RR vs LSG IPL 2023 Match 26: Fantasy Team, Injury update, Playing XIs, Pitch Report, Head to Head Record and Match Prediction

The 26th game of IPL 2023 will be played between runners up of last year, Rajasthan Royals, and the Lucknow Super Giants, on Wednesday in Jaipur.

The hosts have won four out of five games so far and are placed in the first position in the points table. They are coming into this game on the back of a win over Gujarat Titans. The Titans made 177 runs batting first with the help of a 40+ knock by Shubman Gill and David Miller. For the Royals, Sandeep Sharma picked two wickets for 25 runs in four overs. In the chase, Sanju Samson scored 60 runs off 32 deliveries, while Hetmyer made 56 runs off 26 balls to take Royals over the line.

Lucknow have won three out of five games and are placed second in the points tally. They come into this game on the back of a loss to Punjab Kings. Batting first, Lucknow scored only 159 runs on the back of a half-century from KL Rahul as Sam Curran picked up three wickets for 31 runs. Sikandar Raza scored his first IPL half-century to help Punjab win the match.

IPL 2023 RR vs LSG Injury Update

Lucknow Super Giants do not have any injury concerns and are unlikely to make any changes to their playing XI. Quinton de Kock may continue warming the bench to accommodate an in-form Kyle Mayers in the XI. For Rajasthan, Buttler’s finger injury doesn’t seem much of a concern and he is likely to play this game.

RR vs LSG Match 26 Predicted XI

Lucknow Super Giants Predicted XI

KL Rahul (capt), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Marcus Stoinis, K Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mark Wood, Yudhvir Singh/Amit Mishra

Rajasthan Royals Predicted XI

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Butter, Sanju Samson (capt & wk), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, R Ashwin, Adam Zampa, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma

IPL 2023 RR vs LSG Match 26 Details

Match: Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants

Date & Time: April 19, 7:30 PM

Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants Fantasy Team

Wicketkeeper: Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Nicholas Pooran

Batters: KL Rahul, Shimron Hetmyer

All-rounders: Ravichandran Ashwin, Marcus Stoinis

Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi

RR vs LSG: Jaipur Weather and Pitch Report

This will be the first game of the season at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, where the pitch, historically, has not produced high scoring games. No team has even scored more than 200 runs here in T20s.

The weather, meanwhile, will be humid during the game. The temperature is likely to be in the range of 30 to 33 degree Celsius. Rain is not forecast.

RR vs LSG IPL Match 2023 Broadcasting

The RR vs LSG IPL match will be live on Star Sports network as far as TV is concerned.

Rajasthan vs Lucknow Live Streaming

Jio Cinema has picked up streaming rights of RR vs LSG match. The toss will take place at 7 PM.

RR vs LSG IPL 2023 Head to Head

RR vs LSG IPL 2023 Match 26 Prediction

The Royals have a formidable bowling as well as batting line-up. Lucknow’s batting has been good, but their bowlers have struggled for consistency. The Jos Buttler led team look as the favourites to win this game.