When they met each other last month, LSG vs KKR emerged victorious by eight wickets at their home ground, Eden Gardens.
Preview
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are set to take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Match 54 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The two are scheduled to clash at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday, May 5.
The two teams who have performed well in the tournament so far are at the second (KKR) and third (LSG) positions respectively in the points table. Interestingly, both teams faced Mumbai Indians (MI) in their previous encounter and won comfortably. Shreyas Iyer and Co. registered their seventh win of the series by 24 runs, while KL Rahul and his team claimed their sixth win by four wickets.
The upcoming match will be crucial for both teams to secure a playoff berth. When they met each other last month, KKR emerged victorious by eight wickets at their home ground, Eden Gardens. The stage is set for another riveting contest between two of the strongest teams of the season.
Match Information
Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Match 54
Indian Premier League, 5 May 2024, Sun, 7:30 PM IST ,Lucknow
Probable PlayingXI
Lucknow Super Giants
KL Rahul(C), MP Stoinis, AJ Turner, Deepak Hooda, Krishnappa Gowtham, A Badoni, KH Pandya, Nicholas Pooran, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq
Bench: Q de Kock, Devdutt Padikkal, PN Mankad, Arshin Kulkarni, Kyle Mayers, Mayank Yadav, YS Thakur, Shivam Mavi, DJ Willey, Yudhvir Singh, Arshad Khan, A Mishra, Shamar Joseph, Manimaran Siddharth, MJ Henry
Kolkata Knight Riders
S Iyer(C), Ramandeep Singh, RK Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, VR Iyer, AD Russell, SP Narine, PD Salt, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, Mitchell Starc
Bench: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, KS Bharat, Manish Pandey, N Rana, Sakib Hussain, Sherfane Rutherford, AS Roy, C Sakariya, D Chameera, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, H Rana, Suyash Sharma, Allah Mohammad
Injury News
Weather Report: Broken Clouds
Win Prediction: Kolkata Knight Riders
Pitch Condition: Batting
Avg 1st Inning Score: 167
Pitch Report
Captains
Phil Salt was the Player of the Match (89* off 47) when KKR beat LSG last time. The opening batter has been in excellent form this season, scoring nearly 400 runs at a strike rate of 180.45.
Sunil Narine is a vital cog in the KKR unit, thanks to his all-round brilliance. The KKR pinch-hitter has taken 380 runs and 13 wickets so far this season.
Nicholas Pooran had scored 45 runs in the previous KKR vs LSG clash. The Caribbean big-hitter is LSG’s key strength in the middle order and can also provide a fiery finish for the team.
Top
LSG’s skipper is the backbone of their batting unit. Rahul has amassed over 400 runs in 10 matches at an average of 40.60 and a strike rate of 142.96.
Venkatesh Iyer has been performing well for KKR in recent times. In their last match against MI, the southpaw played a crucial knock of 70 off 52 balls, including six fours and three sixes.
Varun Chakravarthy is a master at controlling the run flow and picking up crucial wickets in the middle overs. He grabbed five wickets in the last two outings, including a POTM award.
Budget
Andre Russell is an indispensable player in any XI. Russell’s all-round brilliance makes him a crucial asset to the KKR team. He is someone who can single-handedly take the game away from his opponents with his power hitting.
Marcus Stoinis LSG | bat – 8
Marcus Stoinis’ return to form has boosted LSG’s confidence. The Australian all-rounder recently scored a match-winning century against CSK and slammed a crucial 45-ball 62 against MI in their last match.
Mitchell Starc had taken a three-wicket haul in the last encounter against LSG. The KKR pacer has been under fire for his string of poor performances. However, he managed to shut his critics with a four-fer against MI in their last match.
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LSG | ALL
KKR | BAT
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