IPL 2025: RR vs LSG playing 11, LSG batters vs RR bowlers matchups
Rajasthan would not want a change in personnel at home and would rather like to change the plans and try to execute them to perfection this time.
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Rajasthan Royals are facing Lucknow Super Giants in Match 36 of IPL 2025, today at the iconic Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur today. In the match LSG skipper Rishabh Pant won the toss and opted to bat first.
RR vs LSG playing 11 today:
RR playing 11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Riyan Parag(c), Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande
Impact players: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kunal Singh Rathore
LSG playing 11: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), David Miller, Abdul Samad, Ravi Bishnoi, Shardul Thakur, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan
Impact players: Ayush Badoni, Mayank Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh
This game is part of the action-packed IPL season, featuring 74 matches hosted across 13 different cities. As the tournament progresses, the playoffs will begin with Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator in Hyderabad on May 20 and 21. Qualifier 2 and the grand finale are scheduled for May 23 and May 25 in Kolkata. ALSO READ: GT vs DC - Narendra Modi Stadium stats | Playing 11 | Live streaming | Full scorecard Rajasthan Royals currently find themselves in the lower half of the table, sitting in eighth place with just two wins and five losses from their seven outings. Their most recent match ended in a narrow loss to the Delhi Capitals via Super Over, a match they came heartbreakingly close to winning but couldn’t chase nine runs in the final over. With their playoff hopes hanging in the balance, RR will be eager to return to winning ways.
Meanwhile, Lucknow Super Giants are in a relatively stronger position, holding fifth place on the table with four wins and three losses. They were defeated by Chennai Super Kings in their previous encounter, losing by five wickets. LSG will be looking to get back on track and solidify their position in the top half of the standings. ALSO READ: RR vs LSG - Jaipur Stadium stats | Full scorecard | Live streaming
Sanju Samson’s captaincy record in IPL 2025
Matches: 7
Wins: 4
Losses: 2
Tied: 0
Win percentage: 28.57
Rishabh Pant’s captaincy record in IPL 2025
Matches: 7
Wins: 4
Losses: 3
Tied: 0
Win percentage: 57.14
RR squad for IPL 2025: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Nitish Rana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Kumar Kartikeya, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi
LSG squad for IPL 2025: Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Himmat Singh, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Matthew Breetzke, Shamar Joseph, Mitchell Marsh, Manimaran Siddharth, Aryan Juyal, RS Hangargekar, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Akash Maharaj Singh, Mayank Yadav, Arshin Kulkarni
IPL 2025: RR vs LSG key player battles
| RR vs LSG player battles | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Team | Opp | Bowler | Inn. | B | R | SR | Dots | 4s | 6s | Boundaries | B/OV | FOW | FOW/OV |
| Abdul Samad | Lucknow Super Giants | Rajasthan Royals | Sandeep Sharma | 1 | 6 | 17 | 283.33 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Markram | Lucknow Super Giants | Rajasthan Royals | Maheesh Theekshana | 9 | 58 | 75 | 129.31 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0.93 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Aiden Markram | Lucknow Super Giants | Rajasthan Royals | Riyan Parag | 2 | 6 | 17 | 283.33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayush Badoni | Lucknow Super Giants | Rajasthan Royals | Maheesh Theekshana | 1 | 12 | 26 | 216.67 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| David Miller | Lucknow Super Giants | Rajasthan Royals | Wanindu Hasaranga | 7 | 32 | 42 | 131.25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.75 | 2 | 0.38 |
| David Miller | Lucknow Super Giants | Rajasthan Royals | Maheesh Theekshana | 3 | 12 | 18 | 150 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Miller | Lucknow Super Giants | Rajasthan Royals | Sandeep Sharma | 3 | 11 | 13 | 118.18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.09 | 2 | 1.09 |
| Mitchell Marsh | Lucknow Super Giants | Rajasthan Royals | Maheesh Theekshana | 6 | 57 | 28 | 49.12 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Marsh | Lucknow Super Giants | Rajasthan Royals | Wanindu Hasaranga | 5 | 32 | 46 | 143.75 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1.31 | 1 | 0.19 |
| Nicholas Pooran | Lucknow Super Giants | Rajasthan Royals | Maheesh Theekshana | 10 | 77 | 120 | 155.84 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholas Pooran | Lucknow Super Giants | Rajasthan Royals | Jofra Archer | 8 | 44 | 41 | 93.18 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.82 | 4 | 0.55 |
| Nicholas Pooran | Lucknow Super Giants | Rajasthan Royals | Sandeep Sharma | 6 | 23 | 33 | 143.48 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.04 | 2 | 0.52 |
| Nicholas Pooran | Lucknow Super Giants | Rajasthan Royals | Tushar Deshpande | 4 | 12 | 21 | 175 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Rishabh Pant | Lucknow Super Giants | Rajasthan Royals | Jofra Archer | 8 | 45 | 55 | 122.22 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.07 | 1 | 0.13 |
| Rishabh Pant | Lucknow Super Giants | Rajasthan Royals | Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 26 | 35 | 134.62 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.92 | 0 | 0 |
| Rishabh Pant | Lucknow Super Giants | Rajasthan Royals | Riyan Parag | 4 | 26 | 51 | 196.15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.85 | 0 | 0 |
| Rishabh Pant | Lucknow Super Giants | Rajasthan Royals | Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 18 | 28 | 155.56 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.33 |
| Rishabh Pant | Lucknow Super Giants | Rajasthan Royals | Tushar Deshpande | 1 | 7 | 8 | 114.29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhruv Jurel | Rajasthan Royals | Lucknow Super Giants | Shardul Thakur | 2 | 21 | 23 | 109.52 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 |
| Nitish Rana | Rajasthan Royals | Lucknow Super Giants | Avesh Khan | 5 | 24 | 29 | 120.83 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.75 |
| Riyan Parag | Rajasthan Royals | Lucknow Super Giants | Akash Deep | 1 | 7 | 13 | 185.71 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.71 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanju Samson | Rajasthan Royals | Lucknow Super Giants | Shardul Thakur | 10 | 38 | 44 | 115.79 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1.11 | 3 | 0.47 |
| Sanju Samson | Rajasthan Royals | Lucknow Super Giants | Aiden Markram | 4 | 30 | 25 | 83.33 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | Rajasthan Royals | Lucknow Super Giants | Avesh Khan | 5 | 27 | 53 | 196.3 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.78 | 1 | 0.22 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Rajasthan Royals | Lucknow Super Giants | Akash Deep | 2 | 24 | 7 | 29.17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Rajasthan Royals | Lucknow Super Giants | Shardul Thakur | 4 | 13 | 26 | 200 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2.77 | 0 | 0 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Rajasthan Royals | Lucknow Super Giants | Aiden Markram | 1 | 6 | 14 | 233.33 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |