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]IPL 2026, Match 32: Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals Predicted Playing XIs
by Dwijesh
Lucknow Super Giants will take on Rajasthan Royals in the 32nd match of Indian Premier League 2026 on April 22nd at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow with the game set to begin at 7:30 PM.
Rishabh Pant will captain LSG, while Riyan Parag will lead RR. Both teams feature several top-quality players, and strong performances can be expected from stars like Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal. It will be intriguing to see the final playing XIs that each side settles on ahead of this important clash.
Match Details
| Match | Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals |
|---|---|
| Date | Wednesday, 22 April 2026 |
| Time | 7:30 PM (IST) |
| Tournament | Indian Premier League 2026 |
| Match No. | 32nd T20 |
| Venue | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| Broadcast | Star Sports Network |
| Streaming | JioHotstar |
LSG vs RR – Full Squad
| LSG (Lucknow Super Giants) | RR (Rajasthan Royals) |
|---|---|
| Abdul Samad (Batter) | Yashasvi Jaiswal (Batter) |
| Ayush Badoni (Batter) | Shimron Hetmyer ✈️ (Batter) |
| Aiden Markram ✈️ (All-rounder) | Shubham Dubey (Batter) |
| Matthew Breetzke ✈️ (Batter) | Lhuan-dre Pretorius ✈️ (WK) |
| Himmat Singh (Batter) | Dhruv Jurel (WK) |
| Nicholas Pooran ✈️ (WK) | Riyan Parag (C) (Batter) |
| Rishabh Pant (C) (WK) | Ravindra Jadeja (All-rounder) |
| Mitchell Marsh ✈️ (All-rounder) | Donovan Ferreira ✈️ (All-rounder) |
| Shahbaz Ahmed (All-rounder) | Jofra Archer ✈️ (Bowler) |
| Arshin Kulkarni (All-rounder) | Tushar Deshpande (Bowler) |
| Mohammed Shami (Bowler) | Sandeep Sharma (Bowler) |
| Mayank Yadav (Bowler) | Yudhvir Singh (Bowler) |
| Avesh Khan (Bowler) | Kwena Maphaka ✈️ (Bowler) |
| Mohsin Khan (Bowler) | Nandre Burger ✈️ (Bowler) |
| Manimaran Siddharth (Bowler) | Ravi Bishnoi (Bowler) |
| Digvesh Singh Rathi (Bowler) | Sushant Mishra (Bowler) |
| Prince Yadav (Bowler) | Vignesh Puthur (Bowler) |
| Akash Singh (Bowler) | Yash Punja (All-rounder) |
| Arjun Tendulkar (Bowler) | Ravi Singh (WK) |
| Anrich Nortje ✈️ (Bowler) | Aman Rao (Batter) |
| Mukul Choudhary (WK) | Brijesh Sharma (Bowler) |
| Naman Tiwari (Bowler) | Adam Milne ✈️ (Bowler) |
| Akshat Raghuwanshi (Batter) | Kuldeep Sen (Bowler) |
| Josh Inglis ✈️ (WK) | Dasun Shanaka ✈️ (All-rounder) |
| George Linde ✈️ (All-rounder) | Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Batter) |
LSG vs RR – Predicted Playing 11
| LSG (Lucknow Super Giants) | RR (Rajasthan Royals) |
|---|---|
| 1. Aiden Markram ✈️ | 1. Yashasvi Jaiswal |
| 2. Ayush Badoni | 2. Shimron Hetmyer ✈️ |
| 3. Nicholas Pooran ✈️ (WK) | 3. Riyan Parag (C) |
| 4. Rishabh Pant (C) (WK) | 4. Dhruv Jurel (WK) |
| 5. Mitchell Marsh ✈️ | 5. Ravindra Jadeja |
| 6. Abdul Samad | 6. Donovan Ferreira ✈️ |
| 7. Mukul Choudhary | Vaibhav Suryavanshi |
| 8. Mohammed Shami | 8. Jofra Archer ✈️ |
| 9. Mayank Yadav | 9. Tushar Deshpande |
| 10. Avesh Khan | 10. Sandeep Sharma |
| 11. Prince Yadav | 11. Ravi Bishnoi |
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| Impact: Ayush Badoni / Arshin Kulkarni | Impact: Tushar Deshpande / Shubham Dubey |