IPL 2026, RR vs LSG Today Match Playing XIs: Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants in Match 64 of Indian Premier League 2026 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
The match holds major playoff significance for Rajasthan Royals, who entered the contest with 12 points from 12 matches and needed a victory to stay alive in the qualification race. Lucknow Super Giants, meanwhile, were already eliminated from playoff contention but arrived after a dominant seven-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings.
RR were forced into multiple changes ahead of the contest. Captain Riyan Parag missed the game because of a hamstring injury, while Ravindra Jadeja was unavailable as he continued recovery from a niggle.
At the toss, RR confirmed three changes to the playing XI, bringing in Sandeep Sharma, Sushant Mishra and Lhuan-dre Pretorius.
Lucknow Super Giants also made two changes to their side. Mohammad Shami missed the match and was replaced by Mohsin Khan, while Aiden Markram was unavailable because of personal reasons. Ayush Badoni came into the side in his place.
Playing XIs
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
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
Impact Substitutes:
Lucknow Super Giants Impact Subs: Mukul Choudhary, Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Himmat Singh, Arshin Kulkarni
Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yudhvir Singh, Aman Rao Perala, Ravi Bishnoi, Riyan Parag
Pitch Report
The pitch at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur is expected to heavily favour the batters. The surface looks flat and hard with very little grass left on it, setting the stage for another high-scoring contest. The square boundaries measure around 65 metres, while the straight boundary stands at 76 metres.
Only one match has been played on this surface so far this season, when Rajasthan Royals posted 228 runs, only for the target to be chased down with nine balls remaining.
Former captains Eoin Morgan and Danny Morrison predicted another batting-friendly contest, suggesting that any total below 230 could be vulnerable. They also noted that dew later in the evening may make chasing easier for the side batting second.