Rajasthan Royals (RR) face the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. RR enters this fixture requiring a win to remain in the tight
playoff qualification race, currently occupying sixth place with 12 points from 12 games after suffering three consecutive defeats.
Lucknow arrives mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, sitting in 10th place with eight points from 12 matches. Despite their elimination, LSG has secured victories in two of their last three games.
In their most recent encounter on April 22, 2026, the Rajasthan Royals defeated the Lucknow Super Giants by 40 runs. Rajasthan posted 159/6 in their 20.0 overs before dismissing the LSG batting lineup for 119 in 18.0 overs.
RR vs LSG Schedule
Match: Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants, IPL 2026
Date: May 17, 2026
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
RR vs LSG Team News
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Rajasthan's batting strategy relies heavily on dominant powerplays built around Yashasvi Jaiswal attacking pace and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi maintaining tempo. If they score quickly in the first six overs without losing multiple wickets, their middle order gains the freedom to attack spin aggressively. Defensively, RR depends on Jofra Archer for early breakthroughs with pace, while Brijesh Sharma and Ravi Bishnoi control the middle phase. A critical vulnerability for the Royals remains their death bowling, which has leaked heavily in several close matches.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): Lucknow's scoring rate is driven by Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, and Aiden Markram operating through the opening and middle phases. However, the team consistently struggles to recover momentum if they lose early wickets, particularly when chasing. In the bowling department, Prince Yadav and Mohammed Shami provide new-ball breakthroughs, and Digvesh Singh Rathi operates as the primary middle-over wicket-taker. Similar to RR, Lucknow's death bowling has repeatedly collapsed under pressure, regularly leaking boundaries from overs 16-20.
RR vs LSG Predicted Playing 11
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Ravi Singh, Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, Dasun Shanaka, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi
Impact Subs: Lhuan-dre Pretorius
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Mukul Choudhary, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav.
Impact Subs: Josh Inglis
