On Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, match number 26 of the IPL 2023 will take place between the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Rajasthan Royals (RR).
With nine wins and five losses in 14 games played, the Lucknow Super Giants finished third in their inaugural IPL season. They were eliminated from the competition last year after losing to RCB in the eliminator. This time, they would try to maintain the same momentum.
On the other side, Rajasthan Royals also relished the previous campaign as they were eliminated by Gujarat Titans in the finals.
On May 15, 2022, in Mumbai, the two teams last faced off, with Rajasthan Royals winning by a score of 24 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal (41) and Devdutt Padikkal (39) helped Rajasthan Royals score 178/6 in 20 overs while they were batting first.
In response, Marcus Stoinis (27) and Deepak Hooda (59) made some runs with the bat, but their combined efforts fell short of the 178 runs needed to win the game, which Lucknow Super Giants ultimately lost by 24 runs. Check complete details on RR vs LSG head-to-head records.
Rajasthan Royals
With the help of merciless power hitting from Shimron Hetmyer and disciplined batting from Sanju Samson, Rajasthan Royals stunned the defending champions to win their last match. With four wins out of five, they now lead the points standings. The entire circuit ie performing well and they would try to maintain their winning streak.
Lucknow Super Giants
The Lucknow Super Giants, on the other hand, will be entering the match after a narrow two-wicket loss to the Punjab Kings. They have a stronger net run rate of +0.761 and now hold the second spot in the points table with three victories out of five games. In this IPL, LSG also had a lot of outstanding players. In the previous game, KL Rahul scored fifty runs. LSG would want to get back to winning ways.
Head-to-Head IPL 2023 Record of RR vs LSG
Rajasthan Royals have dominated both of the games they have played against each other so far, winning both of them.
Total – 2
RR – 2
LSG – 0
List of matches played between RR and LSG since IPL 2008
| DATE | WINNER | MARGIN | VENUE |
| 15-05-2022 | RR | 24 Runs | Mumbai |
| 10-04-2022 | RR | 3 Runs | Mumbai |
Most runs in RR vs LSG fixtures
Deepak Hooda (LSG) – 84 runs
Most wickets in RR vs LSG fixtures
Yuzvendra Chahal (RR) – 5 wickets
Squads:
Lucknow Super Giants Squad: KL Rahul(c), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran(w), Ayush Badoni, Avesh Khan, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi, Amit Mishra, Jaydev Unadkat, Krishnappa Gowtham, Prerak Mankad, Daniel Sams, Manan Vohra, Quinton de Kock, Swapnil Singh, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur, Romario Shepherd, Karan Sharma, Mayank Yadav
Rajasthan Royals Squad: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal, Devdutt Padikkal, Murugan Ashwin, Donavon Ferreira, Navdeep Saini, Joe Root, Jason Holder, Akash Vasisht, KC Cariappa, Obed McCoy, KM Asif, Kuldip Yadav, Kuldeep Sen, Abdul Basith, Kunal Singh Rathore
Also Read: RR vs LSG Today Match Prediction, Match 26, IPL 2023, 19th April 2023
