Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) made their first appearance in the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after the mega IPL auction. The Lucknow-based side made a great impact even as a newbie team, entering the playoffs twice in a row.
This has been possible because of their bowling unit which has a great mix of talented bowlers. This group of bowlers have been successful in keeping their opponent batters in check. But a few batters have found ways to counter them while scoring runs at a good pace.
And this article will list the top 10 leading run-scorers against the LSG side in the IPL history.
| PLAYER | INNS | RUNS | AVERAGE | STRIKE RATE | HIGH SCORE | NOT OUTS | 100s/50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shubman Gill | 8 | 327 | 54.50 | 145.98 | 94* | 2 | 0/4 |
| Faf du Plessis | 6 | 267 | 53.40 | 146.70 | 96 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Virat Kohli | 7 | 242 | 34.57 | 135.19 | 61 | 0 | 0/2 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 8 | 215 | 26.87 | 150.34 | 67 | 0 | 0/2 |
| Shreyas Iyer | 6 | 214 | 53.50 | 146.57 | 52* | 2 | 0/2 |
| Jos Buttler | 8 | 209 | 26.12 | 135.71 | 60 | 0 | 0/1 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 5 | 207 | 41.40 | 141.78 | 74 | 0 | 0/1 |
| Sanju Samson | 5 | 200 | 66.66 | 160.00 | 82* | 2 | 0/2 |
| Prabhsimran Singh | 5 | 192 | 38.40 | 181.13 | 91 | 0 | 0/2 |
| Shivam Dube | 5 | 188 | 47.00 | 159.32 | 66 | 1 | 0/1 |
Rajat Patidar of RCB was the first batter to score a century against the LSG side. He did so in the eliminator of the IPL 2022 edition by scoring a match-winning 112*. Ruturaj Gaikwad joined him in 2024 with an unbeaten knock of 108.
Faf du Plessis and Shubman Gill have a 90+ score each, two half-centuries, and averaging 55+ against the Lucknow franchise. Sanju Samson is the other batter with two half-centuries against LSG.
De Plessis also became the first batter to cross 200-plus runs against LSG in 2023. Samson followed him in 2024.
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