Lucknow Super Giants will play against Rajasthan Royals in the 44th match of the IPL 2024 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Following their two consecutive wins over CSK in the tournament, LSG have made a big move into the top four of the points table. On the other side, Rajasthan Royals are firmly in the top spot of the IPL 2024 standings after winning the first seven matches out of eight in the ongoing season. Pitch Report The pitches at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow have improved substantially for the batters in the ongoing IPL 2024, allowing them to score runs at a higher tempo than last season. With that, the average first innings score of 158 is not going to be enough for either Lucknow Super Giants or Rajasthan Royals to defend during their upcoming IPL match. IPL 2024 Squad of Lucknow Super Giants KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Krunal Pandya, Yudhvir Singh, Prerak Mankad, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Shamar Joseph, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, K. Gowtham, Arshin Kulkarni, M. Siddharth, Ashton Turner, Matt Henry, Mohd. Arshad Khan. Players injured/withdrawn: Mark Wood, David Willey, Shivam Mavi. IPL 2024 Squad of Rajasthan Royals Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Nandre Burger, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj. Players injured/withdrawn: Prasidh Krishna, Adam Zampa.