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Lucknow Super Giants
Rajasthan Royals
In the 44th fixture of the IPL 2024, Lucknow Super Giants will host Rajasthan Royals on Saturday at Ekana Sports City, Lucknow. This is the fifth meeting between the two teams. According to the head-to-head stats, Rajasthan Royals carries an edge with three wins out of 4 fixtures held in the past.
Lucknow Super Giants are currently in the 4th position in the point table with five wins and three losses. Their net run rate stands at +0.148.
Rajasthan Royals stand tall at the top of the point table with seven wins and a single loss in the league. Their net run rate stands at +0.698.
Ekana Sports City is slow pitch and will help the bowling unit. Chahal is the top bowler for Rajasthan with 13 wickets in 8 fixtures.
The betting tip is...
Yuzvendra Chahal will be the top bowler.
64 %
36 %
Lucknow Super GiantsRajasthan RoyalsLucknow Super Giants stunned everyone by defeating Chennai Super Kings in the last two fixtures. The previous match was a high-scoring game where Lucknow opted to bowl first. It was not a good day for the bowling unit. Matt Henry, Mohsin Khan, and Yash Thakur picked up a single wicket each with an economy of 7, 12.50, and 11.75.
Since the score was high, the batting unit was under pressure and their start was slower than expected. Quinton de Kock (0 off 3) and skipper KL Rahul (16 off 14) were gone early.
Marcus Stoinis came out to rescue the team from a difficult situation and scored 124 off 63 at a strike rate of 196.83. Nicholas Pooranβs 34 off 15 at a strike rate of 226.67 also helped the team to complete the chase in the 20th over.
Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, and Yash Thakur are the key players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Deepak Hooda, Lokesh Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur, Matt Henry
Rajasthan Royals are on a winning streak of three matches and they defeated Mumbai Indians in their previous fixture. The bowling unit started off well and gave an early advantage to the team by dismissing Mumbaiβs star batters. Sandeep Sharma picked up a fiver in 4 overs at an economy of 4.50.
Trent Boult scalped two wickets in 4 overs at an economy of 8. Avesh Khan and Yuzvendra Chahal picked up a single wicket each at an economy of 12.25 and 12 respectively.
On the batting front, A solid start from Yashasvi Jaiswal was the highlight of the day. He scored 104 off 60 at a strike rate of 173.33. Jos Buttler contributed with 35 off 25 at a strike rate of 140. Skipper Sanju Samson scored 38 off 28 at a strike rate of 135.71. The top order chased the score comfortably with 8 balls remaining.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, and YS Chahal are the key players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Rovman Powell, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, YS Chahal
Lucknow Super Giants carry a major disadvantage in their bowling unit. The team is dependent for wickets on one or two names and the rest of the bowling has given away loose runs.
Rajasthan Royals have a good depth in their batting unit which will get the benefit of Lucknowβs vulnerable bowling unit. We predict a win for Rajasthan Royals on Saturday.
