"Gautam Gambhir will bat better than this!" - Fans roast LSG for horrible batting collapse as GT qualify for IPL 2022 playoffs

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Gujarat thumped Lucknow by 62 runs to qualify for the playoffs. (P.C.:iplt20.com)

At the halfway stage, no one would have thought that Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)'s deep batting line-up would be bundled out for just 82 against the Gujarat Titans (GT) while chasing a modest target of 145 in the IPL 2022 on Tuesday.

There was no momentum whatsoever in Lucknow's innings as wickets fell in clusters and the high-quality bowling attack of the Titans took full advantage of a sticky pitch.

Fans on Twitter were shocked to see one of the more consistent batting sides surrender meekly in a game that could have almost sealed their top-two finish.

Some also hailed GT and trolled LSG for such a calamitous batting performance, as they felt that even if the pitch was a bit tricky, it wasn't bad enough to trigger such a collapse.

Here are some of the reactions:

Vikram 🏏⚽

@shortarmpull

KL hall of shame performance tonight

KL hall of shame performance tonight

R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह

@rpsingh

Who would have thought that @gujarat_titans would be the first to qualify for play offs when auction happened ? In every game, they keep finding more than one heroes. Remarkable consistency. #IPL2022 #GTvsLSG #GTvLSG #RPSwing

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Who would have thought that @gujarat_titans would be the first to qualify for play offs when auction happened ? In every game, they keep finding more than one heroes. Remarkable consistency. #IPL2022 #GTvsLSG #GTvLSG #RPSwing

Irfan Pathan

@IrfanPathan

Gujaratis on top. Many congratulations to the franchise and the team for qualifying for the playoffs. Bowling was top class! @gujarat_titans

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Gujaratis on top. Many congratulations to the franchise and the team for qualifying for the playoffs. Bowling was top class! @gujarat_titans

Gujarat Titans

@gujarat_titans

Ab apni baari hai, par tum bhi jaldi se Playoffs mein aa jana...

Do naye teams 𝙗𝙝𝙖𝙪𝙠𝙖𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚, @LucknowIPL! twitter.com/LucknowIPL/sta…

Lucknow Super Giants

@LucknowIPL

Curtains on this game

GT 144/4 (20)
LSG 82/10 (13.5)

Gujarat Titans won by 62 runs.

A loss doesn't deter us. We'll bounce back and return stronger. Well played and congratulations, @gujarat_titans

#AbApniBaariHai #IPL2022 #LSGvGT

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Curtains on this game 😞💔

GT 144/4 (20)
LSG 82/10 (13.5)

Gujarat Titans won by 62 runs.

A loss doesn't deter us. We'll bounce back and return stronger. Well played and congratulations, @gujarat_titans

#AbApniBaariHai #IPL2022 #LSGvGT

Ab apni baari hai, par tum bhi jaldi se Playoffs mein aa jana...

Do naye teams 𝙗𝙝𝙖𝙪𝙠𝙖𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚, @LucknowIPL!🙌 twitter.com/LucknowIPL/sta…

Sagar

@sagarcasm

IPL points table right now

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IPL points table right now https://t.co/9wQ1sGCMJP

Shivani Shukla 🏏

@iShivani_Shukla

Gautam Gambhir to Andy Flower while giving belt treatment to LSG batters:

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Gautam Gambhir to Andy Flower while giving belt treatment to LSG batters: https://t.co/du7cu9XyHu

Shivani Shukla 🏏

@iShivani_Shukla

This inning of LSG shows how crucial Shubman Gill's knock was. The pitch was slow & difficult.

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This inning of LSG shows how crucial Shubman Gill's knock was. The pitch was slow & difficult.

Soorya Sesha

@sooryasesha7

Polished bowling performance from GT. Was Rashid making an attempt to flight it a tad? Never seem him let it rip off the deck to the extent he did today.

LSG just pressed the self-destruct button. Let's not forget that spell from Shami though. That set it up #IPL2022 #LSGvGT

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Polished bowling performance from GT. Was Rashid making an attempt to flight it a tad? Never seem him let it rip off the deck to the extent he did today.

LSG just pressed the self-destruct button. Let's not forget that spell from Shami though. That set it up #IPL2022 #LSGvGT

Prithvi

@Puneite_

QDK has top scored for LSG 5 times this season. Pata hi nahi chala 🤣

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QDK has top scored for LSG 5 times this season. Pata hi nahi chala 🤣

Rijula Chakraborty

@rilla_2004

They're really taking the L in LSG tonight

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They're really taking the L in LSG tonight

CricketMAN2

@ImTanujSingh

Outstanding spell bowled by Rashid Khan. His bowling figure (3.5-0-24-4) against LSG. What a bowler.

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Outstanding spell bowled by Rashid Khan. His bowling figure (3.5-0-24-4) against LSG. What a bowler. https://t.co/K6IMf1AGkh

ANSHUMAN🚩

@AvengerReturns

Gautum gambhir will bat better than this. Embarrassing collapse LSG

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Gautum gambhir will bat better than this. Embarrassing collapse LSG

AAYUSHHH

@bebaslachara_

LSG is playing like RCB today!!!

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LSG is playing like RCB today!!!

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@fanmahida

One good thing about LSG's loss is we don't see Bhaukaal Tweets from Lsg admin 🏽

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One good thing about LSG's loss is we don't see Bhaukaal Tweets from Lsg admin 🙏🏽

Karthik Raj

@kartcric

Btw Lucknow team analyst is Afghanistan's team analyst too. Saurabh Walkar looking stunned

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Btw Lucknow team analyst is Afghanistan's team analyst too. Saurabh Walkar looking stunned 😜

The Friendly Neighborhood Expert

@madaddie24

LSG loses Hooda at 70/9.
Murali Karthik on air: Maybe the last hope for LSG gone!

Atleast don't sell nonsense. Game is dead and buried.

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LSG loses Hooda at 70/9.
Murali Karthik on air: Maybe the last hope for LSG gone!

Atleast don't sell nonsense. Game is dead and buried.

Vikram 🏏⚽

@shortarmpull

Lsg didn't play Bishnoi on this pitch 🤣🤣🤣

Lsg didn't play Bishnoi on this pitch 🤣🤣🤣

Maulik Vadariya

@MaulikVadariya

Very bad time to this worst match coming for #LSG Will damper the NRR let's see #GTvsLSG

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Very bad time to this worst match coming for #LSG Will damper the NRR let's see #GTvsLSG

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@anubhav__tweets

Gautam Gambhir to LSG players after this game-

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Gautam Gambhir to LSG players after this game- https://t.co/EUbOipbHMi

Darshit

@18schrutei

Please don’t say LSG is all about KL, this is the most bizarre IPL 2022 opinion

Please don’t say LSG is all about KL, this is the most bizarre IPL 2022 opinion 😂😂😂😂😂

Rohan🏏

@Rohantweetss

LSG has scored 7 runs more than Gill and taken 30 more balls to do so

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LSG has scored 7 runs more than Gill and taken 30 more balls to do so

Rahul Sinha👑

@rahulkl08

RCB to LSG. after lucknow's choke against GT OK sorry

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RCB to LSG. after lucknow's choke against GT ☺ OK sorry ❤ https://t.co/lcX8KntInY

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Rashid Khan was chief destroyer of LSG batting

KL Rahul has been the backbone of Lucknow batting and it was important for GT to get him out early. Although they couldn't do that, Mohammad Shami's sensational new-ball spell ensured that Rahul didn't fly off the blocks.

That put pressure on his opening partner Quinton de Kock as he tried to up the ante. Yash Dayal then picked up de Kock's wicket and that opened the floodgates for the Titans.

Rahul soon departed and Deepak Hooda tried to consolidate LSG's chase. Although Hooda tried to keep the scoreboard ticking at one end, GT bowlers made in-roads into Lucknow's middle-order with wickets at regular intervals.

Absolutely no Lucknow batter could get going and the fact that only three players could reach double figures showed the sorry state of their batting performance. Shami picked up a wicket while Dayal and debutant R Sai Kishore scalped a couple of wickets.

But the star of the show was Rashid Khan, whose figures of 4/24 completely punctured Lucknow's chase.

With this emphatic win, GT become the first IPL team to qualify for the playoffs. LSG will need to reflect on their batting performance as they still have enough time to find solutions.

Catch the next match on the IPL timetable 2022 here.

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