Lucknow Super Giants will square off against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 43rd match of the season at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Monday. LSG are currently in third place in the points table with five wins in eight matches whereas RCB are in sixth place with four wins and as many losses.

We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.

Current form for LSG: W L W L W

Lucknow Super Giants has had a decent season so far. They have the firepower in their batting order and it was on display in the previous match against Punjab Kings when they posted 257 runs on the board – the second-highest score in the IPL. LSG will look to carry the good show with the bat.

Current form for RCB: L W W L W

Over-reliance on the shoulders of Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, and Glenn Maxwell has led to RCB’s downfall. The trio has scored 75% of the team’s total in all the matches so far and the other batters need to take onus. Their fast bowlers also need to deliver consistently for the team.

Head to Head: Matches: 3, Won by RCB: 2, Won by LSG: 1.

RCB holds a slight advantage against LSG in H2H battle.

Players to watch out for: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammad Siraj, and Dinesh Karthik will hold the key for RCB.

KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi, and Mohsin Khan will be the crucial players for LSG.

RCB IPL 2023 SQUAD

Wicketkeepers: Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik.

Batters: Faf du Plessis (SA), Finn Allen (NZ), Virat Kohli, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks (ENG).

All-rounders: Wanindu Hasaranga (SL), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell (AUS), Shahbaz Ahmed, Sonu Yadav, Manoj Bhandage.

Bowlers: Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood (AUS), Siddarth Kaul, Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, Karn Sharma, David Willey (ENG), Avinash Singh, Rajan Kumar, Himanshu Sharma.

LSG IPL 2023 SQUAD

Wicketkeepers: Quinton de Kock (SA), Manan Vohra, Nicholas Pooran (WI),

Batters: KL Rahul, Ayush Badoni.

All-rounders: Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Kyle Mayers (WI), Krunal Pandya, Karan Sharma, Marcus Stoinis (AUS), Romario Shepherd (WI), Daniel Sams (AUS), Prerak Mankad, Swapnil Singh, Yudhvir Charak,

Bowlers: Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Mark Wood (ENG), Mayank Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Naveen-ul-Haq (AFG).