Indian Premier League 2023 Match 26, Toss Update: The 26th league match of the 16th season of IPL is being played between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Pink City Jaipur. In this match, after winning the toss, the Rajasthan Royals team did not take any delay in deciding to bowl first. The Rajasthan team has seen a great performance so far this season, in which the team has won 4 out of 5 matches and secured the first position on the points table with 8 points.
Here is the playing 11 of both the teams for this match
Rajasthan Royals - Joss Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (captain, wicketkeeper), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Jason Holder, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Lucknow Super Giants - KL Rahul (Captain), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (Wicketkeeper), Ayush Badoni, Avesh Khan, Yudhveer Singh Charak, Naveen Ul Haq and Ravi Bishnoi.
The match is being played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium after 4 years
IPL match is being played after 4 years at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Out of the 47 matches played on this ground so far, only 15 matches have been won by the team batting first, while in 32 matches the team chasing the target has won the match.
no one like Yuzi bhai! pic.twitter.com/RXE8QytJSc— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 19, 2023
The average score of the first innings in IPL matches at this ground has been seen to be around 158 runs. Fast bowlers prove to be more effective than spin bowlers on the pitch here. So far 2 matches have been played between Rajasthan and Lucknow in IPL history and in both the Rajasthan team has won the match.