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IPL 2024, Match 44: Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals – Match preview and result prediction

IPL 2024, Match 44: Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals – Match preview and result prediction

IPL 2024, Match 44: Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals – Match preview and result prediction

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.

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Head-to-Head

Total Matches: 4

Lucknow Super Giants: 1 Win

Rajasthan Royals: 3 Wins

Form

Lucknow Super Giants: WLLWW

Rajasthan Royals: WWLWW

Match Details

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

Result Prediction

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.

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Predicted XIs

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

About the Author

Aditya Vidyadhar Pimpale

Parth Seth is a research fellow at India Foundation, a New Delhi-based think tank, where he studies the themes of development, foreign policy, and multilateralism, particularly in ...Read More