LSG vs GT HIGHLIGHTS, IPL 2026: Prasidh Krishna, Buttler, Gill shine as Gujarat beat Lucknow by 7 wickets

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Prasidh Krishna bags the Player of the Match award.

"I think the most important thing was the victory for us. I am just here taking the laurels of all the pressure created by all the other bowlers. [Mixing pace-off with pace-on balls] Definitely you need to bowl a lot of them in the nets and feel good about it before bringing it out in a game. It was a little tiring, playing the afternoon game."

"Yeah, I've been around for a while and nice to be scoring some runs. Been through a lean patch last couple of months but nice to get some good games. A little bit of space from the game and some time to just kind of think. And I've just been focusing a lot in the last few weeks on my set up and my basics. A few technical issues crept into my game which were actually not allowing me to see the ball so well. It's a hard game if you're not seeing the ball so well. So I've been focusing on everything pre-delivery. I've played for 15 years and I know what to do when I get in. [Hayden's influence] One of the first few sessions he asked me how well are you watching the ball because it doesn't look like you're tracking it that well so, you know, great players like him with the most simple advice, which is nice. and yeah, he's been great. I've really enjoyed spending time with him. Obviously he's got a big presence in that aura, so when he speaks, you listen."

"Definitely not enough runs. They bowled well. [On the pitch] I think on a wicket like this, a score like 170-180 is a really good score. But wickets kept falling and they put enough pressure on us. There were opportunities in the game we couldn't grab. [On Pooran] Definitely we have a great lineup, but the tournament is just starting. We are not putting pressure on anyone, specially the senior guys. They know what they do. The trust is there in the camp."

GT beat LSG by 7 wickets.

Markram goes full on the stumps and Tewatia goes for the inside-out loft. Pooran charges in from the deep, but the ball is travelling to his right and he can only get fingertips to it with a diving attempt.

He can’t recover in time, and the ball slips away to the boundary. A costly missed opportunity as four runs are added.

GT need 6 runs in 12 balls. They are 159/3 in 18 overs.

17.5 – Prince Yadav goes short of a length and drifts it down leg, and Washington Sundar brings out his trademark improvisation. He swivels, lifts a leg, and perfectly flicks it over fine leg. That should just about finish the game!

Prince Yadav overpitches on the pads, and Washington Sundar is quick to react. He whips it neatly through backward square leg, splitting the field perfectly as it races away for four.

GT need 20 runs in 18 balls. They have Tewatia and Sundar in the middle.

Markram goes full and wide outside off, and Washington Sundar creates room to free his arms. He goes inside-out over extra cover, and despite Pooran sprinting across and diving to his right, the placement is just too good. It races away to the boundary for four.

Gujarat Titans need 29 runs in 24 balls. Washington Sundar- 2* off 4, Rahul Tewatia- 1* off 1.

Shami strikes with a clever slower ball around off stump, and Buttler goes for the big shot down the ground. He doesn’t get the timing right and mistimes it badly, failing to clear the infield.

Aiden Markram produces a brilliant moment in the field, sprinting across to his left and leaping high to take a sharp catch. GT suffer a big blow as Buttler departs for 60 off 37 balls and two wickets fall in quick succession.

Prince Yadav strikes as Shubman Gill’s fluent knock comes to an end. The bouncer rushes him as he attempts the pull, but it’s too close to the body.

Gill can’t control it and only manages a faint glove, sending a simple lob through to the keeper. Rishabh Pant makes no mistake behind the stumps. Gill departs for 56 off 40 balls after a well-paced innings.

GT need 37 from 36 balls. They have 9 wickets in hand.

Linde tosses it up full just outside leg stump, and Buttler instantly switches gears. He reverse-sweeps it cleanly over backward point with perfect control. Another inventive boundary, he really is dealing only in fours at the moment.

Rathi drops it too full and Buttler is already looking to finish things off quickly. He gets right to the pitch of the ball and absolutely creams it over cover. Pure timing and power as it races away to the boundary.

Avesh Khan goes full and into the slot outside off and Buttler makes no mistake. He extends his arms beautifully and lofts it cleanly over extra cover. That’s three boundaries in a row to end the over, complete dominance from Buttler!

A short of a good length ball outside off from Avesh Khan, and Buttler is quick to capitalise. He rocks back and slams a powerful cut shot wide of backward point, no chance for the sweeper cover as it races away to the boundary.

That’s back-to-back fours and Buttler also brings up a major milestone, 14,000 T20 runs in style.

Avesh Khan tries a slower bouncer but Buttler reads it early and holds his shape. He waits on the ball and delicately ramps it fine on the off side, placing it expertly into the gap. A skillful boundary from Buttler.

Avesh Khan goes back of a length outside off, and Gill shuffles out before pulling it down to long-on for a single. That brings up a well-compiled fifty for Shubman Gill off just 34 balls.

It’s back-to-back fifties for the GT skipper, who raises his bat and shares a quick glove tap with Jos Buttler in celebration.

GT- 94/1 after 11 overs. Buttler- 29* off 19, Gill- 49* off 3. Gujarat need 71 runs from 54 balls.

Rathi tosses it up full on off, and Buttler steps forward confidently. He meets the ball cleanly and lofts it superbly over extra cover, finding the vacant region perfectly. It races away to the boundary.

Rishabh Pant is seen having a word with Digvesh Singh Rathi after the delivery, clearly not pleased with the execution.

Rathi tosses it up full on off, and Gill comes forward to defend it towards the right of backward point. Pooran charges in quickly, then loses balance and awkwardly tries a reverse flick, sending it well wide of Rishabh Pant.

There’s a brief hesitation and a stutter in communication between Gill and Buttler, creating a half-chance for a run-out, but no damage done as they complete a single.

Avesh Khan goes short and wide outside off, and Buttler rises onto his toes before unleashing a powerful pull shot. He times it well and finds the gap, beating Mukul who charges across and dives to his right, but the ball races away to the boundary.

GT need 87 from 66 balls. They have 9 wickets in hand.

Linde drops it slightly short and Buttler is quick to read it. He rocks back immediately and cuts it firmly past point. The fielder dives across in an attempt to stop it, but the shot is struck with such pace and precision that it flies through for four.

Linde tosses it up outside off and gets some dip and turn, deceiving Gill in the air. He goes for the inside-out loft over covers but ends up slicing it over backward point instead.

Not the intended shot, but it still brings the desired result as the ball races away for four.

Linde goes too short and offers plenty of width and Gill barely has to move. He waits on it and simply guides it into the gap between backward point and short third man. A soft hands punch and it races away for four.

Linde starts the over short and wide outside off and Buttler wastes no time. He waits on it nicely, opens the face of the bat and cuts it crisply past backward point. A controlled, clinical boundary to start the over.