Bengaluru won the toss and elected to bat – du Plessis returns

RCB vs LSG: The 43rd match of Indian Premier League-16 will be played between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Ekana Cricket Stadium from 7:30 pm. Bengaluru won the toss and chose batting. Regular captain Faf du Plessis has returned. Lucknow and Bengaluru will be facing each other for the first time at the Ekana ground. Both the teams will clash for the second time this season. Earlier, both had faced each other in the 15th match of the season, when Lucknow won by one wicket.

Lucknow's bowling attack has weakened in the absence of fast bowler Mark Wood. Wood has not played a single match since April 15 and the team is hopeful of his early return. Wood has taken the most wickets for them despite not playing three matches.

Pitch report

The pitch at Ekana Cricket Stadium is absolutely favorable for fast bowlers. This pitch also helps the batsmen a lot at the beginning of the first innings. It is easier for the batsmen to play big shots on this pitch in the initial overs.

Weather condition

The weather will not be good in Lucknow on Monday. Cloudy with a chance of rain. There may also be a storm. The day temperature will be between 27 to 20 degree Celsius.

Possible playing 11 of both the teams...

Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (Captain), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (Wicketkeeper), Ayush Badoni, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur, Avesh Khan and Ravi Bishnoi.

Impact Players: Krishnappa Gautam, Daniel Symes, Prerak Mankad, Amit Mishra and Mark Wood.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (Captain), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Suyash Prabhudesai, Vanindu Hasaranga, Vijaykumar Vaishakh, Mohammed Siraj, David Willey and Harshal Patel.

Impact Players: Faf du Plessis, Finn Allen, Karn Sharma, Akashdeep and Anuj Rawat.