Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will next host Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Tuesday (April 2). RCB (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) is at the ninth position in the points table after a big defeat in their last match. They need to move forward. On the other hand, LSG (Lucknow Super Giants) opened their account in the last match and now have two points.
Match Preview
Lucknow Supergiants’ regular captain KL Rahul took the field as an impact player in the last match against Punjab Kings. Lucknow has to face Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) today and once again all eyes will be on whether Rahul will enter this match as an impact player or will be seen handling the responsibility completely. Lucknow management says that Rahul should not be given too much workload while returning from injury, hence he is being played as an impact player.It is a matter of relief for Lucknow that its uncapped Indian fast bowler Mayank Yadav is consistently bowling at a speed of 150 kmph. He bowled the fastest ball of this season of IPL in his debut match against Punjab Kings and impressed everyone with his performance. In front of RCB batsmen, once again all eyes will be on Mayank Yadav.
Faf Duplessis, who has not been able to impress with his bat so far in the current season of IPL, will have to perform better against Lucknow. Duplessis’ bat is on fire against the Lucknow bowlers. Duplessis has scored runs at a strike rate of 155.6 against Ravi Bishnoi and Shivam Mavi, while his strike rate against Krunal Pandya is 127.The bat of Virat Kohli, who returned to the field from IPL after a long time, is also speaking strongly in this season of IPL. He has scored half-centuries in the last two matches. If Lucknow wants to put pressure on RCB, then they will have to send Kohli to the pavilion soon.Apart from Kohli, Duplessis, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar and Cameron Green also need to perform better.
RCB vs LSG Head-To-Head Records
Bengaluru and Lucknow have played only 4 IPL matches since the introduction of LSG in IPL 2022. RCB has won 3 of them and Lucknow has won 1. Royal Challengers Bangalore’s highest score so far against LSG is 222 runs, while Lucknow Super Giants’ highest score against RCB is 213 runs. LSG had won once against RCB in April 2023, when they defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 1 run in a close match.
Pitch Report
The pitch of M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is considered to be a flat surface. Obviously this will be quite helpful for batting and a high scoring match can be seen. Fans also want to see something similar in IPL. The pitch at Chinnaswamy Stadium will not provide any bounce, swing or spin to the bowlers.
The boundary of Chinnaswamy Stadium is small. Because of this, even a light shot can go for 6 runs. Any target can be chased on this ground. Here the team needs at least 210 to win the match, so the team winning the toss should chase the target.
RCB vs LSG Match Details
When: 7:30 PM IST, Tuesday, April 2
Where: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Where to watch the Live Streaming: JioCinema app
RCB vs LSG Dream11 team Prediction
Captain: Glenn Maxwell
Vice-Captain: Nicholas Pooran
Wicketkeepers: Nicholas Pooran, KL Rahul
Batters: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Faf du PlessisAll-rounders: Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Krunal Pandya
Bowlers: Mayank Yadav, Reece Topley, Mayank Dagar
Probable Playing 11 of both teams
RCB Probable XII: Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Alzarri Joseph/Reece Topley, Mayank Dagar, Mohammad Siraj, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Mahipal Lomror/Yash Dayal
LSG Probable XII: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Devdutt Padikkal, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mayank Yadav, M Siddharth
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