Rajasthan Royals will take on Lucknow Super Giants in Match 26 on Wednesday, April 19 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. On the other hand, Lucknow is ranked in the second spot with three wins out of five matches.
Rajasthan is coming into the fixture having won their last three matches, while Lucknow were defeated in the last encounter by Punjab Kings by two wickets. The contest between the top two ranked sides of the tournament so far promises to be a mouth-watering one.
IPL 2023 Match 26 Details
- Match: Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants
- Date: 19th April 2023
- Time: 7:30 PM
- Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, India
Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Match Pitch Report
Sawai Mansingh Stadium will host its first game of the ongoing IPL season. There has been only one T20I played at the venue where India won the game against New Zealand, chasing down the target of 166. The pitch is expected to be a good batting track, with spinners getting some assistance from the pitch. Captain winning the toss will look to bowl first, considering the past few results in the tournament so far.
Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Head-to-Head Record
Teams | Matches Won |
Rajasthan Royals | 2 wins |
Lucknow Super Giants | 0 win |
Rajasthan Royals Probable Playing XIs
- Jos Buttler
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Sanju Samson (c & wk)
- Devdutt Padikkal
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Dhruv Jurel
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Trent Boult
- Adam Zampa
- Sandeep Sharma
- Yuzvendra Chahal
Lucknow Super Giants Probable Playing XIs
- KL Rahul ©
- Kyle Mayers
- Deepak Hooda
- Marcus Stoinis
- Krunal Pandya
- Nicholas Pooran (wk)
- Ayush Badoni
- Avesh Khan
- Yudhvir Singh Charak
- Mark Wood
- Ravi Bishnoi
Probable Best Batter Jos Buttler
Buttler has been in sensational form in the ongoing season so far, scoring 204 runs in five innings at an average of 40.80 and a strike rate of 163.20, with three fifties to his name. The swashbuckling opener will once again look to take down LSG’s bowlers and give a fiery start to his team.
Probable Best Bowler Trent Boult
The left-arm seamer has been phenomenal with the new ball and has picked wickets for his side inside the powerplay. The New Zealand seamer has six wickets to his name in four matches at an average of 22.33. Boult will be once again eager to pick crucial wickets for his side with the new ball against LSG.
IPL 2023 Today’s Match Fantasy Cricket Players Stats
Player | Players Stats |
Lokesh Rahul | 155 runs |
Trent Boult | 6 wickets |
Mark Wood | 11 wickets |
Yashasvi Jaiswal | 136 runs |
Today’s Match Prediction
Considering the combination, Rajasthan Royals are expected to win this match.