IPL 2024: The star-studded Royal Challengers Bangalore team has been able to win only one match so far in the Indian Premier League 2024 season. RCB face on Tuesday KL Rahul It is going to be from Lucknow Super Giants led by . On Tuesday, RCB will try to get its campaign back on track by showing a better game in the match. RCB team is currently at eighth place in the points table with two points from three matches. Due to the crushing defeat at the hands of Kolkata Knight Riders in the last match, their net run rate has also gone haywire. Faf du Plessis The RCB team led by K.K. cannot be underestimated but its players will have to be consistent in their performance.
IPL 2024: Virat Kohli in great form
He has many star batsmen but except Virat Kohli, no one else is able to perform. If RCB has to get its campaign back on track, then apart from Kohli, Du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar and Cameron Green will also have to perform well. Due to the failure of these top and middle order batsmen, RCB has till now had to depend on lower middle order batsmen Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat and Mahipal Lomror. Patidar’s poor form continues and RCB can rest him and give a chance to players like Suyas Prabhudesai.
IPL 2024: RCB will have to improve bowling
RCB’s concern is not only about batting because its main bowlers have also not been able to perform well so far. Its fast bowling department is dependent on Mohammad Siraj who has taken two wickets in three matches so far. Not only this, he has also failed to control the runs. So far Siraj has given away runs at the rate of 10 runs per over. Alzarri Joseph, who handled the new ball along with Siraj, has also taken only one wicket so far and has given away runs at the rate of 9.4 runs per over. RCB may consider including Reece Topley or Lockie Ferguson in the playing eleven in place of this West Indies fast bowler.
IPL 2024: Concern over KL Rahul’s fitness
Lucknow is worried about the fitness of its captain KL Rahul, who is currently being used as an impact substitute. In his absence, Nicholas Puran is taking over the responsibility of captaincy. It remains to be seen whether Lucknow uses Rahul as an impact player only or he will return in all three roles of captain, wicketkeeper and batsman. This is a good news not only for Lucknow but also for Indian cricket that fast bowler Mayank Yadav is bowling at a speed of 150 km. He will be ready to show the magic of his speed in Chinnaswamy Stadium also.
IPL 2024: The teams are as follows
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (captain), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyyash Prabhudesai, Will Jacques, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vishak, Akash Deep. Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh, Sourav Chauhan.
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (captain), Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Krunal Pandya, Yudhveer Singh, Prerak Mankad, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Shamar Joseph, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, K Gautam, Shivam Mavi, Arshin Kulkarni, M Siddharth, Ashton Turner, Matt Henry, Mohammad, Arshad Khan.
The match will start at 7.30 pm.