IPL 2026: Yashasvi Jaiswal wins toss, elects to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants

In the IPL 2026 match against Lucknow Super Giants LSG Rajasthan Royals RR standin skipper Yashasvi Jaiswal has won the toss and elected to bowl at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in JaipurThe Royals will enter the clash with two changes Lhuandre Pretorious will replace the injured skipper Riyan Parag and Adam Milne will make way for Sandeep Sharma Also Sushant Mishra will make his IPL debutAfter winning the toss RRs standin skipper Jaiswal said Were going to bowl first and I feel like its a good wicket Later on there will be some dew I hope So we are going to chaseWhen asked about the captaincy role he said It means a lot to me and its proud always to represent the Rajasthan Royals franchiseSpeaking on Riyan Parag Jaiswal said He had some hamstring injury and hell be fine soon I hope so So hes not playing this game We have three changes Sandy Sushant Mishra and Lhuandre Pretorious come inOn the improvements needed he replied 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 Ill just smile and enjoy the game and play That said I think its 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 hell be fine soonOn 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 ShamiLSGs 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 AidenIPL 2026 Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants Confirmed playing 11Rajasthan Royals Yashasvi Jaiswal C Lhuandre Pretorious Dhruv Jurel WK Donovan Ferreira Shubham Dubey Dasun Shanaka Jofra Archer Sandeep Sharma Sushant Mishra Brijesh Sharma Yash PunjaLucknow 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