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Lucknow Super Giants
LeagueIndian Premier League
Personnel
CoachJustin Langer
ChairmanSanjiv Goenka
OwnerRPSG Group
Chief executiveVinod Bisht
ManagerSaumyadeep Pyne
Team information
CityLucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
ColoursBlue & Orange
Founded2021; 3 years ago (2021)
Home groundEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Capacity50,100
Official websitelucknowsupergiants.in

Regular kit

2024 Lucknow Super Giants season
Seasons

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 Ekana Cricket Stadium. The team is owned by RPSG Group, who previously owned the Rising Pune Supergiant franchise between 2016 and 2017, and is captained by Not declared and coached by Justin Langer.[2]

Franchise history

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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 Sanjiv Goenka-owned RPSG Group won the rights to operate the Lucknow franchise with a bid of ₹7,090 crore (equivalent to ₹80 billion or US$950 million in 2023).[3][4]

The team launched a competition to decide its name, with Lucknow Super Giants chosen in January 2022. which can also be seen in the name of his previous IPL franchise Rising Pune Supergiant, South African Franchise Durban's Super Giant[5]s and also in the renaming of Mohun Bagan Athletic Club's footballing division to Mohun Bagan Super Giant.[6]

Team history

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Main articles: Lucknow Super Giants in 2022 and Lucknow Super Giants in 2023

At the February 2022 mega auction, the franchise purchased its first set of players. Notable players signed included KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Mark Wood and Marcus Stoinis. Later in the year, the franchise named Rahul as the captain of the team and former Zimbabwean cricketer Andy Flower as head coach.[7][8] Additionally, former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir was appointed as the team mentor.[9]

In the 2022 season, the franchise finished third in the group stage and qualified for the playoffs. They faced the fourth placed Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Eliminator match and were knocked out at that stage.[10] The 2023 season saw the side again finishing 3rd and losing the eliminator, this time to Mumbai Indians.

The Lucknow Super Giants became one of the 10 most popular cricket clubs from India. As of March 2024, the club had 4.6 million followers on social media.[11]

Seasons

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Season League standing Final standing
2022 3rd out of 10 Playoffs
2023 3rd out of 10 Playoffs
2024 7th out of 10 League stage

Captains

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Last updated: 18 May 2024 [12]

Player Nationality[a] From To Matches Won Lost Tied NR Win% Best Result
KL Rahul  India 2022 2024 37 20 17 0 0 54.05 Playoffs (2022, 2023)
Krunal Pandya  India 2023 2023 6 3 2 0 1 50 Stand-In
Nicholas Pooran  West Indies 2024 Present 1 1 0 0 0 100 Stand-In

Result summary

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Season summary

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Season Round Table Standing Matches Played Won Lost Tied No Result Win%
2022 Eliminator 3rd 15 9 6 0 0 60
2023 Eliminator 3rd 15 8 6 0 1 53.33
2024 League 7th 14 7 7 0 0 50

By opposition

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Source- Cricbuzz[13]

Last updated: 18 May 2024

Home ground

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Main article: Ekana Cricket Stadium

The team's home ground is the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. During its first season, the team was unable to play any matches at the ground due to restrictions put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19 in India; all of the 2022 league stage matches were hosted in Maharashtra.[14] These restrictions were removed in 2023 and the side played on the ground during the season.

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Year Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest branding
2022 The Souled Store My11Circle Darwin Platform Greenply
2023 Alcis Shyam Steel
2024 Six5Six BKT

Current squad

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  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[15]
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who was unavailable for rest of the season.
Lucknow Super Giants squad for the 2024 Indian Premier League
No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Salary Notes
Captain
1 KL Rahul India (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2022 ₹17 crore (US$2.0 million) Wicket-keeper
Batters
3 Ayush Badoni India (1999-12-03) 3 December 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2022 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
37 Devdutt Padikkal India (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 24) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2023 ₹7.75 crore (US$930,000) Traded[b]
70 Ashton Turner Australia (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2023 ₹1.00 crore (US$120,000) Overseas
Wicket-keepers
12 Quinton de Kock South Africa (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 31) Left-handed — 2022 ₹6.75 crore (US$810,000) Overseas
29 Nicholas Pooran Cricket West Indies (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 29) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2023 ₹16 crore (US$1.9 million) Overseas; Vice captain
All-rounders
20 Arshad Khan India (1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 (age 26) Left-handed Left-arm medium 2023 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
33 Arshin Kulkarni India (2005-02-15) 15 February 2005 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2023 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
— David Willey England (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 34) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2023 ₹2 crore (US$240,000) Overseas; Withdrawn[c]
7 Krishnappa Gowtham India (1988-10-20) 20 October 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2022 ₹90 lakh (US$110,000)
17 Marcus Stoinis Australia (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2022 ₹9.2 crore (US$1.1 million) Overseas
24 Krunal Pandya India (1991-03-24) 24 March 1991 (age 33) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2022 ₹8.25 crore (US$990,000)
71 Kyle Mayers Cricket West Indies (1992-09-08) 8 September 1992 (age 32) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2022 ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) Overseas
57 Deepak Hooda India (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2022 ₹5.75 crore (US$690,000)
46 Prerak Mankad India (1994-04-23) 23 April 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2023 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
Pace bowlers
33 Mark Wood England (1990-01-11) 11 January 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2023 ₹7.5 crore (US$900,000) Overseas; Withdrawn[d]
34 Yudhvir Singh India (1997-09-13) 13 September 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2023 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
47 Mohsin Khan India (1998-07-15) 15 July 1998 (age 26) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2022 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
32 Shivam Mavi India (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2024 ₹6.40 crore (US$770,000)
9 Yash Thakur India (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2023 ₹45 lakh (US$54,000)
78 Naveen-ul-Haq Afghanistan (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2023 ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) Overseas
8 Mayank Yadav India (2002-06-17) 17 June 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2022 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) Withdrawn[e]
21 Matt Henry New Zealand (1991-12-14) 14 December 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2024 ₹1.25 crore (US$150,000) Overseas; Replacement[c]
63 Shamar Joseph Cricket West Indies (1999-08-31) 31 August 1999 (age 25) Left-handed Right-arm fast 2024 ₹3 crore (US$360,000) Overseas; Replacement[d]
Spin bowlers
99 Amit Mishra India (1982-11-24) 24 November 1982 (age 41) Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 2023 ₹50 lakh (US$60,000)
30 Manimaran Siddharth India (1998-07-03) 3 July 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox 2023 ₹2.4 crore (US$290,000)
56 Ravi Bishnoi India (2000-09-05) 5 September 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 2022 ₹4 crore (US$480,000)

Administration and support staff

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Position Name
CEO Vinod Bisht
Team manager Saumyadeep Pyne
Director - Talent Search and Academies M. S. K. Prasad
Head coach Justin Langer
Mentor Zaheer Khan
Assistant coach Lance Klusener
Assistant coach Sridharan Sriram
Cricket Consultant Adam Voges
Spin bowling consultant Pravin Tambe
Fielding coach Jonty Rhodes

Super Giant family

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Notes

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  1. ^ The information in the nationality column is according to ESPNcricinfo. This information may not necessarily reflect the player's birthplace or citizenship.
  2. ^ Ahead of the 2024 auction, Devdutt Padikkal was traded from Rajasthan Royals to Lucknow.[16]
  3. ^ a b Matt Henry replaced David Willey, after the latter withdrew due to Personal reasons.[17]
  4. ^ a b Shamar Joseph replaced Mark Wood, after the latter withdrew due to Workload management.[18]
  5. ^ Mayank Yadav withdrew due to Injury.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Mohun Bagan or Lucknow Super Giants? LSGs New Jersey For KKR Game in IPL 2024 Get Fans Reacting!". www.india.com. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Mohun Bagan or Lucknow Super Giants? LSGs New Jersey For KKR Game in IPL 2024 Get Fans Reacting!". www.india.com. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Industrialist Sanjiv Goenka wins IPL's new Lucknow franchise with bid of over Rs 7,000 crore". The Print. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Sanjiv Goenka's RPSG Group gets Lucknow franchise with Rs 7,090 crore bid: BCCI source". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ^ "RPSG Sports Business | Businesses". www.rpsg.in. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  6. ^ "ATK removed, it's Mohun Bagan Super Giant from June 1". The Times of India. 17 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  7. ^ Abhishek, Aharon. "IPL 2022: 3 litmus tests KL Rahul must pass as LSG captain". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Andy Flower named Lucknow IPL franchise head coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Gautam Gambhir first Indian to be appointed global mentor of a T20 franchise". India Today. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  10. ^ Gupta, Rajarshi (26 May 2022). "IPL 2022 Eliminator LSG vs RCB: Royal Challengers Bangalore storm into Qualifier 2, Lucknow Super Giants knocked out". India Today. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Which IPL team has the most fans? CSK becomes first team to hit 16m followers on Instagram | Sporting News India". 21 May 2024.
  12. ^ "LSG : captains". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Lucknow Super Giants Cricket Team live scores, results". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  14. ^ "IPL 2022 to be held in five venues across Maharashtra". The New Indian Express. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Lucknow Super Giants Squad – Indian Premier League, 2024 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  16. ^ "IPL 2024: List Of Players Traded And Released Ahead Of Mini-Auction". India.com. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Lucknow Super Giants pick Matt Henry as a replacement for David Willey". Indian Premier League. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Lucknow Super Giants name Shamar Joseph as replacement for Mark Wood". Indian Premier League. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Will injured Deepak Chahar, Mayank Yadav miss out on remaining IPL 2024 matches?". mint. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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