KL Rahul will take on the Challengers Challenge in Bengaluru, his home turf.
In Tuesday, April 02, 2024, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will play match number fifteen of the current Indian Premier League (IPL) in an attempt to delight fans.
The RCB, captained by Faf du Plessis, lost their opening match of 2024 to the five-time champion Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by a six-wicket margin. However, they bounced back against Punjab Kings (PBKS) with a four-wicket victory in their home opener for the season. However, they were defeated by seven wickets in their subsequent match against Kolkata Knights. However, they are prepared to win their next game.
In reference to the final Challengers match, Virat Kohli 83(59) produced an outstanding innings that enabled them to score a respectable 182. Alongside him, Dinesh Karthik (20 (8)) contributed to RCB’s total with another outstanding final innings as usual. Arriving as an Impact Player, Mahipal Lomror 17*(8) made a very significant knock. Regarding the bowlers, Vijayakumar Vyshak (4-0-23-1) had an outstanding spell at Chinnaswamy, a pitch that is notoriously challenging for bowlers. The opposition will be hoping that all of these players can maintain their strong form, a strong top-order start, and strong bowling support.
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However, the KL Rahul-led LSG suffered a disappointing opening loss against the season-opening Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Jaipur, losing by a score of twenty runs. However, they bounced back against Punjab Kings (PBKS), defeating them at home by a margin of 21 runs in their season’s second match.
Speaking about the Super Giants’ most recent game, Quinton De Kock 54(38) had an excellent performance and, after a long absence, had returned to form. Nicholas Pooran 42(21), the captain of the previous game, also participated in the captain’s innings alongside him. Krunal Pandya ultimately supplied the winning stroke, enabling LSG to record a score of 199, the highest on the field. Speaking of the bowlers, Mohsin Khan (4-0-34-2) provided outstanding support to young prodigy Mayank Yadav (4-0-27-2) who, with his spell of bowling the fastest ball of the 2024 Indian Premier League, single-handedly turned the tide of the contest. The Super Giants will be hoping that all of these will maintain their recent success, along with strong bowling support and a strong start from the top order.
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In the meanwhile, let’s examine the figures and statistics before to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru match:
LSG against RCB Head-to-Head: In the tournament’s history, RCB and LSG have faced off four times, with the Super Giants emerging victorious on one occasion and the Challengers triumphing three times.
56 – To reach 7500 runs in the IPL, Virat Kohli (7444) has to score 56 more runs.
5 – In order to reach 450 IPL fours, Dinesh Karthik (445) needs five more fours.
4-To reach 150 IPL sixes, Faf du Plessis (146) has to hit four more sixes.
4 – In order to reach 150 IPL sixes, Dinesh Karthik (146) needs four more sixes.
10 – Faf Du Plessis (390) has to score 10 more fours in the IPL to reach 400 fours.
Five more catches are needed for 45-year-old Glenn Maxwell to reach 50 in the IPL.
3. To reach 100 sixes in the IPL, Nicolas Pooran (98) needs two more sixes.
7 – In order to reach 300 fours in his IPL career, Quinton De Kock (293), needs seven fours.
35 – To achieve 3000 IPL runs, Quinton De Kock (2,965) has to score 35 more runs.
One more dismissal is needed for KL Rahul (49), an IPL wicketkeeper, to reach 50.
6-KL In order to reach 50 catches as an IPL wicketkeeper, Rahul (44) needs to make six more catches.
5 – To reach 50 catches in the IPL, 45-year-old Krunal Pandya needs five catches.
5 – To reach 300 sixes in T20s, KL Rahul (295) needs five more sixes.
5 – Devdutt Padikkal (95) needs five more sixes in the T20s to go to 100 sixes.
1 – KL Rahul (99) needs to make one more catch in the Twenty20 format to reach 100.
3 – In the T20 format, Deepak Hooda (97) needs three catches to attain the 100-catch milestone.
