(L) Quinton de Kock with his LSG teammate Ravi Bishnoi and Rajasthan Royals Joe Root in the nets. IPL 2023: High-fliers Rajasthan Royals will take on Lucknow Super Giants in a top-of-the-table clash in Jaipur.
With four wins out of the five, Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan are sitting on top of the points table. With three wins and two losses so far, LSG is a team overflowing with talent but they have missed a trick or two at times to find themselves on the losing side twice.
For Lucknow, it will be an uphill task to disturb the applecart of the Royals, who have performed like a well-oiled machine with a hat-trick of wins to grab the top spot in the IPL standings.
Lucknow Super Giants are yet to beat Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. Royals won both of their clashes last season.
Ahead of the match, here’s the tip-off XI:
De Kock for Myers
Kyle Mayers has done his job in the powerplay brilliantly but he fails to build partnerships after the first six overs, and with Deepak Hooda struggling to find form at No 3, Lucknow Super Giants might rope in Quinton de Kock add more stability. The South African wicketkeeper-batter has been warming the bench in this season so far. It will be hard on Myers, who has done nothing wrong with the tournament progressing towards the crucial stage, thr experience of De Kock would be valuable.
Joe Root for Adam Zampa
Both Devdutt Padikkal and Riyan Parag have had a largely tough time in this competition and it might force Rajasthan Royals to add Joe Root in the middle order to add more stability. Root also bowls off-spin, which also adds value and LSH has one too many left-handed batters in their ranks. In that case, leg-spinner Adam Zampa will have to make way.
Joe Root brings out the helicopter. 🚁🔥 pic.twitter.com/SlOiqXxYOQ
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 18, 2023
RR vs LSG Predicted XI
RR XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Butter, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Joe Root, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel R Ashwin, Adam Zampa Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Player – Sandeep Sharma
LSG XI: KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Marcus Stoinis, K Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mark Wood, Yudhvir Singh
Impact player – Ayush Badoni
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