Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2024 Playing 11: The Royal Challengers Bengaluru outfit haven’t had the best start to the Indian Premier League season having lost 2 out of the 3 matches they have played. Barring an in-form Virat Kohli, none of their batters have clicked while their bowling lineup has also left a lot to be desired with Alzarri Joseph and Mohammed Siraj failing to find their groove.
The Lucknow Super Giants, meanwhile, are coming off a victory against the Punjab Kings on Saturday. In that match, KL Rahul was brought in as an impact player with West Indies’ Nicholas Pooran captaining the side. This was because Rahul was being eased into his return, following an injury that put him out of action for two months, as per Pooran.
Let us have a look at the predicted XI’s of RCB and LSG
Rajat Patidar dropped for Mahipal Lomror
The young batter Patidar hasn’t had a great start to the IPL season thus far, scoring just 21 runs in the 3 matches he has played. His lack of form has been a problem for RCB and he’ll probably be replaced by Mahipal Lomror in a straight swap in order to ensure up the middle order. Lomror played in the second match against Punjab Kings and scored 17 runs in 8 balls which played a part in helping RCB win.
Alzarri Joseph makes way for Lockie Ferguson
The West Indies international Alzarri Joseph is also likely to be replaced in the match against Lucknow Super Giants due to his lean run in the 3 matches so far. In the match against Kolkata Knight Riders, he proved ineffective with the ball at hand and leaked 34 runs in 2 overs. He has also picked just 1 wicket in the 3 matches which makes him an easy choice to be replaced by Lockie Ferguson.
KL Rahul might be rested, Kyle Mayers to play
Last match, skipper KL Rahul played as an impact player and Nicholas Pooran had to captain the side. While Rahul might not want to miss such an important match against Bengaluru, he might still be rested in order to manage his workload. In that case, LSG can opt to play West Indies opener Kyle Mayers who had set the IPL on fire last year scoring 379 runs in his debut season.
RCB Predicted Playing XI: Faf du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj
LSG Predicted XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Kyle Mayers, Devdutt Padikkal, Nicholas Pooran (C), Mark Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Ayush Badoni, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth
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First uploaded on: 01-04-2024 at 18:26 IST
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