Mayank Yadav Back!! Quinton de Kock dropped? LSG Playing 11 vs Rajasthan Royals: IPL 2024, Match 44
Published - 27 Apr 2024, 04:20 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:10 AM
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Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) takes on Rajasthan Royals (RR) in match 44 of IPL 2024 at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday, April 27. This is the reverse fixture between the two sides.
LSG started off their IPL 2024 campaign with a loss to RR and since then have won five games and are currently fourth on the points table.
In the last four games they have lost to DC and KKR and won two games against Chennai Super Kings. LSG beating CSK twice in the same season will give them huge confidence leading into this home game.
In the previous game against CSK, they chased down 210 with Marcus Stoinis scoring an unbeaten 124 which is the most runs scored by a batter in a run chase.
Playing at home with their specialist spinners, LSG should back their bowlers to deliver against a Royals batting unit full of stars. The challenge for the bowlers will be to restrict the Royals to 180. If they do that it will give them a real chance in the chase. After two convincing wins against CSK, LSG would not bother about making any changes to their XI.
LSG Playing 11 vs Rajasthan Royals: IPL 2024, Match 44
KL Rahul (C/WK)
Rahul will open the batting for LSG, He has scored 302 runs in the first 8 games at a strike rate of 141.12. There were talks about him batting at number four that has not happened so far.
Quinton de Kock
De Kock has not had the kind of season that he would have hoped for. He has scored 221 runs this season with three fifty-plus scores so far. He has also scored a duck.
Marcus Stoinis
Marcus Stoinis should bat at three. He scored a magnificent 124 in the run-chase against CSK. He should be pushed up the batting order. He has scored 254 runs in the season so far.
Ayush Badoni
Badoni should bat at four. He has scored a few crucial runs for the Lucknow Super Giants. With Devdutt Padikkal struggling for form, Badoni should be promoted up the batting order.
Nicholas Pooran
Pooran should bat at five. That way he will get a few more balls to bat. He has been key for LSG scoring 280 runs in the season already at a strike rate of 170. He scored a crucial 34 off 15 balls in the run chase against CSK.
Deepak Hooda
Hooda will slot in at six. He also played an important cameo of 17 off 6 balls in the run-chase against CSK. He has batted at several positions in the batting order for LSG in the last two years.
Krunal Pandya
Pandya will slot in at seven. he has not got too many chances with the bat. With the ball, however, he has been key for LSG picking up five wickets in 8 games and maintaining an economy of under 8.
Ravi Bishnoi
Bishnoi will be the specialist leggie within the XI. He bowled two overs for just 19 runs against CSK. So far this season, he has picked up five wickets from 8 games. He has picked up 34 wickets for LSG so far in his IPL career.
Mohsin Khan
Mohsin will be one of the two Indian pacers in the XI. He was out with an injury last year but is back this season and playing the last few games. He was expensive in the last match going for 50 runs and picked up just one wicket.
Yash Thakur
Thakur will be the other Indian bowler in the lineup. He has picked up nine wickets from seven games that including a fifer against GT. Against CSk, he went for 1/47.
Matt Henry
Matt Henry concludes the lineup for LSG against RR. He picked up the early wicket of Ajinkya Rahane and went for 50 against CSK. He has picked up just two wickets in his IPL career so far. He was called in as a replacement for David Willey who pulled out of the season.
Impact Sub- Mayank Yadav
If fit, Mayank Yadav should be used as the Impact sub. He gave a glimpse of his pace and potential before he was laid low by an abdomen issue. LSG support staff are expecting him to make a comeback soon.
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