Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Gujarat Titans (GT) are set for a high-stakes encounter today, April 12, 2026, at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, with both teams coming off thrilling last-ball victories. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are currently 5th on the IPL 2026 points table with two wins from three matches. They are seeking their third consecutive win after a narrow escape against KKR. Meanwhile, Gujarat Titans (GT) are sitting at 7th with one win from three matches. They finally found momentum after a one-run victory over Delhi Capitals in their last outing. Gujarat Titans strong top order led by Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, and Jos Buttler faces a tough challenge against Lucknow Super Giants in-form pace attack, which has dominated the Powerplay with excellent averages and economy rates this season. While LSGs bowling has been strong, there are vulnerabilities, their reliance on standout performances like Mukul Choudharys and the dip in form of Nicholas Pooran, who has struggled this season after a change in batting position, could offer GT opportunities to fight back.LSG vs GT Head-to-HeadTotal matches played: 7Lucknow Super Giants: 4Gujarat Titans: 3LSG vs GT Today IPL Match: Pitch ReportThe pitch at the Ekana Cricket Stadium for todays afternoon clash is expected to be a classic black-soil surface that offers a balanced "sporting" contest. While batters will find the ball coming onto the bat nicely in the early stages, the intense 36C heat is likely to bake the surface, causing it to slow down and offer variable bounce as the match progresses. With no dew factor to worry about in this 3:30 PM start, a first-innings total of 175185 is projected to be highly competitive on this tiring track.LSG vs GT: Predicted Playing 11sLucknow Super Giants predicted XI: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (w/c), Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Manimaran Siddharth, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Digvesh Singh RathiImpact Sub: Prince YadavGujarat Titans predicted XI: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (w), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Ashok SharmaImpact Sub: Prasidh KrishnaLSG vs GT IPL Match: Lucknow Weather UpdateFor today's Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) vs Gujarat Titans (GT) match on April 12, 2026, the weather in Lucknow is forecast to be extremely hot and dry, with no chance of rain expected to interrupt the game. High of 36C at the start of the match, cooling to approximately 26C by the end of play. LSG vs GT: Live Streaming detailsThe LSG vs GT clash will be held at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, with the match set to begin at 3:30 PM IST. The game will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network, while live streaming will be available on JioHotstar.LSG vs GT team squadsLucknow Super Giants Squad: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav, Matthew Breetzke, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mayank Yadav, Himmat Singh, Anrich Nortje, Mohsin Khan, Arjun Tendulkar, Akash Maharaj Singh, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Arshin Kulkarni, Naman Tiwari, George Linde, Josh InglisGujarat Titans Squad: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Ashok Sharma, Prasidh Krishna, Jason Holder, Manav Suthar, Jayant Yadav, Anuj Rawat, Ishant Sharma, Luke Wood, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Tom Banton, Kulwant Khejroliya, Kumar Kushagra, Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Brar, Nishant Sindhu