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Hello and Welcome one and all to ABP Live’s Live Coverage of match number 5 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. It is the Rajasthan Royals (RR) who are up against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the first of the twin-clashes this Sunday. While RR will start the season with Sanju Samson, someone who has been with them for quite some time now, LSG have been bolstered with the return of KL Rahul who was ruled out midseason last year with an injury.
There is an amazing bunch of young and experienced players on display in this match with youngsters like Jasiwal and Padikkal on one hand while experienced campaigners like Buttler and De Kock on the other. In the bowling department, focus will be RR’s Yuzvendra Chahal and R Ashwin- the two spinners who were the top two highest wicket-takers for the team last season with Chahal topping Ashwin’s tally. For Lucknow, Ravi Bishnoi was oustanding with the ball last edition and it would be interesting to see how he performs in 2024.
With the T20 World Cup also in sight, this season will be an opportunity for several players to leave a final impression on the selectors before squads are announced for the marquee ICC event in June.
All in all, the stage looks set for a riveting cricket contest between a side that have not a competition since the inaugural since 2008 and one that started in 2022 and reached playoffs in each of the two seasons that it has appeared in so far.
Probable Playing 11s:
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (captain/wicketkeeper), Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Rovman Powell, Dhruv Jurel, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal
Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Devdutt Padikkal, Deepak Hooda, KL Rahul (captain), Nicholas Pooran, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Shamar Joseph/Naveen-ul-Haq, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan
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