There are only a few matches which are left in the UP T20 League as the tournament has reached its final phase. The match 23 will be featuring Lucknow Falcons vs Gorakhpur Lions on Thursday, 5 September at 7:30pm Indian standard time (IST). The match will be played live from Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
The Gorakhpur Lions initially struggled in the season but gained back momentum and are looking for a spot in playoffs. The Lions began their season with a huge 91-run win but the ride has been quite bumpy. The Gorakhpur Lions have played 7 matches in which they’ve lost 4.
The Lucknow Falcons are moving to the top despite losing the first two matches against Kanpur Superstars and Noida Super Kings. The most crucial win came against the strongest teams that’s the Meerut Mavericks.
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Match Details
Time: 7:30 P.M Indian Standard Time (IST), 5 September, Thursday 2024
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Head-to-Head Battle
Lucknow Falcons: 3
Gorakhpur Lions: 0
Weather Forecast And Pitch Report
It is expected to rain for most duration. The humidity will be 87%-91%.
Pitch Report- The conditions remain average for all kinds of bowling.
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Expected Playing XI
Lucknow: Harsh Tyagi, Kritagya Singh, Priyam Garg (C), Parth Palawat, Aaradhya Yadav, Sameer Choudhary, Vipraj Nigam, Parv Singh, Prashant Chaudhary, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh
Gorakhpur: Yashu Pradhan, Hardeep Singh, Abhishek Goswami, Akshdeep Nath (C), Siddharth Yadav, Amit Rakesh, Vijay Yadav, Hiralal Maurya, Abdul Rehman, Vaibhav Chaudhary, Ankit Rajpoot
Live Streaming
The match can be watched live on JioCinema App and Sports18 Network.
Points Table
| Pos | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw | Points | NRR |
| 1 | Meerut Mavericks | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | +2.434 |
| 2 | Lucknow Falcons | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | +0.307 |
| 3 | Kashi Rudras | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -0.399 |
| 4 | Gorakhpur Lions | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | -0.141 |
| 5 | Kanpur Superstars | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | -0.664 |
| 6 | Noida Kings | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | -1.027 |
