In Match 26 of IPL 2025 between Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, the coin fell in the favor of the home skipper Rishabh Pant who decided to bowl first and put GT into bat first under the sun. šØ Toss šØ@LucknowIPL elected to field against @gujarat_titans Updates ā¶ļø https://t.co/VILHBLEerV #TATAIPL | #LSGvGT pic.twitter.com/F8T97VJ5Mv — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 12, 2025 Also Read | "His daughter is.." Why is Mitchell Marsh not playing against GT today? Here's what the captains said at the toss - Rishabh Pant š "We are going to bowl first. The wicket looks good we want to explore the conditions under the dry sun, that's why we are bowling first, Happy to win the last two matches. As a team, we talk about the process and the team is responding well now. Bowlers have done a really good job, we have to give credit to them. A lot of times, they bowl hard overs, you got to give them care and love. Just one change. Instead of Mitchell Marsh, Himmat Singh comes in. His daughter is not well, he's looking after that." Shubhman Gill š "I would have bowled first as well. I don't think the wicket is going to change much. Everyone is contributing in their way, that's been one of the hallmarks for us. For us, it's all about playing one game after the other, doesn't matter how many games we have won or lost in the past. It's about giving our best. Washi comes in for Kulwant." Playing 11s for both the teams - Lucknow Super Giants - 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 Impact subs are Ayush Badoni, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Matthew Breetzke, Shamar Joseph In a big blow to home side LSG, their second-highest run scorer Mitchell Marsh who has scored 265 runs in 5 matches including 4 half-centuries is not available for today's game as his daughter is unwell and Marsh will be attending to her. Marsh is also the third-highest run-scorer of the tournament and he has been replaced by 28-year old batter from Delhi, Himmat Singh. As LSG are bowling first, they have an extra bowler in their lineup and they are expected to bring in Ayush Badoni in their batting innings. However, the big question remains as to who will open with Markram? Gujarat Titans - Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Washington Sundar, Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj Impact subs are Prasidh Krishna, Mahipal Lomror, Nishant Sindhu, Anuj Rawat, Jayant Yadav For GT, Washington Sundar comes back into the 11 and he replaces the left-arm seamer Kulwant Khejroliya against LSG. Sundar has probably been slotted in to looking at the number of left-handers in the LSG lineup plus his ability with the bat as well. Expect GT to bring in Prasidh Krishna in the second innings as the impact sub.