The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are set to play their second home match of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) season when they face the Gujarat Titans (GT) in Match 19 on Sunday, April 12.
Both teams have T20 veterans in their ranks, who have played the shortest format of the game for a number of years now. This high exposure to T20 cricket eventually leads to these players being agonisingly close to achieving a personal milestone in their respective careers. This is also the case during the LSG
vs GT game, allowing the fans to watch the game from a different perspective.
LSG’s excellent batting lineup is one of the most destructive in the IPL. Three out of their top four are close to reaching several personal landmarks, should they have a healthy contribution in Lucknow. The hosts come into the game in great form, winning their last two games against the Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Kolkata Knight Riders.
GT’s batting is also in the same boat as LSG’s. Captain Shubman Gill is currently just 25 runs away from accomplishing a major IPL milestone, while the likes of Jos Buttler and Sai Sudharsan also remain in touching distance to reach a career landmark in the 20-over format. The 2022 champions secured their maiden win of the 2026 IPL season, when they beat the Delhi Capitals by one run at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Here are the important upcoming milestones for players of both teams:
LSG Players' Upcoming Milestones
- Mitchell Marsh: Needs 1 fifty for 10 IPL fifties
- Rishabh Pant: Needs 6 fours for 500 T20 fours
- Rishabh Pant: Needs 6 sixes for 250 T20 sixes
- Ayush Badoni: Needs 1 appearance for 100 T20 matches
- Nicholas Pooran: Needs 8 fours for 700 T20 fours
- Nicholas Pooran: Needs 1 catch for 250 IPL catches
GT Players’ Upcoming Milestones
- Sai Sudharsan: Needs 109 runs for 2,000 IPL runs
- Sai Sudharsan: Needs 4 fours for 200 IPL fours
- Shubman Gill: Needs 2 fours for 550 T20 fours
- Shubman Gill: Needs 25 runs for 4,000 IPL runs
- Jos Buttler: Needs 39 runs for 14,000 T20 runs
- Jos Buttler: Needs 2 catches for 300 T20 catches
- Jos Buttler: Needs 8 sixes for 200 IPL sixes
- Rahul Tewatia: Needs 7 fours for 200 T20 fours
- Rahul Tewatia: Needs 6 sixes for 100 T20 sixes
- Rahul Tewatia: Needs 8 fours for 100 IPL fours
- Kagiso Rabada: Needs 1 appearance for 250 T20 matches
