IPL 2026, RR vs LSG 64th Match Match Preview
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Having performed solely twice within the final fortnight, RR’s problem is two-fold. First, they should discover a solution to win in Jaipur, having misplaced every of their three video games there this season. Secondly, they are going to be enjoying back-to-back video games in brutal circumstances, with temperatures anticipated to soar to 43-degrees Celsius amid extreme warmth warnings.
Form information
Rajasthan Royals LLLWL (Last 5, most-recent first)
Lucknow Super Giants WLWLL
Key questions
In the highlight – Rishabh Pant and Shimron Hetmyer
Team information
Ravindra Jadeja is uncertain to take part, as he continues to be monitored for an elbow and knee subject that pressured him to overlook the earlier match. There can be a cloud over Riyan Parag’s health because of a hamstring niggle. This, nevertheless, did not trigger him a lot discomfort within the earlier sport as he made a half-century. Ravi Singh, who made his debut towards Delhi Capitals, can be believed to be injured.
Rajasthan Royals: 1 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 3 Dhruv Jurel, 4 Riyan Parag (capt), 5 Shimron Hetmyer, 6 Donovan Ferreira, 7 Shubham Dubey, 8 Dasun Shanaka, 9 Jofra Archer, 10 Brijesh Sharma/Sushant Mishra, 11 Tushar Deshpande, 12 Yash Raj Punja
With Aiden Markram again residence for private causes and unavailable for LSG’s final two video games, their abroad choices are trying skinny. The solely different reserve abroad batter, Matthew Breetzke, has additionally left. That means LSG may realistically go into the ultimate two matches with simply three abroad gamers of their XII, until they carry again George Linde. But with Shahbaz Ahmed doing nicely in his restricted probabilities, the larger query is who makes a method for him?
Lucknow Super Giants: 1 Mitchell Marsh, 2 Josh Inglis, 3 Nicholas Pooran, 4 Rishabh Pant (capt, wk), 5 Abdul Samad, 6 Akshat Raghuwanshi, 7 Mukul Choudhary, 8 Shahbaz Ahmed, 9 Mohammed Shami, 10 Mayank Yadav, 11 Akash Singh, 12 Prince Yadav
Stats and trivia
- LSG’s powerplay financial system price of 8.5 continues to high the charts this season. Their 22 wickets are the third-most on this part, after RCB (27) and GT (26).
- The 9 totally different LSG choices have used for Nos. 4-7 are the joint-most by any group this season together with Mumbai Indians’.
- Since IPL 2025, RR have gained only one out of their eight video games on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
- RR have been a narrative of contrasts with their batting this season. While their powerplay run price of 11.8 is one of the best, they’re the second-slowest scoring group within the demise overs at 10.2 an over.
Pitch and circumstances
The match will likely be performed on pitch quantity 5, the place 228 performed 229 within the RR vs SRH conflict. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dazzled along with his 37-ball 103, however RR ultimately misplaced with 9 balls to spare. Dew performed an enormous half within the second innings. Like that sport, Tuesday’s will even be an evening match, with oppressive warmth and humidity more likely to be a large issue as soon as once more.
Shashank Kishore is a senior correspondent at ESPNcricinfo