Lucknow the first stop for Kohli and co. as RCB begin string of away games
The big picture – RCB kicks off with a long string of away games
The fatigue impact of movement is underestimated. Playing an IPL game until midnight, flying out the next day, and then doing the same old routine for another game on day three is no easy feat.
‘s team escaped this routine during the Covid-19 era, but the return of Home and Away has added another layer of intrigue. Royal Challengers Bangalore have played 6 of their 8 games at home and are feeling comfortable. This is not because of the obvious home advantage, but because he knows he doesn’t live off suitcases alone.
But now that Lucknow is the first of his five pit stops amid what is expected to be a frenzied series of away games packed for the Karnataka general elections. Everything is changing.
Playing on larger terrain and some challenging decks can give relief to the hot and cold sides. Losses exposed a known weakness: an over-reliance on the Big 3.
Lucknow can no longer be challenged. This is because the surface is rather slow and fragile. Also due to the appearance of Lucknow his Superhi Giants after a record bash at Mohali two days ago.
The RCB attack should welcome more bowler-friendly conditions as the bowler’s strike guards against slips. Especially the somewhat shaky middle tier that struggles to fill the void in Rajat Patidar. Dinesh Karthik’s lean his run didn’t help either.
When the two teams met in the first leg, both sides put on an exciting last-ball thriller in a high-scoring duel. This time around, LSG may have the upper hand due to its adaptability when playing on surfaces the 135v135 is made for attractive competition.
Team News – Hazelwood is likely his RCB. Stoinis
David Willie under a cloud of injuries has been able to sit out after injuring his leg batting in the RCB’s previous game. But the good news is that Josh Hazelwood is in shape and ready to replace him. Hazlewood has completed rehab for an Achilles tendon injury under his Australian coaching franchise and cricket.
Marcus Stoinis has been examined for his left index finger, which was injured in the previous Super Giants game. It doesn’t look like he’s in serious trouble, but a short layoff could make him miss this game.
Impact Player Strategy
Lucknow Supergiants The
Supergiants have shown a steady pattern, with Amit Mishra emerging with the ball as Impact his player and Kyle he topping his hitters like Mayers. We moved the odds forward instead.
Supergiants XII: 1 KL Rahul (Captain), 2 Kyle Meyers, 3 Ayush Badoni, 4 Marcus Stoinis/Quinton De Kok, 5 Nicolas Poulain (Week), 6 Kurnal Pandya, 7 Deepak Huda, 8 Naveen Urhak, 9 Ravi Bishnoi, 10 Avesh Khan, 11 Yash Thakur, 12 Amit Mishra
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Harshal Patel’s finger injury didn’t make batting easier, but Faf du Plessis continue to deal with rib injury . It’s been 3 games since I stopped applying the Impact Player rule.
