Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Prediction - IPL 2022 Match 72: Who Will Win?

Lucknow Super Giants Team Preview

The Lucknow Super Giants are playing in their first ever Indian Premier League season, and they have had a season that they will not forget in a hurry. They finished the Group stage with 18 points from a possible 28, and they only missed out on a spot in the top two because of a slightly inferior Net Run Rate to the RR.

Their last match of the tournament was against the Kolkata Knight Riders, and it was one of the matches of the tournament in our opinion. The LSG won the toss and opted to bat first, and they managed to put a total of 210 runs on the board without losing a wicket. Yes, that is right, Quinton de Kock, 140 from 70 balls, and KL Rahul, 68 from 51 balls, put on an opening stand of 210. This score from de Kock was the third highest score ever hit in IPL history. It really was a brilliant bit of batting that was a complete joy to watch.

Their top batsman to date in the IPL has been Rahul, who has hit 537 runs from the 14 matches he has played in. So, if you are tempted to do a little bit of online cricket betting on the Top Batsman market for this match, then who do we think will top scorer for the LSG?

Well, Rahul is always a good bet with the way that he has been betting, but we would actually be tempted to put our money on de Kock as the South African wicket-keeper has been in fine form as of late. In the tournament as a whole, he has scored 502 runs at an average o 38.62, so there is a good chance that he will top score for his side once again. So, if you want to make a Top Batsman bet for the LSG versus the RR, then consider betting on de Kock.

With 210 runs on the board to defend, the LSG bowlers would have been pretty confident of getting the two points that were needed to book themselves a spot in the Play-Offs. However, it was much closer than they would have liked as the KKR managed to reach 208 runs, meaning that they just won by two runs in the end. Shreyas Iyer was the pick of the batsman for the KKR, scoring 50 from 29 balls, while Nitish Rana scored 42 runs from 22 balls.

The pick of the bowlers for the LSG was Mohsin Khan, who picked up 3 wickets for just 20 runs from the 4 overs that he bowled. Marcus Stoinis also managed to pick up 3 wickets, but he was much more expensive, conceding 11.50 runs per over. Avesh Khan and Jason Holder both had a night to forget if we are being honest, as they conceded 105 runs from the eight overs that they bowled.

If you want to do a little bit of IPL betting on the Top Bowler for the LSG against the RR, then who would we suggest that you put your hard-earned money on? Well, M. Khan has been bowling really well as of late, and we think that he is the bowler that the RCB batsman will be most wary of in this match. He has played in just 8 matches this season, but he has picked up 13 wickets at an average of 13.23, so you can see why we are tempted to put our money on him.

Do we think that the LSG selectors will decide to make any changes to their playing XI for this big match? Well, the regular playing XI have put in a good shift all the way through the season, so it would be quite unfair if someone was to be dropped for this match. Therefore, we do expect to see the same playing XI take to the field against the RCB.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Team Preview

The Royal Challengers Bangalore finished fourth in the table with 16 points, and they have the Mumbai Indians to thank for their spot in the Play-Offs. The second last match of the Group Stage saw the MI take on the Delhi Capitals, and if he DC won it, then they would have made it through to the Play-Offs at the expense of the RCB since they would have had a better NRR.

The last match for the RCB was against the Gujurat Titans, and the RCB needed to win in order to keep their hopes of a Play-Off spot firmly alive. The GT, who had already qualified for the Play-Offs, won the toss and opted to bat first, and a quality bowling performance from the RCB restricted them to a score of 168 - a par score on the wicket. The top batsman for the GT was Hardik Pandya, who scored 62 from 47 balls.

The pick of the bowlers for the RCB was Josh Hazlewood, who picked up a couple of wickets, although he was pretty expensive, going for 9.75 runs an over. Wanindu Hasaranga was really good once again though, picking up a wicket and only conceding a little over 6 runs per over. The most expensive bowler of the evening for the RCB was Siddarth Kaul, who conceded 43 runs from his 4 overs, giving him an economy of 10.75.

If you would like to make use of IPL betting sites for placing a Top Bowler market for the RCB against the LSG, then who would we be happy to put our money on? Well, there is one bowler that stands out, and this is Hasaranga. The Sri Lankan has been in fine form all throughout the competition, and has collected 24 wickets at an average of 15.08. With figures like this, it really is no surprise that we would back him to be their top bowler in this all-important match.

With 169 needed to give themselves a really good shot of making it to the Play-Offs, the RCB batsmen would have been confident in their ability to chase the runs down. They got off to a fantastic start thanks to an opening partnership of 115 between Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis - the former was the top batsman with 73 from 54 balls, while the latter scored 44 from 38 balls. Then Glenn Maxwell chipped in with 40 off 18 balls, to help his side reach their target with 8 balls left.

If you want to make an IPL prediction on the Top Batsman market for the RCB against the LSG, then who would we put our money on? Well, Kohli has been looking back to his best as of late, and will believe that he has a point to prove after a string of low scores at the start of the competition, so we would be tempted to put our money on him to top score for the RCB against the LSG.

Do we expect to see any changes for the RCB in this match against the LSG? Well, the majority of the players performed well in their last must-win match against the GT, so we think they will all be rewarded with another match. Thus, we fully expect to see the same playing XI unless someone is sick or injured.

Toss Prediction

At the start of the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League, all of the captains were desperate to win the coin toss as it was proving to provide the winning team with a big advantage. The team that won the toss was winning 70% of the matches because they would decide to field first and would not have to bowl in the dewy conditions in the second half of the match.

However, at the business end of the competition, the dew seems to be less of a problem, and it is now having less of an impact on the outcome of matches. In fact, from the last 10 coin tosses, the team that has won the toss has won the match on only two occasions. So, it now seems that it is better to lose a toss than win it.

So, with this in mind, coming up with the correct toss prediction for this game is not a simple task, but we are going to say that the team that wins the toss will opt to bat first. We will explain why in the following section.

Pitch Conditions

This match is going to take place at Eden Garden, which is a venue that was not used at all during the group stage of the IPL 2022. The wicket at this venue is usually good for batting, although spinners get assistance as the match progresses, and the quicks get a bit of assistance at the start.

Th average score batting first on this wicket in T20 matches is 155, while the team that chases has won 60% of the time. So, with this in mind, why do we think that the winning captain will opt to bat first? Well, it is because there is predicted rain about, so the winning captain will want to get a big score on the board in case the match comes down to Duckworth Lewis.