Lucknow: Rajasthan Royals will take on Lucknow Supergiants on Saturday (April 27) to seal the IPL playoffs. The match will be played at Ekna Stadium, Lucknow’s home ground. Rajasthan had won the first match between the two in Jaipur. Rajasthan are currently in the top position with 14 points after completing eight matches. Sanju Samson and his team lost only one match. A win tomorrow would almost guarantee the team the play-offs. Lucknow is currently fourth. They have ten points with five wins from eight games.
Tomorrow’s match is crucial for Sanju. When the crucial meeting related to the T20 World Cup team formation takes place in Delhi on the 28th, there should be a great performance from Sanju’s team. There were reports that Rishabh Pant has been named as the first wicket keeper and KL Rahul as the second wicket keeper in the Indian team for the World Cup. In this situation, Sanju needs to give a performance that surpasses both of them Not only that, Pant also has a match against Mumbai Indians tomorrow. Rahul also plays against Sanju.
The fans are waiting to see if there will be a change in the team when they take to the field away from home against Lucknow. But the news is that there is no possibility of change. Injured Nandre Berger may be played as an impact player. Sandeep Sharma, who returned from injury, took five wickets in the last match against Mumbai Indians. Yashaswi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler will open the innings. Followed by Sanju and Riyan Parag. Shim in fifth place
Rajasthan Royals probable XI: Yashaswi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Ryan Parag, Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jural, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Josh Khan.
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