LSG opt to bowl against RCB

Mumbai, April 19 : Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have won the toss and opted to bowl against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in an IPL match here at the DY Patil Sports Academy on Tuesday. Both teams are unchanged for the match No. 31 of the 2022 season. After winning the toss, LSG skipper KL Rahul said: “We are going to bowl first. At this stage all teams like to chase. The game as we know can go up and down. Got a couple of first ball ducks and then a hundred. It’s good to keep my game on the toes. Coming into the game excited wanting to do well for my team.” RCB captain Faf du Plessis said: “It’s been a great start for us (this season). Guys are playing well. Playing against a strong team tonight. If I won the toss, I would have surprised you by bowling first (smiles).” Playing XIs: RCB: Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Suyash Prabhudessai, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj. LSG: KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Manish Pandey, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Dushmantha Chameera, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi.