Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants: Playing XI | IPL 2025
In the next match of the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League, we will have the Rajasthan Royals facing the Lucknow Super Giants. Both teams are coming off defeats in their last matches. While in this season we have witnessed exciting matches so far, from low scorers being defended to big run chases. As we enter the next phase, the upcoming matches are expected to provide more entertainment to the fans. This article will discuss both teams’ playing XI for the upcoming match.
Rajasthan Royals, after releasing several star players before the season, have struggled in this season. So far, the team has won only two matches against Punjab and Chennai Super Kings in their third and fourth match, but since then, team has lost three consecutive matches. In the last match against Delhi Capitals, despite coming close to victory, the team’s poor performance cost them the match in the super over. Rajasthan Royals are currently in 8th position on the points table, with 4 points from the seven matches played.
On the other side, Lucknow Super Giants, under the captaincy of Rishabh Pant, has been on a journey of ups and downs this season so far. The team has played seven matches, winning 4 against Hyderabad, Mumbai, KKR, and Gujarat Titans while losing three. The team is coming off a defeat in the last match against CSK by three wickets. Whereas team is currently in a position with 8 points from the seven matches played.
Rajasthan Royals: Playing XI
| Player | Specialty |
|---|---|
| Sanju Samson | Wicketkeeper-Batter |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Batter |
| Nitish Rana | Batter |
| Shimron Hetmyer | Batter |
| Riyan Parag | All-rounder |
| Dhruv Jurel | Wicketkeeper-Batter |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Bowling All-rounder |
| Maheesh Theekshana | Bowler |
| Jofra Archer | Bowler |
| Maheesh Theekshna | Bowler |
| Tushar Deshpande | Bowler |
| Sandeep Sharma | Impact Player |
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Lucknow Super Giants: Playing XI
| Player | Specialty |
|---|---|
| Rishabh Pant | Wicketkeeper-Batter |
| Mitchell Marsh | Batter |
| Aiden Markram | All-rounder |
| Nicholas Pooran | Batter |
| Ayush Badoni | Batter |
| Abdul Samad | All-rounder |
| David Miller | Batter |
| Shardul Thakur | All-rounder |
| Akashdeep | Bowler |
| Avesh Khan | Bowler |
| Digvesh Rathi | Bowler |
| Ravi Bishnoi | Impact Player |
The playoff qualification chances for Rajasthan Royals are low but not zero. The team has seven matches left, in which it needs to secure victory in at least six of them to qualify comfortably. While, Lucknow is in a better position, where it needs just four victories to qualify for the playoffs.
Rajasthan Royals: IPL 2025 Squad
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Captain | Sanju Samson |
| Wicketkeepers | Sanju Samson, Kunal Rathore, Dhruv Jurel |
| Batters | Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag |
| All-rounders | Nitish Rana, Yudhvir Singh |
| Bowlers | Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma, Sandeep Sharma |
Lucknow Super Giants: IPL 2025 Squad
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Captain | Rishabh Pant |
| Wicketkeepers | Nicholas Pooran, Aryan Juyal |
| Batters | David Miller, Aiden Markram, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke |
| All-rounders | Mitchell Marsh, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmad, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Arshin Kulkarni, Ayush Badoni |
| Bowlers | Avesh Khan, Akash Deep, M Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Akash Singh, Shamar Joseph, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi |
