IPL 2023 Match 43, LSG vs RCB Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) square off against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Match 43 of IPL 2023. on Monday, May 1 at BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The Super Giants beat the Royal Challengers in a last-ball thriller by one wicket earlier in the season in Bangalore.

Speaking about form, KL Rahul’s LSG has made yet another impressive start to their current campaign. They have played eight matches so far with five victories and three defeats. With ten points and a positive net run rate of 0.841, they are placed in the third position in the table.

On the other hand, it is another inconsistent season for Faf du Plessis’s RCB so far. The Bangalore-based franchise has played eight games so far with four wins and as many losses. As mentioned above, one of their heartbreaking defeats came against LSG at the Chinnaswamy stadium courtesy of Nicholas Pooran’s blitz innings of 62 off just 19 as his side chased down a mammoth target of 213. Notably, the Royal Challengers might finally see Australian seamer Josh Hazlewood making his return from injury.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match No. 43 between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League 2023:

Head-to-Head: LSG and RCB have met each other thrice with the Super Giants winning on one occasion and the Royal Challengers on two including the eliminator clash of IPL 2022.

2 – Faf du Plessis (348) needs two fours to complete 350 fours in the IPL.

43 – Virat Kohli (6957) is 43 runs away from reaching the milestone of 7000 runs in the IPL.

3 – Ravi Bishnoi (47) needs three scalps to reach 50 IPL wickets.

2 – KL Rahul (598) is two fours away from reaching 600 fours in T20 cricket.

1 – Amit Mishra (170) requires just one wicket to surpass Lasith Malinga (170) and become the third-highest wicket-taker in the cash-rich league.

2 – Harshal Patel (198) is two scalps away from completing 200 wickets in T20 cricket.

1 – Marcus Stoinis (99) requires just one four to get to 100 fours in the IPL.

5 – Ravi Bishnoi (95) needs five wickets to get to 100 wickets in all T20s.

1 – Amit Mishra (249) is one game away from appearing in 250 T20 games.

41 – Dinesh Karthik (4459) needs 41 runs to reach 4500 runs in the league.

6 – Stoinis (194) needs six big hits to complete 200 maximums in T20s.

4 – Shahbaz Ahmed (46) requires four scalps to get to 50 wickets in T20s.