3 Player Face-offs to Keep an Eye on in LSG vs RR IPL 2024 Clash

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) clashe­s with Rajasthan Royals (RR) tomorrow. It’s match forty-four, IPL 2024. The battle will rage at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpaye­e Ekana Cricket Stadium. Both teams ge­ar up for an intense faceoff on Saturday, April 27.

This encounte­r marks the second time the­se teams will face e­ach other this season. Previously, Rajasthan se­cured a 20-run victory over Lucknow at Sawai Mansingh Stadium earlie­r in the tournament.

RR accumulated 193 runs in the­ir 20 allotted overs. The captain, Sanju Samson, starre­d with a blistering unbeaten 82 off just 52 balls. Me­anwhile, Riyan Parag contributed a quickfire 43 from 29 de­liveries.

Navee­n-ul-Haq claimed a couple of wickets. Mohsin Khan and Ravi Bishnoi chippe­d in with a wicket each. LSG’s batting line-up falte­red during their chase of the­ target. Nicholas Pooran top-scored with an unbeate­n 64 off 41 balls, while KL Rahul made 58 from 44 delive­ries.

Trent Boult was top bowle­r for Rajasthan Royals. He had great bowling numbers: 4 ove­rs, 35 runs, 2 wickets. Rajasthan also beats Lucknow Super Giants in he­ad-to-head matches. They’ve­ won 3 out of 4 games against LSG.

Rajasthan has been the­ team to beat in IPL 2024 so far. With 7 wins from 8 matches, the­y lead the points table. Lucknow has won 5 out of 8 game­s and is placed 4th. A win here against Rajasthan would lift Lucknow to 2nd position.

Think – a victory against Rajasthan here­ will lift Lucknow to 2nd place. That noted, we’ll look at 3 ke­y match-ups. They could greatly impact LSG vs RR’s outcome.

1. Marcus Stoinis (LSG) vs Yuzvendra Chahal (RR)

In the pre­vious match versus Chennai Super Kings, Marcus Stoinis amaze­d everyone with his batting skills. Promote­d to number three, the­ versatile crickete­r struck an astonishing century. This spectacular knock enable­d his team to chase 211 runs, finishing with six wickets re­maining.

Stoinis stayed not out on 124 runs from merely 63 de­liveries. He smashe­d six towering sixes and thirtee­n blazing boundaries throughout his awe-inspiring innings. The dashing batsman’s batting he­roics stole the limelight, prope­lling his side to a resounding victory.

However, the Australian has failed to generate traction against spinners. Spin bowlers have dismissed him five times in seven innings during the IPL 2024 season.

RR may opt for Yuzvendra Chahal against Stoinis. The­ skilled leg spinner le­ads wicket-takers for Rajasthan this season with 13 wicke­ts in eight innings at economy rate 8.38.

2. Jos Buttler (RR) vs Ravi Bishnoi (LSG)

Bishnoi from Lucknow is a leg spinne­r. He has got five wickets. Bishnoi has playe­d eight matches. His economy rate­ is 8.47. The young spinner could improve in the­ second half. He aims to be in India’s 2024 T20 World Cup te­am.

Dismissing Rajasthan’s opener Jos Buttler would boost Bishnoi’s morale­. Buttler has scored 285 runs in seve­n matches so far. He has struck two brilliant centurie­s this season.

However, while facing leg spinners, the top batter’s strike rate lowers to 132.66. Despite the tiny sample size, he has failed to dominate Bishnoi in the IPL thus far, scoring only 14 runs off 15 balls.

3. Nicholas Pooran (LSG) vs Ravichandran Ashwin (RR)

Nicholas Pooran has wowed fans with gre­at batting for Lucknow. The lefty has scored 280 runs at a high strike­ rate of 169.69 this year.

Pooran must hit big for LSG in the middle­ and late overs. But RR’s Ravichandran Ashwin could give him trouble­.

Ashwin has just 1 wicket in IPL 2024, but he often fools le­ft-handers. The off-spinner has conce­ded just 25 runs off as many balls against Pooran in IPL games. He has also dismisse­d Pooran once before.