Super Giants aim to return to winning ways against Royals in Jaipur

After a nail-biting encounter in Lucknow, our boys will lock horns with Rajasthan Royals (RR) in our upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday.
The Nawabs are here to meet the Royals 👑 pic.twitter.com/EGFVLguRnN
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) April 17, 2025
Under the leadership of Rishabh Pant, we will look to return to winning ways after our three-match winning streak ended with a hard-fought defeat to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Monday.
Captain Rishabh Pant led from the front with 63 off 49 balls, along with contributions from Mitchell Marsh (30), Ayush Badoni (22) and Abdul Samad (20) to help us post 166/7 in our 20 overs after we were put in to bat.
Defending 166, our bowlers picked up early wickets, before late heroics from Shivam Dube and MS Dhoni ended our winning run in IPL 2025.
Ravi Bishnoi was our standout bowler with two wickets, while the likes of Digvesh Rathi, Aiden Markram and Avesh Khan chipped in with one scalp apiece.
With four wins from seven matches, we are currently placed fifth on the IPL 2025 standings with eight points on the board.
Ahead of our crucial away game against the Royals, we have received a massive boost as our pace sensation Mayank Yadav has returned to training after recovering from his back and toe injuries.
Raftaar ka intezaar, ab khatam ⚡
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) April 17, 2025
Audio courtesy: Red Chillies pic.twitter.com/gSEc6VUYpM
Meanwhile, Nicholas Pooran has continued his magnificent form in IPL 2025. Our flamboyant southpaw is the current Orange Cap holder in the tournament with 357 runs in seven games at an average of 59.50 and a strike rate of 208.77. Pooran has already hammered four fifties in IPL 2025.
Pooran bhaiya se ishq hi ibaadat hai 💙 pic.twitter.com/zk6w9gLU3E
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) April 16, 2025
Apart from Pooran, our in-form opening duo of Marsh (295 runs) and Markram (208 runs) have made significant contributions with the bat in the ongoing T20 tournament.
In the bowling department, our star all-rounder Shardul Thakur has been our wrecker-in-chief with 11 wickets in seven matches at an average of 24.90.
Our spin sensation Digvesh has picked up nine wickets, while our spin wizard Bishnoi has eight scalps to his name.
S̶u̶r̶y̶a̶ N̶a̶m̶a̶s̶k̶a̶r̶ Ravi Pranam 🙏 pic.twitter.com/BxMYA7LNLW
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) April 16, 2025
News from Rajasthan Royals camp
Rajasthan Royals will head into the game after they lost to Delhi Capitals in a thrilling Super Over on Wednesday.
2005: Rivals
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) April 18, 2025
2025: Besties
Our favourite 20-year challenge 💙 pic.twitter.com/gtf5fDHLJd
Having registered two wins and five defeats, the Sanju Samson-led Royals are currently placed eighth on the IPL 2025 standings.
RR vs LSG head-to-head record in IPL
We have faced Rajasthan Royals five times in the Indian Premier League. Our Super Giants have registered one victory, while the Royals have four wins.
Stats that matter
- Ayush Badoni will be featuring in his 50th IPL match (if he plays vs RR).
- Aiden Markram is 6 sixes away from 50 sixes in the IPL.
- Ravi Bishnoi needs 3 wickets to claim 50 wickets for us in the IPL.
- Nicholas Pooran is 7 sixes away from 100 sixes for us in the IPL.
- Mitchell Marsh needs 39 runs to complete 1000 IPL runs.
- Nicholas Pooran is 1 run away from 9000 runs in T20 cricket.
How to watch RR vs LSG live
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Match Start Time: April 19, 7:30 PM IST
Streaming: JioHotstar app and website
TV channels: Star Sports Network