Today’s clash of IPL 2023 is Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants (RR vs LSG). On one side, RR is leading the points table by standing at first position. They have won 4 out 5 games to collect 8 points. On the other side is LSG, who are standing at the second position in points table. They have won 3 out of 5 games to collect 6 points in the table. Both teams have won their last games, thus, both will be confident enough to give their winning performances in this match.
RR vs LSG : Match Details
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Date : Wednesday, April 19, 2023Time : 7:30 PM IST
Watch Live on : Star Sports Network & JioCinema
RR vs LSG : Pitch Report
This pitch is favourable for bowlers both pacers and spinners. Moreover, since its a big ground, it takes effort for batters to score a boundary. That’s the reason why this ground has never witnessed any score touching 200 mark.
Out of the 46 IPL matches played here, only 15 have been won by the team batting first whereas 31 by the chasing team.
The toss winning team would prefer to field first.
RR vs LSG : Head to Head
Both teams have faced each other in IPL only twice wherein RR has won both the games.
RR vs LSG : Team XI Prediction
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
- Jos Buttler
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Sanju Samson (C & WK)
- Devdutt Padikkal
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Dhruv Jurel
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Trent Boult
- Adam Zampa
- Sandeep Sharma
- Yuzvendra Chahal
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
- KL Rahul (C)
- Kyle Mayers
- Deepak Hooda
- Marcus Stoinis
- Krunal Pandya
- Nicholas Pooran (WK)
- Ayush Badoni
- Avesh Khan
- Yudhvir Singh Charak
- Mark Wood
- Ravi Bishnoi
RR vs LSG : Best Performers Prediction
Best Batsman
Jos Buttler
The ace RR batter is seems in perfect form. He has already scored 204 runs in last 5 matches which includes three half-centuries, the best one being 79 off 51 balls against Delhi Capitals. His current batting average is 40.8 with an impressive strike rate of 163.2. Since it’s the home ground for RR, a big score is expected from Buttler.
Best Bowler
Yuzvendra Chahal
The ace Indian spinner is at his best. He’s already topping the table for Purple Cap. He has claimed 11 wickets in past five matches with an average of 14.27. In IPL this season, his best performance was 4/17 against Sun Risers Hyderabad. Since this pitch aids spinners, a magnificent performance is expected from Chahal.
RR vs LSG : Match Winner Prediction
Rajasthan Royals likely to win the match
Disclaimer: The above predictions are based on personal understanding and analysis of the author. Kindly make your own decision while making any prediction based on the predictions mentioned above.