Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Average score at venue (1st inns): 179
Win percentage while batting first: 50%
Pitch conditions:
- Both Lucknow and Rajasthan will try to apply scoreboard pressure on each other in the Match No 63 of the Indian T20 Cricket League 2022.
- Teams batting first here have scored in excess of 200 in 2 out of the last 3 matches here at the Brabourne Stadium.
- Spin bowlers will have a big role to play here in containing the opposition, with their wicket-share being that of 38.32% compared to fast bowlers’ 61.68%.
Weather prediction:
The start to the day on Sunday will be cloudy in Mumbai but the skies will be clear in the evening during the match hours. The temperature will be around 30°C while the humidity levels will be around 77%.
HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD (overall):
Matches played: -
Lucknow won: -
Rajasthan won: -
No result: -
Top 3 players from Lucknow: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Mohsin Khan
Top 3 players from Rajasthan: Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal
Top picks for H2H/WTA contest (top 5 players each):
Top 5 players from Lucknow: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Mohsin Khan, Deepak Hooda, Jason Holder
Top 5 players from Rajasthan: Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal
Q & A:
Fantasy tips and tricks: Should I pick more bowlers, batsmen or all-rounders?
For a contest to be played on a batting-friendly pitch at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, it is imperative to carry a long batting line-up along with a right mix of fast and spin bowling attack. On their days, both Lucknow and Rajasthan are capable of raking up big totals as well as chasing down successfully.
Fantasy tips: From which team should I pick more players in my XI? Which team is stronger?
Lucknow and Rajasthan are occupying the second and third spots respectively in the points table for the Indian T20 Cricket League 2022 tournament. Lucknow have 8 wins and 4 defeats from 13 matches giving them 16 points and a Net Run Rate (NRR) of 0.385, whereas Rajasthan have 7 wins and 5 losses giving them 14 points and a NRR of 0.228. with the teams are coming off defeats in their previous outings, but as the business end of the tournament is approaching fast, expect them to be at the top of their game. A right mix of players from both the teams should be the way forward in making the fantasy cricket playing XI.
MORE INFORMATION: The second-placed Lucknow require just one win to become the second team after Gujarat to qualify for the Indian T20 Cricket League 2022 playoffs. At 16 points from 12 matches, the KL Rahul-led side has done exceedingly well in their first tournament to be among the top teams, playing all-round cricket and showing the right attitude. On the other hand, a win will be important for Rajasthan too since they are at 14 points from 12 matches and still need a lot more in their kitty to move forward.
PLAYERS’ FORM: For Lucknow, the pair of KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock is important as runs from them usually set the team on the right track. Deepak Hooda has been an important figure in the Lucknow middle-order, for whom the former West Indies captain Jason Holder has been doing exceptional work. With the ball, the pairing of Mohsin Khan along with Avesh Khan has been a masterstroke for the new Indian T20 Cricket League team. In the other camp, Jos Buttler remains the leading run-scorer in the tournament despite not crossing 30 over the last three innings. Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal have important roles to play in the Rajasthan batting line-up.
Changes in squad (if any): NO
LIKELY XIs:
LUCKNOW: Quinton de Kock (wk), KL Rahul (c), Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, K Gowtham, Jason Holder, Mohsin Khan, Dushmantha Chameera, Avesh Khan
RAJASTHAN: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c&wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Riyan Parag, R Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen
FANTASY XI: KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Jos Buttler (vc), Sanju Samson, Krunal Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Marcus Stoinis, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan.
Devarchit Varma is a cricket writer and journalist with an experience of more than a decade, having worked at Hindustan Times (newspaper) and CricketCountry (website). Along with covering international and domestic cricket, he has also interviewed several current and former top players such as Rohit Sharma, Steve Smith, Dale Steyn, Michael Hussey, Jacques Kallis, Brendon McCullum, Shane Watson, Lasith Malinga and many more. He has also worked in other beats as a journalist in Bollywood (Reliance BigOye) and IT (SiliconIndia) industries.
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