The 63rd match of the IPL 2022 will see Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) clashing with Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Brabourne Stadium in Pune on May 15, 2022, in the second match of the last double-header of the tournament.
Lucknow Super Giants are second on the points table with 16 points from 12 games and a win against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday will see them through to the playoffs. RR, on the other hand, can ill-afford a loss here as then they would hand their fate into the results of other matches.
Keeping this in mind, here is the COC predicted playing XIs for the LSG v RR match.
LUCKNOW SUPER GIANTS
Lucknow Super Giants are just one win away from qualifying for the playoffs and if they win both of their remaining matches, they might end up cementing one of the top two spots.
KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock have given LSG good starts, and Deepak Hooda has done well after being promoted to the no.3 spot. Karan Sharma is expected to get one more chance while Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, and Jason Holder have held the key to LSG’s success in the tournament.
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One more reason LSG has been amazing in IPL 2022 is that they have picked wickets upfront thanks to Dushmantha Chameera, Avesh Khan and now Mohsin Khan, as all of them have impressed everyone with their pace and bowling acumen.
RAJASTHAN ROYALS
RR are also in contention of qualifying for the playoffs but needs to win both of their matches to have less of a headache of making it into the final four. They can technically get in the playoffs even after losing both matches, but then they may have to rely on other results going their way.
Jos Buttler has been a beast with the bat for RR in IPL 2022 and along with Shimron Hetmyer has scored the bulk of runs for RR. While Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal have shown glimpses of form, RR will need them to come good against LSG to keep one foot in the playoffs boat.
R Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal have been Sanju Samson’s trump cards, with Kuldeep Sen and Prasidh Krishna have shown what pace can do. Trent Boult has taken wickets in the powerplay to help RR get ahead in the matches.
Now it's time that all of these things come together and help RR go into the playoffs unscathed.
LSG COC Predicted Playing XI:
Quinton de Kock (WK), KL Rahul (C), Deepak Hooda, Karan Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Jason Holder, Mohsin Khan, Dushmantha Chameera, Avesh Khan
RR COC Predicted Playing XI:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (C-WK), Rassie van der Dussen, Riyan Parag, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen
