Lucknow Super Giants will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2022 Eliminator at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The KL Rahul team finished third in the points table and are coming back from a thrilling encounter against Kolkata Knight Riders in the previous game. After being benched for their last league match, the team is likely to bring back regular players like Krunal Pandya and Aayush Badoni for the next match.

On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore finished their league stage campaign in fourth place with a victory over Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians also helped them break into the top four. The team led by Faf du Plessis was impressive in both departments and the franchise will be greatly relieved by the return of their talisman Virat Kohli. Mohammad Siraj can return to the playing XI in place of Siddharth Kaul.

Match Details

Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Pitch Report

Both teams will try to hold their side with plenty of spin options considering the traditional course at Eden Gardens, but cloudy weather could also help the fast bowlers. Both captains would like to bat first after winning the toss as it would be difficult to chase any score above 150 in a high-pressure match.

Probable Playing XIs for LSG vs RCB

Lucknow Super Giants

Quinton de Kock (wk), KL Rahul (c), Evin Lewis, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni/Manan Vohra, Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder, Krishnappa Gowtham/Krunal Pandya, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Siddarth Kaul/Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood

Probable Top Performers

The probable Best batter of the match

Virat Kohli:

Virat Kohli finally managed to get the form back from him after a stellar tackle in a high-pressure game against Gujarat Titans and played a game-winning blow for the franchise from him. The right-handed hitter adjusted his technique a bit which helped him as he scored 73 runs in the top order. He will be looking to continue his stellar form and step up once again in a crucial matchup.

probable the best bowler of the match

Josh Hazlewood:

Kings in the previous game and finished with two wickets. The Aussie has so far proven to be an excellent RCB pick and the economy rate from him has also been exceptional. With his ability to win games on his own, Hazlewood will be a potent substitute for captain Faf du Plessis in games of power and death.

Today’s match prediction: RCB to win the game

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