The Pandya brothers — Hardik and Krunal — will come face to face for the first time as captains of their Indian Premier League (IPL) teams when the Narendra Modi Stadium hosts Sunday’s fixture between Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants.
After winning four of its first six games, LSG stumbled midway and enters the game on the back of a loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore and a washed out fixture against Chennai Super Kings, whereas Gujarat Titans leads the points table after steamrollering Rajasthan Royals.
All three of Titans’ losses this season have come at home — the last being against Delhi Capitals — and that could be an encouraging sign for LSG, which has never beaten the Titans in the IPL.
