The 2025 IPL is heating up, and things are about to get spicy as the Lucknow Super Giants take on the Rajasthan Royals in LSG vs RR at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. LSG, under the fresh leadership of Vaibhav Suryavanshi, is the new kid on the block, who is already making noise. They are sitting in fifth with four wins from seven games. They’re eyeing a top-three finish and don’t look like they’re slowing down. Meanwhile, RR are down in eighth, stuck in a rough patch with three losses in a row and desperate to bounce back.
Teams for LSG vs RR
- The stage is set, and the squads are locked in for the big face-off between the Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants.
- RR is rolling out a stacked lineup with hitters like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, and Riyan Parag, backed by the firepower of Shimron Hetmyer and all-rounders like Hasaranga and Jofra.
- Add Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, and Tushar Deshpande to the mix, and you’ve got a serious bowling unit.
- On the flip side, LSG is flexing big names too. Aiden Markram, Marsh, and Nicholas Pooran up top, with Rishabh Pant and David Miller bringing the heat in the middle.
- Abdul Samad, Ravi Bishnoi, and Shardul Thakur add the all-round punch, while Prince Yadav, Rathi, and Avesh Khan bring the pace and spin game.
- Expect some serious fireworks, these lineups are stacked and ready to flip the script at any moment.
First Inning of LSG vs RR
- Lucknow Super Giants kicked off their innings with a solid hustle, racking up 46 runs in the Powerplay while losing a couple of wickets.
- Drama hit early when N Pooran went for a review in the 5.2 over, hoping for a lifeline, but umpire Vinod Seshan wasn’t having it.
- RR didn’t waste time firing back with their review on RR Pant the very next ball, but same story, same umpire, same result.
- Both teams shuffled their decks with impact subs, Mayank Yadav and skipper Vaibhav Suryavanshi jumping in for LSG, adding that tactical twist.
- Then came the Markram show, dude went off, smashing a slick fifty in just 31 balls, peppered with 5 fours and 2 biggies.
- He and Ayush Badoni teamed up like pros, knocking up a quickfire 50-run stand in only 26 balls.
- Badoni wasn’t far behind either—he lit it up with his own fifty in 33 balls, keeping the momentum hot. Milestones fell like dominoes: 100 in 11.3 overs, 150 in 18.3.
- By the time the final ball was bowled, LSG stood tall at 180/5, with David Miller and Abdul Samad ready to back it up in the second innings. Game on.
Second Inning of LSG vs RR
- Rajasthan Royals came out swinging in their chase, smashing 61 runs in the Powerplay without losing a single wicket.
- They hit the 50-run mark in just 4.3 overs and no freebies from extras either.
- Jaiswal and Suryavanshi were cooking early on, dropping a 50-run opening stand off just 27 balls, with Jaiswal doing most of the damage with 33 and Suryavanshi backing him up with 21.
- Timeout was called at 71/0 in 7 overs, Jaiswal already sitting pretty on 45. He soon brought up his fifty in just 31 balls, cracking 3 boundaries and launching 4 biggies.
- They cruised past 100 in 11.1 overs, needing just 67 balls to get there. At 15 overs, the scoreboard read 135/2 with Jaiswal on 67 and Riyan Parag chipping in with 24.
- Their third-wicket stand added a smooth 50 runs off 34 balls, with Parag doing most of the heavy lifting.
- The 150-run mark was crossed in 16.1 overs, still going strong.
- Then came a bit of drama, Parag got given out, and RR hit the review button in the final ball of the 18th over, putting the spotlight on umpire Madanagopal.
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Result
In a total nail-biter of a match, Lucknow Super Giants pulled off a last-ball win over Rajasthan Royals, sneaking ahead by just two runs. Talk about edge-of-the-seat action. This clutch victory shot LSG into the top four on the points table, bagging their fifth win out of eight games. Now things are getting spicy at the top, with four teams locked in at 10 points each. The match was peak IPL chaos: full of drama, nerves, and killer moments, leaving fans buzzing and hungry for what’s coming next in this wild season.
