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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and choose to bat first
Delhi Capitals beat Lucknow Super Giants by 6 wickets
Will Delhi Capitals be able to stem the flow of runs coming from their bowlers in this match or will it be another defeat against an in-form Lucknow?
We are backing Lucknow Super Giants to win!
Tournament: | Indian Premier League, 2024 |
Format: | t20 |
Venue: | Ekana Sports City, Lucknow, Lucknow, India |
Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
Weather: | 31.0°C|Mist |
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This 2024 IPL continues to be a tournament which sees the batters show off their talents and the bowlers having to be at their very best to remain competitive! But it has not just been a run-fest, we have also seen some brilliantly tight finishes with Tuesday's and Wednesday's games both going to the final ball.
Wednesday's match also saw the end of the final 100% record with Rajasthan Royals losing to Gujarat Titans. That means that a win for Lucknow Super Giants in this game will see them draw level on points with the Royals at the top of the pile but also means that, in spite of their poor start, Delhi Capitals are not losing touch with the sides leading the way.
This game has all the ingredients of another classic IPL fixture!
163/5 in 20.0 8.15
130/10 in 18.5 6.9
153/10 in 19.4 7.78
181/5 in 20.0 9.05
193/4 in 20.0 9.65
173/6 in 20.0 8.65
101/10 in 16.3 6.12
IPL 2023
Mumbai Indians won by 81 runs
182/8 in 20.0 9.1
175/7 in 20.0 8.75
IPL 2023
Lucknow Super Giants won by 1 run
176/8 in 20.0 8.8
166/10 in 17.2 9.58
272/7 in 20.0 13.6
Lucknow Super Giants won by 50 runs
Whisper it quietly, but things are going very well for KL Rahul's side who come into this game looking to make it four successive wins in the tournament after victories over Gujarat Titans, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings.
It was a 33 run win over the Titans here in Lucknow in the last game with the middle order of Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran and Ayush Badoni building on KL Rahul's solid start at the top of the order to take the team to 163/5.
With the ball, Yash Thakur was the hero taking a five wicket haul but credit must also go to Krunal Pandya who took 3/11 from four overs and will be relishing the opportunity to get the ball in hand at this venue once more.
The leading run-scorer for Lucknow Super Giants this season, Nicholas Pooran has been incredible this season and has notched up scores of 32, 40 and 42 runs in the last three matches. Given his recent form, we back Nicholas Pooran to score over 19.5 runs in today's match.
Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (c) (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mayank Yadav
Arshad Khan, Lokesh Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Devdutt Padikkal, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen ul Haq, Yash Thakur
While Lucknow seem to be going along swimmingly, the opposite is the case for Delhi Capitals who have one solitary win to show for their efforts so far in the tournament. A huge concern is their bowling attack who have conceded over 500 runs across their last two innings with the ball with South African pacer Anrich Nortje the main culprit, taking five wickets but also leaking 124 runs! He has now been ed by Lizaad Williams in the squad as the replacement for Harry Brook.
For a team at the bottom of the table, Delhi Capitals have some batting pedigree and the message from the team management is likely to be to carry on playing their shots. This approach brought 66 from Prithvi Shaw, 41 from Abishek Porel and 71 not out from Tristan Stubbs in the defeat to Mumbai Indians.
Prithvi Shaw notched up scores of 66, 10 and 43 since his return to the playing XI. He has been in good form in the the last match and we back him to come good in today's match and score over 18.5 runs.
Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Abishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Rishabh Pant (c) (wk), Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Kumar Kushagra, Jhye Richardson, Anrich Nortje
Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh Kumar, David Warner, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma, Jake Fraser McGurk
This looks like being another warm evening in the IPL on Friday! Unlike Wednesday's fixture in Jaipur, there shouldn't be any brief rain interruptions and humidity is unlikely to be an issue with the levels expected to peak at around 30%.
Pitch Condition
BalancedBatting Conditions
Moderate ScoringPace Bowling
SwingSpin Bowling
Average TurnThis is a two-paced wicket in Lucknow and only the very best batters in form will be able to play their shots with full confidence. A par score is likely to be no higher than 165 and bowlers with pace-off variations as well as spinners are likely to have the most success.
The pitch at Ekana Stadium is not that conducive for batting as there is some uneven bounce at times and it becomes tougher to bat on in the later stages of the game. It was evident in the last match where the total aggregate score was 293 runs. Expert's say black soil pitch will be used for today's game so expect another low scoring encounter in today's match.
If the team batting first wins this clash then it will be five successive victories for the team fielding second at this venue in the IPL. Therefore, we would be very surprised if both captains did not choose to bat first ahead of this match.
Delhi Capitals do have some wonderful players in their squad with Tristan Stubbs a particular shining light so far in this tournament but the reality is that their bowling attack are lacking confidence and opposition batters are taking advantage. Lucknow Super Giants have batters who do not need a second invitation to bully a bowling attack and our prediction is for another home win to make it four successive victories for Lucknow.
We are backing Lucknow Super Giants to win!
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