RR vs LSG Dream11 Prediction: Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants will kick off their IPL 2024 campaign with the match at Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium on Sunday, March 24. Rajasthan missed the IPL 2023 playoff by just two points. In fact, with just five games to go, they were fourth on the table, but three defeats in the remaining games cost them the 4th place, which was eventually taken by Mumbai Indians.
Lucknow Super Giants meanwhile ended the season with three straight wins and finished 3rd on the table. But Mumbai Indians tore them apart in the playoff match, which they lost by a humongous 81-run margin.
So both teams were marred by inconsistencies last season and addressing that issue will be the focal point ahead of this clash.
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RR vs LSG Pitch & Weather Report
Weather Report: There is a forecast for clouds in Jaipur tomorrow, but that’s it. There’s little or no chance of rain and we should see a full game at Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium.
Pitch Report: Batsmen have had a party at this pitch in the past, which is perfectly complimented by the lightning fast outfield. So the nature of the pitch is likely to remain the same through the match. But the trick is the toss. You win it and opt to bat first and put the opponents right into the field, under the scorching sun, leaving them high and dry and tired.
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Head To Head Record
Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants have played only three games in IPL mainly because of latter being a new franchise. But the Royals won twice in those encounters, with Lucknow winning the other fixture.
| Matches played | 03 |
| KKR Wins | 02 |
| SRH Wins | 01 |
| No Result | 00 |
Injury and availability News
Rajasthan Royals
- Australian spinner Adam Zampa pulled out of Rajasthan squad. Mumbai’s Tanush Kotian has been named his replacement.
- Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell and Trent Boult are likely to be the overseas players in RR Playing XI.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal will definitely open the inning with Buttler, while captain Sanju Samson should come in at no-3.
Lucknow Super Giants
- David Willey is set to miss the start of the season due to personal reasons.
- Mark Wood pulled out of LSG Squad and won’t be available. Shamar Joseph was added to the LSG squad as his replacement.
- Q de Kock and Devdutt Padikkal should open the innings for LSGwith KL Rahul coming in either at no-3 or 4.
- Nicholas Pooran and Marcos Stoinis should form the crux of LSG’s middle-order.
TOP Picks For RR vs LSG Dream 11 Match
Captain Options:
- Yashasvi Jaiswal: The young Indian batsman has the world at his feet. Together with Shubman Gill, he is the current and future star. The 22-year-old had a magnificent IPL 2023 campaign where he led the scoring charts for the Royals and scored the fastest IPL half-century.
- KL Rahul: He had an injury plagued last season, but even in the games he was available, he had little impact. That’s the reason he was overlooked by BCCI in the T20I games. But the 31-year-old is a premium quality. His IPL record speaks great volume.
- Jos Buttler: If the Englishman show even a glimpse of his IPL 2022 version, where he smacked his way to 863 runs in 17 games, we are in for a treat. Buttler didn’t have the worst of last season either as he scored 392 runs in 14 innings.
- Sanju Samson: Though he could manage only 392 runs in IPL 2023, Samson has improved a lot in the last one year. He is part of Indian team set up as well. But Samson knows if he is to be in contention for T20 World Cup, his numbers has to improve.
Vice-Captain Options:
- Devdutt Padikkal: Scored 65 runs on his test debut, which was a great marker for the talent he has. The 23-year-old is on track to be the next superstar of Indian cricket. Though he might not be in contention for T20 World Cup, a strong showing in IPL 2024 wouldn’t hurt his chances at all.
- Nicholas Pooran: There are not many players in the world who could match the ferociousness of Pooran when he is on the pitch, smacking the bowlers all around the park. The West Indian hit 26 sixes and equal no of fours on his way to 358 runs in IPL 23.
- Yuzvendra Chahal: The 33-year-old needs no intorduction at all. He is one of the finest bowlers in the limited-overs cricket.
- Ravi Bishnoi: The 23-year-old leggie took 16 wickets in 15 games last season.
RR vs LSG Predicted Lineups
Rajasthan Royals Expected Playing 11:
Jos Buttler
Yashasvi Jaiswal
S Samson (C)
R Parag
Shimron Hetmyer
Dhruv Jurel
Rovman Powell
Ravichandran Ashwin
Trent Boult
Avesh Khan
Yuzvendra Chahal
Lucknow Super Giants Expected Playing 11:
Q de Kock (wk)
Devdutt Padikkal
Nicholas Pooran
KL Rahul (C)
M Stoinis
A Badoni
K Pandya
Ravi Bishnoi
Y Thakur
Mohsin Khan
Shamar Joseph
RR vs LSG Dream 11 Prediction Team 1
- Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul (VC), S Samson, Q de Kock
- Batsmen: Y Jaiswal (C), S Hetmyer, D Padikkal
- All-rounders: R Ashwin, M Stoinis
- Bowlers: Y Chahal, R Bishnoi, S Joseph
RR vs LSG Dream 11 Prediction Team 2
- Wicketkeepers: J Buttler, Q de Kock
- Batsmen: Y Jaiswal (C), S Hetmyer, D Padikkal
- All-rounders: R Ashwin, M Stoinis
- Bowlers: Y Chahal, R Bishnoi, S Joseph, T Boult
Disclaimer: The above teams are based on the data and instincts of the writer. While picking players for your team, consider the points mentioned above, and make your own wise decision.
