IPL 2022: Picks for the Eliminator match between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore

 

Lucknow Super Giants will lock horns against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Eliminator contest in the ongoing Tata IPL 2022 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Wednesday. LSG had won nine matches in the league stage whereas RCB had won eight games to qualify for the playoff stages.

We take a look at Picks for the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants. We will look at head-to-head records, stats, and players to look out for in the upcoming match.

Current form for RCB: W L W W L

Royal Challengers Bangalore will want to come up with a collective effort. If their big players like Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Dinesh Karthik, Josh Hazlewood, and Harshal Patel fire at all cylinders, they will have a good chance of qualifying for the second qualifier in Ahmedabad.

Current form for LSG: W L L W W

Lucknow Super Giants had come up with a magnificent batting effort in the previous game as Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul added the highest opening alliance of 210 runs in the history of the IPL. Furthermore, Mohsin Khan has been superb for them. LSG will want to tick the right boxes against RCB.

Head to Head: Match: 1, Won by RCB: 1, Won by LSG: 0.

RCB had beaten LSG by 18 runs earlier in the season.

Players to look out for: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Deepak Hooda, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, and Avesh Khan will be the crucial players for Lucknow Super Giants.

Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Dinesh Karthik, Mohammed Siraj, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Harshal Patel are going to hold the key for RCB.

RCB Probable Playing 11: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Wanindu Hasaranga, Josh Hazlewood, Harshal Patel, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohammed Siraj.

​​Lucknow Super Giants Probable Playing XI: KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder, Ayush Badoni, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan.