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Lucknow Super Giants
Rajasthan Royals
Lucknow Super Giants will take on Rajasthan Royals in the 32nd match of IPL 2026 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. Rajasthan will come into this match in a better position on the points table. They will be placed third with 4 wins and 2 losses from 6 matches.
Lucknow are 8th with just 2 wins and 4 losses. Both teams will be under pressure after losing their last two matches. Lucknow will be more concerned as they will be on a 3-match losing streak.
Rajasthan will start strong this season with 4 straight wins, but they lost momentum in the last 2 matches. Lucknow have struggled for consistency and will not build winning runs. Head-to-head data will slightly favour Rajasthan with 3 wins in the last 5 meetings. Teams defending totals have won 4 out of those 5 matches. This trend will make toss and first innings score very important in this game.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has scored 30+ runs in 8 of his last 9 innings, showing strong consistency and quick scoring ability in the top order.
The betting tip is...
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - Over 25.5 runs
63 %
37 %
Lucknow Super GiantsRajasthan RoyalsLSG made changes at the top in the last match as Mitchell Marsh and Ayush Badoni opened the innings. Aiden Markram had been pushed down the order earlier to fit Rishabh Pant at the top, but the team tried Badoni as an opener in the previous game.
Markram remains their most reliable batter, scoring 160+ runs in 5 matches at a strike rate above 150. Nicholas Pooran struggled badly with scores of 8, 1, 13, 19 and 1, managing only 42 runs in 5 matches.
Pant scored an unbeaten 68 against SRH but looked uncomfortable otherwise, although he added 43 off 23 in the last match at number three. Marsh recorded three scores below 20 in a row despite earlier knocks of 40 off 32 and 40 off 28. Ayush Badoni impressed with 35 off 21 as an opener.
In bowling, Prince Yadav led with 11 wickets in 6 matches. Mohammed Shami picked 5 wickets at an economy of 6.25. Avesh Khan also took 5 wickets. Manimaran Siddharth returned with 2 for 35 in the last match.
Marsh, Markram and Pant are the key batters.
Predicted Lineup: Mitchell Marsh, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (c, wk), Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Mukul Choudhary, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth, Mohsin Khan.
RR suffered defeats against KKR and SRH, with a major batting collapse vs SRH as the top five batters were dismissed in single digits. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi provided aggressive starts at the top.
Sooryavanshi impressed with 39 off 14 against Mumbai and showed strong form with scores of 39, 31, 52, 175, 68, 30, 52, 0 and 46 in his last 9 innings. Jaiswal remained consistent and scored an unbeaten 77 off 32 in the previous match, along with 39 off 29 against KKR, registering two fifties this season.
The bowling unit performed well with Jofra Archer and Nandre Burger picking up 6 wickets each. Ravi Bishnoi led the spin attack with 8 wickets in 5 matches at an economy of 9.11. Sandeep Sharma provided middle-over breakthroughs but conceded runs, while Ravindra Jadeja controlled the flow with his variations.
Jaiswal, Sooryavanshi and Archer are the key players.
Predicted Lineup: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Ravi Bishnoi, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma.
Rajasthan Royals will have the stronger batting unit coming into this match. Their top order will look to attack early, especially in the power play. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will be in very good form, with consistent scores in his last 9 innings and only one failure.
He will look comfortable against the new ball and should get enough time to build another solid score. Yashasvi Jaiswal will support him well at the top.
LSGβs recent batting struggles will hurt them again. Rajasthan will have the edge, especially if their openers provide a strong start. RR will be the slight favourites to win this match.
