Follow UsRajasthan Royals will come face to face against Lucknow Super Giants in Match 20 of the Indian Premier League 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday (April 10). Lucknow started their campaign with a close defeat against Gujarat Titans but have been on a three-match winning streak since then. Meanwhile, Sanju Samson and Co. commenced the tournament with back-to-back wins over Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians but were undone by Shahbaz Ahmed and Dinesh Karthik’s brilliance in their last encounter against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Team combination and ground details
The scoring rate of 8 at the Wankhede Stadium is the lowest amongst all the four venues used in IPL 2022 but the batters here have an average of 28, which is better than the other three venues. The pacers have a strike rate of 19.1 at this venue, while the spinners have struck every 31.5 deliveries. The record is not great but it would be ideal to have at least one of Yuzvendra Chahal or Ravi Bishnoi. The bowlers here have the worst strike rate, so it would be better to have as many top-order batters as possible.
Team suggestion
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Captain
Jos Buttler is currently having the time of his life. The right-hander from England has scores of 35, 100 and 75* and is currently the leading run-scorer in the tournament. No other batter has smashed more sixes than Buttler (14) in IPL 2022. He has been a consistent performer in the shortest format of the game since 2018, having slammed 3302 runs in 91 innings at an average of 42.33 and a strike rate of 145.3.
Our Criclytics Player Projector predicts Buttler to score 40-60 runs in this match.
X-factors
Yuzvendra Chahal is among the leading wicket-takers in IPL 2022 and has taken his wickets at exceptional rates. He has scalped at least two wickets in every game and has an economy of just 5.25 this season.
Our Criclytics Player Projector predicts Chahal to pick up 2-3 wickets.
KL Rahul will be vital for LSG in this game and a lot of it comes to the venue being Wankhede. In the first game they played here, Rahul bagged a duck, but his overall records stand out at this venue. He has scored three 50s and a 100 at this venue. The right-hander has 399 runs in eight innings at an average of 57 and a strike rate of 146.
Our Criclytics Player Projector predicts Rahul to score 25-37 runs in this match.
Shimron Hetmyer has been in fantastic form so far in this competition, having managed scores of 32, 35 and 42*. The left-hander from West Indies has mastered the art of finishing the innings and has slammed 109 runs in three innings at a superb strike rate of 187.93.
Our Criclytics Player Projector predicts Hetmyer to score 37-55 runs in this match.
Here are the top-10 picks as per Criclytics projected points
Probable XIs
Rajasthan Royals - Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Navdeep Saini/Obed McCoy, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Lucknow Super Giants - KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Evin Lewis/Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Krishnappa Gowtham, Andrew Tye, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan.