Preview: On Saturday, April 27, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) will face off in match 44 of the IPL 2024 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.Lucknow is ranked fourth on the points standings, with five victories and three loses from eight matches. Meanwhile, Rajasthan have been dominant, winning seven and losing only one of their eight games.The Super Giants are coming off consecutive victories against defending champions Chennai Super Kings.
KL Rahul and Co. chased down a 211-run goal with six wickets and three balls to spare in their most recent match, thanks to Marcus Stoinis’ incredible century. Rajasthan, on the other hand, has won its last three games, the most recent of which was against the Mumbai Indians at Jaipur. Yashasvi Jaiswal’s spectacular century assisted the first-ever IPL champions in chasing down a 180-run mark with nine wickets and eight balls remaining.
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Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Date & Time: Saturday, Apr 27, 7:30 PM
Pitch Report: The Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow has already hosted four IPL 2024 games. The average first-inning total has been 176. The pitches have improved significantly over the previous year. Both chasing and batting teams have won two games. Last year, teams liked batting first at this site since the pitches slowed significantly in the second innings. However, this year’s pitches have remained pretty steady throughout the 40 overs, giving teams the option of batting second if they believe it is their strong suit.
PROBABLE XI
Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (c & wk), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal
