Double header will also be played on Sunday in the 17th season of IPL. This is the second doubleheader of the season. In the first match of the day, Rajasthan Royals will face Lucknow Super Giants in Jaipur from 3.30 pm. The toss of this match will take place at 3 pm. During this match, all eyes will be on the form and fitness of Indian batsman KL Rahul. Rahul could not play the last four Test matches against England due to injury. The Lucknow captain would like to perform well not only as a batsman but also as a captain.
At the same time, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson is also a contender for a place in the Indian team as a wicketkeeper for the ICC tournament. Rajasthan team reached the 2022 final where it lost to Gujarat Titans. Last season too, she had performed well in the beginning, but finished fifth.
If we talk about head to head between the two teams, then till now only 3 matches have been played between Rajasthan and Lucknow in IPL. Rajasthan won by 2 and Lucknow by 1. So far, one match has been played between the two teams in Jaipur. Lucknow won this match by 10 runs. If we talk about the pitch of Sawai Man Singh Stadium for this competition, then this pitch proves helpful for both batsmen and bowlers. More than 200 runs have been scored in some matches. Fast bowlers are expected to get help in the initial overs of the match. So far 52 IPL matches have been played in this stadium. The team batting first won 18 matches and the team batting later won 34 matches. In such a situation, the team winning the toss would prefer to chase the target.
Teams probable playing-11
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (captain, wicketkeeper), Ryan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Dhruv Jurel, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Trent Boult.
Lucknow Supergiants: Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Devdutt Padikkal, Deepak Hooda, KL Rahul (captain), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi.