LSG vs RCB, IPL 2023: Records & Stats at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will lock horns in match 43 of the IPL 2023 on Monday, May 1 at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. 

Lucknow Super Giants are coming into the contest after a victory over Punjab Kings by a comfortable margin of 56 runs. LSG have won five games and lost three out of eight games played. Currently, they are third on the IPL 2023 points table, having a net run rate (NRR) of 0.841. 

Kyle Mayers has been the man in the form for LSG, as he has aggregated 297 in eight games at an average of 37.13 and a strike rate of 160.54. In the bowling department, Ravi Bishnoi has picked ten wickets in eight games. LSG would look to carry forward their winning momentum when they meet RCB in their upcoming encounter 

Royal Challengers Bangalore are coming into the contest after a loss against Kolkata Knight Riders by a margin of 21 runs. RCB have won four games and lost four out of eight games played. Currently, they are in fifth position on the IPL points table, having a net run rate (NRR) of 0.841. 

Faf du Plessis has been the man in the form for RCB, as he has aggregated 422 in eight games at an average of 60.29 and a strike rate of 167.46. In the bowling department, Mohammed Siraj has picked fourteen wickets in eight games. RCB would look to bounce back to winning way when they meet LSG in their upcoming encounter. 

LSG vs RCB Head-to-Head Records: 

In three games played against each other, RCB has won two games and LSG managed to win only one game. 

IPL Stats and Records at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow

In as many as four games played at this venue, pacers have bowled at an average of 20.1 and have struck at 15.8 compared to spinners who average 22.16 at a strike rate of 18.2. Both batting first and batting second teams have won two games each. Teams winning the toss would love to chase at this venue. The average batting score at this venue is 152.  

Strategy and Match-ups: 

Both Glenn Maxwell and Dinesh Karthik have struggled against Krunal Pandya. Glenn Maxwell has been dismissed thrice against Krunal Pandya in 35 balls and has scored 42 runs, whereas Dinesh Karthik has been dismissed twice against Krunal Pandya in 28 balls and has scored 24 runs. This would tempt KL Rahul to use Krunal Pandya against them. Another interesting matchup is Marcus Stoinis and Harshal Patel as Stoinis has been dismissed twice in 16 balls and has scored 26 runs.  

Skipper Faf du Plessis has aggregated 175 runs against LSG at an average of 87.50 and a strike rate of 157.65 in the IPL. He has smashed two fifty against LSG 

 LSG vs RCB Highest and Lowest Totals Records: 

LSG's highest total against RCB is 213. 

RCB's highest total against LSG is 212. 

LSG's lowest total against RCB is 163. 

RCB's lowest total against LSG is 181. 

Top LSG vs RCB players to watch out for

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): 

Marcus Stoinis, Kyle Mayers, KL Rahul.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB):

Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj.

LSG vs RCB Full Squads:

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Squad:

KL Rahul (c), Ayush Badoni, Karan Sharma, Manan Vohra, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Kyle Mayers, Krunal Pandya, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Nicholas Pooran, Jaydev Unadkat, Yash Thakur, Romario Shepherd, Daniel Sams, Amit Mishra, Prerak Mankad, Swapnil Singh, Naveen ul Haq, Yudhvir Charak

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Squad:

Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj, Faf du Plessis (c), Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, David Willey, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma,  Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Sonu Yadav, Michael Bracewell, Wayne Parnell, Vijaykumar Vyashak