Lucknow Super Giants

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) is a professional franchise cricket team based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2021, the team plays its home matches at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. The team is owned by RPSG Group, who previously owned the Rising Pune Supergiant franchise between 2016 and 2017. The team is captained by KL Rahul and coached by Justin Langer. The team mentor is Gautam Gambhir. In its debut season, Lucknow Super Giants qualified for the play-offs.

Lucknow Super Giants
LeagueIndian Premier League
Personnel
CaptainKL Rahul
CoachJustin Langer
ChairmanSanjiv Goenka
OwnerRPSG Group
Chief executiveVinod Bisht
ManagerAvinash Vaidya
Team information
CityLucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Founded25 October 2021 (2021-10-25)
Home groundBRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Capacity50,000
Official websiteLucknow Super Giants

Regular kit

2023
Seasons

Franchise history

The Governing Council of the Indian Premier League issued an invitation to tender for two new sides in August 2021. A total of 22 companies declared an interest, but with a high base price for the new teams, there were no more than six serious bidders. The Board of Control for Cricket in India allowed a consortium of three companies or individuals to bid for each franchise. The Sanjiv Goenka-owned RPSG Group won the rights to operate the Lucknow franchise with a bid of ₹7,090 crores.[2][3]

The team launched a competition to decide its name, from which the name Lucknow Super Giants was chosen in January 2022.[4] Ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction, the franchise drafted KL Rahul as their captain for ₹17 crore, making him the joint highest paid player in the league. The franchise also bought Marcus Stoinis and Ravi Bishnoi.[5] The team unveiled their jersey on 23 March 2022 for the upcoming season.[6]

In May 2023, the owners decided to sport the iconic green-maroon jersey of ATK Mohun Bagan (later renamed as Mohun Bagan Super Giant) in their Kolkata fixture against Kolkata Knight Riders to pay tribute to the long, century-old and rich football history of Mohun Bagan. The football division of Mohun Bagan is currently co-owned by RPSG Group.[7]

Team history

2022-2023 IPL Season: Starting seasons of the team
Main article: Lucknow Super Giants in 2022
Main article: Lucknow Super Giants in 2023

At the mega auction which was held in February 2022, the team brought many players in which the all-rounders were more in numbers. The franchise brought various big international players such as Quinton de Kock, Mark Wood, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis. Later the franchise named KL Rahul as the captain of the team and the old Zimbabwean cricketer Andy Flower as the head coach for the upcoming season.[8][9] Franchise also appointed Gautam Gambhir as the mentor of the team.[10] In the initial phase of the season all-rounder Marcus Stoinis was not available due to ongoing Australian series in another country.[11] Before the start of the season, it was confirmed that the English pace bowler Mark Wood will not be able to join the team because of injury so, the franchise drafted Australian bowler Andrew Tye in the place of Mark to fill the requirement of pace bowler in the team in the first season.[12]

In its first season of IPL, LSG finished third in the table which meant they qualified for the playoffs. They faced fourth place Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Eliminator Match and were knocked out by them at that stage.[13] In their second season of IPL, LSG again finished third in the table, which meant they qualified for the playoffs. They faced fourth place Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator Match and lost to them, knocking them out for the second time.

Seasons

Indian Premier League
Season League standing Final standing
2022 3rd out of 10 Playoffs
2023 3rd out of 10 Playoffs
2024 TBD TBD

Result summary

Season summary
Season Round Table Standing Match Played Won Lost Tied No Result Win%
2022 Eliminator 3rd 15 9 6 0 0 60.0
2023 Eliminator 3rd 15 8 6 0 1 53.33

By Opposition
Opposition Played Won Lost No Result Win%
Chennai Super Kings 3 1 1 1 50
Delhi Capitals 3 3 0 0 100
Gujarat Titans 4 0 4 0 0.0
Kolkata Knight Riders 3 3 0 0 100
Mumbai Indians 4 3 1 0 75
Punjab Kings 3 2 1 0 66.6
Rajasthan Royals 3 1 2 0 33.3
Royal Challengers Bangalore 4 1 3 0 25
Sunrisers Hyderabad 4 4 0 0 100

Source- Cricbuzz[14]

Last updated 25 May 2023

Home ground
Home record of the Super Giants
YearMatchesWinLostTie/NRSuccess
Rate
2022 No matches held.
2023 7 3 3 1 42.85%
Overall 7 3 3 1 42.85%
Main article: BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium

The home ground of the team is the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. The stadium was renamed from Ekana Cricket Stadium in honor of the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a former Indian Prime Minister.[15][16][17] It was established in 2017. It is a stadium under public-private partnership. With a seating capacity of 50,000, it became the fifth largest international cricket stadium in India. On 6 November 2018, the stadium hosted its first international match, a Twenty20 International (T20I) between India and the West Indies,[18] becoming the 52nd stadium in India to host an international cricket match.[19]

In its debut season, the team was unable to play any of the matches at its home ground due to COVID-19 outbreak in India so all the league stage matches of the tournament were hosted by the Maharashtra in 2022 season.[20] The team had played its home matches on home ground from 2023 season after the return of home and away format in the tournament.

Kit manufacturers and sponsors
Year Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest branding
2022 T10 Sports My11Circle Darwin Platform Greenply
2023 Alcis Shyam Steel

Current squad
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Salary Notes
Batters
18Manan Vohra India (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2022₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
3Ayush Badoni India (1999-12-03) 3 December 1999Right-handedRight-arm off break2022₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
Wicket-keepers
1KL Rahul India (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium2022₹17 crore (US$2.1 million)Captain
12Quinton de Kock South Africa (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992Left-handed2022₹6.75 crore (US$850,000)Overseas
29Nicholas Pooran West Indies (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995Left-handedRight-arm off break2023₹16 crore (US$2.0 million)Overseas
All-rounders
7Krishnappa Gowtham India (1988-10-20) 20 October 1988Right-handedRight-arm off break2022₹90 lakh (US$110,000)
17Marcus Stoinis Australia (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium2022₹9.2 crore (US$1.2 million)Overseas
25Krunal Pandya India (1991-03-24) 24 March 1991Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox2022₹8.25 crore (US$1.0 million) Captain
71Kyle Mayers West Indies (1992-09-08) 8 September 1992Left-handedRight-arm medium2022₹50 lakh (US$63,000)Overseas
95Daniel Sams Australia (1992-10-27) 27 October 1992Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2023₹75 lakh (US$94,000)Overseas
57Deepak Hooda India (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995Right-handedRight-arm off break2022₹5.75 crore (US$720,000)
24Karan Sharma India (1998-10-31) 31 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm off break2022₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
46Prerak Mankad India (1994-04-23) 23 April 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium2023₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
Pace Bowlers
33Mark Wood England (1990-01-11) 11 January 1990Right-handedRight-arm fast2023₹7.5 crore (US$940,000)Overseas
91Jaydev Unadkat India (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2023₹50 lakh (US$63,000)
48Romario Shepherd West Indies (1994-11-26) 26 November 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2023₹50 lakh (US$63,000)Overseas
65Avesh Khan India (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast2022₹10 crore (US$1.3 million)
34Yudhvir Singh India (1997-09-13) 13 September 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium2023₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
47Mohsin Khan India (1998-07-15) 15 July 1998Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2022₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
9Yash Thakur India (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2023₹45 lakh (US$56,000)
78Naveen-ul-Haq Afghanistan (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2023₹50 lakh (US$63,000)Overseas
8Mayank Yadav India (2002-06-17) 17 June 2002Right-handedRight-arm medium2022₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
Spin Bowlers
99Amit Mishra India (1982-11-24) 24 November 1982Right-handedRight-arm leg spin2023₹50 lakh (US$63,000)
56Ravi Bishnoi India (2000-09-05) 5 September 2000Right-handedRight-arm leg spin2022₹4 crore (US$500,000)
15Swapnil Singh India (1991-01-22) 22 January 1991Right-handedLeft-arm orthodox2023₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
Source:LSG Players

Administration and support staff
Position Name
CEOVinod Bisht
Team managerAvinash Vaidya
Team mentorGautam Gambhir
Head coachJustin Langer
Assistant coachVijay Dahiya
Spin bowling coachPravin Tambe
Fast bowling coachMorne Morkel
Fielding coachJonty Rhodes
PhysiotherapistJames Pipe
Strength and conditioning coachWarren Andrews

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