The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team running in the RCBVSLSG Fantastic form will face each other to keep their place in the playoffs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Friday, while the Lucknow Super Joints team will face each other to keep their hopeful.
As the tournament progressed, the pressure on Lucknow captain Rishabh Pant is also increasing. He is struggling to score runs from the beginning in the tournament, which is clearly visible on the result.
Lucknow has lost four of their last five matches and can reach only 16 points if they win their remaining three matches. The number of 18 points in the play-off race is considered more secure and RCB had left no stone unturned to reach here after winning here. RCB has made himself a strong contender to make a place in the playoffs by winning five of its last six matches.
This session has been forgetful so far for Pant, who became the highest price player in the IPL auction. He has tried to bat in various places in batting order but continuity has been away from him. His strike rate is 99.92, which tells the story of his struggles in this season.
Lucknow has trusted three top -order batsmen Michel Marsh, Aiden Markram and Nicholas Puran a lot, but if they want to go ahead in the tournament, then other players will have to perform well.
After the defeat to Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, Pant said, “We have not left hope of reaching the play -off yet. If we succeed in winning the next three matches then we can reach there. This makes sense when your top order is really batting well. In every match you cannot expect that they will perform well. ”
As far as RCB is concerned, it is taking the direction of becoming champions for the first time. Star batsman Virat Kohli is consistently performing well. He has so far scored seven half -centuries in 11 innings.
Kohli provides a platform for the team while players like Rajat Patidar and Romario Shepherd perform their ability well in the death overs.
RCB has included Mayank Agarwal in the team in place of the injured Devdutt Padikkal who will leave no stone unturned to prove themselves. Kunal Pandya and Suyash Sharma’s spin pair has been quite effective while Josh Hazlewood and Yash Dayal in the fast bowling department have bowled well in difficult situations. (Language)
The teams are as follows:
Lucknow Super Giants: Nicholas Puran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (captain and wicketkeeper), David Miller, Aden Markram, Michel Marshal, Avesh Khan, Abdul Samad, Aryan Juyal, Akash Deep, Himmat Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Singh, Shamar Joseph, Prince Yadav, Prince Yadav, Prince Yadav Arshin Kulkarni, Matthew Breetzke, Mohsin Khan.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Swastik Chikara, Mayank Agarwal, Jitesh Sharma, Philip Salt, Manoj Bhandage, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Liam Livingstone, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Betil, Swapnil Singh, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Nagidi, Nagidi, Nagidi, Yashi Salaam, Suyash Sharma, Mohit Rathi, Abhinandan Singh.
The match will start at 7.30 pm.
