LSG vs RR: Revealed - Who are the impact players nominated by LSG and RR for game 44 of IPL 2024

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) will be taking on each other in the 44th game of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). The LSG vs RR game is scheduled to be played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.

RR are currently at the top of the IPL 2024 points table and their place in the playoffs is all but sealed. The Sanju Samson-led side has won seven of its eight games so far and will be eyeing anther win tonight to bolster their spot at the top.

RR will be high on confidence after registering a nine-wicket win over five-time champions Mumbai Indians in their last game and will be looking to make the most of their form and momentum. RR have already defeated LSG once earlier this season and will be fancying their chances again.

LSG are also in good form and have the winning momentum with them. In their last two games, they have registered two impressive wins over reigning champions Chennai Super Kings. They first beat CSK by eight wickets at home before thrashing them by six wickets in Chennai. LSG are currently at the fourth spot in the points table and will be looking to bolster their playoffs chances with a win tonight.

LSG vs RR: Impact players

RR won the toss and opted to bowl first. Speaking at the toss, RR captain Sanju Samson said: "We will bowl first. Looks like a decent wicket to bowl, but no guarantees. This season has been a bit different, some extra days in between games, that gives us time to rest and recover. We're playing the same team.

"IPL has been completely different, it's normal to get carried away looking at other teams, but the talk in our camp is to stay with the flow, we have been playing some good cricket and we need to continue doing so. I don't need to talk to him, he's been a top professional and has a big role in our plans (on Ravi Ashwin)"

LSG captain KL Rahul said: "The wicket is good, there's not much dew in Lucknow and the wicket will play well for the entire 40 overs. We'll need to play some good cricket. It's nice to get past 200, every team would like to do so, but the dimensions of this ground favours the bowlers a bit more and we've enjoyed it.

"No changes for us. Every player goes through a bit of time like that when you can't get runs ( asked about Padikkal's form). He looks good in the nets and he'll have to stay positive, you saw last night when Jonny came back after getting dropped and then getting a hundred."

Impact players nominated by LSG and RR:

LSG: Amit Mishra, Arshin Kulkarni, Krishnappa Gowtham, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Manimaran Siddharth

RR: Riyan Parag, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tanush Kotian

Playing XIs:

LSG:

Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur

RR:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal