IPL 2024: Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants, Match 4 - Top player battles to watch out for

Rajasthan Royals (RR) will play their first home game against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the IPL 2024. The match is set to take place at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on the 24th of March 2024 at 3:30 PM (IST). Both the teams would be looking forward to starting their campaign in the IPL 2024 on a good note. The key for success would be to gauge the conditions and adapt accordingly.

Jaipur is usually good for the batters in the early stage of the tournament. Later in the league, the wicket could assist the bowlers. Both batters and bowlers have a good chance of succeeding in the first match at the venue. It will be an interesting match, as both the teams know each other well since the last couple of seasons. The players know how the wicket behaved in the last season. 

Both the teams have some of the best players in the world. RR has the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, and Sanju Samson who are aggressive at the top. To follow them are Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, and Rovman Powell who can be key in the middle order. With the bowling, RR have the luxury of some great bowlers like Trent Boult, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Avesh Khan.

LSG have some terrific players as well. At the top, they have the fire power of Quinton De Kock, Kyle Mayers, and Nicholas Pooran in addition to Devdutt Padikkal. In a new role, KL Rahul will bat in the middle order alongside Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Deepak Hooda, and Ayush Badoni. Their bowling unit consisits of Naveen-ul-Haq, Shamar Joseph, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Mohsin Khan, and others.

Here are the key players battles to watch out for in the game between RR and LSG -

1) Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Mohsin Khan

Yashasvi Jaiswal is one of the best batters in the world currently. More importantly, he is highly impactful and does not hesitate to take down the best bowlers in the world. In the last season, the youngster was highly impressive with his terrific performances. Since then, the star batter has grown in stature. 

To counter him, Mohsin Khan could be the best option. The left-arm pacer can bring the ball back into the left handers with his seam bowling. He can also take them away from the southpaw with an outswinger. Khan operates at a good pace and can trouble the RR batter with his skill sets and execution.