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31st match of Tata IPL 2022 sees LSG face RCB at the Dr DY Patil Stadium.
IPL 2022: With both tied on points, the winner of the match will get the bragging rights and second spot in the table. Both LSG and RCB are coming off a win.
Lucknow Super Giants won their match against Mumbai Indians comfortably, with KL Rahul being the star player, scoring a magnificent century.
Also read: https://www.sportstrumpet.com/ipl2022-kl-rahuls-klassy-hundred-against-mumbai-indians/
Royal Challengers Bangalore on the other hand were in a spot of bother but Dinesh Karthik smashed bowlers all over the park to help RCB win vs Delhi Capitals.
Read more: https://www.sportstrumpet.com/ipl-2022-rcb-jump-to-3rd-with-the-16-run-win-over-dc/
Pitch Report
The pitch will help the batsman once they have settled in but the bounce and carry in the pitch will help the bowlers too. The average score on this ground is 175. Winner of the toss will continue with the trend and choose to bowl first.
Injury Update
Will update once we get the news regarding an injury.
Head To Head
This is the first time ever that these 2 teams will meet.
Probable Playing XI
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul(C), Quinton De Kock(wk), Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Dushmantha Chameera, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf Du Plessis(C), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Suyash Prabhudessai, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik(wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood, Harshal Patel.
Key Players
Lucknow Super Giants:
KL Rahul: The LSG skipper has scored 235 runs in the 6 matches in this seasons Tata IPL. He is coming off of a century against Mumbai Indians.
He also has a tremendous record playing against Royal Challengers Bangalore, scoring 501 runs against his former team with a strike rate of 151.36.
Marcus Stoinis: Stoinis will have the responsibility of hitting some lusty blows towards the end of the innings, be it to post a high total or to chase one down. His bowling will also come in handy, in case KL needs to bring on a 6th bowler for a couple of overs.
Avesh Khan: The Indian pacer is in good form this season, as he is amongst those competing for the purple cap. Avesh Khan has taken 11 wickets this season, including a 4 wicket haul against SRH. He will be the main bowler that RCB star batsmen would want to play safe.
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Virat Kohli: The Indian star batsman has scored just 119 runs this season. Luck has not been kind to Virat, as recently, he has been runout a couple of times. Plus in the win against Mumbai Indians, many feel he was wrongly adjudged to be out, as he fell agonizingly close of a well deserved 50.
Read more: https://www.sportstrumpet.com/virat-kohli-enraged-by-the-decision-of-the-third-umpire/
Kohli would be hoping to put these incidents at the back of his mind and try to score as many runs as possible tonight.
Dinesh Karthik: While the other star batsmen have failed, Karthik has revelled in a new role for RCB. Coming in as a finisher, Karthik has smashed the bowlers all over the park, scoring 209 runs while ostly batting at 7. He was also the player of the match, last time around against Delhi Capitals. Bowlers have found it hard to contain Karthik, who can score all over the ground. If LSG were to restrict RCB to a low score, getting the wicket of Karthik would be crucial.
Wanindu Hasaranga: The Sri Lankan spinner has had a memorable IPL up to this point. He is on level with Avesh Khan, picking up 11 wickets in the 6 matches, including a 4fer vs Kolkata Knight Riders.