Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals Score: The pitch of Ekana Stadium in Lucknow has again proved to be low-scoring. Rajasthan Royals batsmen lost their sweat in scoring 155 runs. Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel flopped once again. Ravindra Jadeja somehow saved the honor of Rajasthan team by playing a fighting inning of 40 runs. Rajasthan batsmen added 43 runs in the last 3 overs.

Ravindra Jadeja saved his shame

At one time Rajasthan Royals had lost three wickets at the score of 32. Within no time, by the time they reached 77 runs, half of the Rajasthan team had returned. Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored only 8 runs, Yashasvi Jaiswal got the start, but he too was out after scoring 22 runs in 12 balls. Dhruv Jurel could not even open the account and captain Riyan Parag contributed 20 runs.

When Ravindra Jadeja came to bat, Rajasthan Royals had lost 4 wickets at the score of 62 in 9 overs. From here Jadeja took over the innings. Jadeja kept himself in check till the 19th over, because by the end of the 19th over, he was playing after scoring 23 runs in 23 balls. In the last over, he scored a total of 20 runs targeting Mayank Yadav. Jadeja returned unbeaten after scoring 43 runs in 29 balls. Shubham Dubey, who came as an impact player, scored 19 runs in 11 balls.

Will 159 runs be defended?

The pitch at Ekana Stadium has been of slow nature throughout the IPL 2026 tournament. Today Rajasthan has to defend 159 runs, which is completely possible on this ground. Here 126 runs have also been defended, a feat which RCB had achieved against Lucknow Super Giants in 2023. In the 2023 season itself, Gujarat Titans had won on this ground by scoring 135 runs.

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RR vs lsg live score ipl 2025: The 36th match of IPL 2025 will be played between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants. This match will be played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Lucknow has won 4 out of 7 matches this season. While Rajasthan has won only 2 out of 7 matches. He can also get a tough competition in this match. Rajasthan team will also change the playing XI.

If you see the head to head, then the upper hand of Rajasthan Royals is heavy. Rajasthan has won 4 matches against Lucknow. While Lucknow has won only 1 match. This match can also be a competition. A problem for Rajasthan is that his captain Sanju Samson is injured. So they are almost certain to be out of this match. Ryan can once again captain the team in place of Sanju.

Lucknow has many explosive batters. Mitchell Marsh and Edin Markram can open for him. Nicholas Puran can come for batting at number 3. At the same time, Ayush Badoni can get a chance to play at number four. David Miller and Shardul Thakur’s place in the playing XI is almost certain. Avesh Khan can also land on the field.

Possible players for Rajasthan -Lucknow match –

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (captain and wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ryan Parag, Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurlel, Shimron Hetmire, Shubham Dubey, Vanindu Hasranga, Jofra Archer, Mahesh Thikshana, Tushar Deshpande/Akash Madhwal, Sandeep Sharma

Lucknow Super Giants: Michelle Marsha, Eden Markram, Nicholas Puran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (Captain/Wicketkeeper), David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav/Akash Deep, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi