The Gujarat Titans (GT) are taking on the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 26th match of the Tata IPL 2025 at Ekana Stadium. After winning the toss, the Rishabh Pant-led Lucknow Super Giants decided to bowl first. After the toss, Pant informed that Mitchell Marsh is not playing the match.
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Who’s playing if not Mitchell Marsh?
Rishabh Pant mentioned that Himmat Singh is playing instead of Mitchell Marsh. Himmat Singh, who hails from Delhi, played in the Delhi Premier League earlier and was bought for a base price of 30 lakh in this season’s mega auction. Himmat has played 55 T20s in his career, scoring 917 runs with 5 half-centuries and a strike rate of 132.51.
Why is Mitchell Marsh not playing?
According to LSG captain Rishabh Pant, Mitchell Marsh is missing the game because his daughter is not well. It’s not confirmed whether Marsh has gone back to Australia, but he is not playing the match.
Mitchell Marsh with LSG
Mitchell Marsh joined Lucknow Super Giants this season and is the second-highest scorer for the team. He has opened the innings and, in the 5 matches he has played so far, has scored 4 half-centuries, contributing 265 runs for the team. Although he is an all-rounder, he is playing primarily as a batsman because he is coming back from an injury.
LSG playing XI vs GT
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.
Lucknow Super Giants Impact Subs: Ayush Badoni, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Matthew Breetzke, Shamar Joseph
