🏏IPL 2024 Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants,M-15🏏

🏏Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants, IPL 2024: 15th Match🏏

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Cricket enthusiasts, get ready for an electrifying showdown as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) lock horns with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) today. 

In this eagerly anticipated clash of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, RCB, led by their dynamic captain, will be aiming to showcase their dominance on home turf and secure a crucial victory in front of their passionate fans.

On the other hand, LSG, in their debut IPL season, will be eager to make a mark and prove themselves as formidable contenders. Under the leadership of their inspirational captain, LSG will be looking to pull off an upset and announce their arrival in style.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have lost two games while defending totals and won one while chasing. Consequently, even in the early stages of the IPL 2024, there are the now-familiar question marks over the team's bowling resources. 

The fact that it's a product of the unforgiving nature of the ground is well-documented. 

How they could offset the said disadvantages remains to be answered, and will be one of the many challenges that will confront them when they take on Lucknow Super Giants, who had stolen a thrilling victory over them in the previous season at the same venue.

The architect of that stunning chase, Nicholas Pooran, led LSG in their previous outing this season with KL Rahul playing as an Impact sub. 

It might be a role that he could well continue as LSG sweat over the fitness of Rahul, who underwent some fitness drills along with his batting routine and even some wicket-keeping practice on the eve of the game.

Despite that worry, LSG will be brimming with confidence after their victory against Punjab Kings where they also got to showcase the raw pace of 21-year-old Mayank Yadav that drew the eyeballs from the cricketing world. 

Despite the smaller boundary sizes on offer, Yadav's skillset of hitting the deck hard could find its use on a pitch such as the one in Bengaluru.

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RCB will bank on their batting to come good collectively alongside the bowling upgrades needed. 

The likes of Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell and Rajat Patidar are yet to make their presence felt in the season so far. It has further burdened a bowling line-up that is always under pressure, and while Virat Kohli's returns have been on the up, it hasn't been enough to offset the lack of contributions from his top-order partners.

LSG float in the same boat with the returns of some of their top-order batters as RCB, but just as it is with the home side, the promise for more to come rings true. 

The teams need to put some of that scratchiness behind as early as possible in a long tournament.

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May the best team win.

Cheers..

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

F du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, C Green, GJ Maxwell, RM Patidar, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Anuj Rawat, MJ Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, LH Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj

BENCH : SS Prabhudessai, S Chauhan, MK Lomror, Swapnil Singh, M Bhandage, TK Curran, WG Jacks, Rajan Kumar, Alzarri Joseph, RJW Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Yash Dayal, KV Sharma, Akash Deep

Lucknow Super Giants

KL Rahul, Q de Kock (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Nicholas Pooran (C), MP Stoinis, KH Pandya, A Badoni, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth

BENCH : AJ Turner, PN Mankad, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Arshin Kulkarni, Kyle Mayers, YS Thakur, Shivam Mavi, DJ Willey, Yudhvir Singh, Naveen-ul-Haq, Arshad Khan, A Mishra, Shamar Joseph, MJ Henry

TEAM FORM (LAST 5 MATCHES)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru
L W L L W

Lucknow Super Giants

W L L W W

Players to watch--

Glenn Maxwell RCB | ALL

Glenn Maxwell has not been as good as we know of him as a batter in the IPL 2024. However, he can turn up in the game against LSG both as a batter and as a bowler to make a big impact. One cannot keep a quality player like him quiet for a long time.

Cameron Green RCB | ALL

Much like Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green has not been able to fire as a batter. He played at number 5 in the first game and number 3 in the following games. RCB would love to see him fire with the bat and deliver some crucial overs with the ball.

Nicholas Pooran LSG | WK

Nicholas Pooran has been in brilliant hitting form as usual. In the first game against RR, the southpaw scored 64 runs in 41 balls. In the second game against PBKS, he led LSG to a win and scored 42 runs off 21 balls.

PITCH REPORT

The match between RCB and LSG is set to take place at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The pitch at the venue has been interesting this time, as there is some assistance for the bowlers. There is some early swing on offer, and the wicket has been slow. Spinners and slower pacers can make use of such conditions. Batters can still apply themselves and score a lot of runs. Batting second is an advantage due to the dew factor.

What to expect: The pitch - the same strip used for the game against Punjab Kings - wore a distinct tinge of green on the eve of the match. In the couple of games played so far at the ground in this season, the pace bowlers were forced to resort to cutters to find some purchase. That prospect could see a change if the pitch plays as quick as it seems from the outside.

Teams

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

One question on RCB's minds would be the position of Alzarri Joseph who has not created an impact in the opportunities so far. With the likes of Lockie Ferguson and Reece Topley waiting in the wings, a change in the combination remains a distinct possibility.

Tactics and match-ups:

Glenn Maxwell's weakness against left-arm spin could be up for exploitation by Krunal Pandya who has dismissed him thrice so far. Additionally, the likes of Ravi Bishnoi and M Siddharth could also come into the equation if Maxwell's poor returns against spin (dismissed twice in 14 balls) this season continue.

Probable XII: Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Alzarri Joseph/Reece Topley, Mayank Dagar, Mohammad Siraj, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Mahipal Lomror/Yash Dayal

Lucknow Super Giants

Rahul's fitness concerns might not be too serious, but if he is deemed not fit, it opens the door for Deepak Hooda to be considered as a straight replacement.

Tactics and match-ups

Devdutt Padikkal, Quinton de Kock and Ayush Badoni have all been dismissed twice each against left-arm pace in this season. RCB could potentially have two such practitioners to go with if recent form is something to go by.

Probable XII: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Devdutt Padikkal, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mayank Yadav, M Siddharth

Did you know?

-Quinton de Kock has two fifties and a hundred at the Chinnaswamy stadium while Nicholas Pooran strikes at 229 at the same venue

- Faf du Plessis has an aggregate of 219 runs in four innings against Lucknow Super Giants

Probable Best Players of the Match:

Probable Best Batter: Virat Kohli

RCB’s Virat Kohli could be the best batter in the 15th game of the IPL 2024 against LSG. Kohli has been in sensational form in the tournament, and with brilliant knocks in his previous games, the veteran batter will look to put in another excellent showing in the upcoming game as well.

Probable Best Bowler: Naveen-ul-Haq

Lucknow Super Giants’ Naveen-ul-Haq could be the best bowler in game 15 of the IPL 2024. With 12 wickets in his last seven matches, the Afghanistan pacer is looking good, and he will hope to trouble RCB’s batters in his spell.