happy to win the last two matches. As a team, we talk about the process and the team is responding well now. Bowlers have done a really good job, we have to give credit to them. Instead of Mitchell Marsh, Himmat Singh comes in. His daughter is not well," Pant said after winning the toss.
Himmat Singh's T20 numbers
Delhi's Himmat got to make his IPL debut. The 28-year-old has played 55 T20s and scored 917 runs from 47 innings at an average of 28.65, including five half-centuries. He was picked for Rs 30 lakh in the mega auction by DC. Himmat was earlier part of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) but did not get to make his IPL debut.
Marsh's impact
Marsh cannot bowl due to his back injury but he has been sensational with the bat. He has scored 265 runs from five innings at an average of 53, including four half-centuries. His strike rate is an impressive 180.27. In the previous game against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), he scored 81 runs.
Gujarat Titans Playing XI: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Washington Sundar, Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj
Lucknow Super Giants Playing XI: 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