Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will square off on Tuesday at the DY Patil Sports Academy. Both teams have had a great start to the IPL 2022 campaign and will hope to continue the momentum with the race for the playoffs getting intense with each passing day.
RCB’s primary concern will be the top order, with skipper Faf du Plessis and former captain Virat Kohli having managed only one fifty-plus score in the 12 innings between them. While du Plessis started the tournament on a bang but has fallen flat since then. Kohli, on the other hand, has failed to convert the starts.
Although Dinesh Karthik and Shahbaz Ahmed have masked RCB’s problems so far in the competition, Bangalore won’t mind runs from the top order. Mohammed Siraj also looked in rhythm in their last game, going for runs at an economy of less than eight.
Lucknow, meanwhile, will be brimming with confidence after KL Rahul led them from the front with a century. Manish Pandey also returned among the runs in the last game. However, Dusmantha Chameera’s tendency to leak runs will keep the backroom staff on their toes.
Match Details
Match 31 – Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Venue: DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 19, at 19:30 IST
Pitch Report
Although a decent batting pitch awaits the two sides at the DY Patil Sports Academy, there should be ample help on offer for the bowlers. The average first-innings score at the venue in IPL 2022 is 171, with teams preferring to chase upon winning the toss due to the dew factor.
Predicted Playing XI
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Manish Pandey, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi and Avesh Khan.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Suyash Prabhudessai, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel and Josh Hazlewood.
LSG vs RCB – Fantasy Team Prediction
Fantasy Team 1: Quinton de Kock (C), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey, Faf du Plessis (VC), Glenn Maxwell, Jason Holder, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Siraj and Ravi Bishnoi.
Fantasy Team 2: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Marcus Stoinis (VC), Faf du Plessis (C), Glenn Maxwell, Jason Holder, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Josh Hazlewood and Ravi Bishnoi.
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