Match 44: LSG vs RR Today’s IPL Match

LSG after their 5 wins is sitting at the 4th place in the points whereas Rajasthan is sitting at 1st positing.

Lucknow Super Giants is set to host Rajasthan Royals for the Match Number 44 of the TATA IPL 2024 at the Ekana Stadium. Both the teams are riding high on recent victories that showcased their formidable cricketing prowess. Lucknow Super Giants recently clinched a record-setting victory by achieving the highest run chase in the league against the defending champions, while Rajasthan Royals comfortably defeated a five-time champion team by a massive nine wickets.

Both teams witnessed centurions in their last matches, with Marcus Stoinis lighting up the scoreboard for LSG and Yashasvi Jaiswal finding form with a century for RR. Currently, the Royals are leading the points table with an impressive record of seven wins from eight games, indicating their dominant form this season. On the other hand, the Super Giants hold the fourth spot, having secured five victories from their eight outings.

Match Venue of LSG vs RR	Ekana Sports City
Match Timings of LSG vs RR	7:30 p.m. IST

The opening game between these two teams saw the Rajasthan Royals taking the win by 20 runs, setting the stage for an intriguing rematch. As both sides have players who have consistently risen to the occasion, this upcoming match promises to be a thrilling contest as each team aims to extend their winning streak and solidify their positions in the standings.

Head-To-Head in IPL:

In the four games played between the two teams, RR dominates the contest with three wins while LSG has a solitary win.

Let’s look at the playing 11 of Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals:

Playing 11 of Lucknow Super Giants	Playing 11 of Rajasthan Royals
Quinton de Kock	Sanju Samson (WK) (C)
KL Rahul (C) (WK)	Yashasvi Jaiswal
Devdutt Padikkal	Jos Buttler (WK)
Marcus Stoinis	Riyan Parag
Nicholas Pooran	Ravichandran Ashwin
Deepak Hooda	Rovman Powell
Ayush Badoni	Shimron Hetmyer
Krunal Pandya	Avesh Khan
Arhsad Khan	Trent Boult
Ravi Bishnoi	Kuldeep Sen
Yash Thakur	Yuzvendra Chahal

Team Analysis of Lucknow Super Giants (UPDATED)

Lucknow Super Giants performance has been a roller coaster in this IPL 2024. Having KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Kyle Mayers, and Nicholas Pooran makes the batting lineup of LSG pretty strong. Each one of them has the ability to turn around the match but the team wins when there is a collaborative effort. Marcus Stoinis clutch the whole game for his team scoring 124 runs.

The bowling lineup of Lucknow Super Kings consist of Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mayank Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Ayush Badoni, and Yash Thakur. Wherever the LSG looses it is only in the death overs which is very much evident in their match against Delhi Capitals. Matt Henry is new addition in the bowling lineup of the team. Even in the powerplay, the bowlers can target the top order. The maiden overs is usually spell to break the partnership. Bowlers are doing very good but they need to work in their ability to create magic in death overs.

Lucknow Super Giants Squad for IPL 2024

Batters

KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, and Ashton Turner.

Bowlers

Shivam Mavi, Shmar Joseph, Matt Henry, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Naveen-ul-Haq, and M. Siddharth.

All-Rounders

Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Krishnappa Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Prerak Mankad, Yudhvir Singh, Arshin Kulkarni, and David Willey.

Team Analysis of Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals was on a winning streak in this 2024 IPL with consecutive wins at 14 points. They lost their match to Gujarat Titans which break their winning streak. The batting lineup consist of some of most aggressive batsmen like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Jos Butler, Sanju Samson. This IPL we have seen Riyan Parag’s comeback in the most phenomenal way. The bowling lineup is also pretty strong with pacers and spinners like Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Ravichandran Ashwin. The last match for Rajasthan Royals was almost a close call for Sanju Samson but Jos Buttler pulled off one of the greatest knocks in IPL 2024.

The team is built very strong but in upcoming matches the team has to consistently perform. With teams like Sunrisers Hyderabad who are back in their form. The upcoming matches will be tough one for Rajasthan and every other team. There is nothing that team has to change in their strategy but rather remain consistent in their game.

Rajasthan Royals Squad for IPL 2024

Batters

Sanju Samson, Jos Butler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Kunal Rathore, Donovan Ferreira, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, and Tom Kohler-Cadmore.

Bowlers

Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Keshav Maharaj, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal and Nandre Burger.

All-Rounders

Tanush Kotian, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Abid Mushtaq.

Pitch and Weather Report

The pitch of Ekana Stadium is a balanced pitch for both batting and bowling. However, the pitch favours the batsmen more with minimal seam moment to the pacers in powerplay. The batters can open their bat easily help them to hit more runs. The spinners will get some assistance in the pitch.

Overall, the pitch is more favourable to batting team. So, if team won the toss they should choose batting first to have runs on the target board. The weather will be clear with temperature ranges from 34 degree Celsius with mild humidity with no rain on the horizon.

Where you can see the live scores?

You can watch the live scores on IPL official website. As per the latest updates in the IPL auction, JioCinema is the official streaming partner of the IPL 2024. Our T.V. audience can watch the match live on Star Sports Network.

Match Umpires

The on-field umpires for today’s match are Michael Gough and Kn Ananthapadmanabhan. The third umpire will be Vinod Seshan.

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