May 15: Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals, 63rd Match, Brabourne Stadium
Safe XI: 1 KL Rahul (capt), 2 Jos Buttler (vice-capt), 3 Quinton de Kock, 4 Sanju Samson, 5 Deepak Hooda, 6 Marcus Stoinis, 7 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 8 Riyan Parag, 9 Yuzvendra Chahal, 10 Avesh Khan, 11 Mohsin Khan
Captain: KL Rahul
With 459 runs in 12 innings, Rahul is the second-leading run-scorer this season. The last time he played at the Brabourne stadium, he scored an unbeaten 103 off 60 balls against Mumbai Indians.
Vice-captain: Jos Buttler The England opener is enjoying his best ever IPL season, having scored 625 runs in 12 games at a strike rate of 149.88, and is the current orange cap holder. The last few innings have not been as free-flowing as he would have liked but he is expected to get a big one in this game. The last time he played here, he scored 103 off 61 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Hot Picks
Sanju Samson: Despite Royals' skipper changing his batting positions, he has been scoring runs consistently this season, accumulating 327 runs in 12 games at a healthy strike rate of 155.71. He has hit the most number of sixes against spinners this season - 14 in 84 balls. On an average, he hits a six every six balls against spinners.
Deepak Hooda: Hooda has been enjoying his best returns in an IPL season, having scored 347 runs in 12 games at a strike rate of 130.94. His scores since being promoted to No. 3 are 34, 52, 41 and 27.
Differential Picks
Yashasvi Jaiswal: On his return to the side, Jaiswal struck 68 off 41 balls to help Royals chase down 190 against Punjab Kings. In the 20 balls against spin this season, he has scored 33 runs at a strike rate of 165 without losing his wicket.
Mohsin Khan: One of the many talented uncapped pacers this season, Mohsin has been picked up ten wickets in six outings. He has the best economy (5.19) and the best bowling average (10.90) among all players this season.
High-risk XI: 1 Jos Buttler (capt), 2 Avesh Khan (vice-capt), 3 KL Rahul, 4 Quinton de Kock, 5 Deepak Hooda, 6 Devdutt Padikkal, 7 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Yuzvendra Chahal, 10 Mohsin Khan, 11 Dushmantha Chameera