LSG came out with two changes to prevent four defeats, Parag did not disturb his team

By Samira Vishwas On Apr 23, 2026

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) face each other today (22 April) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. In this match being played at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, LSG won the toss and decided to bowl first. Captain Rishabh Pant said that there are two changes in the team. Digvesh Rathi has come in place of M Siddharth and Avesh Khan has been replaced by Mayank Yadav. Whereas Rajasthan Royals have entered without any change.

Both teams looking for victory

LSG team is coming after losing three consecutive matches. On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals have also lost two matches back to back. In such a situation, both these teams are desperate to break the losing streak. LSG would especially like to win at home. In IPL 2026, it has lost two matches on its home ground.

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RR’s top order vs LSG’s pace attack

In this match, everyone’s eyes will be on the interesting clash between RR’s top order and LSG’s pace attack. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi are playing fearlessly in the powerplay. Dhruv Jurel has also shown what potential he has. These three batsmen are scoring 71% of RR’s runs. However, here he will face a tough challenge from Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav and Mohsin Khan. This pace quartet can put Yashasvi and Vaibhav in trouble on the red pitch of Ekana.

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Know the position of LSG and RR in the table

LSG has been able to register only 2 wins in 6 matches and is at number 9 in the table with 4 points. Whereas Rajasthan Royals have won 4 in the same number of matches. He is at fourth position with 8 points.

Playing XI of both the teams:

Lucknow Super Giants – Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (captain and wicketkeeper), Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Mukul Chaudhary, Digvesh Rathi, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan.

Rajasthan Royals – Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ryan Parag (captain), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Joffra Archer, Ravi Bishnoi, Nandre Berger, Brijesh Sharma.