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When: Monday, April 10 at 19:30 IST
Where: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
What to expect: The pitch is the same one that RCB played on in their opening game against Mumbai Indians. There remained a tinge of green on the eve of the match, but in the first game, there was enough in it for all kinds of bowlers with a bit of swing early on, while a change of pace too remained effective later on. The pitch is likely to play similarly for this game as well.
Head to head: RCB 2 - 0 LSG
Teams:
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Wayne Parnell has joined the squad, but RCB is not likely to make changes to their playing eleven.
Tactics and match-ups: The early battle against KL Rahul could set the tone for RCB. The opener has a positive match-up against Mohammad Siraj, getting 91 runs in 48 balls against the pacer. But there is a possibility that RCB could counter this by using spin, either left-arm orthodox or leg spin, early against the batter. Karn Sharma has dismissed Deepak Hooda twice in 10 balls, which could also be on the minds of RCB when the first wicket falls.
Probable XI: Faf du Plessis - Virat Kohli - Anuj Rawat - Glenn Maxwell - Shahbaz Ahmed - Dinesh Karthik - Michael Bracewell - David Willey - Harshal Patel - Karn Sharma - Mohammad Siraj
Lucknow Super Giants:
Mark Wood is expected to take part in this game having missed the previous one at home, he had a fitness drill under the supervision of Morne Morkel on Sunday and had a bowl at the nets as well. Avesh Khan too had a bowl in the nets and is expected to be available.
Tactics and match-ups: Amit Mishra matches up well against Glenn Maxwell having got him five times previously in the IPL. But if RCB's openers have another good stand, the presence of Mishra could be negated to an extent by the duo who match up positively against him.
Probable XI: KL Rahul - Kyle Mayers - Deepak Hooda - Marcus Stoinis/Quinton de Kock - Nicholas Pooran - Krunal Pandya - K Gowtham/Amit Mishra - Yash Thakur - Avesh Khan/Jaydev Unadkat - Mark Wood - Ravi Bishnoi
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