LSG vs RR Match Prediction: Who will win today’s IPL match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals

LSG and RR are both looking to turn around their recent form but only one of them will be able to break their losing streak. Which team will it be? Check LSG vs RR match prediction below.

Rishabh Pant and Riyan Parag have both struggled this season. Reuters

FirstCricket Staff|Apr 22, 2026, 16:00:40 IST

Two out-of-form teams Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Rajasthan Royals (RR), are se to take on each other with one team set to break their losing run in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. LSG have lost three consecutive matches while RR have fallen short in their last two outings in the league.

RR were the early pace-setters of the league with four straight wins. However, in their last two matches, their weaknesses have been exposed. Their batting order collapsed completely against Sunrisers Hyderabad before Kolkata Knight Riders shocked them in their previous match.

LSG had two wins in their first three matches but have lost three back-to-back games since then and are now stuck at the ninth position in the ten-team table. They have been absolutely crushed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings, and now have the worst Net Run Rate in the tournament. The batting has failed to click and in the last two matches even the bowling has looked underwhelming.

LSG vs RR: Match Prediction

LSG vs RR Winner Prediction: Rajasthan Royals

It will be very difficult for LSG to beat RR. Even though RR have their own issues but they are still a superior team to LSG on paper. The opening combo of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal has the ability to win matches within the powerplay and the new ball duo of Jofra Archer and Nandre Burger has also been among the wickets. RR's middle order might be still waiting for big runs but LSG have a lot of weaknesses.

In fact, situation is so dire with the Lucknow side that they do not even know what their opening combination in this game will be. They are also not sure whether to play a specialist spinner or not and then they have a woefully out of form batting order.

LSG vs RR: Predicted Playing XIs and Impact Player

LSG Probable XI and Impact Player: Ayush Badoni, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Mukul Choudhary, Himmat Singh, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav, M Siddharth, Mohsin Khan (IP)

RR Probable XI and Impact Player: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Ravi Bishnoi, Sandeep Sharma, Nandre Burger, Yash Raj Punja (IP)

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