Patidar Wins Toss, RCB to Bowl First Against LSG at Chinnaswamy

Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Patidar cited the good pitch conditions as the reason for wanting to bowl and put the opposition under pressure. LSG captain Rishabh Pant expressed confidence in his team's batting on what he called a good pitch. Both teams announced their playing XIs, with RCB bringing in Josh Hazlewood as their only change.

Key Points: RCB vs LSG: Patidar Wins Toss, Opts to Bowl

  • RCB wins toss and bowls first
  • Teams announce playing XIs
  • RCB makes one change
  • LSG sticks with same team
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IPL: Patidar wins toss, opts to bowl against LSG at Chinnaswamy

RCB skipper Rajat Patidar wins toss, chooses to bowl against LSG in IPL match. Get playing XI, quotes, and team updates.

"s, and team updates.QUOTE: It's pretty obvious: good surface, bowl first, take the advantage and put them under pressure. - Rajat Patidar"

Bengaluru, April 15

Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar won the toss and opted to bowl against Rishabh Pant's Lucknow Super Giants in the ongoing Indian Premier League on Wednesday in Bengaluru.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru bounced back from their disappointing defeat to Rajasthan Royals with a convincing win over Mumbai Indians on Sunday, while Lucknow Super Giants saw their two-match winning streak come to an end at home against an impressive Gujarat Titans side.

"We will bowl first. It's pretty obvious: good surface, bowl first, take the advantage and put them under pressure. No grass on this pitch, looks good. Everyone is doing well for the team - coming at different stages and performing. One change - Hazlewood replaces Duffy," Patidar said.

"We're pretty confident, [it's a] good batting pitch. Regardless of whether we bat first or second, we need to do well. We don't want too much introspection; put trust in your team and do well. There are a lot of leaders in the group, so go out and perform well. Same team for us," Pant said.

Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav.

LSG Impact Subs: Manimaran Siddharth, George Linde, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh, Mayank Yadav Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar.

RCB Impact subs: Virat Kohli, Venkatesh Iyer, Jordan Cox, Kanishk Chouhan, Mangesh Yadav.

- ANI

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Sarah B
Interesting to see Kohli as an impact sub again. RCB's strategy seems to be flexible, but I hope they don't overthink it. The real strength is in the playing XI from ball one.
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Ananya R
LSG's batting looks solid with Pant, Pooran, and Markram. But their bowling, especially without Bishnoi, might struggle on this flat track. RCB should target 200+ if they bat second.
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Vikram M
As an RCB fan, I'm always nervous at the toss. Bowling first is the right call, but our death bowling has been a concern. Bhuvneshwar and Hazlewood need to be on point tonight. 🤞
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Kriti O
Good to see young Indian talent like Suyash Sharma and Rasikh Dar getting chances. IPL is the perfect platform for them. Hope they perform under pressure!
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Michael C
Patidar's captaincy has been decent so far, but I respectfully disagree with always bowling first at Chinnaswamy. Sometimes setting a big total can put immense pressure on the chasing side too. The strategy feels a bit one-dimensional.
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Priya S
Exciting match-up! RCB's middle order vs LSG's power hitters.

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