LSG vs RCB 43rd Match Prediction

LSG vs RCB Team Previews

Lucknow Super Giants

The Super Giants will be thrilled with their performance in the latest outing as they thrashed the Punjab Kings by 56 runs in their backyard.

It was a scintillating batting performance by the top and middle-order batsmen as they took the opposition bowling to the cleaners. The Super Giants posted a whopping 257-5 in their 20 overs, which is the second-highest total by any team in the IPL.

The team will hope to put up a similar performance here as they face a formidable opponent in the form of RCB.

Kyle Mayers has been excellent so far, scoring 4 half-centuries in his 8 innings. not only has been consistent but he has also been able to score at a very quick rate and hits sixes at will. To be able to keep Quinton de Kock out of the starting eleven is something that not many people would have expected of him.

He will be looking for good support from his opening partner, KL Rahul, who has been a bit slow in scoring runs. The problem with Rahul seems that he is unaware of the issues around his strike rate but that surely has to change soon.

The Super Giants have a strong middle order as Nicholas Pooran, Marcus Stoinis, and Ayush Badoni all appear in good form. Stoinis hobbled off the field after a blow to his hand and may not be available for this match.

We think the LSG bolwing matches up very well against the RCB batters. They have a number of spinners that can come into the fray and exploit some slow conditions. Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, or even K Gowtham can be used to try and slow up the RCB batters. 

Mark Wood has not played the previous few matches but in his absense, Naveen-ul-Haq has stepped up and shown his quality during the death overs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

The Royal Challengers Bangalore have been rather inconsistent this season and will need to work harder in the upcoming matches if they want to gain a foothold in the top-4. They are strating a run of away matches that could be quite tough for them.

While the batting has been one of the highlights of the team’s performance, it is the top 3 batsmen who have done the bulk of the heavy lifting. Faf Du Plessis and Virat Kohli have been one of the most potent opening pairs this season, and have scored 5 half-centuries a piece. Glenn Maxwell has batted well too. However, the batsmen lower down have struggled to build on the good starts.

Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Kartik, and Shahbaz Ahmed haven’t been able to get going. Teams know that if they can get a couple of early wickets then RCB is always going to be vulnerable. We know that Virat, Faf, and Maxwell are in good form but they have no option but to attack and their chances of failure increase.

Talking about the bowling, the seamers have done an excellent job so far. Mohammed Siraj has taken 14 wickets and is the joint-highest wicket-taker this season. Siraj has the most dot balls during the powerplay and his economy rate overall is better than Rashid Khan right now!

He has received good support from Harshal Patel at the other end but the latter has been a bit expensive. David Willey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, and Wayne Parnell have bowled well in patches, while Wanindu Hasaranga is the only specialist spinner on the team. 

The bolwing attack for RCB is not bad by any stretch but it does seem like one that can be put under pressure. Hasaranga may be the bowler that has to step up and really make an impact in this match.