Eliminator 1 of IPL 2022 will see the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Eden Gardens on Wednesday (May 25). The winner of this game will play against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Friday for a final date against the Gujarat Titans (GT) on Sunday.
RCB would bank on a rejuvenated Kohli to find his mojo in the Eliminator against LSG. Glenn Maxwell also played a whirlwind knock in their last fixture and will be brimming with confidence. In the middle order, Dinesh Karthik has acted as the fulcrum.
The Bangalore franchise would be concerned with a misfiring Mohammed Siraj. Siddarth Kaul, who replaced the misfiring Siraj in RCB’s last game, finished with unflattering figures of 0 for 43. A lot will depend on how Josh Hazlewood and Wanindu Hasaranga fare in a must-win clash.
For LSG, KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock and Deepak Hooda have done the bulk of the scoring throughout IPL 2022. They would hope for the likes of Evin Lewis, Marcus Stoinis and others to lend some heft to the middle order. The bowling unit will largely depend on Mohsin Khan, who has been a revelation this year.
Match Details
Eliminator 1 – Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date & Time: 25th May at 7:30 PM IST and Local Time
Pitch Report
The tracks at Eden Gardens have tended to offer even bounce in the recent past. So the batters would likely get value for their shots.
Predicted Playing XI
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): Quinton de Kock (wk), KL Rahul (c), Evin Lewis, Deepak Hooda, Manan Vohra/Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder, Krishnappa Gowtham/Krunal Pandya, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik(w), Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Siddarth Kaul/Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood
Match Prediction
The last time LSG and RCB locked horns, the Bangalore franchise stunned the debutants by 18 runs. However, knockouts are a different ball game and the Super Giants will leave no stones unturned to keep their hopes alive of making it to their first final.
It is expected to be a 50-50 game and both sides are capable of beating each other. Betway has also placed their odds in favour of both LSG and RCB at 1.90.
LSG vs RCB – Fantasy Team Predictions
Fantasy Team 1: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (C), Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Glenn Maxwell, Jason Holder, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga (VC), Mohsin Khan
Fantasy Team 2: Dinesh Karthik, Quinton de Kock (C), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (VC), Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Krunal Pandya, Avesh Khan, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohsin Khan
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