Lucknow Super Giants in 2022
Lucknow Super Giants is a franchise cricket team based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. They play in the Indian Premier League (IPL). [1][2] The team is owned by RPSG Group who previously owned the Rising Pune Supergiant franchise in 2016 and 2017. The team is captained by KL Rahul and coached by Andy Flower.[3]
| 2022 season | |
| Coach | Andy Flower |
|---|---|
| Captain | KL Rahul |
| Ground(s) | BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
Lucknow Franchise is newly formed for the 15th edition of IPL 2022, scheduled to begin on March 26th. Sanjiv Goenka owned the RPSG Group bought the Franchise for ₹7,090 crore. The Lucknow team announced their formal name for IPL 2022 as "Lucknow Super Giants" on their official Twitter handle on 24 January 2022.
Background
As an expansion team, the franchise were able to add three players ahead of the 2022 mega-auction.[4][5]
The franchise has chosen to retain three players ahead of the 2022 mega-auction. KL Rahul, India’s stand-in skipper in the recently ODI series against South Africa was the first acquisition for the Lucknow franchise and was drafted for ₹17 crore. Marcus Stoinis was drafted for ₹9.2 crore, while young leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi was snapped for ₹4 crore ahead of the 2022 auction. After drafting three players, they were left with ₹59.8 crores ahead of the auction.
LSG signed up an additional 18 players in the auction. They purchased a total of eight players (5- Indian players, 3- Overseas Player) on Day 1 of the auction, which was held in Bengaluru, spending a total of ₹52.1 crore. They added another 13 players to their roster on the 2nd day of the auction. The most expensive player for the franchise was pacer Avesh Khan (base price of ₹20 lakh) who became the most expensive uncapped player when they picked him up for ₹10 crores. Following Avesh Khan, Jason Holder (base price ₹1.5 crores) was the second most expensive player, going for ₹8.75 crores in the auction.
All-rounder Krunal Pandya (base price ₹2 crores) was snapped for ₹8.25 Crores. LSG have bought a total of 21 players consisting of 7 all rounders, 7 bowlers, 1 wicketkeeper and 3 batsmen, in which 14 were Indian players and 7 were overseas.
Former Zimbabwe captain Andy Flower was appointed as the head coach of Lucknow Super Giants. Flower is a vastly experienced coach who worked around the world with several teams in national as well as in T20 leagues. Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir serves as a mentor for the Lucknow Super Giants, while former Indian wicketkeeper Vijay Dahiya serves as the assistant coach. Earlier, Dahiya was a part of the Delhi Capitals support staff. International Premier League (IPL) will start from 26th March and Lucknow Super Giants will play their first match in IPL on 28th March at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai with their fellow debutants Gujarat Titans, who also will be playing their first game in the cash-rich league.
- Added
- Marcus Stoinis, KL Rahul, Ravi Bishnoi
- Acquired during the auction
- Deepak Hooda, Jason Holder, Manish Pandey, Quinton de Kock, Krunal Pandya, Mark Wood, Avesh Khan, Ankit Singh Rajpoot, Krishnappa Gowtham, Dushmanta Chameera, Shahbaz Nadeem, Manan Vohra, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Karan Sharma, Evin Lewis, Mayank Yadav.[6]
Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- * denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
- * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of this season.
Squad strength: 21 (14 - Indian, 7 - overseas)
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Salary | Year signed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | ||||||||
| 01 | KL Rahul |  India | 18 April 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ₹17 crore (US$2.2 million) | 2022 | Captain |
| Batters | ||||||||
| 117 | Evin Lewis |  Trinidad and Tobago | 27 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ₹2 crore (US$260,000) | 2022 | Overseas |
| 21 | Manish Pandey | India | 10 September 1989 | Right-handed | – | 2022 | ||
| 36 | Manan Vohra | India | 18 July 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 17 | Marcus Stoinis | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 16 August 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ₹9.2 crore (US$1.2 million) | 2022 | Overseas |
| 98 | Jason Holder |  Barbados | 5 November 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ₹8.75 crore (US$1.1 million) | 2022 | Overseas |
| 25 | Krunal Pandya | India | 24 March 1991 | Left-handed | Left Arm orthodox | 2022 | ||
| 57 | Deepak Hooda | India | 19 April 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ||
| 34 | Krishnappa Gowtham | India | 20 October 1988 | Right Handed | Right-arm off-break | 2022 | ||
| 71 | Kyle Mayers | Barbados | 8 September 1992 | Left-Handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | Overseas | |
| 11 | Ayush Badoni | India | 3 December 1999 | Right-Handed | Right-Arm Off Spin Bowler | 2022 | ||
| 46 | Karan Sharma | India | 31 October 1998 | Right Handed | Right-arm offbreak | 2022 | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 12 | Quinton de Kock |  South Africa | 17 December 1992 | Left-handed | - | ₹6.75 crore (US$0.8 million) | 2022 | Overseas |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 56 | Ravi Bishnoi | India | 5 September 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | ||
| 88 | Shahbaz Nadeem | India | 12 August 1989 | Right-handed | Left Arm orthodox | 2022 | ||
| Mark Wood |  England | 11 January 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | ₹7.5 crore (US$980,000) | 2022 | Overseas | |
| 68 | Andrew Tye | Australia | 12 December 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | NA | 2022 | Overseas Replacement for Mark Wood[7] |
| 65 | Avesh Khan | India | 13 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | ||
| 39 | Ankit Rajpoot | India | 4 December 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | ||
| 47 | Mohsin Khan | India | 15 July 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2022 | ||
| Mayank Yadav | India | 17 June 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2022 | |||
| 05 | Dushmantha Chameera |  Sri Lanka | 11 January 1992 | Right-handedb | Right-arm fast | ₹2 crore (US$260,000) | 2022 | Overseas |
Administration and support staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sanjiv Goenka |
| CEO | Raghu Iyer |
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Kit manufacturers and sponsors
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Points table
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Gujarat Titans | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.158 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | A | Lucknow Super Giants | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.397 | |
| 3 | A | Rajasthan Royals | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.340 | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | B | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 | −0.444 | |
| 5 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0.471 | |
| 6 | B | Punjab Kings | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.229 | |
| 7 | A | Delhi Capitals | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0.587 | |
| 8 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0.060 | |
| 9 | B | Chennai Super Kings | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | −0.431 | |
| 10 | A | Mumbai Indians | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | −0.836 |
Group fixtures
Lucknow Super Giants 158/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Gujarat Titans 161/5 (19.4 overs) |
- Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings 210/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Lucknow Super Giants 211/4 (19.3 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Lucknow Super Giants 169/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 157/9 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals 149/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Lucknow Super Giants 155/4 (19.4 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals 165/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Lucknow Super Giants 162/8 (20 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Lucknow Super Giants 199/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 181/9 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 181/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Lucknow Super Giants 163/8 (20 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Lucknow Super Giants 168/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 132/8 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Lucknow Super Giants 153/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Punjab Kings 133/8 (20 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Lucknow Super Giants 195/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 189/7 (20 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
References
- "IPL to become 10 team tournament from 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- "IPL 2022: CONFIRMED! Two new IPL teams will be announced on THIS date". Zee News. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- "IPL 2022: Lucknow Super Giants unveil team logo". mid-day.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- "Lucknow Super Giants 2022 Players, Name, Owner Details". Time of Sports. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- "IPL 2022: Lucknow Super Giants unveils team logo ahead of mega-auction". India Today. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- "Lucknow Super Giants full list of players after IPL auction 2022". sportstar.thehindu.com. The Hindu. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- "Andrew Tye replaces injured Mark Wood at Lucknow Super Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2022.