LSG vs RR, IPL 2024: Toss result and playing XIs for today’s match, umpires list and pitch report

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) meet Rajasthan Royals (RR) in match 44 of IPL 2024 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday, April 27. The LSG vs RR clash will be the second game of a double-header.

When the two sides met in the first half of IPL 2024 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan registered a 20-run win over Lucknow. Batting first, the Royals put up 193-4 as skipper Sanju Samson top-scored with 82* off 52 balls. In their chase, the Super Giants were held to 173-6 despite half-centuries from KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran.

Both Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals head into Saturday's IPL 2024 clash high on confidence. LSG have beaten Chennai Super Kings in consecutive matches - home and away. As for RR, they have won three games in a row. In their last match, they thumped Mumbai Indians by nine wickets.

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Today's LSG vs RR toss result

Rajasthan have won the toss and have opted to bowl first. Sanju Samson said:

“We are going to bowl first because it looks like a decent wicket to bowl first.”

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Both Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants are going in with unchanged teams.

LSG vs RR - Today's match playing XIs

Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (c & wk), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur

Lucknow subs: Amit Mishra, Arshin Kulkarni, Krishnappa Gowtham, Manimaran Siddharth, Yudhvir Singh Charak

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

Rajasthan subs: Riyan Parag, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tanush Kotian

Today's LSG vs RR pitch report

According to Matthew Hayden, as the pitch is made up of black clay, it's not too friendly for spinners. He said that there may be a little bit of movement off the cracks but added that the brown patches are rolled in nicely. Hence, Hayden expects another high-scoring contest.

Today's LSG vs RR match players list

Lucknow Super Giants squad: KL Rahul (c & wk), Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Devdutt Padikkal, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshad Khan, Prerak Mankad, Amit Mishra, Arshin Kulkarni, Krishnappa Gowtham, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Manimaran Siddharth, Shamar Joseph, Ashton Turner, Naveen-ul-Haq, Kyle Mayers, Mayank Yadav

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Rajasthan Royals squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Trent Boult, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Kuldeep Sen, Nandre Burger, Keshav Maharaj, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tanush Kotian, Kunal Singh Rathore, Donovan Ferreira, Abid Mushtaq