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In T20, form can be erratic, but if it exists at all, LSG and RR are the two teams in form for the 2024 Indian Premier League, having won two or more games in a row before their match in Lucknow. Both teams are now ranked in the top four, and RR, who have already scored 14 points, might advance to the postseason with a victory on Saturday night.
This is a match between two teams that are fairly similar to each other: they both have fantastic, varied attacks and powerful top orders, while they can occasionally struggle with middle-order roles. It is difficult to choose a fave. This season, LSG has won three of its four home games; nonetheless, RR is well-suited to contend on any kind of surface Ekana may present, be it true, bouncy red or slow and low black soil
If you look at the statistic of important players starting to find their form halfway through the season, both sides appear dangerous. In RR’s most recent game against the Mumbai Indians on April 22, Yashasvi Jaiswal accomplished this with a match-winning century; in LSG’s most recent game against the Chennai Super Kings on April 23, Marcus Stoinis equaled him.
Everything suggests that this will be a close and tactically fascinating match, and if you still need more incentive to get excited, Mayank Yadav might play again.
On March 24, both teams gathered in Jaipur for their inaugural IPL 2024 match. Sanju Samson’s unbeaten 82 helped the Royals reach 193, and KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran’s half-centuries put LSG in the hunt. With both of them at the crease, it came down to a manageable 65 from 36 balls, but Sandeep Sharma’s outstanding end-of-seas performance ensured a 20-run victory for the Royals.
By his standards, Quinton de Kock’s IPL experience has been quiet. After eight innings, he’s only averaging 28.50, and despite his three fifties, they’ve all come at strike rates lower than 145. While LSG would be thrilled to regain some of his previous fluidity, the RR attack might pose a serious challenge because he has T20 strike rates of less than 125 against all of their important bowlers, including Boult, Sandeep, Yuzvendra Chahal, and R Ashwin.