Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore (LKN vs BLR) square off in the eliminator of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.
Lucknow Super Giants finished third in the league phase with 18 points. They beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 2 runs in a thrilling contest to make the playoffs. Quinton de Kock blasted an unbeaten 140, Rahul scored an unbeaten 68 as they posted 210 for no loss. Kolkata fought well but feel short in the end, finishing at 208/8. Mohsin and Stoinis picked up three wickets each.
On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore occupied the fourth spot after Mumbai’s win over Delhi. Bangalore also come in with a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Gujarat in their last match. They restricted the Titans to 168/5 and comfortably chased it down. Virat Kohli top-scored with 73 while Faf du Plessis (44) and Maxwell (40*) also made key contributions.
The winner of this game will progress to the second qualifier of IPL 2022.
MATCH DETAILS
Match: Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2022 Eliminator
Date and Time: May 25, Wednesday, 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata\
LKN vs BLR PREDICTED PLAYING XI
Lucknow Super Giants
KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Evin Lewis, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder, Krishnappa Gowtham, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Josh Hazlewood
PITCH REPORT
The flat surface at Eden Gardens will make it a good batting wicket. However, there will be some help for the pacers early on. Spinners will also have their role cut out which makes it an even contest between bat and ball.
LKN vs BLR MATCH PREDICTION
Both teams come into this match with winning momentum. Lucknow Super Giants have a strong batting line-up. Royal Challengers Bangalore’s top order finally got going. Their bowling attack appears to be well-balanced as well. Therefore, they seem to have a slight edge in this contest.
LKN vs BLR DREAM11 FANTASY SUGGESTIONS
Fantasy Team #1: Quinton de Kock, Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Glenn Maxwell, Krunal Pandya, Josh Hazlewood, Avesh Khan, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohsin Khan
Captain: Quinton de Kock, Vice-captain: Glenn Maxwell
Fantasy Team #2: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Krunal Pandya, Josh Hazlewood, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi
Captain: Glenn Maxwell, Vice-captain: KL Rahul
