RR vs LSG Playing 11: From Jaiswal, Riyan Parag to Pooran, Shardul Thakur, who will make the cut?

Rajasthan Royals will need to shake off the heartbreak of their Super Over loss to Delhi Capitals as they gear up to face Lucknow Super Giants in a crucial IPL clash at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Saturday.

The Royals are now on a three-match losing streak, and their playoff hopes are hanging by a thread. With just two wins at the halfway mark, Sanju Samson’s side finds itself in eighth place. To reach the coveted 16-point mark that typically secures a playoff berth, RR must win six of their remaining seven games — effectively turning each match into a must-win.

On the other hand, Lucknow Super Giants, led by their new skipper Rishabh Pant, are in a much stronger position. Sitting fifth on the table with eight points, they’ll be looking to consolidate their spot in the top four.


RR vs LSG playing XI prediction:

Rajasthan Royals Playing 11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(wk), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey

Lucknow Super Giants Playing 11: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(wk), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh, Ravi Bishnoi

The Teams (From):
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel (w), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kwena Maphaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ashok Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi.

Lucknow Super Giants: Rishabh Pant (c&wk), David Miller, Aiden Markram, Aryan Juyal (wk), Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Arshin Kulkarni, Ayush Badoni, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep, Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Rathi, Akash Singh, Shamar Joseph, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi.