Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants - 26th Match
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Cricket Match Predictions: Indian Premier League, Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants - 26th Match - April 19th
The 26th match of the Indian Premier League, 2023 will take place between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants on the 19th of April, 2023 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
Top Tournament Stats - IPL 2023
Rajasthan Royals are currently placed at the first position on points table.
The top run scorer for Rajasthan Royals is Jos Buttler with 204 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Rajasthan Royals is Yuzvendra Chahal with 11 scalps under his belt.
Rajasthan Royals have beaten the defending champions Gujarat Titans by 3 wickets in their previous outing.
Gujarat Titans batted first and they posted a total of 177 for 7 in 20 overs. Gujarat Titans lost their opener Wriddhiman Saha early on. Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya stabilized the innings and scored 45 and 28 runs respectively. When these two were batting, it looked like Gujarat Titans were heading for 190. Once these two got out, the run rate slowed down and Gujarat Titans could only reach an under par total of 177 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Rajasthan Royals lost Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler early on. Just when things looked tough for them, Sanju Samson came to the crease and smashed the bowlers for fun. He scored a match winning 60 off 32 balls. Shimron Hetmyer in the middle order then scored 56 not out in 26 deliveries to take Rajasthan Royals home in the 20th over with 3 wickets in hand.
Lucknow Super Giants Form Guide:
Lucknow Super Giants are placed at the 2nd position on points table.
The top run scorer for Lucknow Super Giants is Kyle Mayers with 168 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Lucknow Super Giants is Mark Wood with 11 scalps under his belt.
Lucknow Super Giants have lost their previous match against Punjab Kings by 2 wickets.
Lucknow Super Giants batted first and they posted a total of 159 for 8 in 20 overs. Captain KL Rahul played an innings of 74 runs in 56 balls. The rest of the batting line-up simply tithered like a pack of cards and couldn't stand up to the bowling might of Punjab Kings. As a result, they had to settle for a low total of 159 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Punjab Kings lost 2 wickets early on. Matthew Short played a fine knock of 34 runs in 22 balls to put the chase back in order. A game changing knock of 57 runs in 41 balls was played by Sikandar Raza who ensured that Punjab Kings were right in the game. Shahrukh Khan provided the finishing punch by smashing 23 runs in 10 balls to take Punjab Kings home in the 20th over with 2 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): KL Rahul (C), Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, K. Gowtham, Karan Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Manan Vohra, Marcus Stoinis, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Quinton De Kock, Ravi Bishnoi, Yudhvir Charak, Naveen-ul-Haq, Swapnil Singh, Prerak Mankad, Amit Mishra, Daniel Sams, Romario Shepherd, Yash Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Nicholas Pooran
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, K.C Cariappa, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Obed Mccoy, Prasidh Krishna, R. Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Sanju Samson (C), Shimron Hetmyer, Trent Boult, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Joe Root, Abdul P A, Akash Vashisht, Murugan Ashwin, KM Asif, Adam Zampa, Kunal Rathore, Donovan Ferreira, Jason Holder
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Rajasthan Royals
Who will win?- Rajasthan Royals
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals), KL Rahul (Lucknow Super Giants)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals), Ravi Bishnoi (Lucknow Super Giants)
Most Sixes – Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals), KL Rahul (Lucknow Super Giants)
Player of the Match- Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)
Team Scores Batting first – Rajasthan Royals 180+, Lucknow Super Kings 165+
Match Handicap: Rajasthan Royals
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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