Royal Challengers Bangalore will lock horns against Lucknow Super Giants in the 15th match of the ongoing IPL 2023 at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Monday. RCB has won one and lost one game so far in the ongoing season. LSG, on the other hand, has registered two wins in three matches.
We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Current results for LSG: W L W
LSG won their previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad by five wickets. The KL Rahul-led team was able to keep the opposition at 121-8 after Krunal Pandya scalped three wickets and conceded only 18 runs in his quota of four overs. Moreover, Amit Mishra took two wickets for LSG as they came up with a dominant display.
Current results for RCB: L W
After getting off to a thumping start against MI, RCB suffered a huge loss of 81 runs against KKR, which dented their Net Run Rate. It will be crucial for RCB to bounce back strongly after such a deflating loss and come up with a better show against LSG.
Head to Head: Matches: 2, Won by RCB: 2, Won by LSG: 0.
RCB had won both of their matches in the previous season against LSG.
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).
