Fantasy: Fill your team with spinners and bowling all-rounders

Fantasy

Venue :  Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Average first innings score in last three years:140

48 of the games have been won by team batting first

Pacers have picked 47.47 of the wickets to fall here. Spinners have picked 52.53 of the wickets.

*all data since 2020 unless mentioned otherwise

Suggested teams

While you could go for the above team, you can also choose your team from Cricket.com’s Fantasy Research Centre. You can use this tool to build your team with the help of algorithms. Then, based on your preferences, the platform will guide you through creating the ideal fantasy XI.

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Horses for courses

Top Run scorers at this venue

The above graphic tells you the top batters at the venue in the past three years. Click here to check the full list categorized on different parameters - runs, strike-rate, batting average etc.

Top wicket takers at this venue

The above graphic tells you the top bowlers at the venue in the past three years. Click here to check the full list categorized on different parameters - wickets taken, bowling average, bowling economy etc.

Grand League Punts

1. Ravindra Jadeja could not only be a certain pick in your Grand League but could be the front-runner to be the captain of the team. Jadeja has picked up 13 wickets in this year’s IPL, averaging just 18.5. While in the first encounter between the two sides, the left-arm spinner didn’t bowl much, he would be a vital part of the setup in this clash. The spinners have picked up 33 wickets at the venue, with an economy rate of 6.7.
2. Picking Devon Conway in the fantasy team is a no-brainer. Not only is he the batter on song, but he is also the highest run-scorer in this edition of the IPL against spin. In the seven games thus far, the southpaw has scored 189 runs, averaging a high 63 against spin while striking at 150. In the first clash between the two sides, the left-hander scored a 29-ball 47, which allowed CSK to post a total of well above 200. 
3. As aforementioned, spin will play a huge role in this clash between LSG and CSK, so having Ravi Bishnoi in your team is a must. The leg-spinner not only has a good record against Chennai, having picked up three wickets in the first clash between the two sides but since then has been a mainstay of this bowling unit. Bishnoi has picked up 12 wickets in this IPL, at an average of 22.3.

Probable XIs

Lucknow Super Giants: Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya (c), Nicholas Pooran (wk), Krishnappa Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Amit Mishra, Yash Thakur

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu/Subhranshu Senapati, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana