Match 15 of the Indian Premier League, 2024 will be played between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants (RCB vs LSG). The match will be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Tuesday. Royal Challengers Bengaluru have played three matches in the series and are at the ninth position on the points table, while Lucknow Super Giants have played two matches in the series and are at the sixth position on the points table.
In the last match played by Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Kolkata Knight Riders, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by seven wickets. The best fantasy player for Royal Challengers Bengaluru was Virat Kohli, who scored 117 fantasy points.
The top scorers for Royal Challengers Bengaluru are Virat Kohli with 117 match fantasy points, Cameron Green with 61 and Glenn Maxwell with 39 match fantasy points.
In their last match of this series against Punjab Kings, Lucknow Super Giants defeated Punjab Kings by 21 runs. The best fantasy player for Lucknow Super Giants was Mayank Yadav, who scored 85 fantasy points.
The top scorers for Lucknow Super Giants are Nicholas Pooran with 92 match fantasy points, Naveen-ul-Haq with 52 and Deepak Hooda with 50 match fantasy points.
RCB vs LSG, pitch report and weather conditions
The pitch at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, will allow good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to hit on the surface. The surface will not provide much help to the bowlers and taking wickets will be difficult. The average first innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 165 runs. The team that starts first at this location has won 37% of the matches. We predict that the team that wins the toss will bowl first here.
Pace or spin?
The location is suitable for both pacers and spinners.
Weather forecast
Temperatures are expected to be around 32 degrees Celsius and humidity is expected to be around 23%. Wind speeds of 6.29 m/s are expected.
Head-to-head
In the four matches played between these two teams, Lucknow Super Giants do not have a good record against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Based on our analysis and trends, we predict that Royal Challengers Bengaluru will win this match. Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s bowlers have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while the all-rounders have earned the most fantasy points for Lucknow Super Giants.
Both teams last played against each other in Match 43 of the Indian Premier League, 2023, where Karn Sharma scored the highest fantasy points for Royal Challengers Bengaluru with 60 match fantasy points, while Naveen-ul-Haq topped the fantasy points leaderboard stood for Lucknow Super Giants with 106 match fantasy points.
RCB vs LSG, Fantasy Team: Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
Glenn Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell could be a good pick for your fantasy team. Maxwell has an average of 51 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. He is a top-order right-handed hitter. In the recently played three games, Maxwell scored 31 points. He can also give you some bowling fantasy points, off-break bowling and in recent matches he has taken two wickets at an average of 18 per match.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli has been a consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 73 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. He is a top right-handed hitter. In the last three matches, he has scored 181 runs at an average of 90.50.
Nicholas Pooran
Nicholas Pooran is a wicketkeeper with an average of 54 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.9 and is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He is a batsman who bats left-handed and also keeps wickets. In the recently played two matches, this player scored 106 runs at an average of 106.
Naveen-ul-Haq
Naveen-ul-Haq is a safe bet for your Fantasy Team. Naveen-ul-Haq has averaged 43 match fantasy points in the last 10 matches and a fantasy rating of eight. He bowls medium-fast right-arm and in the last two matches he has taken two wickets at an average of 42.
Krunal Pandya
Krunal Pandya is an all-rounder with an average of 69 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 7.9 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He is a left-handed hitter. In the last two matches, Krunal scored 46 points. He is also a handy bowler, who bowls slowly orthodox with the left arm.
Cameron Green
Cameron Green is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He is averaging 49 game fantasy points in the last 10 games and has a fantasy rating of 7.8. He is a top right-handed hitter. In the last three games, Green scored 54 points.
RCB vs LSG, Fantasy team
Wicketkeepers: Nicholas Pooran and Quinton de Kock
Batters: Virat Kohli, Marcus Stoinis and Faf du Plessis
All-rounders: Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green and Krunal Pandya
Bowlers: Mohammed Siraj, Naveen-ul-Haq and Mohsin Khan
Captain: Nicholas Pooran
Vice Captain: Mohammed Siraj
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