RR vs LSG predicted line-up, IPL 2024: Eyes on Rajasthan, Lucknow’s fourth overseas pick | Cricket News

Inaugural IPL champions Rajasthan Royals (RR) will host Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Match 4 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Sunday, March 24 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur . Their performance last season was nothing short of chaotic as they finished fifth in the IPL 2023 standings with 7 wins and as many defeats. On the other hand, LSG led by KL Rahul will once again aim to reach the playoffs after finishing third in the 2023 IPL standings with 8 wins and 5 losses. Ahead of a crucial match in Jaipur, we take a look at the predicted line-ups for both sides.

RR prediction eleven

Yashasvi Jaiswal

Yashasvi Jaiswal has been in excellent form since his international debut last year. The southpaw scored 625 runs in 14 games in IPL 2023 at a strike rate of 163.61. Jaiswal is one of the strong contenders to win the Orange Cap this season.

If the housekeeper

Jos Buttler is one of the best T20 batsmen in the world and he had a dream IPL season in 2022 for RR. The England white-ball captain has scored 863 runs in 17 games at an average of 57.53. Buttler also equaled Virat Kohli’s record of breaking four hundreds in an IPL season. He could be the X-factor for Rajasthan again this season.

Sanju Samson (captain and goalkeeper)

Captain Sanju Samson has been a regular among the top-ranked players every IPL season. Samson has amassed over 3,800 runs in 152 IPL games with a strike rate of 137.19.

Himron Heitmeyer

Shimron Hetmyer has had a rough time with his bat this year. Overall, the Caribbean powerhouse has scored 3924 runs in 202 T20 matches so far at a strike rate of 133.56.

Dhruv Urel

Dhruv Jurel was one of the highlights of RR last year. Jurrell scored 152 runs in 11 innings last season with an impressive strike rate of 172.72 thanks to his tenacious batting ability in tough battles.

Roffman Powell

West Indies T20I captain Rovman Powell was bought by the Royals for Rs 740 crore in a mini-auction in December 2023. Powell has scored 3,786 runs in 209 T20 games so far at a strike rate of 139.39.

Ryanparag

Riyan Parag has been a regular opener for RR since making his IPL debut in 2019. Notably, he ended up becoming the highest run-scorer in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024, scoring 510 runs in 10 innings.

Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin is one of the biggest match-winners for the Indian team in the last decade. In 197 IPL games, he took 171 wickets at an economy rate of 7.

Trent Bolt

Trent Boult is the driving force for RR in the IPL 2022 powerplay. Boult has taken 105 wickets in 88 IPL games with an economy of 8.29 so far.

Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal is currently the highest wicket-taker in the IPL. The leg-spinner has scalped 187 wickets in 145 IPL games with an impressive economy rate of 7.67.

Avish Khan

Avesh Khan was acquired by the Royals through the trade window before last year’s mini-auction. The Indore-born pacer has played 47 IPL games so far and picked up 55 wickets.

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LSG predicted eleven

Quinton de Kock (goalkeeper)

Quinton de Kock is one of the famous overseas players in IPL. The Proteas wicketkeeper-batsman has so far scored over 9,300 T20 runs in over 300 matches.

Dedutt Padikkar

Devdutt Padikkal has been one of the standout performers for Karnataka in domestic cricket since 2020. The southpaw was moved to LSG through the trade window, considering he has amassed 1,521 runs in 57 IPL games so far.

Deepak Hooda

Deepak Hooda is a spin bowling all-rounder who can bat at any position. He had a breakthrough season in IPL 2022, scoring 451 runs in 14 innings at a strike rate of 136.66.

KL Rahul (captain)

KL Rahul has been one of the top run-getters in the IPL since his debut in 2013. After missing part of the IPL 2023 season, Rahul will be gearing up for an exciting campaign this year. The Karnataka batsman has scored 4,163 runs in 118 IPL matches so far.

Nicholas Pullan

Nicholas Pooran had a stellar IPL season last year as he scored 358 runs in 15 games with a strike rate of 173. Overall, Pooran scored over 6,500 runs in 315 T20 games.

Marcus Stonis

Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis is the highest run-scorer for LSG in IPL 2023. Stoinis scored an impressive 408 runs in 15 games with a strike rate of 150. Hopefully he can contribute with the ball this season as well.

Ayush Badoni

After a few good domestic seasons, Ayush Badoni made a surprising IPL debut for LSG in 2022. The 24-year-old has scored 399 runs in 28 IPL games so far with a strike rate of 132.

Krunal Pandya

Krunal Pandya was named captain soon after KL Rahul missed IPL 2023 due to injury. Krunal has played 113 IPL matches so far, scoring over 1,500 runs and picking 70 wickets.

Shivam Maavi

Shivam Maavi was an important member of the Indian team that won the 2018 ICC U19 World Cup. The fast bowling all-rounder has played 32 IPL games so far, taking 30 wickets with an economy rate of 8.71.

Ravi Bishnoi

Ravi Bishnoi has been a well-known figure in the LSG team ever since they made their IPL debut. He is the highest wicket-taker for Lucknow in IPL 2023, taking 16 wickets in 15 games with an impressive economy rate of 7.74.

Navin Haq

Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq has taken 200 wickets in 170 T20 games with an economy rate of 8.20 so far. He played a key role in LSG’s success last year.

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