IPL 2022, RCB vs LSG: Preview, Live Streaming, Date, Time, Squads, TV Channel Info

Heading
into
the
knockout
game,
Challengers
will
be
a
confident
lot
when
they
face
newcomers
Super
Giants.
While
the
winner
will
then
head
on
to
the
second
Qualifier,
it
will
be
the
end
of
the
road
for
the
losing
side.

Both
Challengers
and
Lucknow
head
into
the
match
on
the
back
of
wins,
but
LSG
will
have
their
task
cut
out
as
they
face
RCB,
with
Virat
Kohli
returning
to
form
just
ahead
of
the
playoffs.
Add
to
that
RCB’s
dramatic
entry
to
the
playoffs.

With
the
Challengers
having
been
a
part
of
the
IPL
since
its
inception,
and
yet
to
lift
their
maiden
trophy,
Faf
du
Plessis’ side
will
be
eager
to
prove
a
point
as
against
newcomers
Lucknow.
On
the
other
hand,
KL
Rahul-led
LSG
would
be
hoping
to
pull
off
a
dream
start
to
their
IPL
by
lifting
a
trophy.

After
a
string
of
low
scores,
Kohli
found
his
rhythm
enroute
to
a
scintillating
54-ball
73
in
their
last
match
against
Gujarat
Titans.
This
was
his
only
second
fifty
this
season,
a
visual
treat
for
the
eyes
which
encapsulated
all
the
Kohli-esque
shots
as
RCB
kept
their
hopes
alive
with
a
fine
win.

But
their
fate
was
not
in
their
own
hands
as
they
anxiously
waited
for
a
Mumbai
Indians
win
in
their
game
against
Delhi
Capitals
to
secure
an
entry
into
the
play-offs.
Kohli’s
return
to
form
will
be
a
big
plus
to
their
top-order
which
often
has
struggled
to
get
going
in
the
power-play.

Add
Dinesh
Karthik’s
new-found
finishing
exploits,
a
quality
pace
trio
in
Josh
Hazlewood,
Wanindu
Hasaranga
and
Harshal
Patel
who
would
look
to
embrace
the
seam-friendly
Eden
conditions,
and
Faf
du
Plessis’s
calm
and
astute
captaincy,
RCB
will
be
upbeat
in
their
quest
of
an
elusive
IPL
title.

Having
featured
in
three
IPL
finals,
RCB
are
one
star-studded
outfit
which
has
failed
to
live
up
to
its
fans’ expectations
time
and
again.
But
this
time
under
a
three-time
IPL
winner
in
du
Plessis,
RCB
look
more
balanced
especially
on
the
pace
bowling
front.

Even
as
India
speedster
Mohammed
Siraj
(eight
wickets
from
13
matches)
has
failed
to
impress,
the
trio
of
Hazlewood,
Hasaranga
and
Harshal
with
57
wickets
in
between,
have
been
their
backbone.

With
fresh
tracks
on
offer
for
the
knockouts,
the
trio
would
look
to
relish
the
challenge
Another
big
plus
point
for
RCB
this
season
has
been
India
veteran
wicketkeeper-batter
Karthik’s
new-found
form
with
the
bat
that
has
also
ensured
an
India
comeback
ahead
of
the
T20
World
Cup.

Assigned
the
role
of
a
finisher,
the
36-year-old,
who
was
bought
by
RCB
for
Rs
5.50
crore,
Karthik
has
played
a
key
role
in
their
qualification
to
the
playoffs.
With
287
runs
from
14
innings,
of
which
he
had
been
unbeaten
nine
times,
Karthik
has
a
superb
strike
of
191.33.

RCB’s
experience
in
batting
certainly
will
weigh
heavily
against
the
young
LSG
pace
attack
of
Avesh
Khan
and
Mohsin
Khan.
Lucknow
also
have
the
experienced
duo
of
Jason
Holder
and
Dushmanta
Chameera
but
they
have
been
inconsistent
this
season,
something
that
can
be
a
cause
of
concern
for
the
KL
Rahul-led
outfit.

A
key
battle
for
RCB
would
be
against
the
Lucknow
Super
Giants
opening
duo
of
K
L
Rahul
and
Quinton
de
Kock
—
by
far
the
best
opening
pair
of
this
IPL
—
sitting
pretty
on
second
and
third
places
in
the
top
run
getters’
list.
That
they
have
scored
1039
runs
together
—
including
the
highest
opening
partnership
in
IPL
history
of
210
against
Kolkata
Knight
Riders
—
sums
up
their
dominance.

But
this
also
will
be
the
team’s
weakness
as
the
Lucknow
franchise
lacks
a
quality
middle
and
lower
order,
barring
Deepak
Hooda
who
has
four
half-centuries
this
season.
But
barring
the
trio,
no
other
batter
has
impressed
to
lend
solidity
in
the
middle
and
lower-order.

The
likes
of
Marcus
Stoinis,
Krunal
Pandya,
Ayush
Badoni
and
Holder
have
failed
to
impress
and
it’s
high
time
that
they
get
into
their
acts
in
a
virtual
quarter-final.

Squads

Royal
Challengers
Bangalore:
Faf
du
Plessis
(c),
Virat
Kohli,
Glenn
Maxwell,
Mohammed
Siraj,
Harshal
Patel,
Wanindu
Hasaranga,
Dinesh
Karthik,
Josh
Hazlewood,
Shahbaz
Ahmed,
Anuj
Rawat,
Akash
Deep,
Mahipal
Lomror,
Finn
Allen,
Sherfane
Rutherford,
Jason
Behrendorff,
Suyash
Prabhudesai,
Chama
Milind,
Aneeshwar
Gautam,
Karn
Sharma,
David
Willey,
Rajat
Patidar
and
Siddharth
Kaul

Lucknow
Super
Giants:
KL
Rahul
(c),
Manan
Vohra,
Evin
Lewis,
Manish
Pandey,
Quinton
De
Kock,
Ravi
Bishnoi,
Dushmantha
Chameera,
Mohsin
Khan,
Mayank
Yadav,
Ankit
Rajpoot,
Avesh
Khan,
Andrew
Tye,
Marcus
Stoinis,
Kyle
Mayers,
Karan
Sharma,
Krishnappa
Gowtham,
Ayush
Badoni,
Deepak
Hooda,
Krunal
Pandya
and
Jason
Holder.

LSG
vs
RCB
Match
Details:

Match
No.
72:
Eliminator

Date:
May
24
(Wednesday)

Venue:
Eden
Gardens

Match
starts:
7.30pm
IST

Toss
time:
7:00pm
IST

Live
on:
Star
Sports
Network

Live
Streaming
on:
Disney+Hotstar

Source:
PTI