GT vs LSG: Why is Mark Wood Not Playing Today’s Match IPL? Check LSG Playing XI

The Gujarat Titans are hosting Lucknow Super Giants in match no 51 of Tata IPL 2023. The Titans are table toppers and have made only a forced change to their eleven. On the other hand, Lucknow Super Giants who are struggling to get a win from the last two games have made quite a few changes to the eleven, but still haven’t included English right-arm pacer Mark Wood.

GT vs LSG Match: Why is Mark Wood Not Playing Today’s Match IPL?

Mark Wood, the fast bowler from England, is once again missing from the Lucknow Super Giants’ playing XI in the GT vs LSG match, as was revealed during the toss. There is no injury update on him, and he is not even among the five substitute members, who can come in as an Impact Player at any moment in the match. So far in this IPL, Wood has taken 11 wickets from just 4 games. He played his last game in this season against Punjab Kings on April 21. Check what LSG skipper Krunal Pandya said at the toss,

“We will bowl first. It’s a dream come true for us, leading our respective sides. Overall the wicket will play the same. We have a good batting side, and we fancy our chance to chase down the total. We have played good cricket, and we stand at a good stage in the points table. de Kock is in, Naveen misses out.”

LSG Playing XI

1. Kyle Mayers 
2. Quinton de Kock (wk)
3. Marcus Stoinis
4. Nicholas Pooran
5. Deepak Hooda
6. Krunal Pandya
7. Swapnil Singh
8. Avesh Khan
9. Ravi Bishnoi
10. Mohsin Khan
11. Yash Thakur

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Mark Wood IPL 2023 Price

Despite being unable to play in IPL 2022 due to an injury, Mark Wood, the English right-arm fast bowler, was still retained by the Lucknow Super Giants for the IPL 2023 auction. LSG invested INR 7.5 Crore in Wood during the IPL 2022 mega auction, despite his history of injuries. The team management appears to have faith in his abilities and views him as a valuable asset to the team.

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