IPL 2026: Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals 32nd T20 Match Prediction - Who will win today's match between LSG vs RR IPL T20 match?

In the 32nd match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are gearing up to face the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in a high-stakes match at the Shri Atal Vihari Bajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Wednesday, April 22. Both teams will be pushing to get a win here after their recent consecutive defeats. 

Lucknow Super Giants

Lucknow Super Giants continued their poor run of streak as they lost their third consecutive defeat, losing to the Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 54 runs. While batting first, Punjab batters hammered LSG bowlers all over the stadium and kept scoring runs in boundaries. They scored a mammoth total of 254 runs in their 20 overs. Prince Yadav has been their best bet this season; he again took two wickets. In reply, LSG could only manage to reach 200 runs in their innings. Rishabh Pant (43) and Aiden Markram (42) played good knocks, but they fell short of winning the match for the team. They are sitting in ninth spot with just 4 points. 

Rajasthan Royals

Meanwhile, the Rajasthan Royals have started to struggle with their form as well after an impressive start to their IPL 2026 campaign. After registering four consecutive victories, they lost their previous two matches against the Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Kolkata Knight Riders. They suffered a heartbreaking defeat against the bottom-placed KKR by 4 wickets last time out. While batting first, RR managed to score only 155 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. The openers yet again played a crucial role for the team. While Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 39 runs, Sooryavanshi scored 46 runs. In reply, KKR chased it down in 19.4 overs. They are sitting in the third spot with 8 points. 

LSG vs RR Match Details

LSG vs RR Pitch Report

The pitch at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow offers a balanced contest between batting and bowling, with both pacers and spinners finding some good assistance from the surface during the early hours of the match. The average first innings total is likely to be around 170-180, which shows that batting becomes comfortable for the batters once they get settled on the surface and extract some help. Medium pacers and off-spinners are likely to get some good amount of help here.

LSG vs RR Weather Report

The weather in Lucknow is forecast to be extremely humid for this game, with no rain predicted in this match. As this game is scheduled in the hot weather of Lucknow, the humidity is likely to be high. The temperatures are likely to hover around 30-32 °C, with a wind speed of around 10 kmph.

LSG vs RR Head-to-Head Records

LSG vs RR Probable XI

• Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (c/wk), Nicholas Pooran, Prince Yadav, Ayush Badoni, M Siddharth, Mohammad Shami, Avesh Khan, Mukul Choudhary, Mohsin Khan.

  (Impact Players - Ayush Badoni, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed)

• Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag (C), Ravindra Jadeja, Donovan Ferreira, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Yash Raj Punja, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande

  (Impact Players - Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Ravi Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi)

Players To Watch Out For in the LSG vs RR IPL Match

• Aiden Markram | LSG: Aiden Markram has played six innings in the tournament so far and has scored 162 runs at a batting strike rate of 160. This right-hander is currently licking for runs after the recent failure in the tournament. He scored 42 runs with the bat in the last match against the PBKS and has been one of the standout batters for LSG in this edition so far. 

• Prince Yadav | LSG: This right-arm pacer is delivering his best for this team this season. This right-handed bowler delivered with the bowl in the last-to-last game against RCB, taking 3 wickets in his spell. He continued his form and took 2 wickets against PBKS as well. He will be heading into this IPL match on the back of a brilliant bowling form, having taken 11 wickets in the tournament already. 

• Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | RR: This young prodigy opener of the Rajasthan Royals has been in incredible form in IPL 2026. This young sensation has scored 246 runs in just six innings of the tournament with two half-centuries. He has given RR explosive starts to lead the team, and something similar will be expected from him in this match as well. He is someone who is striking at a strike rate of 236.25 in this tournament. 

 LSG vs RR Toss Prediction

Historical Toss-Winning Stats at the Venue

• In the 5 T20 matches played here, the toss-winning teams have opted to bowl on all five occasions.

Advantages of Bowling First on This Pitch

• In the 68 T20 matches played at this venue, the team batting first has won 30 games, while the team batting second has won 37. This indicates that batting second on this surface will surely benefit the teams.

LSG vs RR Today's Match Scenario

Scenario 1

• Toss Winner: LSG (opts to bowl first)
• Power-Play Score: 50-58
• RR Total: 175-185
• Match Winner: Lucknow Super Giants

Scenario 2

• Toss Winner: RR (opts to bowl first)
• Power-Play Score: 48-52
• LSG Total: 170-175
• Match Winner: Rajasthan Royals

Who will win today's LSG vs RR IPL match?

Both teams are struggling badly with their form in the tournament. However, in the last five clashes between these two teams, the Rajasthan Royals have the upper hand with three wins in their previous outings, making them favourites to win this game in IPL 2026 as well. On the other hand, the Giants have still been struggling with their form, losing their previous consecutive matches. LSG have a major issue with their batting, they were too poor with their bowling in the last match against PBKS. We back RR to win this game.