
With the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season reaching a decisive stageLucknowSuper Giants host league leaders Rajasthan Royals in Lucknow on Saturday (April 27). Having beaten defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their last match, LSG will be full of confidence while taking on Rajasthan Royals.Thiswill be the fifth meeting between the sideswithRR leading the head-to-head 3-1 from previous meetings.
KL Rahul wasseen in the ecstatic formin their last match against CSKhavingsmashed 82 runs andstitchinga partnership of 134 runs for the opening wicket.LSG haveso farwon fivematchesand lost threewhichkeeps them firmly in the race for the Playoffs.Another win on home turf will see them in pole position for a top-four finish.
While RR can guarantee a top-four finish with a victory as they search for their eighth win of the season. They currently have seven wins in eight matches and have lost only once against Gujarat Titans. Their impressive record sees them unbeaten in away matcheswhichincludesa final over thriller against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Total Matches: 4
Lucknow Super Giants: 1 Win
Rajasthan Royals: 3 Wins
Lucknow Super Giants: WLLWW
Rajasthan Royals: WWLWW
Match No: Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals, Match No. 44
Location: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Time Start: 7:30 PM with toss taking place at 7:00 PM
Considering Rajasthan Royals are in great form and Lucknow Super Giants havemomentum on their side it is tough to predict the result of the match. However, ahome advantage could help LSG get two points in thematch. We predict LSGtowin a tight contest.
Lucknow Super Giants:
Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (c & wk), Marcus Stoinis, Devdutt Padikkal, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan
Impact Sub: Yash Thakur.
Rajasthan Royals:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Dhruv Jurel, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma
Impact Subs: Yuzvendra Chahal and Shubham Dubey