Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on Lucknow Super Giants at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Tuesday in the 15th match of the season. It has been another disappointing start for RCB as they lost two out of their three matches.
LSG, on the other hand, registered their maiden win of the season as they defeated Punjab Kings by 21 runs. We take a lot at the head-to-head battle, Players to watch out for, and Squads of both teams in our match preview.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: L W L
RCB’s bowling has been their kryptonite over the years and this season, it could once again be a problem. Mohammed Siraj, the team’s pack leader, hasn’t been in the best of T20 forms and he will need to deliver for the team. The batting also needs to come up with a more collective effort.
Lucknow Super Giants: W L
LSG was able to tick the right boxes in the last game with Quinton de Kock scoring a fine fifty at the top of the order. Furthermore, the stand-in captain Nicholas Pooran scored 21-ball 42 whereas Krunal Pandya added the finishing touches. Mayank Yadav grabbed headlines with his extra pace and figures of 3-27.
Head to Head: Matches: 4, Won by RCB: 3, Won by LSG: 1.
Players to watch out for: Mohammed Siraj, Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Cameron Green, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik, and Glenn Maxwell will hold the key for RCB.
Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran, Marcus Stoinis, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ravi Bishnoi, and Mohsin Khan will be the crucial players for LSG.
RCB FULL SQUAD IPL 2024
Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh, Saurav Chauhan.
LSG IPL 2024 Squad
Wicketkeepers: Quinton de Kock (SA), KL Rahul, Nicolas Pooran (WI).
Batters: Devdutt Padikkal, Ayush Badoni, Ashton Turner (AUS).
All-rounders: Deepak Hooda, K. Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers (WI), Marcus Stoinis (AUS), Prerak Mankad, Yudhvir Singh Charak, David Willey (ENG), Arshin Kulkarni, Md. Arshad Khan.
Bowlers: Mark Wood (ENG), Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Naveen-ul-Haq (AFG), Shivam Mavi, Manimaran Siddarth.
