Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants Live Updates, IPL 2024: RR will take on LSG© BCCI
RR vs LSG, IPL 2024, Live Updates: Rajasthan Royals will be opening their IPL 2024 campaign against Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday in Jaipur. LSG skipper KL Rahul will be returning to lead his team after missing out on the last four Test matches between India and England due to pain in his right quadriceps. On the other hand, RR had come tantalisingly close to clinching a second title before Gujarat Titans broke their heart in the final in 2022. They looked good in the initial stages even last season but slipped to fifth place in the end. (Live Scorecard)
Here are the Live Updates of RR vs LSG, IPL 2024 match, straight from Jaipur:
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15:01 (IST)
RR vs LSG Live: Toss
Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson won the toss and opted to bat against Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2024 match on Sunday.
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14:58 (IST)
RR vs LSG Live: Devdutt Padikkal earns his LSG cap
Batter Devdutt Padikkal, who was was swapped from Rajasthan Royals to Lucknow Super Giants, has earned his maiden LSG cap. If reports are to be believed, then he will be opening today, alongside Quinton de Kock. Skipper KL Rahul is likely to bat down the order.
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14:54 (IST)
RR vs LSG Live: Here’s what Yashasvi Jaiswal said before the match
“I just want to try and give my team a good start. I’ll just try and play the way I usually do. Very excited to be playing in Jaipur, we’ve had a lot of fans here and we’ll hope to give them a good game, anything can happen in a game of cricket, but we’ll try our best. I will just execute my process and enjoy my batting.”
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14:54 (IST)
RR vs LSG Live: Pitch report
We have a 62m and a 70m square boundary, the straight boundary is at 79m. The pitch looks brown and doesn’t have a lot of grass on it. The cracks are moving which suggests that it’s very dry. Spinners will play a big role, it’s important to get off to a good start in the first 6 overs, reckon Samuel Badree and Matthew Hayden, in their pitch report
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14:28 (IST)
RR vs LSG Live: LSG’s strong top-order
LSG would depend on Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stonis and Nicholas Pooran to do bulk of the scoring apart from skipper Rahul. It is going to be an interesting battle as they will have to contend with spin wizards — Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal, who can run through any batting line-up on a given day.
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14:27 (IST)
RR vs LSG Live: RR’s strong batting line-up
RR have a solid batting line-up, boosting of the likes of in-form Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, besides skipper Sansom. They also have a finisher in Dhruv Jurel, who made an impressive India debut in the recent five-match Test series against England. But Samson may look to strength the middle-order by bringing in West Indies’ Rovman Powell to go with countrymate Shimron Hetmyer.
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14:26 (IST)
RR vs LSG Live: Rahul’s return in focus
The focus will be on KL Rahul’s form and fitness when he returns from a quadriceps injury to lead the Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL opener against Rajasthan Royals. Rahul missed the last four Tests against England due to pain in his right quadriceps. He was out for four months last year after undergoing a thigh surgery. LSG captain will look to hit top gear not only as a batter but also as a leader, especially after guiding the team to successive playoffs in the first two seasons.
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14:25 (IST)
RR vs LSG Live: Hello
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the IPL 2024 match between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants, straight from Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. Stay tuned for all the live updates.
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