Lucknow Super Giants Squad IPL 2022, Matches, Player List, Schedule

KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) defeated four-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings to register their first victory in IPL after bowing down to Gujarat Titans in their opening fixture.

LSG chased a huge score of 211, the sixth-highest run chase in IPL, to register their first win in the cash-rich league. Quinton de Kock scored 61 off 45 balls including nine boundaries at a strike rate of 135.56. The South African player stitched 99 runs with skipper KL Rahul (40) for the opening wicket. The duo paved the way for the team’s massive chase against CSK.

West Indies batter Evin Lewis pummelled six fours and three sixes in the course of his 23-ball 55, the fastest half-century in the IPL 2022 so far. Youngster Ayush Badoni scored a quick-fire 19 off nine balls to take his side past the finishing line.

IPL 2022: Lucknow Super Giants squad

Kl Rahul along with Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis and legspinner Ravi Bishnoi were the initial draft signings of the franchise ahead of IPL 2022 auction. The franchise bought a total of 18 players in the two-day event held in Bengaluru on February 12 & 13.

Stoinis is currently playing for the Australian national team in their limited-overs series against Pakistan. The 32-year-old all-rounder will join the squad after the completion of Australia’s tour of Pakistan on April 5.

Lucknow Super Giants squad for IPL 2022: KL Rahul (c & wk), Quinton de Kock (wk), Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Evin Lewis, Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder, Andrew Tye, Kyle Mayers, Avesh Khan, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Ayush Badoni, Manan Vohra, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shahbaz Nadeem, Ankit Rajpoot, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Karan Sharma.

IPL 2022: Lucknow Super Giants schedule and match details