Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will take on Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash on Tuesday.
LSG are currently fourth on the table with 13 points having won only two of their last five matches, while MI are right above them in third position with 14 points, having won four out of their last five IPL games.
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Impact substitutes are new for this year in the IPL, and they could play a part in deciding the outcome of this match.
LSG vs MI: Impact Player today?
LSG: Yash Thakur, Krishnappa Gowtham, Daniel Sams, Yudhvir Singh, Kyle Mayers
Yash Thakur replaced Prerak Mankad as LSG's Impact Player.
MI: Vishnu Vinodh, Ramandeep Singh, Raghav Goyal, Tristan Stubbs, Kumar Kartikeya
Vishnu Vinod replaced Akash Madhwal as MI's Impact player.
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What is the 'impact player' rule in IPL 2023?
The introduction of a new rule could be a massive game-changer for the IPL, with one player from each team per game able to be substituted mid-game.
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The concept was trialled in the BCCI domestic competition and was widely praised.
The IPL has confirmed that the impact substitute must come from a list of five players, as confirmed before the toss.
Substitutions can be made either before the start of an innings; at the end of the over; at the fall of a wicket or when a batter retires.
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Once replaced, the substituted player can take no further part in the match, not even field.
The substitute could replace any player from the starting XI at any point before the end of the 14th over of either innings and was allowed to bat and bowl his full quota of overs.
In the IPL, teams are permitted to field a maximum of four overseas players per match, meaning if four overseas players are named in the starting XI, the replacement player must be Indian.
The 'impact player' rule should offer greater tactical freedom than other systems that have been used previously in India and abroad, with the BBL scrapping their X-factor sub prior to the 2022/23 season.
