Lucknow will be hoping to spring a few surprises in their maiden Indian T20 League campaign. The franchise picked KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis, and Ravi Bishnoi as the three draft players. Meanwhile, they bought Quinton de Kock, Jason Holder, Krunal Pandya, Avesh Khan, Mark Wood, Deepak Hooda, etc., in the mega auction. Rahul will lead the squad, while Andy Flower is the head coach.
Lucknow, who open their campaign against Gujarat on March 28, will face Delhi, Gujarat, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Rajasthan twice in the 15th edition. They take on Chennai in their second game and lock horns with Hyderabad and Delhi at DY Patil Stadium in the next two matches. The newly-inducted franchise will wrap up the league stage campaign on May 18.
Lucknow Indian T20 League 2022 Schedule
Date
|
Day
|
Match
|
Venue
|
Timing
|
March 28
|
Monday
|
Gujarat vs Lucknow
|
Wankhede Stadium
|
7:30 PM
|
March 31
|
Thursday
|
Lucknow vs Chennai
|
Brabourne Stadium
|
7:30 PM
|
April 4
|
Monday
|
Hyderabad vs Lucknow
|
DY Patil Stadium
|
7:30 PM
|
April 7
|
Thursday
|
Lucknow vs Delhi
|
DY Patil Stadium
|
7:30 PM
|
April 10
|
Sunday
|
Rajasthan vs Lucknow
|
Wankhede Stadium
|
7:30 PM
|
April 16
|
Saturday
|
Mumbai vs Lucknow
|
Brabourne Stadium
|
3:30 PM
|
April 19
|
Monday
|
Lucknow vs Bangalore
|
DY Patil Stadium
|
7:30 PM
|
April 24
|
Sunday
|
Lucknow vs Mumbai
|
Wankhede Stadium
|
7:30 PM
|
April 29
|
Friday
|
Punjab vs Lucknow
|
MCA Stadium
|
7:30 PM
|
May 1
|
Sunday
|
Delhi vs Lucknow
|
Wankhede Stadium
|
3:30 PM
|
May 7
|
Saturday
|
Lucknow vs Kolkata
|
MCA Stadium
|
7:30 PM
|
May 10
|
Tuesday
|
Lucknow vs Gujarat
|
MCA Stadium
|
7:30 PM
|
May 15
|
Sunday
|
Lucknow vs Rajasthan
|
Brabourne Stadium
|
7:30 PM
|
May 18
|
Wednesday
|
Kolkata vs Lucknow
|
DY Patil Stadium
|
7:30 PM
|
Lucknow's Mega Auction 2022 buys
Lucknow Indian T20 League 2022 Squad
KL Rahul (captain), Krunal Pandya, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Hooda, Manish Pandey, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shahbaz Nadeem, Ankit Rajpoot, Manan Vohra, Karan Sharma, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Mayank Yadav
Overseas Players: Quinton de Kock, Jason Holder, Evin Lewis, Marcus Stoinis, Mark Wood, Dushmantha Chameera, Kyle Mayers, Blessing Muzarabani
Did You Know?
- Evin Lewis and Quinton de Kock combined hit nine hundreds in T20s
- Jason Holder averaged 69 fantasy points per match in last season’s Indian T20 League
- Deepak Hooda hit four half-centuries in six innings in 2021-22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
- Manan Vohra was Chandigarh’s top run-scorer in 2021-22 Ranji Trophy - 314 runs in six innings
- Dushmantha Chameera clinched the second-most wickets by a pacer in the recently concluded Sri Lanka T20 League - 13 wickets in nine innings
Parameswaran Sankaranarayanan
Parameswaran Sankaranarayan is a sports enthusiast who has worked in print, website, and other digital platforms. He was part of the editorial team of first-ever Indian football-based website - IndianFootball.com (now defunct) - and passionately follows the latest happenings in world football. During his time as a journalist, he had the opportunity to interact with some of the iconic personalities in Indian sports and witness some memorable moments in Indian football.
Read All Articles >