GT vs LSG Playing 11: From Shubman Gill, Jos Buttler to Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, who will make the cut today?

Jos Buttler's absence in the knockout stages may expose Gujarat Titans' middle order but the assistant coach Matthew Wade feels it also presents an opportunity for others to make a "big impact".

GT's top-order trio of Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill, and Buttler has been instrumental in their campaign, with all three scoring over 500 runs this season.

However, GT will miss Buttler's services in the playoffs, with the Englishman set to return for national duty after their final league game against Chennai Super Kings on May 25.


Wade, a former Australia T20 World Cup-winning wicketkeeper-batter who has played 12 IPL matches for GT, said while it is difficult to replicate match situations in practice, the team is trying to give the middle-order batters adequate preparation.

GT, who sit at the top of the table, will next face Lucknow Super Giants, a team already out of playoff contention.

GT vs LSG predicted XI

Gujarat Titans predicted XI: Shubman Gill (c), B Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Arshad Khan, Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj

Impact Sub: Prasidh Krishna

LSG predicted XI: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Rathi

Impact Sub: Will O’Rourke