FANTASY
Follow UsA win on Friday has helped Lucknow Super Giants float in the Indian Premier League 2022’s top half of the table just like Delhi Capitals got the better of Kolkata Knight Riders in their last fixture. With a scratchy win behind their back, both LSG and DC would want to wrest some momentum in their favour with a convincing performance. Would that be converted to a solid show for their players on the fantasy table?
Ground Details
Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai has always been a batting paradise and in the last three years, the average first innings score at the venue is 171/6. The average first innings winning score has been 194/5, which pretty much tells you that batters would go big right from the outset. Even though chasing is a worthwhile proposition here, it must be noted that since 2019, 22 out of the 54 matches have been won by teams batting first. Even though spinners have been economical at the venue in the last three years, the pacers have had more wickets to their name with a better average and strike rate. Hence, stuffing the team with more pacers would lead us to better output.
Team Suggestion
The team we've picked has a good mix of world-class batters and bowlers. But remember, while you could go for the above team, you also have the option of choosing your team from Cricket.com’s Fantasy Research Centre. You can use this tool to build your team with the help of algorithms.
Captain Selection
Who can be a better option than KL Rahul? With 374 runs at an average of 53.4, Rahul is the top scorer for the LSG side, with an overall contribution of 25.7% to the team’s total. Rahul already has a century in this year’s IPL and his run-scoring tempo hasn’t nosedived even a bit. In such a situation, he is the perfect candidate for the role of captain to bring home more fantasy points.
Our Criclytics Player Projection predicts Rahul to score 34-50 runs
X-Factors
LSG are the best bowling attack in this IPL in terms of economy and one of the main reasons for that is their dominance in the middle overs, a phase in which they concede at 6.9, which is the best for a team in the league. One of the main reasons for their success in the phase is Krunal Pandya, who has taken six wickets, the most for an LSG bowler in the phase. Krunal has been a revelation for LSG in the middle overs as he has been effective in terms of picking wickets and has been economical as well. Amongst the bowlers with at least 15 overs in the phase, only Sunil Narine has conceded at a better economy than Krunal’s 5.6 and he concedes a boundary every 17.1 balls, which is the best for a bowler in the phase.
Our Criclytics Player Projection predicts Krunal to score 9-13 runs and pick 2-3 wickets
Warner joined up with DC after missing out on a few games and registered a failure in his very first knock which brought about the memories of his IPL downfall over the last couple of years. Since then, he hasn’t looked back. A flurry of fifties and some very important contributions have shown us the glimpses of the young Warner. His lowest SR after the 2nd match has been 162 which sums up how aggressive he has been in this season.
Our Criclytics Player Projection predicts Warner to score 33-49 runs
Here are Top-ten Criclytics Suggestions:
Probable XIs:
Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock (wk), KL Rahul (c), Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya
