19 May,2026 07:56 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Yashasvi Jaiswal (Pic: File Pic)
In the IPL 2026 match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Rajasthan Royals' (RR) stand-in skipper Yashasvi Jaiswal has won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
The Royals will enter the clash with two changes, where Lhuan-dre Pretorious will replace the injured skipper Riyan Parag, and Adam Milne will make way for Sandeep Sharma. Sushant Mishra will also make his IPL debut.
After winning the toss, RR's stand-in skipper Jaiswal said, "We're going to bowl first and I feel like it's a good wicket. Later on, there will be some dew, I hope. So, we are going to chase. (On being the captain) it means a lot to me and it's proud always to represent the Rajasthan Royals franchise. (on Riyan Parag) He had some hamstring injury and he'll be fine soon, I hope so. So, he's not playing this game. We have three changes. Sandy, Sushant Mishra and Lhuan-dre Pretorious come in. (on the improvements needed) I think we all are speaking to everyone and I think the mindset and attitude what we will bring out into the ground and just enjoy the game. (on their winless record in Jaipur) I think I'll just smile and enjoy the game and play. That said, I think it's a wonderful, wonderful day and we have the opportunity to play good cricket. So we are going to enjoy the game. (On Jadeja) Nothing much at the moment. Jaddu bhai is recovering. He has some niggles, but he'll be fine soon".
On the other hand, the Super Giants have also made two changes. Ayush Badoni will come in place of Aiden Markram, and Mohsin Khan will replace Mohammed Shami.
LSG's captain Rishabh Pant said, "Pretty confident, we know this is a good wicket to bat on. Happy to either bat or bowl first. Definitely, as I said in the last few games, we have a lot to play for. As a team, we take pride and confidence in playing every match for our fans. At the same time, we want to put our best foot forward because we know we have a good team and we can do it. Aiden (Markram) is not there because he has gone (home) for his personal thing. And just one more, Shami is not playing and Mohsin is playing. Badoni comes in for Aiden".
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal (C), Lhuan-dre Pretorious, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Sandeep Sharma, Sushant Mishra, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Punja.
Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (C) (WK), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, Akash Singh, Prince Yadav.
