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LSG vs RCB, IPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore are going to be up against Lucknow Supergiants on Monday (May 1). IPL 2023 Better performance will be expected from its middle order in the match. In the presence of Virat Kohli, Faf Duplesey and Glenn Maxwell, RCB’s top order has done well in the eight matches so far but the middle order has proved to be the weak side of the team. Kohli, Duplessis and Maxwell cannot be expected to win the team in every match and the time has come for batsmen like Mahipal Lomror, Shahbaz Ahmed and Dinesh Karthik to perform effectively.
Virat Kohli can captain the team
There is also room for improvement in RCB’s fielding and Kohli has also pointed towards this after the defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders. Former Indian captain Kohli will continue to lead the team until Duplessis regains full fitness. The RCB team is using Duplessis as an ‘impact player’. Mohammad Siraj has bowled brilliantly for RCB and he needs support from other fast bowlers. Harshal Patel is being given the responsibility of bowling during the difficult times but he needs to improve his economy rate of 9.94.
On the other hand, Lucknow’s team will enter this match after a big win against Punjab Kings. The batting performance against Punjab shows that any score can be achieved when batsmen like Kyle Myers, Marcus Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran are in rhythm. Captain Lokesh Rahul, however, is under pressure and would like to leave a mark on the home ground of Lucknow. The Lucknow pitch, however, has disappointed and does not suit the strengths of the home team.
Lucknow expects better performance from batsmen
The Super Giants batsmen scored a lot of runs on a batting friendly pitch in Mohali but here they have to struggle on a slow pitch. Rahul and his team, however, will be hoping for a better performance than the last home match when the team failed to chase down the target of 136 despite being in a good position. The spinners have enjoyed bowling on the Lucknow pitch and Ravi Bishnai has shouldered the responsibility for the team along with the experienced Amit Mishra. In the absence of Mark Wood, Afghanistan fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq impressed. Avesh Khan has given runs at the rate of around 10 runs per over in seven matches and he would like to improve it.
Possible playing 11 of LSG vs RCB match
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (C), Kyle Mayers, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Naveen-ul-Haq, Avesh Khan, Yash Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Shahbaz Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Suyash Prabhudesai, Wanindu Hasaranga, Josh Hazlewood, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj
The match will start at 7.30 pm Indian time.
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