Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports

Lucknow Super Giants will be up against the Rajasthan Royals in the match 44 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on April 27, 2024. The match will start at Sunday. Lucknow Super Giants have played eight matches in IPL 2024 and are currently ranked fourth on the points table, while Rajasthan Royals have also played eight games in the ongoing T20 tournament and will be looking to strengthen their hold at the top of the IPL 2024 standings.

Pace or Spin?

The venue is suited for both pacers and spinners alike.

Weather Report for Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Temperature is expected to be around 36.3 degree C and humidity is expected to be around 14%. 3.3 m/s winds are expected. Cloud cover expected, so expect some movement to aid the pace bowlers.

Head to Head

In the four matches played between these two teams, Lucknow Super Giants do not have a good record against Rajasthan Royals. Based on our analysis and trends, We predict the trend to continue. Rajasthan Royals bowlers have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while all-rounders have earned the most fantasy points for Lucknow Super Giants.

In their previous encounter in IPL 2024, Sanju Samson was the Man of the Match.

KL Rahul scored the highest fantasy points for Lucknow Super Giants with 96 match fantasy points while Sanju Samson topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Rajasthan Royals with 113 match fantasy points.

Fantasy Prediction: Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks

Riyan Parag

Riyan Parag is an all-rounder and has an average of 50 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and is a safe bet for your Dream11 fantasy team. Riyan Parag is a top-order right handed batter. In the last four matches, he has scored 137 runs at an average of 34.3 per match.

Jos Buttler

Jos Buttler is a wicketKeeper-batter and has an average of 63 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.1 and is a must-have player for your fantasy team. This player is a top-order opening right-handed batter and also keeps wickets. In the last five matches, Jos Buttler has scored 263 runs averaging 87.7 per match.

Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal is a bowler and has an average of 51 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.9 and can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. He bowls leg break googly and in the recent five matches, Chahal has taken seven wickets at an average of 30. Yuzvendra Chahal has been very successful against this team, taking 1, 0, 1, 4 wickets in the recent matches. He has had a good time at this venue in the last 5 matches this player played here and has taken two wickets.

KL Rahul

KL Rahul is a good player for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. Rahul has an average of 55 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.8. He is a top-order opening batter, bats right-handed and also keeps wickets. In the previous five matches, Rahul has scored 209 runs averaging 41.8 per match.

Sandeep Sharma

Sandeep Sharma can be a high-risk, high returns pick for your Fantasy Team. Sandeep Sharma has an average of 48 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.6. He is a right-arm medium bowler and in the last five matches, Sandeep has claimed eight wickets at an average of 17.3. Sandeep Sharma has been very successful against this team, taking 1, 1, 1 wickets in the recent matches. He has bowled well at this venue in the last five matches and has taken 0, 0, 3, 3 wickets.

Marcus Stoinis

Marcus Stoinis is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 60 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.4. In the last three matches, Marcus Stoinis has scored 142 runs averaging 142 per match. He is also a handy bowler, bowling right-arm medium and in recent matches has taken 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 wickets at an average of 56 per match. This player has been very successful against this team, taking 0, 0, 2, 0, 0 wickets in recent matches. Marcus Stoinis has bowled well at this venue in the recent three matches he played here and has taken 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 wickets.

Krunal Pandya

Krunal Pandya is an all-rounder and has an average of 36 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.4 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. This player is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and in the recently played four matches, Krunal Pandya has taken 2 wickets at an average of 22.5. He has had a good time at this venue in the recent four matches this player played here and has taken 2, 0, 0, 0, 3 wickets.

Matthew Henry

Matt Henry is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 28 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.1. This player is a right-arm fast-medium bowler and in the recent four matches, Matt Henry has taken 1, 0, 0, 0, 2 wickets at an average of 44.

Fantasy Team Today

Wicket-Keepers: Riyan Parag, Krunal Pandya and Rovman Powell

Batters: Nicholas Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer

All-Rounders: Jos Buttler and KL Rahul

Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Matt Henry and Trent Boult

Topics mentioned in this article

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