The 26th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 is scheduled to play between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants on Wednesday 19th April 2023 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.

The best-performing teams of this edition of IPL are going to face each other in this match. The way how Rajasthan Royals performed in this tournament is just outstanding and they are currently the best-performing team in this tournament right now. They had played a total of five matches with four wins to their name. They had lost just one match and are leading the points table. They had beaten Gujarat Titans, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, and Sunrisers Hyderabad and they had lost just one match against Punjab Kings. Lucknow Super Giants also performed well in this tournament. They had won three out of five matches played so far. They had lost two matches and are holding the second position on the points table. They had lost their matches against Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings but had won against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Delhi Capitals.

Rajasthan Royals had now won three matches in a row and their most recent win came against Gujarat Titans with a margin of three wickets. Rajasthan Royals are an improved team in each and every department of the game. The bowling of this team had been good in almost all previously played matches. Trent Boult and Sandeep Sharma are leading the bowling unit of this team with Adam Zampa, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Yuzvendra Chahal. They also performed well in their previous match against Gujarat Titans and leaked 177 runs in 20 overs. Sandeep Sharma was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with two wickets to his name in four overs against just 25 runs. Adam Zampa also had an outstanding performance with the ball and picked one wicket in four overs while he was charged for 32 runs. Yuzvendra Chahal was the other bowler with a wicket to his name in four overs while he leaked 36 runs. Trent Boult also picked one wicket but he leaked plenty of runs. He was charged with 46 runs in just four overs. Ravichandran Ashwin was the only bowler from their side who failed to pick any wicket and he leaked 37 runs in four overs.

The bowling unit of Rajasthan Royals had done their job in almost all previous matches and we are sure that they will also perform well in this match. Rajasthan Royals made some key changes in their batting squad in the previous season of IPL and we are seeing the good results of these changes. The top batting order of this team is very strong with Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, and Devdutt Padikkal available to handle it while they are also strong in the middle and lower batting order. Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, and Ravichandran Ashwin are performing well in this tournament. We also saw the same in their previous match where they chased the target of 178 runs with four balls to spare. Remember that their key four batsmen came back to the pavilion on a total of just 55 runs in the 11th over but they scored more than 120 runs in the next nine overs. Sanju Samson was not doing well in the previous match but finally, he got his good form back and proved the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 60 runs to his name on just 32 balls with the help of three boundaries and six huge sixes. Shimron Hetmyer was the other batsman who performed well and played a main role in the win of this team. Shimron Hetmyer remained not out after scoring 56 runs on just 26 balls. He smashed two boundaries and five huge sixes during his inning. Devdutt Padikkal scored 26 runs while Dhruv Jurel could manage to score 18 runs.

Lucknow Super Giants performed well and won two matches in a row but they lost their most recent match against Punjab Kings by the margin of just two wickets. The batting order of this team is in strong hands and they had also performed well in previously played matches. KL Rahul is leading the batting order of this team with Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran, Marcus Stoinis, and Ayush Badoni but these all batsmen failed to put a handsome total on the board in the previous match and scored just 159 runs in 20 overs. Lucknow Super Giants have good news as their skipper, KL Rahul is back to superb form he was the most successful and highest run-scorer in the previous match with 74 runs to his name on 56 balls with the help of eight boundaries and one huge six. Kyle Mayers was the other batsman who put some runs on the board in the previous match. He scored 29 runs while he faced 23 balls and smashed one boundary and three huge sixes. Krunal Pandya scored 18 runs while Marcus Stoinis could manage to score 15 runs. No other batsmen from their side could manage to enter into the double figures.

The bowling unit of Lucknow Super Giants played a main role in each and every department of the game in this tournament. They have some young Indian bowlers in their squad and all bowlers had performed well in the previous match. Yudhvir Singh Charak and Avesh Khan are young local Indian bowlers who are pure products of IPL. Mark Wood is also part of the bowling squad of this team with Krishnappa Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, and Ravi Bishnoi. They performed well in the previous match but failed to defend a low target on the board and leaked the target of 160 runs in 19.3 overs. Yudhvir Singh Charak was the most successful bowler from their side with two wickets to his name in three overs against 19 runs. Ravi Bishnoi also performed well and picked two wickets in 2.3 overs while he was charged with 18 runs. Mark Wood was the other bowler with two wickets to his name in four overs but he leaked a lot of runs. He was charged with 35 runs in four overs. Krishnappa Gowtham and Krunal Pandya also performed well. Krunal Pandya picked one wicket in three overs against 32 runs while Krishnappa Gowtham also picked one wicket and was charged with 31 runs in four overs. We are sure that Lucknow Super Giants will give us a tough time to Rajasthan Royals in this match.

Rajasthan Royals had faced Lucknow Super Giants in 2 matches where they had won both matches while Lucknow Super Giants had not won any match against Rajasthan Royals.

Rajasthan Royals had won four out of the most recent five matches while Lucknow Super Giants had won three out of the previous five matches.

Rajasthan Royals is a strong and well-balanced team and have a strong batting and bowling department which is in good form. The batting and bowling squad of this team is much stronger at least on paper. According to today’s prediction, Rajasthan Royals is the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make Rajasthan Royals a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• Rajasthan Royals are the best-performing team in this tournament right now
• The batting order of Rajasthan Royals is strong and is in good form
• Lucknow Super Giants also performed well in this tournament
• Rajasthan Royals are rich in the bowling unit
• Rajasthan Royals have its main players in good form

Rajasthan Royals is overall a strong team when we compare it with Lucknow Super Giants. They have the best players in the t20 format of cricket. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Rajasthan Royals have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Rajasthan Royals have a 52% chance to win this match
Lucknow Super Giants has a 48% chance to win this match

The toss is going to play an important in the result of each and every match of IPL 2023 as we had observed in the previous editions of this tournament. According to the toss prediction, the team who will win the toss will elect to field first as defending had been difficult in the most recent matches of IPL. Remember that 52% of matches had been won by chasing teams at Narendra Modi Stadium.

The 26th match of IPL T20, 2023 is going to be held at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. The pitch at Sawai Mansingh Stadium is generally known to be good for batting, with a history of high-scoring matches. However, the pitch can also offer some assistance to the spin bowlers as the match progresses. The exact conditions of the pitch can vary depending on factors such as the weather, the time of day, and the type of ball being used. It is always advisable to consult the latest pitch report and weather conditions before making any predictions.

The weather forecast for Jaipur is good for this cricket match. April is usually a warm month in Jaipur, with an average high temperature of around 38°C (100°F) and an average low temperature of around 22°C (72°F). The days are usually sunny and dry, with clear blue skies and very little chance of rainfall.

Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (c), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ayush Badoni, Avesh Khan, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi.

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• Date: Wednesday, 19th April 2023
• Time: 02:00 PM GMT / 07:30 PM LOCAL / 07:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Sawai Mansingh Stadium
• Location: Jaipur, India
• Capacity: 30000
• Time Zone: UTC +05:30
• Home to: Rajasthan
• Floodlights: Yes

Devdutt Padikkal, Murugan Ashwin, Donavon Ferreira, Navdeep Saini, Joe Root, Jason Holder, Kuldeep Sen, KM Asif, Akash Vasisht, KC Cariappa, Obed McCoy, Kuldip Yadav, Abdul Basith, Kunal Singh Rathore, Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal.