<p>In impressive form throughout the season, Lucknow Super Giants would look to bounce back from their previous match defeat and register a win to confirm their IPL play-offs berth when they face another aspirants, Rajasthan Royals at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Here is the team analysis:</p>.<p><strong>Team analysis of Lucknow Super Giants</strong></p>.<p><strong>Strengths</strong>: A certain dip in the team’s form at the business end is nothing to be worried about, considering how the team have performed with a match-winner in every match. Deepak Hooda, at number three, has been a revelation for the team.</p>.<p>The bowlers have worked as a unit, helping each other and taking wickets at regular intervals.</p>.<p>A solid bowling line-up along with a consistent batting unit – gives LSG a balance that sometimes have lacked in this tournament.</p>.<p><strong>Weaknesses</strong>: The middle-order has suddenly been out of form, inconsistent, and a pale shadow of what it used to be at the start of the season.</p>.<p><strong>Team analysis of Rajasthan Royals</strong></p>.<p><strong>Strengths</strong>: They might be coming from a loss against Delhi Capitals in their last match, the hopes will be very high against the LSG, whom they have beaten the last time these two teams met.</p>.<p>Royals have consistently performed with every player chipping in with crucial match-winning performances. Whether it was Ashwin scoring a 50 on a two-paced pitch at D Y Patil Stadium, or it was Yashasvi Jaiswal who scored a brilliant fifty in his comeback match against PBKS.</p>.<p>The spin twins of Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal would like to bowl at Brabourne stadium, which generally helps the spinners. A team that lacks the batting depth, but certainly has the power to score big totals, should ideally be batting first against LSG.</p>.<p><strong>Weaknesses</strong>: The absence of Shimron Hetmyer is hurting the team in the slog overs, with Riyan Parag being the only other designated slog-over specialist in the team.</p>.<p><strong>Impact player for Lucknow Super Giants</strong></p>.<p><strong>Mohsin Khan:</strong> Mohsin Khan has been a force to be reckoned with his hard length and hit-the-deck fast bowling.</p>.<p><strong>Impact player for Rajasthan Royals</strong></p>.<p><strong>Jos Buttler:</strong> A purple cap holder, proven match-winner, hard-hitting top-order batter, who has time and again decimated the bowlers without breaking a sweat.</p>.<p><strong>Head-to-head</strong> – 1</p>.<p><strong>LSG</strong> – 0</p>.<p><strong>RR</strong> – 1</p>
<p>In impressive form throughout the season, Lucknow Super Giants would look to bounce back from their previous match defeat and register a win to confirm their IPL play-offs berth when they face another aspirants, Rajasthan Royals at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Here is the team analysis:</p>.<p><strong>Team analysis of Lucknow Super Giants</strong></p>.<p><strong>Strengths</strong>: A certain dip in the team’s form at the business end is nothing to be worried about, considering how the team have performed with a match-winner in every match. Deepak Hooda, at number three, has been a revelation for the team.</p>.<p>The bowlers have worked as a unit, helping each other and taking wickets at regular intervals.</p>.<p>A solid bowling line-up along with a consistent batting unit – gives LSG a balance that sometimes have lacked in this tournament.</p>.<p><strong>Weaknesses</strong>: The middle-order has suddenly been out of form, inconsistent, and a pale shadow of what it used to be at the start of the season.</p>.<p><strong>Team analysis of Rajasthan Royals</strong></p>.<p><strong>Strengths</strong>: They might be coming from a loss against Delhi Capitals in their last match, the hopes will be very high against the LSG, whom they have beaten the last time these two teams met.</p>.<p>Royals have consistently performed with every player chipping in with crucial match-winning performances. Whether it was Ashwin scoring a 50 on a two-paced pitch at D Y Patil Stadium, or it was Yashasvi Jaiswal who scored a brilliant fifty in his comeback match against PBKS.</p>.<p>The spin twins of Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal would like to bowl at Brabourne stadium, which generally helps the spinners. A team that lacks the batting depth, but certainly has the power to score big totals, should ideally be batting first against LSG.</p>.<p><strong>Weaknesses</strong>: The absence of Shimron Hetmyer is hurting the team in the slog overs, with Riyan Parag being the only other designated slog-over specialist in the team.</p>.<p><strong>Impact player for Lucknow Super Giants</strong></p>.<p><strong>Mohsin Khan:</strong> Mohsin Khan has been a force to be reckoned with his hard length and hit-the-deck fast bowling.</p>.<p><strong>Impact player for Rajasthan Royals</strong></p>.<p><strong>Jos Buttler:</strong> A purple cap holder, proven match-winner, hard-hitting top-order batter, who has time and again decimated the bowlers without breaking a sweat.</p>.<p><strong>Head-to-head</strong> – 1</p>.<p><strong>LSG</strong> – 0</p>.<p><strong>RR</strong> – 1</p>