By constructing a crew of allrounders, Lucknow Super Giants have been capable of finding a approach out of a whole lot of powerful spots, however the one factor they have not been capable of shake is an excessive reliance on their prime order. KL Rahul (537 runs at 48.8), Quinton de Kock (502 runs at 38.6), and Deepak Hooda (406 runs at 31.2) have carried a line-up the place the others have collectively contributed solely 789 runs at 17.2.
A weak spot that evident would have pulled a whole lot of groups out of playoff competition, however Super Giants are right here as a result of their bowling has been distinctive. They took 96 wickets within the league stage at a mean of 23.8 and strike price of 17.1. They’re No. 1 in every of these metrics.
Krunal Pandya missed Super Giants’ final league sport with a niggle. He’s had virtually per week’s price of restoration time. If it is not a critical damage, he needs to be again within the enjoying XI.
Harshal Patel does have a major problem. He break up the webbing on his bowling hand and people take time to heal. If he does not make it, Akash Deep might take his place.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 1 Faf du Plessis (capt), 2 Virat Kohli, 3 Rajat Patidar, 4 Glenn Maxwell, 5 Mahipal Lomror, 6 Dinesh Karthik (wk), 7 Shahbaz Ahmed, 8 Wanindu Hasaranga, 9 Harshal Patel/Akash Deep, 10 Josh Hazlewood, 11 Mohammed Siraj
Lucknow Super Giants: 1 Quinton de Kock (wk), 2 KL Rahul (capt), 3 Deepak Hooda, 4 Krunal Pandya, 5 Ayush Badoni, 6 Marcus Stoinis, 7 Jason Holder, 8 Avesh Khan, 9 Dushmantha Chameera, 10 Mohsin Khan, 11 Ravi Bishnoi