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Palmeiras e Flamengo se enfrentam, neste sábado, pela Supercopa do Brasil 2023. Em duelo marcado pelo equilíbrio, pode surgir a dúvida entre os torcedores: “O que acontece se a partida terminar empatada?”. Abaixo, o LANCE! detalha o regulamento do torneio.

Em caso de empate nos 90 minutos, a decisão será diretamente nos pênaltis. De acordo com o artigo 9º do regulamento da Supercopa do Brasil, não haverá prorrogação: “Os clubes se enfrentarão em jogo único. Em caso de empate, a definição do campeão será através de disputa de pênaltis“.

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Como vai funcionar o VAR na Supercopa do Brasil?

– As revisões do VAR serão exibidas em tempo real nos telões do Mané Garrincha durante o jogo. Ou seja, os torcedores poderão acompanhar a verificação que é feita na cabine. Segundo a CBF, “A medida tem como objetivo facilitar a compreensão pelos espectadores das decisões tomadas pelo árbitro de campo com o auxílio do VAR.”

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– Atualização no sistema de linha de impedimento. A CBF vai adotar um novo modelo para jogadas em que houver sobreposição das linhas traçadas pelo VAR. Uma linha azul será traçada, fazendo com que a jogada seja considerada legal. Ou seja, quando houver um impedimento “milimétrico”, a tendência é que o VAR não aponte impedimento. Isso deve facilitar a vida dos árbitros e pode até aumentar a quantidade de gols, já que teremos menos impedimentos.

– A Fifa e algumas das principais ligas de futebol do mundo já utilizam esse modelo com linhas menos rigorosas no VAR.

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O clássico entre Botafogo e Flamengo, previsto para acontecer no dia 25 de fevereiro, deve ser realizado no estádio Mané Garrincha, em Brasília. A informação foi publicada primeiramente pelo “Distrito do Esporte” e confirmada pelo LANCE!.

Com Nilton Santos em obra, Botafogo vem buscando outros locais para mandar seus jogos. O clube obteve uma renda significativa no jogo do último domingo em Brasília e espera conseguir uma boa receita no clássico.

+ATUAÇÕES: Tiquinho Soares brilha e recebe maior nota em goleada do Botafogo

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+Luís Castro valoriza goleada do Botafogo, mas vê equipe ainda em construção

Não é a primeira vez que Botafogo e Flamengo se enfrentam em Brasília. No primeiro turno do Brasileirão do ano passado, os dois clubes duelaram no estádio Mané Garrincha e os alvinegros venceram por 1 a 0 com gol do atacante Erison.

O Glorioso volta a campo no próximo sábado, diante do Bangu, às 18h, no Luso Brasileiro, em partida válida pelo Campeonato Carioca.

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O Corinthians informou que os torcedores que já adquiriram ingressos para a partida contra o Santo André automaticamente valerão para a nova data. O duelo, anteriormente marcado para domingo (5), às 16h, será disputado no sábado (4), às 18h30, na Neo Química Arena.

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+ Renato Augusto é novamente o destaque do Corinthians; Giovane destoa contra o Santos

Os corintianos que não puderem ir ao jogo no sábado devem entrar em contato com o atendimento do Fiel Torcedor, pelo telefone 11-3152-4000, número válido também para WhatsApp.

O ingresso mais barato, sem o desconto do Fiel Torcedor, custará R$50 no Setor Norte, onde as torcidas organizadas ficam. Já a entrada mais cara para o duelo custará R$ 270 na Oeste Inferior Central. As vendas serão feitas online, pelas plataformas www.fieltorcedor.com.br e www.ingressoscorinthians.com.br. Não haverá bilheteria física.

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CONFIRA ABAIXO OS PREÇOS (sem descontos do Fiel Torcedor)
NORTE – R$ 50,00
SUL – R$ 60,00
LESTE SUPERIOR – R$ 90,00
LESTE INFERIOR LATERAL – R$ 100,00
LESTE INFERIOR CENTRAL – R$ 130,00
OESTE SUPERIOR – R$ 150,00
OESTE INFERIOR CORNER – R$ 220,00
OESTE INFERIOR LATERAL – R$ 240,00
OESTE INFERIOR CENTRAL – R$ 270,00

Os associados do plano Minha Vida, do Fiel Torcedor, terão vantagens de 30% a 36% no preço dos ingressos mais baratos, dependendo do setor. Já os que configuram no plano Minha História terão descontos de 40%.

A venda, como já é de costume, acontece de forma escalonada, de acordo com prioridades estabelecidas pelo clube alvinegro.

+ Veja tabela e simule os jogos do Campeonato Paulista

Veja como será a venda de ingressos

27/02 (segunda-feira), às 17h – Abertura para todos os membros adimplentes do Fiel Torcedor que tenham a partir de 40 pontos, independentemente do plano, que poderão adquirir ingressos de todos os setores disponíveis para seu plano e também realizar a compra do estacionamento pelo site www.fieltorcedor.com.br (mediante disponibilidade de ingressos).

27/02 (segunda-feira) às 19h – Abertura para todos os membros adimplentes do Fiel Torcedor que tenham a partir de 20 pontos, independentemente do plano, que poderão adquirir ingressos de todos os setores disponíveis para seu plano e também realizar a compra do estacionamento pelo site www.fieltorcedor.com.br (mediante disponibilidade de ingressos).

28/02 (terça-feira) às 11h – Abertura para os demais membros adimplentes do Fiel Torcedor, que terão acesso à compra de ingressos e do estacionamento pela plataforma online www.fieltorcedor.com.br (mediante disponibilidade de ingressos).

02/03 (quinta-feira) às 15h – Abertura para torcedores em geral, que terão acesso à compra de todos os ingressos disponíveis em suas categorias pela plataforma online www.ingressoscorinthians.com.br (mediante disponibilidade de ingressos).

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O filho do atacante Dudu assinou o seu primeiro contrato com a base do Palmeiras. O anúncio foi feito pelas redes sociais de Pedro, que vai integrar a categoria sub-10 do Verdão, na manhã desta quinta-feira (30).

> Conheça o Tombense, adversário do Palmeiras na terceira fase da Copa do Brasil

Como a legislação brasileira não permite a assinatura de contrato profissional entre jogador e um clube de futebol antes dos 16 anos de idade, ocontrato assinado pelo filho mais novo do camisa 7 é de iniciação esportiva.

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Esse tipo de vínculo de formação determina a duração do contrato por um ano, existindo a possibilidade de renovação, e não gera custos ao Alviverde. Como o pequeno craque tem apenas 10 anos, o próprio Dudu foi o responsável pela assinatura dos papéis.

Pedro, em sua publicação, comemorou o seu primeiro contrato e afirmou que deseja seguir os caminhos do seu pai no clube.

-Meu primeiro contrato. Isto é mais do que a história a ser feita. Quero seguir os caminhos do meu pai nesse grande clube que é o Palmeiras. Espero que possamos compartilhar juntos muitos momentos como estes – disse o filho do camisa 7.

Em dezembro de 2022, depois de um bom tempo de conversas com a diretoria palmeirense, Dudu renovou o seu vínculo com o Palmeirasaté 2025, com possibilidade de extensão por mais um ano.

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O meia Renato Augusto passará por exames de imagem neste sábado (8), quando o elenco do Corinthians se reapresentará após a vitória sobre o Liverpool, do Uruguai, na estreia da Libertadores.

O departamento médico corintiano está cauteloso e não se precipitará antes de fazer uma nova avaliação do problema no joelho sofrido pelo camisa 8 logo no início da partida em Montevidéu. Os primeiros testes, feitos ainda no vestiário do estádio Centenário, não foram conclusivos, mas praticamente descartaram uma ruptura de ligamento, cujo tempo de recuperação varia entre seis e oito meses – consequentemente Renato perderia a temporada.

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Há a suspeita de uma lesão no menisco. E justamente os exames darão confirmações, como a gravidade do problema. Em casos de reparo da região, a recuperação pode durar até três meses. Porém, a situação pode ser menos impactante, com a necessidade de uma artroscopia, o que levaria de três a cinco semanas entre a realização do procedimento, o tratamento e o retorno do atleta aos gramados.

Essa é a segunda vez que Renato Augusto tem problemas no joelho direito no intervalo de pouco mais de um mês. No último dia 4 de março, o jogador sofreu um estiramento na região durante o jogo contra o Santo André, pelo Campeonato Paulista. A lesão o tirou da partida seguinte, válida pelas quartas de final da competição estadual, onde o Corinthians foi eliminado, nos pênaltis, pelo Ituano.

Amla, Kallis hit fifties to take team to 150 before Mpofu, Best star with three wickets each

ESPNcricinfo staff17-Mar-2023

Fifties from Hasim Amla (66 off 59) and Jacques Kallis (56 not out of 43) followed by fine bowling spells from fast bowlers Chris Mpofu (3 for 16) and Tino Best (3 for 20) guided World Giants to a 20-run win over Asia Lions on Thursday. By virtue of the victory, World Giants booked a spot in the final. Lions will face India Maharajas in the qualifier on Saturday.Tillakaratne Dilshan attacked the powerplay overs in the Lions’ chase of 151. He didn’t find much company though as Mpofu and Best derailed the top order. Dilshan struck Samit Patel for a six over backward point and followed that up with two boundaries in the fourth over. Mpofu, though, came back by rattling the stumps of Upul Tharanga in the final delivery of the fifth over.New batter Thisara Perera hit a six to get off the mark and later greeted Best with a boundary in the next over. Best also made a quick comeback with a yorker that took an inside edge onto the stumps.Best continued his fine spell to dismiss the dangerous Dilshan next. He bowled a full length delivery on the stumps, which caught Dilshan right in front.Captain Shahid Afridi was the only other batter to score more than 13 as he struck three fours and one six in his 18-ball cameo. Brett Lee was hit for a four and a six by Afridi, but used a shorter change in length to dismiss Afridi in the 15th over. At 108 for 6, the game was beyond Lions as they folded for 130.Earlier, Lions’ decision to bowl worked well initially, as Giants scored only 30 runs in the powerplay. Giants lost the in-form Chris Gayle to a run-out after Amla drove a ball to mid-off. Both batters were stranded at the non-striker’s end before Gayle was eventually given out.Amla kept the scoreboard moving at a steady rate. He hit Abdur Razzaq through extra cover for four runs before driving him to the point boundary off the first two deliveries of the fifth over. Boundaries then dried up in the next five overs. The former South African pair of Amla and Kallis struggled to find the gaps against the disciplined lines of Razzaq, Sohail Tanvir and Afridi.Amla and Kallis found some momentum in the second half of the innings as they picked up four boundaries and one six in three overs. The first six of the Giants innings came in the 13th over when Kallis hit a slower delivery from Isuru Udana over the midwicket boundary.The rebuild continued through the final five overs. Even though Amla was dismissed by a perfect yorker from Mohammad Amir in the penultimate over, ending a 105-run third-wicket stand, he and Kallis had carried Giants to a winning total.

The defending champions have opened their title defence with two consecutive wins

Ashish Pant04-Apr-20232:44

Moody: ‘Sudharsan showed maturity beyond his years’

Three-wicket hauls from Mohammed Shami and Rashid Khan, backed up a measured unbeaten half-century from B Sai Sudharsan gave the defending champions Gujarat Titans their second consecutive win at the start of the 2023 season. Delhi Capitals suffered their second straight loss, in their first home game this year.After Shami, Alzarri Joseph and Rashid restricted Capitals to 162 for 8, Anrich Nortje’s pace had Titans in trouble at 54 for 3 in the sixth over. Sudharsan and Vijay Shankar, who was subbed in as Gujarat’s Impact Player for Josh Little, forged a 53-run stand to take Titans closer. David Miller, who had arrived in Delhi from Johannesburg only the previous day, provided the finishing touches as Titans wrapped up the win with 11 balls to spare.Shami struggles and then hurts CapitalsThe Delhi pitch was lively from the outset and Shami was unable to control his swing, conceding ten runs through wides in his first two overs during the powerplay. He also bowled several superb deliveries, one of which beat David Warner and grazed the off stump but did not dislodge the bail. Shami got Prithvi Shaw to spoon a well-directed short ball to mid-on and had Mitchell Marsh chopping a back of a length ball on to his stumps. Though Capitals managed to score 52 for 2 in the powerplay, none of their batters looked confident.Sai Sudharsan is filling the gap left by Kane Williamson at No. 3 for Gujarat Titans•BCCI

Joseph and Rashid contain CapitalsJoseph also made life miserable for the Capitals. His first over cost 11 runs but his second was memorable. He first ended Warner’s difficult stay, inducing a thick inside-edge on to the stumps. The next ball was a snorter to Rilee Rossouw, who fended in the air towards point, where Rahul Tewatia dived forward to take a sharp catch. Joseph was quick, mean, and accurate. Sarfaraz Khan and Abishek Porel were both struck on the helmet by his ferocious bouncers, as Joseph kept hitting speeds in excess on 145 kilometres per hour.With pace causing Capitals plenty of problems, legspinner Rashid Khan was brought into the attack only in the 13th over and he had immediate impact. Rashid had Porel playing all around a sharp legbreak second ball, and he dismissed Sarfaraz and Aman Khan in the 17th and 19th overs. Only Axar Patel looked comfortable for Capitals, and his 36 off 22 balls helped them reach 162.The Sudharsan-Vijay Delhi connectionHeading into this game, Tamil Nadu team-mates Sudharsan and Vijay had strung together two fifty-run stands in four innings, and coincidentally both of those partnerships had come at the Aurn Jaitley Stadium during the 2021 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Now, batting for Titans, the pair produced another half-century stand in Delhi after beginning their stand in a difficult situation. Nortje had bowled the openers Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill, and Khaleel Ahmed had Hardik Pandya caught behind. With the asking rate under control, Sudharsan and Shankar built the chase steadily, taking no unnecessary risks and rotating strike while scoring the occasional boundary in between.Mohammed Shami gave the Titans two early wickets•Associated Press

Sudharsan keeps his head; Miller does what he does bestSudharsan was one of the finds of the tournament last year and comes into this IPL on the back of a terrific domestic season. Though Nortje cranking up the pace and Kuldeep Yadav getting the odd one to rip, he never seemed out of depth. Sudharsan reached his fifty off 44 balls and remained unbeaten at the finish. Miller, on the other hand, found his bearings from the start, cracking Mukesh Kumar for 20 runs in the 16th over to decide the game. Miller was Titans’ mainstay last year with his finishing abilities, and he started this season by having a similar impact.Impact Players: Khaleel Ahmed and Vijay ShankarVijay had a stronger impact on the game than his Delhi counterpart. Khaleel entered the game at the start of the second innings, replacing Sarfaraz Khan, and while he did dismiss Hardik, he went for 38 runs in his four overs. Vijay managed a 23-ball 29 and his partnership with Sudharsan was one that turned the game for the Titans.

For upcoming Tests in SL, Babar wants mistakes from previous WTC cycle to not be repeated

Umar Farooq06-Jul-2023

Talking about the October 15 ODI World Cup fixture against India, Pakistan captain Babar Azam has said that the tournament doesn’t revolve around only one game, and all nine fixtures will be important. Babar addressed the media in Karachi, where the team is undergoing a preparatory camp before the Sri Lanka Test series.”We are going to play World Cup and not just going to play against India only,” Babar said. “There are eight other teams and it’s not only India and only if we beat them then we will make it into the final. We are not focused on only one team, we are focused on all other teams in the tournament. Our plan is that we have to play well against all of them and win against them.”Pakistan are scheduled to play their nine league matches in five cities, their first stop being Hyderabad. There they play Netherlands and Sri Lanka – the two qualifiers from Zimbabwe – on October 6 and 12 respectively. Their next fixture is the big one, travelling west to Ahmedabad for the India game on October 15. They then go down south to Bengaluru to play Australia on October 20, and onward to Chennai, where Afghanistan await on October 23 and South Africa too on October 27. Pakistan then shuttle between Kolkata (v Bangladesh) and Bengaluru (v New Zealand) on October 31 and November 4 respectively, before finishing their league-stage fixtures against England in Kolkata.”In our thought, wherever the cricket will be played, wherever the matches are, we are going to play there. Because as professionals that is what we do, you have to be ready for everything. You prepare yourself for different conditions and in every environment and that is what we call a challenge and you take it to live up to it. Me, as a player and captain, I aspire to score runs in every country, dominate and win Pakistan games. So this is all we have in mind and not only that we’re going to play against one team.”Pakistan’s league stage matches at the 2023 ODI World Cup•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Pakistan’s participation is subject to the government approval, though there is a tentative approval which will be reviewed closer to the event. There will be the usual security reconnaissance before the team flies out, but there is no other hindrance at this stage.There was a letter sent out to the government by the PCB seeking advice on whether the Pakistan team is allowed to travel to India, and if so, if there are any reservations about any of the five venues for the Pakistan games, and if the Pakistani government wants to send a security delegation.Babar wants faster runs from Test battersMost Pakistan players are currently in Karachi, attending a conditioning camp before their two-match Test series in Sri Lanka. The series starts July 16 in Galle, with Pakistan playing their first Test after a gap of six months. The second Test is in Colombo from July 24.In the last ICC World Test Championship cycle, Pakistan were derailed in their home series with scorelines of 0-1 against Australia, 0-3 against England, and a drawn series against New Zealand. The Sri Lanka Test series is the first away series for Pakistan in the 2023-2025 cycle, and also have away tours of Australia (three Tests) and South Africa (two) lined up. They will host England (three), West Indies (two), and Bangladesh (two) at home.Honours were shared in SL when Pakistan last toured in 2022•AFP/Getty Images

“When you reflect back on the championship, you look out for all the positives and mainly what we were lacking in,” Babar said. “We did look back and plucked a few points. We’ll try to start this cycle in a positive way and up our game by 5-10 percent. We talked about taking our partnerships longer and with the ball, we have to take wickets. With the bat, if we were going with 3.5 [run rate], so now we have to change our game to try and go with 4.”On a question about taking a leaf out of the book on how England and Australia play Test cricket, Babar insisted that his side has its own way of playing.”As a captain, the approach is to win matches and always look to have a result,” he said. “Every team has a mindset and they play in their way. We try to play our best game and apply ourselves. For example, we went on to chase 360 [342] in Galle last year with our game. It happens when you have to score at the rate of three or four but sometimes you have to be defensive so it’s the need of the hour that dictates how you going to go into the situation. You learn every day and try to add new things to the system.”

The third umpire ruled that there was a clear gap between bat and ball, even though Ultra-edge showed a clear spike

Mohammad Isam and Andrew Fidel Fernando06-Mar-2024

Sri Lanka were indignant in the second T20I following the controversial overturning of an on-field decision, by third umpire Masudur Rahman.Early in the fourth over of Bangladesh’s chase, opener Soumya Sarkar had been given out by on-field umpire Sharfuddoula, who ruled that he had edged behind a short delivery from left-arm seamer Binura Fernando. Soumya reviewed that decision immediately, but had begun to walk off the field when the big screen showed a clear spike at around the same time the ball appeared to pass bat.Umpire Rahman, however, believed the spike to have come from a noise other than bat on ball. He said on air that there was a “clear gap” between bat and ball at the moment the spike showed up on Ultra-edge. There was a slight misalignment – the ball was one frame past the bat when the spike showed up. But in such circumstances, it is common that the batter is given out, and the misalignment put down to differences in the calibration of the technology.It was also not clear from where else a noise that had produced a pronounced spike could have arisen.When umpire Rahman conveyed to the on-field umpire that the decision would be overturned, Sri Lanka were bemused. They swarmed around Sharfuddoula questioning the decision. Their coach Chris Silverwood also walked across the sightscreen to talk to the fourth official Tanvir Ahmed.”The on-field umpire has given it out,” Sri Lanka assistant coach Naveed Nawaz later said at his post-match press conference. “I am sure the TV umpire usually needs to have conclusive evidence to overturn the umpire’s decision. It was clear that there was a spike. We saw it on the big screen. We might have to take it with the match referee to see what actually happened there. The footage on our screens was not enough to say anything. I am sure the TV umpire would have had evidence to overturn what the on-field umpire had given.”It would have been the first wicket. It would have given us a headstart by taking the wicket. On a track like this, any wicket is crucial.”Soumya was on 14 at the time. He would eventually fall for 26, in the seventh over.

Rajasthan Royals are on top of the table, but a win for LSG will close the gap to just two points

Karthik Krishnaswamy26-Apr-20244:04

Economy over wickets – Ashwin’s role at Royals this season?

Match detailsLucknow Super Giants (Fourth – P8, W5, L3) vs Rajasthan Royals (First – P8, W7, L1)
Lucknow, 7.30pm (2pm GMT)Big pictureForm is a fickle thing in T20, but if there’s such a thing, LSG and RR are the two form teams of IPL 2024, the only two with two or more wins in a row leading up to their meeting in Lucknow. Both teams sit in the top four at the moment, and RR, who already have 14 points, could have one foot in the playoffs if they win on Saturday night.This is a contest between broadly similar teams: both have strong top orders and occasionally get into a muddle with middle-order roles, and both have excellent attacks with plenty of variety. It’s hard to pick a favourite. LSG have won three of their four home games so far this season, but RR are perfectly equipped to compete on whatever surface Ekana throws up, whether it’s slow and low black soil or true, bouncy red.Both teams are looking ominous if you go by the metric of key players finding form midway through the season. Yashasvi Jaiswal did so with a match-winning century in RR’s most recent game, against Mumbai Indians on April 22, and Marcus Stoinis matched him in LSG’s most recent game, against Chennai Super Kings on April 23.Everything points to a tight and tactically interesting contest, and if you need anything else to whet your appetite, there’s the prospect of Mayank Yadav returning to action.Form guideLucknow Super Giants WWLLW (last five matches, most recent first)
Rajasthan Royals WWWLWYashasvi Jaiswal found form with a hundred in his previous game against MI•BCCI

Previous meetingBoth teams were playing their first match of IPL 2024 when they met in Jaipur on March 24. An unbeaten 82 from Sanju Samson led Royals to a total of 193, and LSG were in the hunt thanks to half-centuries from KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran. It came down to a gettable 65 from 36 balls with both of them at the crease, but a terrific end-overs display led by Sandeep Sharma sealed a 20-run win for Royals.Team news and impact player strategyLucknow Super Giants
Mayank Yadav, who has missed LSG’s last four matches with an abdominal issue, bowled in the nets in the lead-up to Saturday’s game. S Sriram, the team’s assistant coach, said Mayank is “pretty close” to a comeback. If he returns, Yash Thakur could make way for him. LSG have not used M Siddharth’s left-arm spin in recent games, but he remains an interesting option to come off the subs bench and take the new ball if needed.Likely XII 1 Quinton de Kock, 2 KL Rahul (capt & wk), 3 Marcus Stoinis, 4 , 5 Nicholas Pooran, 6 Deepak Hooda, 7 Ayush Badoni, 8 Krunal Pandya, 9 Matt Henry, 10 Ravi Bishnoi, 11 Mohsin Khan, 12 .Rajasthan Royals
Sandeep Sharma returned from injury and took match-turning figures of 5 for 18 in RR’s last match, against Mumbai Indians. He is likely to keep his place and share the new ball with Trent Boult. If a black-soil pitch is rolled out in Lucknow, there is a chance Royals could bring in Keshav Maharaj as their third spinner.Likely XII: 1 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 , 3 Sanju Samson (capt & wk), 4 Riyan Parag, 5 Shimron Hetmyer, 6 Rovman Powell, 7 Dhruv Jurel, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Trent Boult, 10 Avesh Khan, 11 Sandeep Sharma, 12 .In the spotlightQuinton de Kock has had a quiet IPL by his standards. He averages just 28.50 after eight innings, and while he’s made three fifties, all of them have come at strike rates below 145. LSG would love it if he found some of his old fluency, but the RR attack may present him a stern test: he has T20 strike rates of below 125 against all their key bowlers – Boult, Sandeep, Yuzvendra Chahal and R Ashwin.Marcus Stoinis also found form with a match-winning 63-ball 124 against CSK•BCCI

He’s taken just one wicket in seven matches this season, at an average of 240.00, but R Ashwin will tell you (as he has on his YouTube channel) that wicket-taking is becoming irrelevant in T20. He may be right on one hand, since his economy rate (8.88) is nearly identical to that of Yuzvendra Chahal (8.83), who happens to have taken 13 wickets this season. What is different and possibly worrying is that Ashwin hasn’t tied left-hand batters down to his usual extent: his economy rate of 8.68 against left-handers is his worst of any IPL season. LSG could have de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya and possibly Devdutt Padikkal in their top eight; can Ashwin dominate his favourite match-up like he’s done for so many years?Pitch and conditionsRed soil or black soil? It’s the question to ask in the lead-up to every game in Lucknow, and it’s a potentially tricky one for the home side ahead of this game. LSG love controlling games with their spinners on black-soil pitches, but Royals come here with one of the best spin attacks in the competition.Stats that matter Royals have won three of their four matches against LSG so far. The two teams have never met in Lucknow, however. Mayank Yadav has the best middle-overs economy rate (5.00) and average (7.00) of any bowler in IPL 2024 (minimum 30 balls bowled in that phase). Sanju Samson is five hits away from becoming the 10th member of the 200 sixes club in the IPL. Quotes”You’ve got to keep that white noise away. That’s the skill of really good teams. You can’t look too much at what others are doing. We have no control over that. We’ve got to turn up every day and be the best that we can be, and then, we’ll definitely qualify [for the playoffs] if we do that.”
“We’ve played eight matches and won seven of them, and in those seven matches we’ve had six different Man of the Match [winners]. So everyone in the team has been contributing. This is the biggest thing that wins matches. Whenever there’s a requirement, a different player [steps up]. It’s not like just one player is winning us games.”