The 43rd match of the IPL 2023 season, featuring the Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore, is anticipated to be a highly competitive game, given the strength of both teams in the league. The coin toss is scheduled for 7:00 PM, thirty minutes before the match commences, and each side has proficient players. This match holds great importance for the playoff chances of both teams, and they are equally determined to emerge victorious. Experts predict a challenging and intense encounter between these two exceptional teams.

Match Details

• Match: Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore, 43rd Match of IPL 2023 

• Day: Monday

• Date: 1st May 2023 

• Time: 07:30 PM IST

• Venue: Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

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LSG vs RCB Head-to-Head

LSG vs RCB have an unequal record against each other, having played 3 matches in total.  Royal Challengers Bangalore emerged victorious in 2  matches, while Lucknow Super Giants won only 1 time.

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LSG vs RCB Last Meeting

Lucknow Super Giants emerged victorious for the second time in a row with a thrilling one-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in Match 15 of TATA IPL 2023 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The LSG team, led by Marcus Stoinis (65 off 30) and Nicholas Pooran (62 off 19), successfully chased down RCB's target of 213 in a dramatic last over. Despite the strong performance by RCB's top-order players, Virat Kohli (61 off 44), Faf du Plessis (79* off 46), and Glenn Maxwell (59 off 29), LSG managed to clinch the win.

LSG faced an early setback as Mohd. Siraj dismissed Kyle Mayers off the third ball of the innings. RCB's bowlers, who bowled with discipline, further reduced LSG to 23/3 by dismissing Deepak Hooda (9 off 10) and Krunal Pandya (0 off 2) in quick succession. Although LSG struggled to score runs and were at 37/3 at the end of Powerplay, Stoinis stepped up to the plate and scored 33 runs in two overs to keep LSG's hopes alive. Nicholas Pooran and Ayush Badoni continued the impressive batting display initiated by Stoinis by hitting boundaries at will. They took on Karn Sharma in the 13th over, scoring 20 runs and reducing the required runs to 77 off 42 balls. Pooran dominated the proceedings, hitting two sixes and a four off Harshal in the 14th over, bringing the run rate below 10. Siraj bowled an excellent over, giving away just four runs and taking the wicket of Pooran caught at fine leg with a full toss.

In the beginning, the Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul won the toss and opted to field first. They made a couple of changes to their playing XI, bringing in Avesh Khan and Mark Wood in place of Yash Thakur and Romario Shepherd. They also had Ayush Badoni, Daniel Sams, K Gowtham, Prerak Mankad and Swapnil Singh as their substitutes.

Meanwhile, the Royal Challengers Bangalore made three changes to their starting lineup, replacing Karn Sharma, Akash Deep and Michael Bracewell with Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror and Wayne Parnell. They had Karn Sharma, Suyash Prabhudessai, Akash Deep, Sonu Yadav and Michael Bracewell as their substitutes. Virat Kohli started off aggressively for RCB and hit some excellent shots to get the team off to a good start. He played a pull shot off Avesh Khan's bowling, which went over the keeper's head for a six, and then followed it up with a four through the covers. The second over yielded 13 runs for RCB.

Faf du Plessis scored his first boundary by hitting a ball wide of mid-on for a four. Kohli continued to be aggressive against Avesh Khan, hitting a four through extra cover and another through covers for a well-timed four. He hit his second six of the innings by thumping one over long on, off Krunal Pandya. He then took on Mark Wood, hitting a four over mid-off and a six over deep mid-wicket to bring up the 50-run opening stand off 33 balls. RCB reached 56/0 after six overs.

Ravi Bishnoi and Krunal Pandya slowed things down with three disciplined overs, giving away only 18 runs. Kohli reached his fifty off 35 balls with a single off Bishnoi. He broke the boundary drought by hitting a six off Krunal, followed by a four from Faf du Plessis in the same region as RCB reached 87/0 after 10 overs.

Maxwell and Faf du Plessis accelerated as they hit three sixes off Bishnoi's over. Du Plessis scored his fifty off 35 balls by hitting a six over long off from Wood. Maxwell continued to be aggressive, hitting a six and four off Avesh Khan. He and Faf hammered 23 off Unadkat's overs, which included two fours and two sixes. Maxwell got a life as he was dropped at third man by Krunal Pandya. He reached his fifty off just 24 balls by hitting consecutive sixes off Avesh Khan. The pair brought up the 100-run partnership off just 44 balls. Maxwell hit a six off Wood in the last over, but Wood knocked down his leg stump off the next ball. RCB posted 212/2 from their 20 overs, with Faf du Plessis remaining unbeaten on 79 off 46 balls. RCB introduced Karn Sharma as their Impact Player, replacing Anuj Rawat at the start of their bowling innings.

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Lucknow Super Giants Predicted Playing 11

KL Rahul is the captain of the Lucknow Super Giants. The team is aiming to show some impact for the ongoing season.

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Here are the probable Playing 11 of Lucknow Super Giants:

1. Nicholas Pooran(wk)

2. KL Rahul (c)

3. Ayush Badoni

4. Deepak Hooda

5. Krunal Pandya

6. Marcus Stoinis

7. Kyle Mayers

8. Naveen-ul-haq

9. Yash Thakur

10. Avesh Khan

11. Ravi Bishnoi

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Royal Challengers Bangalore Predicted Playing 11 

Despite showing promising performances in 2010, 2015, and 2022, they couldn’t emerge victorious.

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Here are the probable Playing 11 of Royal Challengers Bangalore:

1. Virat Kohli

2. Faf du Plessis (c)

3. Mahipal Lomror

4. Glenn Maxwell

5. Shahbaz Ahmed

6. Dinesh Karthik (wk)

7. Suyash S Prabhudessai 

8. David Willey

9. Wanindu Hasaranga

10. Harshal Patel

11. Mohammed Siraj

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Lucknow Super Giants Top Players

Here are the stats of the top 5 players of LSG:

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Royal Challengers Bangalore Top Players

Here are the stats of the top 5 players of RCB:

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IPL 2023 Match 43 LSG vs RCB Fantasy Team

1. Virat Kohli

2. Nicholas Pooran

3. Faf Du Plessis (c)

4. KL Rahul

5. Glenn Maxwell

6. Krunal Pandya

7. Kyle Mayers (vc)

8. Marcus Stoinis

9. Harshal Patel

10. Mohammad Siraj

11. Ravi Bishnoi

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Captain: Faf Du Plessis

He has participated in 8 IPL matches and scored a total of 422 runs in 8 innings. He holds the record of his highest score in IPL with 84 runs. Although he did not manage to make any IPL century, he was able to secure 5 half-centuries. Faf's strike rate in IPL is 167.4 with an average of 60.28 in 252 IPL balls. He hit a total of 61 boundaries in IPL, including 34 fours and 27 sixes and he is currently in 2nd place for the Orange Cap race in IPL 2023. Based on these statistics, experts at Frolic11 consider Faf du Plessis to be a strong candidate for the captaincy position in the match.

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Vice Captain: Kyle Mayers

He has participated in 8 IPL matches and accumulated a total of 297 runs in 8 innings. His highest score in IPL is 73. While he has not scored any IPL century, he has recorded 4 IPL half centuries. Kyle Mayers has an impressive strike rate of 160.5 with an average of 37.12 in 185 IPL balls. He hit a total of 46 boundaries in IPL, with 26 fours and 20 sixes and he is currently in 8th place for the Orange Cap race in IPL 2023. Based on these statistics, experts at Frolic11 consider Kyle Mayers to be a strong candidate for the vice captain position in the match.

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Top Picks – Batsmen for IPL 2023 Match 43

1. Virat Kohli: In IPL 2023, Virat Kohli is ranked fourth in the Orange Cap race with 279 runs in six matches, averaging 55.80 and a strike rate of 142.34. He has hit 25 fours and 11 sixes. In his IPL career, Kohli has scored 6788 runs in 226 matches, with five centuries and 46 half-centuries, and a highest score of 113. He has hit 591 fours and 227 sixes in the tournament.

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2. Nicholas Pooran: In 55 IPL matches, Nicholas Pooran has played 52 innings and accumulated 1128 runs. His highest score in IPL is 77, and he has not scored a century but has recorded 5 half-centuries. Pooran has achieved 14 instances of scoring 30 or more runs, and 5 instances of scoring 20 or more runs. With a strike rate of 157.9, he has an average of 20.50 runs per innings, having faced 714 IPL balls. During his IPL career, Pooran has hit a total of 150 boundaries, including 69 fours and 81 sixes.

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3. Faf Du Plessis: Faf du Plessis has participated in 121 IPL matches and accumulated 3724 runs in 115 innings. His highest score in the IPL is 96. He has not scored any centuries, but he has hit 29 IPL half-centuries, as well as achieving 24 scores of 30+ and 21 scores of 20+ in the tournament. Faf du Plessis has a strike rate of 133.8 and an average of 30.77 in 2783 balls faced in the IPL. He has hit a total of 471 boundaries, including 342 fours and 129 sixes in the tournament.

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4. KL Rahul: He is a stylish and aggressive right-handed batsman, and holds the record for the highest individual score by an Indian in the IPL. In his IPL career, Rahul has played 114 matches, scored 4044 runs in 105 innings, with a highest score of 132. He has scored 4 IPL centuries, 32 half-centuries, and has crossed 30 runs 15 times and 20 runs 18 times. Rahul has a strike rate of 135.1 and has hit a total of 508 boundaries, including 342 fours and 166 sixes.

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Top Picks – All Rounder for IPL 2023 Match 43

5. Glenn Maxwell: Glenn Maxwell has played 117 IPL matches, scoring 2572 runs in 113 innings. He has 16 half-centuries and a top score of 95, but no centuries yet. Maxwell has also hit 210 fours and 150 sixes in his IPL career, with an average of 21.98 and a strike rate of 156.7. He has taken 29 wickets in 70 innings he bowled in, with an average of 39.79 and a strike rate of 28.48. Maxwell has taken two wickets on five occasions but hasn't taken three wickets in an innings. He has bowled 826 balls, including one maiden over.

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6. Krunal Pandya: Krunal has played in 103 IPL matches, scoring 1402 runs in 90 innings, with his highest score being 86. He has scored one half-century and has achieved 30+ runs on 17 occasions and 20+ runs on 10 occasions, with a strike rate of 135.5 and an average of 13.61 in 1034 balls faced. In the IPL, Krunal has hit a total of 180 boundaries, including 127 fours and 53 sixes. He has taken 65 wickets in 97 innings, with a strike rate of 26.92 and an average of 32.98. Krunal has bowled 1750 balls (including 1 maiden over) and has taken 2 wickets 12 times and 3 wickets 6 times.

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7. Kyle Mayers: Kyle Mayers participated in 8 IPL matches and accumulated a total of 297 runs in 8 innings. His highest score in IPL is 73. While he has not scored any IPL century, he has recorded 4 IPL half centuries. Kyle Mayers has an impressive strike rate of 160.5 with an average of 37.12 in 185 IPL balls. He hit a total of 46 boundaries in IPL, with 26 fours and 20 sixes and he is currently in 8th place for the Orange Cap race.

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8. Marcus Stoinis: In his IPL career so far, Marcus Stoinis has played 75 matches and batted in 67 innings, scoring a total of 1286 runs. His highest score in the IPL is 72, and he has never scored a century but has made 6 half-centuries. Additionally, he has scored 30 or more runs on 8 occasions and 20 or more runs on 14 occasions. Stoinis has a strike rate of 140 and an average of 17.14, facing a total of 918 balls in the IPL. He has hit 161 boundaries, including 99 fours and 62 sixes. Stoinis has also taken 39 wickets in 53 innings, with a strike rate of 18.12 and an average of 28.64. He has bowled 707 balls in the IPL, without ever delivering a maiden over. He has taken 2 wickets on 5 occasions and 3 wickets on 4 occasions.

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Top Picks – Bowler for IPL 2023 Match 43

9. Harshal Patel: Harshal Patel has taken a total of 104 wickets in 81 IPL innings, with a strike rate of 16.25 and an average of 23.13. He has bowled 1691 balls (including 2 maiden overs) and has taken 2 wickets on 20 occasions, 3 wickets 10 times, and 5 wickets 1 time.

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10. Mohammad Siraj: In his IPL career, Mohammed Siraj has taken a total of 67 wickets in 70 innings, with a strike rate of 21.70 and an average of 31.20. He has bowled 1454 balls (including 4 maiden overs) and has taken 2 wickets on 16 occasions and 3 wickets 6 times.

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11. Ravi Bishnoi: Leg spinners are highly sought after in T20 cricket and Ravi Bishnoi, a young player, has the potential to become the next star spinner. Ravi Bishnoi has taken a total of 45 wickets in 42 IPL innings, with a strike rate of 21.26 and an average of 26.53. He has delivered 957 balls (with one Maiden over) and has taken two wickets ten times and three wickets four times.

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LSG vs RCB Game Prediction

In the ongoing IPL 2023 season, Lucknow Super Giants have participated in eight matches; in those eight matches they won five of them and lost three. They currently hold the third position in the points table with ten points and with the net run rate of 0.841. On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore also have played eight matches, out of which they also have won four of them and lost four. With eight points, they occupy the fifth position in the points table with a net run rate of -0.139. So, according to experts at Frolic11 and head-to-head statistics Lucknow Super Giants have a 46% chance of winning the game and Royal Challengers Bangalore have a 54% chance of winning the game.

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Best Batter of the Match

Virat Kholi: In 8 innings, Virat Kohli scored 333 runs during his participation in the IPL. Kohli's highest score in the IPL is 82 runs and he is able to secure 5 half centuries with no centuries to his name. Kohli has a strike rate of 142.3 and an average of 47.57 over 234 balls played in the IPL. He made a total of 42 boundaries including 31 fours and 11 sixes during his IPL career and he is currently in 5th place for the Orange Cap race in IPL 2023. For these reasons experts at Frolic11 believe that Virat Kholi might be the best batter of the match.

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Best Bowler of the Match

Mohammed Siraj: So far in IPL 2023, Siraj has played in eight matches and has taken 14 wickets, with his best performance being 4/21. This season, his bowling average stands at 16.64, and his economy rate is 7.28. And in this IPL season he delivered  32 overs and in those 32 overs he has given 233 runs. He is currently in 3rd place for the race of the Purple Cap in the IPL 2023. For these reasons experts at Frolic11 believe that Mohammed Siraj might be the best bowler of the match.

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Match 43: LSG vs RCB Pitch and Weather Report

Pitch Report

According to the Ekana cricket stadium's pitch report in Lucknow, the wicket is advantageous for the batsmen, as it provides a good pace and bounce. Typically, the field's pitch is dry and hard, and as time goes by, it deteriorates. During the first two innings, the field has green grass, making it dry and difficult to bat on. Spinners may receive some assistance, but in general, it is a fair pitch for both bowlers and batsmen.

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• Initial Ball Movement (1st Inning): Moderate chance

• Initial Spin Movement(1st Inning):  Chances of Turn on Pitch is less

• Middle Over: Good pace and bounce pitch

• 2nd Inning Pitch Behaviour:  More advantage to batsman

• Due factor: Less chance of Due

• Pitch Nature: Dry Pitch

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While this cricket pitch typically favours the batsmen, the bowlers can also reap benefits from it. During afternoon matches, the ball may display early movements of seam and swing. Furthermore, the pitch is well-known for being favourable to spin bowlers, particularly towards the latter stages of the game.

Weather Report

The weather forecast for May1st, 2023 in Lucknow indicates that the temperature may reach 28 degrees Celsius, accompanied by a wind speed of 10 kilometres per hour and 88% humidity. Due to the hot weather, the pitch at the Ekana cricket stadium in Lucknow is firm and even, which usually benefits the batsmen, allowing them to score runs with ease.

However, there is a chance of the ball experiencing some seam and swing movements during the early stages of the game. Therefore, both the batsmen and bowlers can take advantage of the pitch and weather conditions. Nonetheless, the outcome of the match might be influenced by the weather conditions and pitch quality.

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Conclusion

The upcoming clash between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore is eagerly awaited, with both teams looking to secure two crucial points. Royal Challengers Bangalore, currently ranked fifth on the IPL 2023 points table, are especially keen to win this game. While Lucknow Super Giants currently ranked third on the IPL 2023 points table. The outcome of the match is hard to predict, our cricket experts anticipate that Royal Challengers Bangalore have the advantage and are likely to emerge as the winners against Lucknow Super Giants on Monday, May 1st, 2023.