Tuesday, 02 Apr RCB vs LSG Match Prediction, Betting Odds and Tips

Key Match Factors – RCB vs LSG

• Toss is going to play a big role in the next match. The team batting second is going to have a big upper hand at the Chinnaswamy.
• Slower bowlers must step up and keep the opposition in check. KKR bowlers varied their pace and made life tough for the RCB batters.
• Glenn Maxwell is one of RCB’s key players, but has not been on top of his name. The hosts need him to return to form.
• Nicholas Pooran is in great striking form. If RCB are to restrict LSG, they cannot afford to let Pooran settle into a rhythm.

Match Preview

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will face each other in the 15th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Tuesday, April 2. The M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru will host the contest.

The Challengers have struggled to some extent. Faf du Plessis and Co. have been far from being clinical. They started their campaign after losing to the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. In the match against Punjab Kings (PBKS), they somehow managed to survive after Virat Kohli’s half-century, and Dinesh Karthik’s late cameo bailed them out of jail.   

However, their bowling was badly exposed in the match against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Virat Kohli scored 83 runs off 59 balls with 4 fours and as many sixes, helping his team post 182 for 6. However, the Knights chased down the target with 21 balls to spare. Barring Vijaykumar Vyshak, none of the RCB bowlers looked at ease.

The Super Giants, on the other hand, did not make the best of starts after losing to Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 20 runs. However, they stormed back after beating Shikhar Dhawan’s Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 21 runs at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

After batting first, LSG put up a big score of 199 for 8 on the board. Quinton de Kock scored 54, while Nicholas Pooran and Krunal Pandya made 42 and 43 not out, respectively.

Thereafter, they restricted the Kings to 178 for 5. LSG also unearthed a world-class talent in the form of Mayank Yadav, who bowled the fastest ball of IPL 2024 at 155.8 km/h and grabbed the limelight.

Mayank also won the Player of the Match award after he got the wickets of Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh and Jitesh Sharma. Left-arm fast bowler Mohsin Khan also did brilliantly as he got crucial wickets.

Head-to-Head Record Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Lucknow Super Giants

The Challengers and the Super Giants have faced 4 times since 2022. RCB have won 3 times while LSG finished on the winning side only once. In their previous meeting, RCB beat LSG by 18 runs at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.