Lucknow Super Giants will take on the Royal Challengers Bangalore in their next game at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai. Both teams are coming off a victory in their previous game and have enjoyed their campaign so far in IPL 2022. Lucknow had a terrific outing against Mumbai Indians in their previous encounter wherein they ticked most of the boxes. They are currently in second place in the points table with eight points from six games.

On the other hand, the addition of Dinesh Karthik has proved to be a blessing for the RCB and he has been producing innings of the highest caliber. They have a terrific bowling line-up with Glenn Maxwell giving them four overs on most days and this might well be the season for them to go all the way. They are currently in third place in the points table with eight points from six games as well. Lucknow SuperGiants are placed at the 2nd spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 points table with 4 wins and 2 losses from their 6 matches in the league. The team has 8 points.

KL Rahul is the top run-scorer for Lucknow Super Giants with 235 runs at a strike rate of 144. He has struck 18 fours and 10 sixes. Quinton de Kock has also made 212 runs at a strike rate of 136.

Avesh Khan has been the best bowler for Lucknow Super Giants and has picked up 11 wickets while bowling at an average of 17 and an economy rate of 8.29.

Royal Challengers Bangalore are placed at the 3rd spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 points table with 4 wins and 2 losses from their 6 matches in the league. The team has 8 points. Dinesh Karthik is the top run-scorer for Royal Challengers Bangalore with 197 runs at a strike rate of 209. He has struck 18 fours and 14 sixes. Faf du Plessis has also made 154 runs at a strike rate of 123.

Wanindu Hasaranga has been the best bowler for Royal Challengers Bangalore and has picked up 11 wickets while bowling at an average of 17 and an economy rate of 8.47.

MATCH DETAILS:

Match: Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Match 31, IPL 2022
Venue: Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai
Date & Time: April 19, 7:30 PM

PITCH REPORT

The last game at the ground saw a score of 151 getting chased down comfortably. However, any score above 170 is going to be difficult to chase down going by the results so far. The captain that wins the toss is likely to bowl first as it has been difficult to assess the winning score on the wickets so far.

PROBABLE PLAYING XI FOR LSG VS RCB

LUCKNOW SUPER GIANTS

KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Jason Holder, Krunal Pandya, Dushmantha Chameera, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi

ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE

Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Suyash Prabhudessai, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj

PROBABLE TOP PERFORMERS

PROBABLE BEST BATTER OF THE MATCH: GLENN MAXWELL

Glenn Maxwell has been in good form since returning to the RCB playing XI and he scored an important half-century in the previous game to keep the side going at a good scoring rate. The right-hander hit 55 off just 34 balls with seven fours and two sixes and was quite aggressive from the start of his innings despite wickets falling around him. He can change the game on its head very quickly in a matter of time.

PROBABLE BEST BOWLER OF THE MATCH: WANINDU HASARANGA

Wanindu Hasaranga has been one of the standout spinners in this IPL edition despite the wickets not assisting the spinner and he could change games with his wicket-taking abilities. The leggie has taken 11 wickets in six games so far and is at the fifth position in the race for the Purple Cap this year. He has played an important role in the RCB bowling set-up this year and the Sri Lankan will look to add more wickets to his tally.

Today’s match prediction: RCB to win the match.