One of the 2 new teams and a team which did very well in its debut year are the Lucknow Supergiants and they will be looking to go a few steps further than they did the last time. Lucknow Supergiants are a very well balanced team and they will be once again in the Reckoning for the title. They finished 3rd last year and this year they will come more prepared and with much more confidence.
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So, let’s look at the Strongest Playing XI for Lucknow Supergiants in IPL 2023
Openers
KL Rahul
KL Rahul is one of the best batters in the entire IPL and he has been a 600+ runs Bank for whichever team he plays for and last year he was great for the Lucknow Supergiants as both a batter and captain. He has played 108 IPL Matches and has made 3889 runs in total and he will be looking to get near the 4500 run mark by this season.
Quinton De Kock
The second opener for Lucknow Supergiants will be Quinton De Kock and he is coming off a brilliant Hundred recently against West Indies. Quinton De Kock is a very dangerous batter at the top and he will also be looking to have a 500+ tum season. He has played 92 IPL Matches so far and has scored 2764 runs so far.
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Middle Order
Deepak Hooda
At number 3 will be Deepak Hooda and he has earned this slot in the team by playing so well in the past few years and he was very good for the Lucknow Supergiants last season. He has played 95 IPL Matches and has made 1236 runs as well as taken 10 Wickets.
Nicholas Pooran
Nicholas Pooran was bought for 16 Crores by Lucknow Supergiants which means he will play all the matches and he will be looking to repay the faith that the team has shown in him and In the 47 IPL Matches that he has played he has made 912 runs and he will be looking to take this tally closer to 1400 by this season.
Marcus Stoinis
Marcus Stoinis is a pure all rounder in the Lucknow Supergiants team and he is in great form as well and at number 5, he will be looking to give great impetus to the innings by hitting sixes and while bowling taking important wickets. He has played 67 IPL Matches and he has scored 1070 runs and taken 34 Wickets.
Ayush Badoni
At number 6 is the very young and talented batter Ayush Badoni and he was one of the finds of the IPL last year and he will be hoping to have a better season now that he is more experienced. He has played 13 IPL Matches and he has made 161 runs for the team.
Lower Order and Bowlers
Krunal Pandya
Krunal Pandya should be a proper all rounder but he is not batting that well since a few years therefore he is used more as a spin bowler who can bat. Krunal Pandya needs to be at his best at all times. In the 98 IPL Matches that he has played he has scored 1326 runs and got 61 wickets.
Mark Wood
Mark Wood is not an IPL veteran but he is someone that can change the complexion of the match on its head with his fast bowling. He will be one of the fastest Bowlers in the IPL and he has only played the 1 IPL match and he has 1 wicket in that match as well and he will be looking to take the total to double digits this season.
Jaydev Unadkat
Jaydev Unadkat is one of the best domestic players in India for a number of years and he is a great leader as well. He has done well for a number of IPL teams and in the 91 IPL Matches that he has played in he has taken 91 wickets and also made useful 164 runs with the bat.
Avesh Khan
Avesh Khan is an IPL veteran at this point and he has played in 2 seasons where he has been very impressive for the teams he has played for and this season he will look to have his best season yet. He has played 38 IPL Matches and has taken 47 Wickets so far and he will hope to cross 70 wickets by the end of this season.
Ravi Bishnoi
Ravi Bishnoi is one of the youngest players in the team and he is also one of the best leg spinners in the IPL. He has impressed one and all in the 37 IPL Matches that he has played in and in those Matches he has taken 37 wickets so far.
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