Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 44th match of IPL 2024 at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday, April 27. The is the reverse connection between the two sides.
LSG started their IPL 2024 campaign with a loss against RR and since Then have won five games and are currently in fourth place in the points table.
In the last four games They lost to DC and KKR and won two games against Chennai Super Kings. If LSG beats CSK twice in the same season, they will succeed gigantic Confidence goes into this home game.
In their last game against CSK, they were trailing by 210 points with Marcus Stoinis scored an unbeaten 124 which is the Most runs scored by a batter in a run chase.
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With LSG playing at home with their specialist spinners, they should support their bowlers to deliver against a Royals batting unit full of stars. The challenge for the bowlers will be to restrict the Royals to 180. If they do that It will give them a real chance in hunting. After two convincing wins against CSK, LSG wouldn’t bother around Make changes to their XI.
LSG Plays 11 vs Rajasthan Royals: IPL 2024, Match 44
KL Rahul (C/WK)
Rahul will open the batting for LSGHe scored 302 runs in the first 8th Games with a hit rate of 141.12. There were talks about him batting at number four The hasn’t happened yet.
Quinton de Kock
De Kock didn’t have the season he was hoping for. He has scored 221 runs this season, including three over 50 so far. He has also scored a duck.
Marcus Stoinis
Marcus Stoinis should bat at three. He scored a magnificent 124 in the run chase against CSK. He should be pushed up the batting order. He has scored 254 runs so far in the season.
Ayush Badoni
Badoni should bat at four. He scored some crucial runs for Lucknow Super Giants. With Devdutt Padikkal struggling for form, Badoni should do so to get promoted the batting order.
Nicholas Pooran
Pooran should bat at five. This way He I’ll get a few more balls to hit. He has been Key for VSG score 280 runs in the season already at a strike rate of 170. In the run chase against CSK he scored a decisive 34 from 15 balls.
Deepak Hooda
Hooda will fill in at six. He also played an important cameo in 17th Off 6 Balls in the run chase against CSK. He has struggled at multiple positions in the LSG batting order over the past two years.
Krunal Pandya
Pandya will come in at seven. He doesn’t have too many chances with the bat. However, he was already with the ball Key for LSG taking five wickets in 8 games and maintaining an economy of under 8.
Ravi Bishnoi
Bishnoi will be the Leggie specialist in the XI. He bowled two overs for just 19 runs against CSK. He has taken five wickets from eight matches so far this season. He has picked up 34 wickets for LSG so far in his IPL career.
Mohsin Khan
Mohsin will be one of the two Indian pacers in the XI. He was sidelined last year due to injury, but has returned this season and played the last few games. He was expensive in the last game, scoring 50 runs and picking up just one wicket.
Yash Thakur
Thakur will be the other Indian bowler in the line-up. He has picked up nine wickets from seven matches that included a damn thing against GT. Against CSk he scored 1/47.
Matt Henry
Matt Henry completes the lineup for LSG against RR. He took the early wicket of Ajinkya Rahane and scored 50 against CSK. He has picked up just two wickets in his IPL career so far. He was called up as a replacement for David Willey, who opted out of the season.
Impact Sub Mayank Yadav
If fit, Mayank Yadav should be used as an impact sub. He gave a glimpse of his pace and potential before an abdominal problem sidelined him. The LSG staff expect him to make a comeback soon.
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