Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals Prediction & Betting Tips -

Prediction published on 25/04/2024, 09:00  by Devesh Jaganath | Modified on 25/04/2024 at 09:16 in Indian Premier League Predictions

Match 44 of the 2024 Indian Premier League will see the Lucknow Super Giants taking on the Rajasthan Royals on Saturday afternoon. The hosts are currently in fourth place in the standings, while the visitors are leading the league. The Lucknow Super Giants will come into this match with confidence following an excellent performance against the Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday. They chased down the defending champions’ 210/4 with six wickets and three balls to spare, led by Marcus Stoinis’ incredible 124*(63), which is now the highest individual score in this year’s IPL. Over the course of the tournament, KL Rahul has been the major contributor with the bat, scoring 302 runs in eight innings, followed by Nicolas Pooran on 280. However, despite being in the top four with ten points, there have been a few concerns raised about LSG’s over-reliance on their batting lineup, with Yash Thakur only barely making it into the top 20 wicket-takers in the tournament. 

Meanwhile, after missing out on the playoffs by the slenderest of margins last season, the Rajasthan Royals are clearly leaving nothing to chance this year. They are currently leading the league with 14 points, winning seven of their eight games, including a 20-run victory over this opponent in their opening match of the competition. In more recent times, the Royals put in a commanding performance to beat the Mumbai Indians by nine wickets and with eight balls to spare last week. Yashasvi Jaiswal was the headline act as he went on to score 104(60), while Sandeep Sharma bagged a fifer for just 18 runs in his four overs. Aside from the win, the biggest positive the Royals will take from that match would have been that they did not need to rely on the likes of Riyan Parag, Sanju Samson, and Yuzvendra Chahal, with Jaiswal and Sharma starting to earn their cheques. Despite playing away, the visitors are the favourites in this match.