Rajasthan Royals will lock horns against Lucknow Super Giants in the 26th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur on Wednesday. RR is currently at the top of the points table with four wins and one loss.
Lucknow Super Giants have won three matches of the five they have played and they are currently in second position. We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Current results for LSG: L W W L W
Lucknow Super Giants suffered a two-wicket loss against Punjab Kings in their previous match. KL Rahul scored a good knock but he will look to bat at a higher strike rate. Moreover, Yudhvir Singh Charak scalped two wickets and impressed on his IPL debut.
Current form for RR: W W W L W
Rajasthan Royals had won their previous match against Gujarat Titans by three wickets. RR was reeling at 55-4 but Sanju Samson and Shimron Hetmyer scored brilliant knocks for the inaugural champions. Furthermore, Sandeep Sharma has been spot-on with the ball for the Sanju Samson-led team.
Head to Head: Matches: 2, Won by LSG: 0, Won by RR: 2.
RR had won both of their matches against LSG in the previous season.
Players to look out for: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi, and Mohsin Khan will be the crucial players for LSG.
Jos Buttler (wk), Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, and Yuzvendra Chahal will hold the key for RR.
LSG IPL 2023 SQUAD
Wicketkeepers: Quinton de Kock (SA), Manan Vohra, Nicholas Pooran (WI),
Batters: KL Rahul, Ayush Badoni.
All-rounders: Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Kyle Mayers (WI), Krunal Pandya, Karan Sharma, Marcus Stoinis (AUS), Romario Shepherd (WI), Daniel Sams (AUS), Prerak Mankad, Swapnil Singh, Yudhvir Charak,
Bowlers: Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Mark Wood (ENG), Mayank Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Naveen-ul-Haq (AFG).
RR IPL 2023 SQUAD
Wicketkeepers: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler (ENG), Dhruv Jurel, Kunal Rathore, Donovan Ferreira (SA).
Batters: Shimron Hetmyer (WI), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Joe Root (ENG).
All-rounders: Ravichandran Ashwin, Abdul P A, Akash Vashisht, Jason Holder (WI).
Bowlers: Trent Boult (NZ), KC Cariappa, Yuzvendra Chahal, Obed McCoy (WI), Sandeep Sharma, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, Murugan Ashwin, Adam Zampa (AUS), KM Asif.
