RR vs LSG Head to Head in SMS Stadium: The IPL 2025 is approaching the second-half and all franchises have been trying hard to achieve glory. The tournament will see 36th Match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on 19th April, 2025 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
RR emerged as champions in the inaugural season of the IPL in 2008, while LSG, who made their IPL debut in 2022, have been convincing in the last two seasons by qualifying for the playoffs on both occasions. Now both teams will be seen taking on each other in their 8th matches in IPL 2025.
Before that, let’s have a look at RR vs LSG Head to Head, Pitch Report and Best Players for IPL 2025.Â
RR vs LSG Head-to-Head in IPL
Talking about their Head-to-Head, Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Supergiants have faced each other five times in the IPL, with RR taking a lead with four wins, while LSG come out victorious on one occasion. Both teams first met at the Wankhede Stadium on 10th April, 2022, RR won a thriller against LSG by just 3 runs. Yuzvendra Chahal was adjudged player of the match for taking 4 wickets by conceding 41 runs in four overs.
Have a look at the Head-to-Head between RR and LSG in the IPL:
| Statistic | Rajasthan | Lucknow |
|---|---|---|
| Matches Played | 5 | 5 |
| Won | 4 | 1 |
| Lost | 1 | 4 |
| No Result | 0 | 0 |
| Highest Score | 199 | 196 |
| Lowest Score | 144 | 154 |
RR vs LSG Head-to-Head at Sawai Mansingh Stadium
Out of the two matches between RR and LSG, both teams won one match each. Their first-ever IPL match at the SMS Stadium was held on on 19th April 2023. LSG’s only win against RR came at their home ground as they won that match by 10 runs.
| Matches | RR Won | LSG Won | Tie | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
RR Record at Sawai Mansingh Stadium
| Statistic | Value |
|---|---|
| Matches Played | 58 |
| Wins | 37 |
| Defeats | 21 |
| Ties | 0 |
| Wins Batting First | 13 |
| Wins Chasing | 24 |
| Highest Total | 214 |
| Lowest Total | 59 |
LSG Record at Sawai Mansingh Stadium
| Statistic | Value |
|---|---|
| Matches Played | 2 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Defeats | 1 |
| Ties | 0 |
| Wins Batting First | 1 |
| Wins Chasing | 0 |
| Highest Total | 173 |
| Lowest Total | 154 |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium Pitch Report
With the capacity of 35,000 spectators, the Sawai Mansingh Stadium is known to be bowler friendly which provides support for both spinners and fast bowlers. The batters also find it difficult to score big runs due to its big square boundaries.
Sawai Mansingh Stadium IPL Records/Stats
The Sawai Mansingh stadium has hosted 58 matches in IPL so far with the team batting first have won just 20 matches, while the team batting second come out victorious on 38 occasions. The IPL matches on this ground was played between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad on 7th May, 2023, where SRH won a thriller against the RR and chased the target of 215 runs, which is the highest on this ground.
| City | Jaipur | ||
| Country | India | ||
| Also or previously Known as | Chogan Stadium | ||
| First Match | 21/04/2008 | ||
| Last T20 Match | 13/04/2025 | ||
| Matches Played | 58 | ||
| Matches Won Batting First | 20 (34.48%) | ||
| Matches Won Batting Second | 38 (65.52%) | ||
| Matches Won Winning Toss | 31 (53.45%) | ||
| Matches Won Losing Toss | 27 (46.55%) | ||
| Matches with No Result | 0 (0.00%) | ||
| Highest Individual Innings | 113* | V Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) | 06/04/2024 v Rajasthan Royals |
| Best Bowling | 6/14 | Sohail Tanvir (Rajasthan Royals) | 04/05/2008 v Chennai Super Kings |
| Highest Team Innings | 217/6 (Sunrisers Hyderabad) | 07/05/2023 v Rajasthan Royals | |
| Lowest Team Innings | 59 (Rajasthan Royals) | 14/05/2023 v Royal Challengers Bangalore | |
Key Players from both teams
RR- X Factors
The RR franchise will rely on their main players to perform well. Skipper Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag will be looking to put up a big score on the board. Along with them Nitish Rana who recently smashed a half-century will be looking to replicate the similar performance in the next match. Talking about bowling-line up, the fans will look up to Jofra Archer and Wanindu Hasaranga to show their magic with the pace and spin respectively, while Sandeep Sharma will play spearhead fast bowlers.
LSG- X Factors
LSG will be having high hopes from Nicholas Pooran who is a leading run-scorer in LSG campaign. Along with this, LSG have some star openers like Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram who can shift the momentum of the match in the powerplay. Additionally, skipper Rishabh Pant is back in form as he played an impressive 63-run knock in a recent match. Ayush Badoni handles the role of a finisher to turn the attacking mode on. LSG bowling department has likes of pacer Shardul Thakur and spinners Digvesh Rathi and Ravi Bishnoi.
