Jaipur
Sawai Mansingh Stadium
214
37
19
LSG
LSG
220/5 (20.0)
RR chose to BOWL
RR
RR
225/3 (19.1)
RR won by 7 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
RR vs LSG Dream11 Prediction, Pitch Report & Playing XI: IPL 2026 Match Preview

Published on May 18, 2026

RR vs LSG Dream11 Prediction, Pitch Report & Playing XI: IPL 2026 Match Preview

Welcome to the ultimate Dream11 Prediction and match preview for this highly anticipated Indian Premier League clash. This IPL encounter is a do or die situation for Rajasthan Royals (RR), while Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are ready to spoil the party. If you are looking to build a Fantasy Winning Team, you need the right Playing XI and Pitch Report data to dominate your fantasy contests.

Match Details

  • Match: Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
  • Date: 19 May 2026
  • Time: 19:30 IST
  • Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Live Streaming & Broadcast Details

Fans can catch all the live action of this T20 thriller on JioHotstar(App + Website) for digital streaming. Television viewers can tune into the Star Sport Channels.

Weather Report

The weather in Jaipur will be hot and dry during the evening, with temperatures hovering around 35 degrees Celsius. The Rain impact is zero, ensuring a full game. However, the Dew factor will heavily influence the second innings, making gripping the ball difficult for bowlers.

Pitch Report & Venue Stats

The Sawai Mansingh Stadium is known for its flat, batting friendly surface. The Pitch nature is hard, allowing the ball to come onto the bat nicely. The Average score here in the last five matches is a massive 214 runs. Looking at the Pace vs spin dominance, fast bowlers have claimed 37 wickets compared to just 19 wickets for spinners. The Batting vs bowling trend heavily favors the chasing team due to the dew later in the evening.

Fantasy Takeaway: Load your Mega Leagues with top order batters and death over pacers.

Team Form & Head to-Head

Rajasthan Royals (RR)

  • Last 5 matches: L, L, L, W, L
  • The team is on a three game losing streak and desperately needs a win to stay alive in the tournament.
  • Head to head record: 5 wins against their opponents.

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

  • Last 5 matches: W, L, W, L, L
  • They have been inconsistent but possess the firepower to disrupt the standings.
  • Head to head record: 2 wins against their opponents.

Injury Updates & Player Availability

  • Sam Curran is Injured and unavailable for the home side.
  • Wanindu Hasaranga is also Injured and will miss out for the visitors.
  • The rest of the core squads are Fully fit and ready for selection.

Probable Playing XI (Both Teams)

Rajasthan Royals (RR)

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Ravi Singh, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Punja

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant, Mukul Choudhary, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav

Key Players to Watch

  • Vaibhav Suryavanshi: He is in explosive form, amassing 486 runs this season. His aggressive starts are crucial for the home team.
  • Mitchell Marsh: With 467 runs under his belt, he is the anchor for the visitors and loves the true bounce at this venue.
  • Jofra Archer: Leading the pace attack with 17 wickets, his death bowling skills make him a must have for your rewards zone.
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Fantasy Picks

Small League Safe Picks

  • Vaibhav Suryavanshi
  • Mitchell Marsh
  • Dhruv Jurel

Mega League Differential Picks

  • Prince Yadav: A high risk, high reward option who has quietly picked up 16 wickets this season.
  • Riyan Parag: Can contribute with both bat and ball, making him a great differential for your leaderboards.

Match Prediction / Outlook

Rajasthan Royals (RR) to win. Despite their recent slump, the home conditions and desperation for a win give them a slight edge. The pitch heavily favors their strong top order, provided they can handle the pressure.

Disclaimer

Always check Final Playing XI and Toss updates before locking your fantasy team.

IPL 2026 RR vs LSG players T20 past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

PlayerBattingBowlingSeries PerformanceLineup selectionMatch Performance
Name
T
R
S
M#BatInnNORunsHSAvgSR50+4/6BowlInnWkOvAvgEcoSR4wBestC/St
M
A. Pt
Pts
Run
Wk
DT
P
S%
C
VC
iDt
#
PTS
Bat
Bowl
Field
Mitchell MarshLSGBAT246RHB23340656611734.02139.8845862RM109852.425.758.4418.234/6941280.8969467058.3188.6218.917.06219017400
Rishabh PantLSGWK229LHB21637557712831.15144.1830765000-1831248.4581251041.7550.263.293.817755908
Sushant MishraRRBOWL16LHB53000000LMF16293.919.799.212.814/285000000911.380.40.551611070
Nicholas PooranLSGWK456LHB429711060310829.61147.55681433OB000-2931240.7488216033.3378.357.328.9412343000
Manimaran SiddharthLSGBOWL21RHB22326000SLA21303.517.237.0814.634/167457.52300675130.650.020.03430000
Mohsin KhanLSGBOWL68LHB217101197.21110.98011LMF67913.619.867.5915.725/2311590.245101060821.620.470.89430390
Ayush BadoniLSGBAT105RHB881919608028.4138.1211237OB27171.926.78.7318.314/1237843344172050422.090.931.411314-2012
Ravi BishnoiRRBOWL177RHB4919203256.7691.03026LBG1762083.723.737.6418.644/1365856.545201162.5155.150.090.18470000
Yudhvir SinghRRALL44RHB304231298.88175034RMF43403.129.158.6320.203/1317000000130.410.010.01290000
Arshin KulkarniLSGALL22RHB2115668928.3134.44281RM17122.938.669.4324.502/227125251700160.480.020.03300000
Mayank YadavLSGBOWL23RHB2165610001RF22253.525.488.2518.503/146312.337500915.240.30.57208040
Donovan FerreiraRRALL153RHB1293127558228.11168.0912370OB51292.332.18.0423.903/23981155605233136.4558.981.843.0710423008
Riyan ParagRRALL154RHB1372434269530.31144.6725434OB,LB81502.530.467.3824.703/5721156.8625258254.51645.792.513.33280000
Yashasvi JaiswalRRBAT134LHB1309405212433.48152.930662LB400.812.940-561258.9707327041.7185.4713.5712.91410787012
Shubham DubeyRRBAT45LHB39158345834.75153.022103OB000-7532.41627602069.120.270.37234000
Sandeep SharmaRRBOWL218RHB46351281311.6388.88010RM2162413.725.737.7819.865/1851543.42170520815.90.380.642410-30
Dhruv JurelRRWK69RHB591612048128144.199155000-501272.4869367075483.746.578.2851038506
Abdul SamadLSGBAT117RHB1022618457624.27146.315234LB1641.356.2510.4632.201/959626.215779016.7612.250.370.551412008
Shahbaz AhmedLSGALL119LHB7825141310026.66135.995154SLA106782.830.158.0122.503/741470.528258550744.430.841.64224000
Akash SinghLSGBOWL31RHB73451711.2581.8105LMF31263.436.849.192403/1941119119031001025.470.641.0811350310
Dasun ShanakaRRALL287RHB25961509013125.7143.0922662RM1611122.126.178.8317.714/16106334.710426133.3720.550.550.81215010
Jofra ArcherRRBOWL205RHB104487683613.71138.62088RF2022563.723.718.0317.724/18621266.2794211766.7886.413.494.778580486
Josh InglisLSGWK176RHB16625422311829.95151.0926585000-153394282134066.7272.9212.3810.52312411200
Mukul ChoudharyLSGWK16RHB1663796237.9155.32349000-5940.8367169033.3127.630.340.45310000
Lhuan-dre PretoriusRRWK66LHB64215089824.32139.3710227100.716.50-29122000317.771.591.591511700
Himmat SinghLSGBAT69RHB561910597728.62133.545133OB210.8106.66901/027629.717892016.71510.020.02330000
Prince YadavLSGBOWL34RHB75331716.511005RF34383.728.428.6119.703/32171259.170901658.31164.231.262.51711070
Vaibhav SuryavanshiRRBAT31LHB311128014442.66217.688218SLA201.413.050-21289.51074486075282.7723.7213.99120318700
Digvesh RathiLSGBOWL29RHB544244000LB2929432.968.3123.702/89832.52602525142.260.040.061811070
Aman RaoRRBAT11RHB1123016733.44162.7248000-5000000140.330.010.01350000
Brijesh SharmaRRBOWL10RHB22215000RM10113.531.7210.011902/181950.345321155.61039.930.561.131911070
Yash Raj PunjaRRBOWL5RHB00000LBG56427.838.352002/350442.817104501114.720.290.496790750
Completed matches of Lucknow Super Giants
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
01 Apr - 07:30 PMLucknowLucknow Super GiantsLSGDelhi CapitalsDC141/10 (18.4)145/4 (17.1) DC won by 6 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
05 Apr - 03:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHLucknow Super GiantsLSG156/9 (20.0)160/5 (19.5) LSG won by 5 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
09 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkataKolkata Knight RidersKKRLucknow Super GiantsLSG181/4 (20.0)182/7 (20.0) LSG won by 3 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
12 Apr - 03:30 PMLucknowLucknow Super GiantsLSGGujarat TitansGT164/8 (20.0)165/3 (18.4) GT won by 7 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
15 Apr - 07:30 PMBengaluruLucknow Super GiantsLSGRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB146/10 (20.0)149/5 (15.1) RCB won by 5 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
19 Apr - 07:30 PMNew ChandigarhPunjab KingsPBKSLucknow Super GiantsLSG254/7 (20.0)200/5 (20.0) PBKS won by 54 runs
22 Apr - 07:30 PMLucknowRajasthan RoyalsRRLucknow Super GiantsLSG159/6 (20.0)119/10 (18.0) RR won by 40 runs
26 Apr - 07:30 PMLucknowKolkata Knight RidersKKRLucknow Super GiantsLSG155/7 (20.0)155/8 (20.0) Match tied (KKR won the one-over eliminator)
04 May - 07:30 PMMumbaiLucknow Super GiantsLSGMumbai IndiansMI228/5 (20.0)229/4 (18.4) MI won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
07 May - 07:30 PMLucknowLucknow Super GiantsLSGRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB209/3 (19.0)203/6 (19.0) LSG won by 9 runs (DLS method)
10 May - 03:30 PMChennaiLucknow Super GiantsLSGChennai Super KingsCSK203/8 (20.0)208/5 (19.2) CSK won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
15 May - 07:30 PMLucknowChennai Super KingsCSKLucknow Super GiantsLSG187/5 (20.0)188/3 (16.4) LSG won by 7 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
19 May - 07:30 PMJaipurLucknow Super GiantsLSGRajasthan RoyalsRR220/5 (20.0)225/3 (19.1) RR won by 7 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
23 May - 07:30 PMLucknowLucknow Super GiantsLSGPunjab KingsPBKS196/6 (20.0)200/3 (18.0) PBKS won by 7 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
Completed matches of Rajasthan Royals
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
30 Mar - 07:30 PMGuwahatiChennai Super KingsCSKRajasthan RoyalsRR127/10 (19.4)128/2 (12.1) RR won by 8 wickets (with 47 balls remaining)
04 Apr - 07:30 PMAhmedabadRajasthan RoyalsRRGujarat TitansGT210/6 (20.0)204/8 (20.0) RR won by 6 runs
07 Apr - 07:30 PMGuwahatiRajasthan RoyalsRRMumbai IndiansMI150/3 (11.0)123/9 (11.0) RR won by 27 runs
10 Apr - 07:30 PMGuwahatiRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBRajasthan RoyalsRR201/8 (20.0)202/4 (18.0) RR won by 6 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
13 Apr - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHRajasthan RoyalsRR216/6 (20.0)159/10 (19.0) SRH won by 57 runs
19 Apr - 03:30 PMKolkataRajasthan RoyalsRRKolkata Knight RidersKKR155/9 (20.0)161/6 (19.4) KKR won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
22 Apr - 07:30 PMLucknowRajasthan RoyalsRRLucknow Super GiantsLSG159/6 (20.0)119/10 (18.0) RR won by 40 runs
25 Apr - 07:30 PMJaipurRajasthan RoyalsRRSunrisers HyderabadSRH228/6 (20.0)229/5 (18.3) SRH won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
28 Apr - 07:30 PMNew ChandigarhPunjab KingsPBKSRajasthan RoyalsRR222/4 (20.0)228/4 (19.2) RR won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
01 May - 07:30 PMJaipurRajasthan RoyalsRRDelhi CapitalsDC225/6 (20.0)226/3 (19.1) DC won by 7 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
09 May - 07:30 PMJaipurGujarat TitansGTRajasthan RoyalsRR229/4 (20.0)152/10 (16.3) GT won by 77 runs
17 May - 07:30 PMDelhiRajasthan RoyalsRRDelhi CapitalsDC193/8 (20.0)197/5 (19.2) DC won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
19 May - 07:30 PMJaipurLucknow Super GiantsLSGRajasthan RoyalsRR220/5 (20.0)225/3 (19.1) RR won by 7 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
Completed matches at Sawai Mansingh Stadium
Teams
Date
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
25 Apr - 07:30 PMRajasthan RoyalsRRSunrisers HyderabadSRH228/6 (20.0)229/5 (18.3) SRH won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
01 May - 07:30 PMRajasthan RoyalsRRDelhi CapitalsDC225/6 (20.0)226/3 (19.1) DC won by 7 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
09 May - 07:30 PMGujarat TitansGTRajasthan RoyalsRR229/4 (20.0)152/10 (16.3) GT won by 77 runs
19 May - 07:30 PMLucknow Super GiantsLSGRajasthan RoyalsRR220/5 (20.0)225/3 (19.1) RR won by 7 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
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