Rishabh Pant-led Lucknow Super Giants will face Riyan Parag’s Rajasthan Royals in their seventh match of IPL 2026 on Wednesday, April 22. The match between the two teams is scheduled to take place at Bharat
Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Both the teams are coming into Wednesday’s contest in Lucknow after losing their sixth IPL 2026 match. While RR suffered a defeat by 4 wickets against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on Sunday, April 19, Punjab Kings crushed Lucknow Super Giants by 54 runs in New Chandigarh.
With just 4 points from six matches played so far, LSG are 9th in the IPL 2026 points table. They can’t afford more slip-ups. Royals, on the other hand, would also like to return to winning ways after losing two matches in a row.
LSG vs RR Head-To-Head In IPL
- Matches played: 6
- LSG won: 2
- RR won: 4
- No result: 0
LSG vs RR Results In IPL
| WINNER | MARGIN | LOSER | VENUE | DATE |
| Rajasthan Royals | 3 runs | Lucknow Super Giants | Mumbai (WS) | April 10, 2022 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 24 runs | Lucknow Super Giants | Mumbai (BS) | May 15, 2022 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 10 runs | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | April 19, 2023 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 20 runs | Lucknow Super Giants | Jaipur | March 24, 2024 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 7 wickets | Lucknow Super Giants | Lucknow | April 27, 2024 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 2 runs | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | April 19, 2025 |
LSG vs RR Top Stats, Records And More
- Highest total: 199/3 in 19 overs by RR in Lucknow on April 27, 2024.
- Lowest total: 144/6 in 20 overs by RR in Jaipur on April 19, 2023.
- Biggest win (by runs): RR win by 24 runs (Target: 179) in Mumbai (BS) on May 15, 2022.
- Biggest win (by wickets): RR secured a win by 7 wickets (Target: 197) in Lucknow on April 27, 2024.
- Most runs: 207 runs in 5 matches by Yashasvi Jaiswal for Rajasthan Royals.
- Highest score: 82* runs from 52 balls by Sanju Samson for RR in Jaipur on March 24, 2024.
- Most sixes: 10 maximums in 5 matches by Sanju Samson for Rajasthan Royals.
- Most 50+ scores: 2 scores of 50+ each by Sanju Samson (RR), Deepak Hooda (LSG) and KL Rahul (LSG).
- Most wickets: 8 wickets each by Avesh Khan for LSG and Trent Boult for Rajasthan Royals.
- Best bowling figures: 4 for 41 in 4 overs by Yuzvendra Chahal for RR in Mumbai (WS) on April 10, 2022.
- Most matches: 6 matches each by Riyan Parag (RR), Ayush Badoni and Ravi Bishnoi (both for LSG).
LSG vs RR IPL Match: Lucknow Pitch Report
Lucknow Super Giants will face the Rajasthan Royals in their IPL 2026 match at Ekana Stadium. In the two IPL 2026 matches played so far at this venue, team batting first failed to score even 170 runs. But the kind of form RR batters are in these days, it won’t be a surprise if they score a 200+ total on Wednesday.
LSG vs RR Likely Playing XIs for IPL 2026 match
- Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Mukul Choudhary, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth, Mohsin Khan. Impact player: Abdul Samad, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Matthew Breetzke, Mayank Yadav, Himmat Singh
- Rajasthan Royals: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Riyan Parag (C), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi. Impact player: Sandeep Sharma, Shubham Dubey, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Yash Raj Punja
LSG vs RR IPL 2026 Match
When: The contest will be held on April 22 (Wednesday)
Where: The contest will be played at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.
Start Time: The match starts from 7:30 PM IST
LSG vs RR: Live Streaming Details
To watch the live streaming of Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 2026 match, you can log in to Jio Hotstar’s website and app. The match will also be broadcast on Star Sports.
LSG vs RR: IPL 2026 Squads
Lucknow Super Giants: Rishabh Pant (C), Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary (WK), Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav, George Linde, Himmat Singh, Josh Inglis, Anrich Nortje, Manimaran Siddharth, Matthew Breetzke, Mohsin Khan, Arjun Tendulkar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Maharaj Singh, Mayank Yadav, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Arshin Kulkarni, Naman Tiwari
Rajasthan Royals: Riyan Parag (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravindra Jadeja, Donovan Ferreira, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Ravi Bishnoi, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravi Singh, Shubham Dubey, Brijesh Sharma, Adam Milne, Dasun Shanaka, Kuldeep Sen, Sushant Mishra, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kwena Maphaka, Vignesh Puthur, Aman Rao Perala
