Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants, 20th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Toss and teams:

LSG have won the crucial toss and opted to bowl.

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Jos Buttler, Rassie van der Dussen, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Kuldeep Sen, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal

Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): KL Rahul(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Krishnappa Gowtham, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan

Sanju Samson: We did the same thing last time (batting first), so just need to put runs on the board and defend it later. Nothing can be done about the toss, our team is well-balanced to deal with that factor. We have two changes - Kuldeep Sen in for Navdeep Saini, Rassie van der Dussen in for Yashasvi Jaiswal

KL Rahul: We're gonna look to bowl first. Even last game, I didn't have any other reason. Just that we want to know what to chase and maybe, dew might come on later. Every game starts fresh and I've not had a great game here. It always balances out. Just want to come out and do the job for the team. We're chasing, so we'll know what to do and I can pace my innings accordingly. We have a great team and that makes the team of a captain easy. When you have experienced players and about 9/10 of the players in the first XI are international players, it makes the captain's role easier. I'm enjoying the captaincy. Two changes - Lewis and Tye miss out, Stoinis and Chameera come in.

Prelude:

LSG began IPL 2022 with a hiccup by losing to GT. Since then they have been on a roll, winning three on the bounce. One of the key features of their wins has been the performance by the spinners. Against DC, LSG took 3-57 in ten overs between the trio of Bishnoi, K Gowtham and Pandya, while against GT, their spinners returned 2-43 in nine overs until the 15th over of the chase.

LSG's trump card this season has been Badoni who has made an impact in the slog overs and provided the finishing touches. On the other, Jos Buttler has been in prime form for RR, and he is currently the holder of Orange Cap. Shimron Hetmyer has also been in good touch. On the flip side, they lost their last game to RCB.

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