Lucknow Super Giants (LKN) Team Updates

• Lucknow were the second franchise to make it to the knockout stage of the competition following a last-ball thriller against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday.
• Lucknow Super Giants had to wait for the result of the match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals to know who they would face - either Royal Challengers Bangalore or Delhi Capitals - in the Eliminator and eventually It will be Royal challengers.
• Lokesh Rahul and Quinton de Kock will probably open the inning.
• Quinton de Kock broke a lot of records in the last match, he scored 140 runs knock off just 70 balls.
• Deepak Hooda will bat at the one-down position.
• Evin Lewis and Krunal Pandya will handle the middle-order batting.
• Lokesh Rahul will lead the Lucknow Super Giants as a Captain. He is also a good Wicket-Keeper
• Lokesh Rahul will do the Wicket Keeping for Lucknow Super Giants.
• Krunal Pandya and Ravi Bishnoi will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
• Avesh Khan and Mohsin Khan will lead the pace attack of his team.
• The onus will be on Mohsin Khan and Avesh Khan who will lead the pace charge to once again pick wickets for Lucknow.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (BLR) Team Updates

• Royal Challengers Bangalore did their part by defeating Gujarat Titans in their final league stage encounter on Thursday, however, had to wait for the outcome of the Mumbai vs. Delhi game to find out their fate in the IPL 2022.
• To make the playoffs, RCB needed Mumbai to win their final game against Delhi Capitals. Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi by 5 wickets, ensuring that RCB qualified for the playoffs.
• The best part was Virat Kohli getting his form back, as he smashed 73 runs in the last game.
• Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli will probably open the inning.
• Rajat Patidar will bat at the one-down position.
• Glenn Maxwell and Mahipal Lomror will handle the middle-order batting.
• Faf du Plessis will lead the BLR as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman
• Dinesh Karthik will do the Wicket Keeping for BLR.
• Wanindu Hasaranga and Shahbaz Ahmed will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
• Wanindu Hasaranga is having topmost fantasy points in this series. He is the 2nd highest wicket taker of the season.
• Harshal Patel and Josh Hazlewood will lead the pace attack of his team.

Lucknow Super Giants (LKN) Key Players

• Mohsin Khan [3W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 4W]
• Avesh Khan [0W, 1W, 2W, 3W, 0W]
• Krunal Pandya [25, 0W, 25, 0W, 2W]
• Deepak Hooda [DNB, 59, 27, 41, 52, 34]
• Lokesh Rahul [68*, 10, 8, 0, 77]
• Quinton de Kock [140*, 7, 11, 50, 23]

Royal Challengers Bangalore (BLR) Key Players

• Josh Hazlewood [2W, 0W, 2W, 0W, 2W]
• Virat Kohli [73, 20, 0, 58, 9, 0]
• Harshal Patel [0W, 4W, 1W, 0W, 1W]
• Faf du Plessis [44, 10, 73*, 0]
• Glenn Maxwell [(40*, 1W), (35, 1W), (33, 1W)]
• Wanindu Hasaranga [1W, 2W, 5W, 2W, 2W]

LKN vs BLR Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

• Virat Kohli [PTs: 503, CR: 9]
• Faf du Plessis [PTs: 651, CR: 9.5]
• Glenn Maxwell [PTs: 688, CR: 9.5]
• Lokesh Rahul [PTs: 829, CR: 10]
• Quinton de Kock [PTs: 839, CR: 9.5]