IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants, Match 36 Preview

The Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur will be hosting its second game of IPL 2025 as the Rajasthan Royals (RR) face the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Saturday, April 19. The two sides will face each other for the first time in the ongoing season.

The Sanju Samson-led side would want to give a better performance in this game than their last match against Delhi Capitals, especially in this must-win encounter since their position on the IPL 2025 Points Table does not look promising.

Though the LSG side is not exactly in the same position as RR, but cannot afford to lose more games as the race to the playoffs is getting very intense at the moment with the tournament almost half done. They will also be wanting to come back after their loss against CSK at home and get these important two points to get closer to the top four spot.

Match Details

Pitch Report

The surface at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium has mostly been on the flatter side, where the batters have enjoyed playing their shots. However, in the last game, the pitch was slightly on the slower side at the beginning. However, the conditions seem to get better as the game continued, which could lead teams to decide to bowl first on this wicket.

Also Check: RR vs LSG Live Score, Match 36

Head-to-Head Record

The Lucknow Super Giants have a poor record against the Rajasthan Royals so far, only winning one match in the five matches they have played.

Predicted Playing XI’s

Rajasthan Royals (RR)

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Kumar Kartikeya, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande

Impact player: Fazalhaq Farooqi

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi

Impact player: Ravi Bishnoi