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Rajasthan Royals (RR) take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) as Rishabh Pant won the toss and elected to bat first in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash at the Sawai Man Singh stadium in Jaipur on April 19.
RR's regular captain Sanju Samson sits out of the match due to injury. Sanju RR's 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi (14 years and 23 days old) became the youngest player to play in the IPL history.
What did the captains say after the toss?
LSG captain Rishabh Pant, after winning the toss, said:
"We're going to bat first, wicket is looking dry so we want to take advantage. No dew so why not bat first. General thought process was to take the positives. We are lacking in small areas, want to improve on those and take the game forward. Was good to get back into form and contribute. I was not worried about, knew it was round the corner. Sometimes it takes time and I got time in the last game. Prince comes in for Akash Deep."
RR skipper Riyan Parag, after losing the toss, said:
"We were looking to bowl, it is a little bit warm under lights, should be better than the last time. Vaibhav the youngster comes in. It's been kinda tricky, we've been doing small bits right but we haven't been able to put a collective performance together, we've been having honest chats as a team. We love playing here, we know the conditions well, hope we can put that to good use."
RR's playing XI
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Riyan Parag(c), Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande
Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kunal Singh Rathore
LSG's playing XI
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), David Miller, Abdul Samad, Ravi Bishnoi, Shardul Thakur, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan
Lucknow Super Giants Impact Subs: Ayush Badoni, Mayank Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh
Pitch report
"The dimensions first, 67m and 63m square boundaries, the straight hit is at 73m. It's pitch number 5 in use today, there's a nice strong breeze going along, so that shorter boundary will feel a bit bigger. Even covering of grass, should be good pace and bounce on offer for the pacers. A few bare pitches, it's a hot day and the pitch looks dry. The par score here is 185 and the team getting there should be able to win," Shane Watson and Simon Katich analysed the pitch.
RR vs LSG's head-to-head record
LSG and RR have locked horns with each other five times in IPL so far. While LSG have won just once, RR have emerged victorious on four occasion.
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