IPL 2023: 3 Players Who Will Be Crucial for Lucknow Super Giants to Win RR vs LSG Match No. 26

IPL 2023: Lucknow Super Giants is the second-best team in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League. After three comprehensive wins out of five games, LSG is sitting in second place on the points table. They have beaten DC, SRH, and RCB but lost to CSK and PBKS, respectively. But one more win will help them move up to the top spot on the points table.

But it will not be that easy because now they will have to face the table-topper Rajasthan Royals in their next game on Wednesday. That match will take place on April 17 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, which is an away game for LSG. And to beat the best, you need everyone to put in a collective effort on the team. That’s why this article will discuss three such players for Lucknow who can help them win in RR vs LSG Match No. 26.

IPL 2023: 3 Key Players for Lucknow Super Giants in RR vs LSG Match No. 26

3. KL Rahul

After failing to make an impact in the first four games, LSG skipper KL Rahul looked good against PBKS in the last game. He took the inning forward and played an important inning. Rahul looked rusty at the start but made a fighting 74 off 56 to help his team reach a respective total of 159/8 in 20 overs.

Although LSG lost the game it will give them confidence knowing that the skipper is back with some runs under his belt. Rahul will be required against RR because he can play the spin very well, and RR has certainly had the best spin attack in the competition. The LSG skipper has scored 155 runs in five innings and will look to add some more on Wednesday against the Rajasthan Royals.

2. Mark Wood

The LSG speedster Mark Wood is breathing fire every time he comes to bowl in this IPL. He is the joint-highest wicket-taker with Yuzvendra Chahal in the competition and needs a good performance to get his hands on the “Purple Cap.” Wood has taken 11 wickets in just four innings for a bowling average of 11.82.

He will be required on Wednesday because, if he can provide his team with some breakthrough at the top, then RR will come under pressure. Wood holds a key to LSG’s success because he can trouble any batter, and a ball over 150 clicks will always be a difficult bowl to face for anyone. Notably, the pitch in Jaipur is ideal for pace bowling, which can also end in favor of Mark Wood. It means we are in for a show of some lethal pace on Wednesday.

1. Kyle Mayers

Kyle Mayers will be a big wicket in the game because he can be more dangerous than any batter in the match. The big left-hander has had some runs under his belt, but the last few innings didn’t go as planned. But it doesn’t mean that he can’t do any kind of damage, and if he goes, he will go big and hard.

Mayers has scored 168 runs in five innings at a brilliant strike rate of 168 with 12 sixes so far. His performance has kept Quinton de Kock in the dugout, which shows how impactful he has been for the team. LSG will hope that the left-hander will continue his power hitting against RR on Wednesday as well, because that will ease the pressure on the other LSG batters, and they can play freely.