Lucknow Supergiants vs Rajasthan Royals, LSG Playing 11 vs RR (Predicted), IPL 2022, Match 63, LSG vs RR

Lucknow Supergiants vs Rajasthan Royals, LSG Playing 11 vs RR (Predicted), IPL 2022, Match 63, LSG vs RR. Lucknow Supergiants will play against Rajasthan Royals on 15th May 2022 at 7:30 pm in Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India. It will be the 63rd IPL 2022 match.

Luckow Supergiants has 16 points from 12 matches and a win will make them the second team to qualify for the play-offs. Rajasthan Royals have 14 points from 12 matches and they need to win their remaining matches to stay in the safe zone. RR beat LSG by 3 runs in their previous encounter this season.

IPL2022 is coming to the business end with each team trying to stay ahead of the others in the points table. LSG & RR are occupying the 2nd and 3rd places respectively. LSG is looking good to qualify but will need to score as many points to finish inside the top-2 position. RR has lost 3 of their last 4 matches and any more slip-ups might affect their qualification chances hugely.

LSG were bundled out for just 82 runs in the last game against table-toppers GT. Openers KL Rahul and Quinton De Kock have their prolific run scorers this season with all-rounders Deepak Hooda and Krunal Pandya playing good cameos in the middle overs consistently. All-rounders Jason Holder and Marcus Stoinis have taken up the finishing role for the team.

Lucknow Supergiants have a strong pace attack with the four frontline pacers Avesh Khan, Jason Holder, Mohsin Khan, and Dushmantha Chameera bowling in tandem. Mohsin Khan has been their best bowler this season with Avesh Khan providing crucial breakthroughs. Krishnappa Gowtham might find a place in playing XI and bowl in tandem with Krunal Pandya in middle overs.

Ravi Bishnoi is the leading spinner for Lucknow Supergiants but he was benched in the last game. UP’s Ranji skipper Karan Sharma made his debut for LSG in the last game against GT. He batted at the number 4 spot and could only manage 4 runs against his name before getting out to Yash Dayal.

Karan Sharma is expected to retain his place in the eleven at least for this game, but if Lucknow Supergiants would want to replace him Manish Pandey and Manan Vohra are other options.

Lucknow Supergiants vs Rajasthan Royals, LSG Playing 11 vs RR (Predicted), IPL 2022, Match 63, LSG vs RR

KL Rahul

KL Rahul has been Mr. Consistent of IPL in the last couple of seasons, scoring over 500 runs in each of the last four editions. LSG would want their skipper back in the 2018 form though, the season where he had scored 659 runs at 54.91 at a strike rate of 158.41.

The right-handed batsman was picked as a draft player by the team. Last season, he was part of Punjab Kings. He scored 626 runs in 13 IPL 2021 games. He has amassed 459 runs in 12 IPL 2022 games averaging 45.9 including successive tons against Mumbai. The Lucknow skipper KL Rahul is the team’s leading run-getter so far this season.

Quinton de Kock

Roped in for INR 6.75 crore, the South African international keeper, Quinton de Kock has been one of the most prolific overseas batting options in recent times in IPL. Last season, the left-handed batsman was part of Mumbai Indians. He scored 297 runs in 11 games in IPL 2021 at an average of 29.70.

In IPL 2022, he is Lucknow Supergiants’ second-highest run-scorer after KL Rahul with 355 runs averaging 29.58 with 3 fifties in 12 games.

Deepak Hooda

In the last three seasons, Deepak Hooda has evolved as a key middle-order batter, scoring 444 runs at a strike rate of almost 140. He also offers control in the middle overs with the ball. Deepak Hooda has amassed 347 runs averaging 28.92 in 12 games including 3 fifties in IPL 2022 and is Lucknow Supergiants’ 3rd highest run-getter so far this season. He has also taken a solitary scalp averaging 43 with the ball.

Marcus Stoinis

Marcus Stoinis had scored an unbeaten 38 in the first IPL 2022 match he played against Rajasthan, albeit in a losing cause as RR won by 3 runs after their pacer Kuldeep Sen successfully defended 15 runs in the last over. He had scored 120 runs in 8 innings in IPL 2022 averaging 20 besides taking a solitary scalp averaging 41 with a best of 1/13.

The Australian all-rounder made his way to Delhi Capitals for the IPL 2020 after he was bought for Rs 4.8 crores during the auction and went on to play two seasons for the franchise. He will now be donning the Lucknow Supergiants colors after the franchise picked him ahead of the TATA IPL 2022 auction.

Ayush Badoni

Lucknow Supergiants’ all-rounder Ayush Badoni, 22, became the first player to notch up a 50-plus score on IPL debut while batting at the No.6 spot or below in the match against Gujarat Titans, albeit in a losing cause. Ayush Badoni set alight the stage with his aggressive batting, hitting three sixes and four fours, and scoring 54 off 41 balls. He teamed up with Deepak Hooda, who scored 55 off 44 balls, including six fours and two sixes.

Ayush Badoni reached his maiden IPL half-century off 38 balls as Lucknow mustered a fighting 156-run total from being 25 for three. He has scored 161 runs in 10 innings playing 12 IPL 2022 games so far averaging 23. Despite being Lucknow’s 3rd highest run-getter, he may be replaced by Manan Vohra, Manish Pandey or Krishnappa Gowtham.

Krunal Pandya

Lucknow Supergiants will want Krunal Pandya to play the same role he used to play for Mumbai Indians all these years. Krunal Pandya, the spinner who can contribute with the bat as well was picked for Rs. 8.25 crores by Lucknow Supergiants during the IPL 2022 auction.

He was part of Mumbai Indians in the last season. He had scored 143 runs in 12 games and picked 5 wickets. He has taken 9 scalps averaging 23.33 in 12 matches in IPL 2022 besides scoring 158 runs averaging 22.57. He is Lucknow’s 5th highest run-getter and 4th highest wicket-taker so far.

Jason Holder

Jason Holder, the former West Indies skipper who can bowl at any stage of the game and use the long handle to change the course of the match, is a solid addition to the Lucknow Supergiants squad.

Jason Holder has picked 13 scalps in 10 IPL 2022 games averaging 25.69 and is Lucknow’s 2nd highest wicket-taker this season so far. But he’s a bit too expensive as his economy rate of 9.4 depicts. He has also scored 57 runs averaging 11.4 with the bat.

Dushmantha Chameera

Dushmantha Chameera, the Sri Lankan pacer can generate raw pace and trouble the batters with a fine yorker, and Lucknow Supergiants, who have brought him on board for INR 2 Crore, will want him to set the stage on fire. He has picked up 9 scalps so far in 10 IPL 2022 games averaging 32.77. Andrew Tye is an option to replace him.

Ravi Bishnoi

Ravi Bishnoi was one of the draft picks for Lucknow Supergiants. At 21 years of age, Ravi Bishnoi has been an exciting prospect in IPL and his impressive show in the last two seasons has handed him an opportunity in the Indian squad as well. He picked 9 scalps in 11 games in IPL 2022 averaging 38.44 at an economy rate of 8.23. He was benched in the previous match.

Avesh Khan

Avesh Khan is one of the key players in the Lucknow setup. The young pacer was bought by Lucknow Supergiants for ₹10 crores at auction, up from a base price of ₹20 lakh, becoming the most expensive uncapped player at the event.

The Madhya Pradesh player was the second in the list of top wicket-takers last season, picking 24 wickets in 16 games at 18.75. He picked 16 scalps in 10 games averaging an impressive 18.25 at 7.96 RPO. Avesh Khan is the leading Lucknow Supergiants wicket-taker this season.

Mohsin Khan

Mohsin Khan is Lucknow Supergiants’ 3rd highest wicket-taker with 10 scalps in only 6 IPL 2022 games. His bowling average is an impressive 10.9 and his best bowling figure is 16/4.

The youngster was first picked up by Mumbai Indians in 2018 and was again bought at the auction for his base price at the 2020 auction. He was brought on board for INR 20 Lac by LSG. Mohsin Khan, a left-arm medium-fast bowler finally made his IPL 2022 debut for Lucknow Supergiants and has impressed everyone.