Check our Dream 11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing Team Picks for IPL 2024, Match 54 on May 5th
The most balanced teams in the competition, Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders will take on each other in the 54th match of the IPL 2024 on Sunday. Lucknow Super Giants are looking to wind off the home leg with a win having already won 4 out of the 6 matches played. Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders are coming into this match after handing Mumbai Indians a 24-run loss to end their 12-year barren run at Wankhede.
𝙐𝙋, 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙆𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙖𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 💙 pic.twitter.com/uJrq2ucnMc
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) May 5, 2024
Match Details:
Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Match 54
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Date & Time: May 5th at 7:30 PM IST and Local Time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and JioCinema
What is the Pitch Report for LSG vs KKR, IPL 2024, Match 54?
Ekana Cricket Stadium is set to host its final game of the IPL 2024. Sides batting first comfortably won the first two games and the next four matches have been dominated by teams chasing. The average 1st innings score out of the last 6 matches is 174 where the highest score is 199 and the lowest is 130. Though the surface holds the tag of sluggish, the pacers have taken 72 percent of the total wickets this season.
Recent form:
Lucknow Super Giants: Won, Lost, Won, Won, Lost
Kolkata Knight Riders: Won, Won, Lost, Won, Lost
LSG vs KKR, IPL 2024, Match 54 Probable Winners:
Lucknow Super Giants are expected to win this match.
What is the Expected, Probable Playing XIs for LSG vs KKR, IPL 2024, Match 54?
Lucknow Super Giants
KL Rahul (c & wk), Arshin Kulkarni, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Ashton Turner, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen ul Haq, Mohsin Khan
Kolkata Knight Riders
Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi / Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Manish Pandey / Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora / Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy
Final home game of the season 𝐡𝐚𝐬 to be special 😍💙 pic.twitter.com/2xon7mwvUp
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) May 4, 2024
Injury Updates:
Lucknow Super Giants: Mayank Yadav has been ruled out of the tournament with an injury.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Nitish Rana is getting closer to a return from injury.
What are the Fantasy Cricket Top Picks, Players for LSG vs KKR, IPL 2024, Match 54?
Top Pick – Batter
Venkatesh Iyer played a match-defining knock for Knight Riders against Mumbai Indians, scoring 70 runs from 52 balls, his highest score this season.
Top Pick – All-Rounder
Marcus Stoinis is the man of the hour for Lucknow Super Giants this season. In 10 matches, he scored 316 runs at an average of 39.5 with the best score of 124* and claimed 4 wickets.
Naam mein kya rakha hai? Tikka, tikka hota hai 😋#LSG | @SBILife pic.twitter.com/LnBQu34KUm
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) May 4, 2024
Top Pick – Bowler
Varun Chakravarthy is a clever bowler who reads the batter’s weakness well and is the joint leading wicket taker for Knight Riders this season with 13 scalps in 10 matches at an economy of 8.64.
Top Pick – Wicketkeeper
KL Rahul has scores of 28, 76, 82, 39, 33, and 15 so far this season at Ekana Cricket Stadium. He is the leading run-scorer for Super Giants with 406 runs in 10 matches at a strike rate of 142.95.
X-Factor:
Sunil Narine is an asset of Kolkata Knight Riders. He has put on a breathtaking all-round show this season, scoring 380 runs at a strike rate of 179.24 and claiming 13 wickets at an economy of 6.72.
#KnightsTV | Victory in Mumbai ✅ Off to Lucknow 🛩️Backbencher stories? Punjabi Travel Playlist? Almost God’s Plan? This travel vlog’s got you all covered! 😎 pic.twitter.com/Lp842yQ0wJ
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 5, 2024
What are the Fantasy Suggested teams for LSG vs KKR, IPL 2024, Match 54?
1. KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran, Phil Salt, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine (c), Andre Russell, Marcus Stoinis (vc), Naveen ul Haq, Varun Chakravarthy
2. KL Rahul (c), Nicholas Pooran, Phil Salt, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Ayush Badoni, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell (vc), Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Mohsin Khan
Inki khushi mein humaari khushi, inki hasee se humaari hasee! 😁💜 pic.twitter.com/W93kbpgJYs
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 5, 2024
Pre-Match Analysis:
Lucknow Super Giants made as many as four changes to their line-up in their previous encounter against Mumbai Indians. Quinton de Kock, Matt Henry, Yash Thakur, and Amit Mishra made the way for Ashton Turner, Naveen ul Haq, Mayank Yadav, and Arshin Kulkarni. It turned out well as they edged 5-time champions by 4 wickets in the final over.
The bowlers did the bulk of the job to keep the visitors for a modest 144 with Mohsin Khan bagging the honors with 2 scalps. Later in the game, in-form all-rounder Marcus Stoinis took on the onus of the chase and struck 62 runs to guide the side as a result Super Giants scripted their 6th win of the tournament and moved up to 3rd spot in the standings with 12 points in their bank.
Kolkata Knight Riders are in their best zone at the moment and have a chance to break into the top of the standings if they beat the formidable Lucknow Super Giants. Their bowling was on point as they defended 169 at the batting paradise Wankhede to secure a 24-run win over Mumbai Indians. Venkatesh Iyer’s timely 70 runs and Manish Pandey who came in as an impact substitute struck 42 which turned out to be a gold dust that enabled them to post a competitive score.
The bowlers ruled the show in particular Mitchell Starc was charged up, claiming 4 wickets to take his total tally to 11 in 9 matches this season. Sunil Narine is the unsung hero of Knight Riders who has scored 380 runs and claimed 13 wickets. Varun Chakravarthy (13 wickets) and Phil Salt (397 runs) are the other best performers.
