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IPL: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Lucknow Super Giants Predictions
Lucknow Super Giants will go head-to-head horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday in match 31 of the Tata IPL 2022.
The match will be played at the Dr. DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on the 19th of April.
Lucknow Super Giants have surprised everyone in their debut season with their outstanding performance.
LSG has registered 4 wins in their six matches so far.
Lucknow is currently placed at the second position with 8 points on the points table of IPL 2022.
In their last match, LSG registered an 18-run victory against Mumbai Indians in a high-scoring thriller.
KL Rahul scored a magnificent hundred that helped his side to post a big total of 199-5 on the board.
Mumbai Indians were only able to reach 181 runs and lost the game by 18 runs.
On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore are also having an excellent outing this season under the leadership of their new skipper Faf du Plessis.
RCB have managed to win 4 out of their 6 matches and are placed at the third position on the points table.
RCB defeated the Delhi Capitals in their previous encounter as Delhi failed to chase down 190 runs and suffered a 16-run loss. Glenn Maxwell (55) and Dinesh Karthik (66*) scored impressive half-centuries for RCB.
In the bowling department, Josh Hazlewood picked up 3 wickets for 28 runs from his 4 overs.
Match details
Teams: RCB vs LSG
Venue: Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
Date: 19th April, Tuesday
Time: 7:00 pm IST
Average 1st innings score
The average 1st innings total at this venue is 159.
Head to head record
RCB and LSG will face each other for the first time in IPL history
Pitch Report
The track at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy usually helps the batters early on but as the game progresses it starts supporting the bowlers, especially the spinners.
Defending totals will be difficult on this Pitch and both teams will prefer to bowl first after winning the toss on this pitch.
LSG Probable Playing 11
Lokesh Rahul (Captain), Quinton de Kock (wk), Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Jason Holder, Krunal Pandya, Dushmantha Chameera, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi
RCB Probable Playing 11
Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Suyansh Prabhudesai, Dinesh Karthik, Wanindu Hasaranga, Akash Deep, Mohammad Siraj, Josh Hazlewood.
Star bowler of the match
Wanindu Hasaranga has been excellent for RCB this season as he is picking up crucial wickets in the middle-overs for his side.
The Sri Lankan all-rounder is the 5th leading wicket-taker this season with 11 wickets in only 6 games.
Star batsman of the match
KL Rahul scored an outstanding and unbeaten hundred in the previous game for his side against Mumbai.
He is currently looking in great touch and is expected to score another big knock in match 31.
Star Wicketkeeper of the match
Dinesh Karthik is winning the games for RCB with his superb batting in the final overs.
He has filled up the finishing position for RCB and he is also very quick behind the stumps.
Star all-rounder of the match
Jason Holder is an excellent bowler and he can take wickets at crucial stages of the game.
Holder is also a very clean hitter and has provided depth to the batting attack of LSG. He will be our star all-rounder of the game.
Who will win?
Lucknow Super Giants have a strong squad and their playing 11 is quite balanced.
Both the batting and bowling departments are in great form which is a very good sign for them.
The skipper KL Rahul is leading from the front with his magnificent batting form.
On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore also have won games and they are many big names in their side.
But RCB are relying too much on Dinesh Karthik and Shahbaz Ahmad who are the contributors to their victories so far.
The team combination of Lucknow is also quite better than Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Hence, our prediction for match 31 is that Lucknow Super Giants will beat Royal Challengers Bangalore.
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Smriti Mandhana and Ellyse Perry star in RCB women’s comeback win against UP Warriorz in WPL 2024
RCB women overcame UP Warriorz by 23 runs to clinch their third win of the season. The home side outperformed Warriorz in all the facets of the game and emerged victorious. A collective team effort, particularly with the bat, helped RCB women to beat Warriorz for the second time in the season. They now have three wins in their five matches in the WPL 2024.
Alyssa Healy won the toss and opted to field first. Given how things have panned out in the league so far, it needed a great batting performance from RCB to challenge the chasing side. The home side did exactly that. They were full of intent which was lacking in the last few games. Right from the start, S Meghana and Smriti Mandhana smashed the bowlers.
It was the night of the RCB skipper. The Southpaw scored 80(50) in her stay. S Meghana perished after a valuable 28(21). Ellyse Perry batted well and registered her first fifty of the WPL 2024. She was aided well towards the end by Richa Ghosh whose 21(10) propelled RCB to a score of 198 on the board. It was the highest team total in the WPL 2024.
Alyssa Healy’s efforts go in vain
Chasing the daunting total, UP Warriorz were off to a flier. The opening duo of Healy and Kiran Navgire gave a fiery start to the visiting side. When the two were batting in the PP overs, it seemed like the Warriorz could pull off an insane chase. However, Sophie Devine brought RCB back into the game with crucial wickets. At Bengaluru, the home crowd was literally behind the RCB women.
It helped the home side to stay calm and do their job with ease. Sophie Molineux and Asha Sobhana were the pick of the bowlers, who claimed 2/29 each in their spell of four overs. While Healy scored a fifty and Deepti tried her best in the death overs, ten daunting targets could not be chased down. Despite the early hiccups, RCB managed to restrict UP Warriorz to a score of 175 and won by 23 runs.
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WATCH: Ellyse Perry in disbelief as her six breaks car’s window
Ellyse Perry smashed a six in the match against UP Warriorz in the WPL 2024. It was an interesting six as the ball travelled towards the boundary ropes and fell exactly on the window of the car. As a result, the glass of the window was broken. The car is set to be provided as a reward for the player of the tournament.
It was the over of Deepti Sharma towards the last few moments of RCB’s innings. Before Perry struck, the home side was in a great position in the match, thanks to a great start provided by Smriti Mandhana. The star batter scored 80 (50) and shined in front of the home crowd. Her form helped RCB to have a good momentum towards the death overs.
Watch the viral video here –
ELLYSE PERRY HAS BROKE THE GLASS OF THE CAR…!!! 🤯
– The reaction of Perry was priceless!! pic.twitter.com/zaxiQLLN1r
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 4, 2024
Perry, who was struggling till that point, opened up and smashed the bowlers for fun. She went hard against the spinners like Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Deepti Sharma who were asked to bowl at the death. The right-handed batter smashed back-to-back sixes in the over of Sharma. One of those travelled towards the mid-wicket region where the car was stationed. The video of her shot has gone viral on X.
RCB teammates laugh, Ellyse Perry in disbelief
As the ball fell on the car and damaged the window, the fans erupted. There was no end to the joy of the fans who started chanting “Perry.. Perry..” and lit the atmosphere of the stadium. However, Perry was in disbelief. As she saw the impact of the ball damaging the car’s window, the Australian batter could not believe her eyes and thought about what she had just done.
On the other hand, the RCB teammates of Perry were in awe of the shot. They looked at the replays and appreciated the shot of Perry. At the same time, players like Sophie Molineux and Sophie Devine had a laugh about the car’s window getting damaged. Ellyse scored a fifty and helped her team score 198 runs with her batting in front of the home crowd.
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Praveen Kumar addresses Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer’s negligence of taking part in Ranji Trophy
Praveen Kumar has given his opinion on the preferences of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer in recent times. The duo did not take part in the Ranji Trophy matches for their respective teams despite being fit. It did not go well with the Indian Cricket Board which landed the duo without a ventral contract which was announced a few days back.
Praveen Kumar has reacted to the issue recently. The former India pacer claimed that he has been of an opinion on the issue for a long time. Praveen felt that one should definitely earn money but not at the cost of neglecting to play for domestic and national teams. The right-arm pacer felt that players today are having a certain mentality which is not good.
The former pacer claimed that the players have a mindset that they can rest for a month before taking part in the IPL, thereby bypassing playing for their national team or the domestic teams. Praveen felt that the players could not resist letting go of money which they could earn by taking part in the IPL and other T20 leagues (For foreign players).
‘Ye mentally hota hai, ki mai itne paise kaise chodun’ – Praveen Kumar
“This thing is now firmly in the mind of players. Mai ek mahine pehle rest kar lunga, fir IPL khel lunga. Ye mentally hota hai, ki mai itne paise kaise chodun,” said Praveen in the interview. He claimed that youngsters these days are spoilt and are behind money. The former RCB pacer felt that it is not fair on the part of the young players to neglect the country over the IPL.
Kumar felt that a player needs to maintain a balance between playing for the IPL team and for the country. He felt that money is an important factor, but not at the cost of playing for the national team. “But this is not fair at all. A player needs to balance things. Money is important, but this (giving franchise cricket the priority) is wrong,” said the former Indian bowler in the interview.
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