The Eliminator match of IPL 2022 will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Whichever team wins this match will get the qualifier ticket. Bangalore has made it to the playoffs for the third time in a row, while the team of Lucknow is playing in the IPL for the first time.
At the same time, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG vs RCB) have clashed once this season where Bangalore won by 18 runs. Lucknow team is third in the points table by winning nine out of 14 matches while Bangalore team is fourth in the points table with 8 wins out of 14. This is an Eliminator match, so this match can be very exciting.
LSG vs RCB, Match Preview
First of all, if we talk about Lucknow, then this team performed very well in their last league match. Captain Rahul and Quinton de Kock have been in excellent form. At the same time, Deepak Hooda and Marcus Stoinis are showing a strong game in the middle order.
Youngster Aayush Badoni will be expected to deliver better innings while the bowling is dominated by Jason Holder, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, and Mohsin Khan. Talking about the changes, against Bangalore (LSG vs RCB) Krunal Pandya may return, who could not play in the last few matches due to a minor injury.
At the same time, talking about Bangalore, this team defeated Gujarat Titans in their last league match where Virat Kohli scored a strong half-century. Kohli was battling for runs for a long time. In such a situation, this half-century would have given him a lot of confidence.
With this, Faf du Plessis will be expected to get off to a great start while the middle order will rest on the shoulders of Rajat Patidar and Glenn Maxwell. At the same time, Dinesh Karthik will be responsible for a strong finish. Talking about bowling, Wanindu Hasranga is doing well while Harshal Patel is rocking. At the same time, Mohammad Siraj, who is battling for the wicket, will be expected to perform well.
Potential Playing 11 Of Both The Teams
LSG: KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Jason Holder, Krunal Pandya, Dushmantha Chamira, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi
RCB: Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Suyash Prabhudesai, Vanindu Hasranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Josh Hazlewood
