IPL 2022, Match 4: Fantasy Cricket Tips For GT vs LSG

Fantasy Cricket Tips for IPL 2022: The two new franchises, Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants, will begin their IPL journey facing off with each other on Monday at the Wankhede Stadium.

KL Rahul moves on from Punjab Kings to lead the Super Giants, while his good friend Hardik Pandya will be leading for the first time in the IPL, as the face of the Gujarat franchise.

Venue: Wankhede Stadium

Fans shouldn’t go by CSK’s batting performance in the opening game and expect heavy runs at the Wankhede. Pacers are expected to have more help from the surface and conditions than spinners.

Fantasy cricket tips for IPL 2022: 

Both teams are missing some international stars. Lucknow’s Mark Wood has been ruled out of the season due to injury; there is no confirmation of the availability of Wood’s replacement, Andrew Tye, for the first game. LSG will also be without Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder and Kyle Mayers, all on international duty currently.

For the Titans, England’s Jason Roy withdrew earlier from the tournament citing bubble fatigue; Rahmanullah Gurbaz is Roy’s replacement but unlikely to play with both Matthew Wade and Wriddhiman Saha available. Alzarri Joseph is also unavailable for Titans’ first game.

KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock are your safe captaincy options. Ravi Bishnoi with his googlies will be a big threat to the left-handers of GT. There are plenty of pace-bowling options to choose from for your fantasy side, so better go with the ones who will be bowling first. With dew affecting the game largely, spin-bowling all-rounders such as Krunal, Tewatia, and Gowtham can be left out from your fantasy sides.

Considering the good batting-friendly Wankhede surface, Wriddhiman Saha could make a difference in your fantasy winnings. Manish Pandey has been in superb form in domestic cricket and is likely to translate that in the IPL.