IPL 2024 – Match 44: LSG vs RR Match Preview, Playing XI, Players to Watch, Key Stats

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Original Content: IPL 2024 – Match 44: LSG vs RR Match Preview, Playing XI, Players to Watch, Key Stats

The 44th game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 will see Lucknow Super Giants hosting Rajasthan Royals at their home den in Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on April 27, Saturday.

Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals have faced each other in 4 matches in the IPL. In these 4 games, Lucknow has won just a solitary match whereas Rajasthan has 3 wins to show.

These two sides are probably the two best-constructed sides of the league, which should make this contest a mouth-watering one.

Rajasthan Royals is coming with a near-perfect game; they smashed Mumbai by both bat and ball, and against Lucknow too they’ll try to execute the same.

Whereas, Lucknow is coming into this game after stunning Chennai, that too at Chepauk, which would have installed a huge amount of confidence in them.

Match Details:

• Date: 27 April 2024
• Time: 7:30 PM IST
• Venue: Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

LSG vs RR Probable Playing XI:

LSG Probable Playing XI

KL Rahul (C & WK), Quinton De Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Matt Henry, Yash Thakur, Mohsin Khan

Impact Player: M Siddharth/ Devdutt Padikkal

RR Probable Playing XI

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (C & WK), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult

Impact Player: Jos Buttler

Key Batters to Watch for LSG vs RR:

Dhruv Jurel

After announcing himself last year, Jurel’s transformation hasn’t been as expected. Jurel’s game against fast bowling is excellent. Dhruv Jurel will have to grab the chances because the role he does is very vulnerable, which will not provide him with a lot of chances.

Deepak Hooda

Lucknow is trying to make Hooda a lower-order hitter who uses his long reach to smash bowlers. This approach has worked till now and may work against Rajasthan too because Rajasthan’s bowling lacks an out-and-out pace bowler who would have made it difficult for him.

Key Bowlers to Watch for LSG vs RR:

Matt Henry

Matt Henry with his scrambled seam and his ability to move the ball off the deck makes him special. Rajasthan’s power lies in their top order, and Henry with his new ball spell would love to be the chief architect in the destruction of Rajasthan’s batting.

Avesh Khan

If there’s one batting type against which Lucknow’s middle order struggles, it is hard lengths thrown at them. Avesh Khan is perfectly capable of performing this role with his back-of-length bowling.