Rajasthan Royals (RR) won the toss and opted to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their final home game of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. It was Yashasvi Jaiswal who walked out for the toss as Rajasthan Royals captain with regular skipper Riyan Parag missing from the playing XI.
Meanwhile, LSG captain Rishabh Pant also confirmed two major changes to the side ahead of the crucial clash.
What did the captains say at the toss?
RR captain Yashasvi Jaiswal, after winning the toss, said:
"We're going to bowl first and I feel like it's a good wicket. Later on, there will be some dew, I hope. So, we are going to chase. (On being the captain) it means a lot to me and it's proud always to represent the Rajasthan Royals franchise. (on Riyan Parag) He had some hamstring injury and he'll be fine soon, I hope so. So, he's not playing this game. We have three changes. Sandy, Sushant Mishra and Lhuan-dre Pretorious come in. (on the improvements needed) I think we all are speaking to everyone and I think the mindset and attitude what we will bring out into the ground and just enjoy the game. (on their winless record in Jaipur) I think I'll just smile and enjoy the game and play. That said, I think it's a wonderful, wonderful day and we have the opportunity to play good cricket. So we are going to enjoy the game. (On Jadeja) Nothing much at the moment. Jaddu bhai is recovering. He has some niggles, but he'll be fine soon."
LSG captain Rishabh Pant after losing the toss said:
"Pretty confident, we know this is a good wicket to bat on. Happy to either bat or bowl first. Definitely, as I said in the last few games, we have a lot to play for. As a team, we take pride and confidence in playing every match for our fans. At the same time, we want to put our best foot forward because we know we have a good team and we can do it. Aiden (Markram) is not there because he has gone (home) for his personal thing. And just one more, Shami is not playing and Mohsin is playing. Badoni comes in for Aiden."
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI):
Yashasvi Jaiswal(c), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Dhruv Jurel(w), Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Sushant Mishra, Sandeep Sharma, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Punja
RR Impact subs: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yudhvir Singh, Aman Rao Perala, Ravi Bishnoi, Riyan Parag
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI):
Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, Akash Maharaj Singh, Prince Yadav
LSG Impact subs: Mukul Choudhary, Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Himmat Singh, Arshin Kulkarni