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RR vs LSG Head to Head in SMS Stadium: The IPL 2024 is around the corner and the franchises have been practicing hard to achieve glory. The tournament will kickstart on 22nd March with an opening match between the defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Royals Challengers Bengaluru at the M.A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The inaugural champions tournament Rajasthan Royals (RR) will begin their campaign against Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on 24th March.
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 opening matches in IPL 2024 on 24th March in Jaipur.
Before that, let’s have a look at RR vs LSG Head to Head, Pitch Report and Best Players for IPL 2024.
RR vs LSG Head-to-Head in SMS Stadium, Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants Stats
Talking about their Head-to-Head, Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Supergiants have faced each other three times in the IPL, with RR taking a lead with three 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:
| Matches | RR Won | LSG Won | Tie | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
RR vs LSG Head-to-Head at Sawai Mansingh Stadium
Out of the three matches between the two teams, RR and LSG have played just once at the SMS Stadium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 52 matches in IPL so far with the team batting first have won just 18 matches, while the team batting second come out victorious on 34 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 | 14/05/2023 | ||
| Matches Played | 52 | ||
| Matches Won Batting First | 18 (34.62%) | ||
| Matches Won Batting Second | 34 (65.38%) | ||
| Matches Won Winning Toss | 27 (51.92%) | ||
| Matches Won Losing Toss | 25 (48.08%) | ||
| Matches with No Result | 0 (0.00%) | ||
| Highest Individual Innings | 105* | A M Rahane (Rajasthan Royals) | 22/04/2019 v Delhi Capitals |
| 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
Rajasthan Royals will be looking to begin their IPL 2024 campaign with a win at their home ground against Lucknow Supergiants. For that, the franchise will rely on their main players to perform well. Skipper Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler will be looking to put up a big score on the board. Along with them Dhruv Jurel, who recently made his India debut is also a player to look out for in the opening match of RR. Talking about RR, the fans will look up to Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin to show their magic with the spin, while Trent Boult and Sandeep Sharma will play spearhead fast bowlers.
LSG- X Factors
LSG will be having high hopes from their skipper KL Rahul who will be making his comeback after the injury. Along with this, LSG have some star finishers like Marcus Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran who can shift the momentum of the match with their batting in just two overs. Additionally, Ravi Bishnoi and Amit Mishra will look up to the spin bowling department and LSG also have fast bowlers like Naveen-ul-Haq and Shamar Joseph in their Sqaud.
