RR vs LSG, Wankhede Stadium. Both Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants are in good form. RR has solid batting strength and a robust bowling unit. LSG, on the other hand, has good top order, but the middle order is not as strong. But both the teams are of equal caliber.

RR has every batter in top form, Jaiswal being an exception. Buttler is the highest run-scorer on Wankhede among all the players involved. Buttler averages 34.06 with a strike rate of 147.71. Ankit Rajpoot is the only bowler from the LSG squad who has Buttler's wicket. Padikkal has one hundred and two thirty-plus scores in three innings at Wankhede. In short, all the top and middle-order batters have excellent stats in their names. It will be a tough job for the young bowling unit of LSG.

KL Rahul and de Kock have the most critical role tonight as the middle-order is not much consistent. To stabilize the batting, Ayush Badoni can be promoted up in the batting order. Holder's swing abilities make him a very crucial powerplay bowler for LSG. The contest between leg-spinner Bishnoi and Samson will be tough for both. Considering his records at this venue, Andrew Tye should be included in the playing 11.

At Wankhede Stadium:

MatchesWonLost
LSG101
RR1468

H2H Stats:

MIR100s50s30sAvg.SR
KL Rahul111153005258.89134.52
M Pandey141337503334.09134.89
Q de Kock8833103147.29143.91
K Pandya776600116.50103.45
D Hooda546501021.67203.13
E Lewis226001030.00139.53

 

MIWER
J Holder5577.25
A Tye2267.25
A Khan3349.70
K Pandya7748.89
A Rajpoot22310.00
R Bishnoi2207.63

Venue Stats:

(Overall T20 Stats)

MIR100s50s30sAvg.SR
J Buttler212161303334.06147.71
S Samson202057613330.32142.93
KL Rahul101049414054.89145.72
Q de Kock111139803339.80141.64
D Hooda191637103328.54146.64
E Lewis10924102226.78139.31
M Pandey10922102131.57130.00
D Padikkal3317210286.00179.17
R Parag869500115.83115.85
Y Jaiswal669400115.67114.63
S Hetmyer338300227.67150.91
A Badoni515401054.00131.71

 

MIWER
K Pandya2928276.56
Y Chahal1111118.03
A Rajpoot88108.89
A Khan5597.53
A Tye2266.25
T Boult5559.53

 

Probable Playing 11:

LSG: KL Rahul (C), Q de Kock (WK), E Lewis, D Hooda, A Badoni, K Pandya, J Holder, K Gawtham/M Pandey, A Khan, R Bishnoi, A Tye

RR: Y Jaiswal, J Buttler (WK), D Padikkal, S Samson (C), S Hetmyer, R Parag, R Ashwin, N Saini, T Boult, Y Chahal, P Krishna

Fantasy Picks:

WK – J Buttler, S Samson, Q de Kock
Batters – D Padikkal, D Hooda, KL Rahul
AR – K Pandya/J Holder
Bowlers – Y Chahal, A Tye, A Khan, P Krishna

Punt picks – M Pandey (if plays), S Hetmyer, R Bishnoi, K Pandya

Common C/VC – S Samson, J Buttler, KL Rahul, Q de Kock

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Punt C/VC – A Tye, D Hooda, D Padikkal, A Khan

RR Batters vs LSG Bowlers:

J Buttler:
vs A Rajpoot – 1W

S Samson:
vs A Khan – 1W
vs Holder – 2W
vs Tye – 1W

D Padikkal:
vs Holder – 1W

Y Jaiswal:
vs Gowtham – 1W
vs Stoinis – 1W

S Hetmyer:
vs Holder – 1W

R Parag:
vs Holder – 1W
vs A Khan – 1W

LSG Batters vs RR Bowlers:

Q de Kock:
vs T Boult – 1W
vs P Krishna – 2W
vs R Ashwin – 4W
vs Saini – 1W
vs Chahal – 5W

KL Rahul:
vs Boult – 1W
vs P Krishna – 1W
vs Chahal – 1W
vs R Ashwin – 1W

M Pandey:
vs T Boult – 1W
vs N Saini – 1W
vs Y Chahal – 4W
vs R Ashwin – 2W
vs Krishna – 1W

D Hooda:
vs Chahal – 1W
vs R Ashwin – 1W
vs Krishna – 1W

K Pandya:
vs T Boult – 1W
vs Chahal – 1W

Interesting Records:

  • Chahal and Ashwin dismissed Quinten de Kock nine times in the T20s, five and four times.
  • No bowler from the current LSG squad dismissed Ewin Lewis in the T20s.
  • No bowler from the current LSG squad dismissed Jos Buttler in the T20s except Ankit Rajpoot.
  • LSG bagged ten wickets in the death overs, most by any team this IPL season.