The Cricketer takes a look at the next fixture in the 2022 Indian Premier League season
Rajasthan Royals take on Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League.
The game will begin on Sunday, April 10, 2022. The first ball will be bowled at 7.30pm local time (3pm BST).
It will be held at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Rajasthan Royals started the competition with back-to-back wins over two of the weakest sides in the IPL, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians, after defending big targets of 211 and 194.
But they came unstuck against Royal Challengers Bangalore, after putting on 169 for 3 from their 20 overs.
RCB chased down the target with five balls and four wickets to spare, with Shabaz Ahmed's 45 from 26 balls going a long way to securing victory.
After losing their opening game against Gujarat Titans in the clash of the new franchises, Lucknow Super Giants have gone on a run of three straight victories.
They overcame Chennai Super Kings to claim their first IPL win, before beating Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals.
It was the Quinton de Kock show against the Capitals, as his 80 from 52 deliveries helped them chase down the 150 needed to win with little alarm.
Quinton de Kock hitting Super Giants to victory over Delhi Capitals (BCCI)
Super Giants have a world-class top-order in the form of De Kock and KL Rahul, who has registered more than 600 runs in three of the last four campaigns.
They've already recorded stands of 99 and 73 and are among the top six top-scoring batters in the tournament so far.
They'll be taking on the new ball delivered by Trent Boult, who has switched from Mumbai Indians during the off-season.
He is the leading seamer in the Royals ranks, with five wickets in 12 overs and an economy rate of 7.16.
The Kiwi will be hoping to put aside memories of the 18 runs Rahul smashed off his bowling during the 2020 IPL while the pair played for Punjab Kings and Mumbai, respectively.
Matches played: 0
Rajasthan Royals wins: N/A
Lucknow Super Giants wins: N/A
Though the humidity and temperature will have dropped from the afternoon, it will still be a balmy evening in Mumbai and a full game is expected.
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rassie van der Dussen, Karun Nair, Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Dhruv Jurel, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Anunay Singh, Riyan Parag, Nathan Coulter Nile, Kuldip Yadav, Shubham Garhwa, Tejas Baroka, Kuldeep Sen, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, KC Cariappa, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, Trent Boult, Ravichandran Ashwin
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis, Ravi Bishnoi, Quinton de Kock, Manish Pandey, Jason Holder, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Mark Wood (injured/replaced by Andrew Tye), Avesh Khan, Ankit Rajpoot, K Gowtham, Dushmanta Chameera, Shahbaz Nadeem, Manan Vohra, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Karan Sharma, Evin Lewis, Mayank Yadav, B Sai Sudharsan
Trent Boult is with his fifth IPL franchise (Getty Images)
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul, Quinton De Kock, Evin Lewis, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Krishnappa Gowtham, Andrew Tye, Jason Holder, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan
Royals start the game as 9/10 favourites while the Super Giants are evens with the bookmakers.
Lucknow have recovered from a dodgy start and look to have a well-balanced side. They should have too much for Royals.
In the UK, Sky Sports have exclusive rights to this year's tournament, with matches available on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket.
Fans in India can watch all of the action on Star Sports.
Elsewhere in the world, viewers in Australia can watch the IPL on Fox Sports while in New Zealand, Sky Sport will provide coverage.
Willow TV and Flow Sports will broadcast the tournament in the United States and the Caribbean, respectively.
Fans in MENA can catch the action on beIN Sports while in South Africa, SuperSport have the rights.
The IPL can also be streamed on Disney+ and Hotstar in certain areas.
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