Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won three out of the four head-to-head encounters against Lucknow Super Giants
Match 15 of the Indian Premier League, 2024 will be played between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants (RCB vs LSG). The match will be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Tuesday. Royal Challengers Bengaluru have played three matches in the series and are ranked ninth on the points table, while Lucknow Super Giants have played two matches in the series and are ranked sixth on the points table.
In the last match played by Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Kolkata Knight Riders, Kolkata Knight Riders beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by seven wickets. The top fantasy player for Royal Challengers Bengaluru was Virat Kohli who scored 117 fantasy points.
The top-point getters for Royal Challengers Bengaluru are Virat Kohli with 117 match fantasy points, Cameron Green with 61 and Glenn Maxwell with 39 match fantasy points.
In their last match in this series against Punjab Kings, Lucknow Super Giants beat Punjab Kings by 21 runs. The top fantasy player for Lucknow Super Giants was Mayank Yadav who scored 85 fantasy points.
The top point-getters for Lucknow Super Giants are Nicholas Pooran with 92 match fantasy points, Naveen-ul-Haq with 52 and Deepak Hooda with 50 match fantasy points.
RCB vs LSG, Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
The pitch at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. The surface will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket-taking is going to be difficult. The average first-innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 165 runs. The team batting first at this venue has won 37% of its matches. We predict that the team winning the toss will bowl first here.
Pace or Spin?
The venue is suited for both pacers and spinners alike.
Weather Report
The temperature is expected to be around 32 degrees C and humidity is expected to be around 23%. Winds at a speed of 6.29 m/s are expected.
Head-to-Head
In the four matches played between these two teams, Lucknow Super Giants do not have a good record against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Based on our analysis and trends, we predict that Royal Challengers Bengaluru will win this match. Royal Challengers Bengaluru's bowlers have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while the all-rounders have earned the most fantasy points for Lucknow Super Giants.
Both teams last played against each other in Match 43 of the Indian Premier League, 2023, where Karn Sharma scored the highest fantasy points for Royal Challengers Bengaluru with 60 match fantasy points while Naveen-ul-Haq topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Lucknow Super Giants with 106 match fantasy points.
RCB vs LSG, Fantasy Team: Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
Glenn Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell can be a good pick for your fantasy team. Maxwell has an average of 51 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. He is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the recently played three matches, Maxwell has scored 31 runs. He can also give you some bowling fantasy points, bowling off-break and in recent matches, he has taken two wickets at an average of 18 per match.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is a consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 73 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. He is a top order, right-handed batter. In the last three matches, he has scored 181 runs at an average of 90.50.
Nicholas Pooran
Nicholas Pooran is a wicket-keeper with an average of 54 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.9 and is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He is a batter who bats left-handed and also keeps wickets. In the recently played two matches, this player has scored 106 runs at an average of 106.
Naveen-ul-Haq
Naveen-ul-Haq is a safe bet for your Fantasy Team. Naveen-ul-Haq has an average of 43 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of eight. He bowls right-arm medium-fast and in the recent two matches, he has taken two wickets at an average of 42.
Krunal Pandya
Krunal Pandya is an all-rounder with an average of 69 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 7.9 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He is a left-handed batter. In the last two matches, Krunal has scored 46 runs. He is also a handy bowler, bowling slow left-arm orthodox.
Cameron Green
Cameron Green is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 49 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 7.8. He is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the last three matches, Green has scored 54 runs.
RCB vs LSG, Fantasy Team
Wicket-Keepers: Nicholas Pooran and Quinton de Kock
Batters: Virat Kohli, Marcus Stoinis and Faf du Plessis
All-Rounders: Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green and Krunal Pandya
Bowlers: Mohammed Siraj, Naveen-ul-Haq and Mohsin Khan
Captain: Nicholas Pooran
Vice-Captain: Mohammed Siraj
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Lucknow Super Giants
Virat Kohli
Faf du Plessis
KL Rahul