IPL 2024: Lucknow Super Giants' strongest predicted playing XI against Rajasthan Royals

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) is set to face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their first match of the IPL 2024. In the afternoon game of the Super Sunday, LSG will be taking on the inaugural champions in their backyard. The match is set to take place at Sawai Mansingh stadium in Jaipur, which happened to be RR's fortress at one point in the league. Both teams would be excited for their first match of the 17th edition.

It is promising to be a good game, as both teams have some of the best players in the world. RR has the likes of Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Sanju Samson in their top order. They also have the likes of Rovman Powell, Dhruv Jurel, and Riyan Parag in the middle order. RR's bowling lineup has some very good names like Trent Boult, Nandre Burger, Avesh Khan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, and others.

LSG has a very good team as well. They have been a good side in the league till now. In the IPL 2022, they made their debut and entered the Eliminator in the season. LSG repeated the feat of making it to the Eliminator for the second time in a row. They lost to MI in the Eliminator in 2023. This time around, LSG would be hoping to improve their record in the IPL.

Also check: RR vs LSG Live Score, Match 4

Here's the possible playing XI of LSG with impact players for their inaugural game of the season against RR:

Openers: Kyle Mayers and Devdutt Padikkal

LSG has several options to bat at the top. It will be a difficult decision for them to pick one between Kyle Mayers and Quinton De Kock. But given the bowling abilities of Mayers, LSG is likely to go with him. Both of them would be good for LSG, as they have proved in the past. As there are many wicket keepers in the lineup, LSG would open with Mayers in the starting lineup. 

To start alongside Mayers would be Devdutt Padikkal, who was picked in the IPL auction 2024. He has been in brilliant form in the last few months. The three batters form a great top order despite all of them being left-handed batters.