GT climb after Ekana win

Gujarat Titans chased 165 with seven wickets in hand at Lucknow on April 12, moving above Lucknow Super Giants to fifth in the Indian Premier League table. (espncricinfo.com) Lucknow Super Giants made 164 for 8 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, and Gujarat finished on 165 for 3 in 18.4 overs. Prasidh Krishna took 4 for 28 and was named player of the match. (espncricinfo.com) Jos Buttler made 60 off 37 balls and Shubman Gill added 56 off 40 in a chase that never ran away from Gujarat after Sai Sudharsan fell for 15. Washington Sundar then closed it out unbeaten on 21. (cricbuzz.com) The standings shift came early in the season, but it changed the middle of the table immediately: ESPNcricinfo listed Gujarat at No. 5 and Lucknow at No. 6 after the result. The official Indian Premier League points table updated the same day. (espncricinfo.com, (iplt20.com)) Lucknow’s innings never got a half-century stand. Aiden Markram top-scored with 30, while Rishabh Pant made 18 and Nicholas Pooran managed 19 off 21 balls. (cricbuzz.com) Prasidh Krishna broke the middle order with wickets of Markram, Ayush Badoni, Pooran and Mukul Choudhary. Ashok Sharma backed him with 2 for 32, and Mohammed Siraj gave away 19 in his four overs. (cricbuzz.com) For Lucknow, the loss extended a poor run at home. Cricbuzz reported it was the franchise’s sixth straight defeat at Ekana. (cricbuzz.com) Gujarat, by contrast, left Lucknow with a second straight win, according to ESPNcricinfo’s match report. The next round of fixtures will decide whether this climb into fifth becomes a break from the pack or another shuffle in a crowded table. (espncricinfo.com)