Rajasthan Royals win the toss against Lucknow Super Giants; choose to bowl first

The 44th match of the IPL 2024 season will be played between Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Saturday, April 27, 2024. However, Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and have opted to field.

When LSG and Royals clashed in Jaipur on March 24, it marked the beginning of their IPL 2024 campaign. Sanju Samson’s unbeaten 82 gave the Royals a formidable total of 193. LSG, fueled by half-centuries from KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran, stayed in the hunt, needing 65 runs from 36 balls with both batsmen at the crease. However, a superb display in the end overs, led by Sandeep Sharma, secured a 20-run victory for Royals.

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IPL 2024: LSG vs RR, Match 44: Who said what at the toss?

Sanju Samson – We will bowl first. Looks like a decent wicket to bowl, but no guarantees. This season has been a bit different, some extra days in between games, that gives us time to rest and recover. We’re playing the same team. IPL has been completely different, it’s normal to get carried away looking at other teams, but the talk in our camp is to stay with the flow, we have been playing some good cricket and we need to continue doing so. I don’t need to talk to him, he’s been a top professional and has a big role in our plans (on Ravi Ashwin)

KL Rahul – The wicket is good, there’s not much dew in Lucknow and the wicket will play well for the entire 40 overs. We’ll need to play some good cricket. It’s nice to get past 200, every team would like to do so, but the dimensions of this ground favours the bowlers a bit more and we’ve enjoyed it. No changes for us. Every player goes through a bit of time like that when you can’t get runs ( asked about Padikkal’s form). He looks good in the nets and he’ll have to stay positive, you saw last night when Jonny came back after getting dropped and then getting a hundred.

Playing XIs:

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Riyan Parag, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tanush Kotian

Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur

Lucknow Super Giants Impact Subs: Amit Mishra, Arshin Kulkarni, Krishnappa Gowtham, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Manimaran Siddharth