IPL 2024 RR vs LSG Highlights: Sandeep, Samson lead Royals to big home win

IPL 2024 Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants Highlights: Sandeep Sharma bowled a brilliant spell of 1/22 at the death and Samson hit an unbeaten 85 off 52 balls to take Royals to a 20-run win

3:28 PM

IPL 2024, RR vs LSG LIVE SCORE: That's what happened at toss

3:13 PM

IPL 2024, RR vs LSG: Lucknow's subs in today's match

Lucknow Super Giants Substitue players: Deepak Hooda, Mayank Yadav, Amit Mishra, Prerak Mankad, K Gowtham

3:13 PM

IPL 2024, RR vs LSG: Rajasthan's subs in today's match

Rajasthan Royals Substitutes: Nandre Burger, Rovman Powell, Tanush Kotiam, Shubham Dube, Kuldeep Sen

3:09 PM

IPL 2024, RR vs LSG: Lucknow Super Giants' Playing 11

Lucknow Super Giants Playing 11: KL Rahul(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Devdutt Padikkal, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur.

3:08 PM

IPL 2024, RR vs LSG: Rajasthan Royals' playing 11

RR Playing 11 vs LSG today: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal

3:01 PM

IPL 2024, RR vs LSG LIVE TOSS: Sanju Samson wins toss

Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson wins the toss and elects to bat first against Lucknow Super Giants.

2:54 PM

IPL 2024 live updates | RR vs LSG: Rajasthan Royals' Playing 11 prediction

Probable XII: 1 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 Jos Buttler, 3 Sanju Samson (capt & wk), 4 Shimron Hetmyer, 5 Riyan Parag, 6 Rovman Powell, 7 Dhruv Jurel, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Trent Boult, 10 Avesh Khan, 11 Yuzvendra Chahal, 12 Kuldeep Sen

2:45 PM

IPL 2024 live updates | RR vs LSG: Lucknow Super Giants' Playing 11 prediction

Probable XII: 1 Quinton de Kock (wk), 2 Devdutt Padikkal, 3 Deepak Hooda, 4 KL Rahul (capt), 5 Nicholas Pooran, 6 Marcus Stoinis, 7 Ayush Badoni, 8 Krunal Pandya, 9 Shamar Joseph/Naveen-ul-Haq, 10 Ravi Bishnoi, 11 Mohsin Khan, 12 Shivam Mavi

2:33 PM

IPL 2024 live updates | What will be Rajasthan's playing 11?

RR have a solid batting line-up, boosting of the likes of in-form Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, besides skipper Sansom. They also have a finisher in Dhruv Jurel, who made an impressive India debut in the recent five-match Test series against England.

 

But Samson may look to strength the middle-order by bringing in West Indies' Rovman Powell to go with countrymate Shimron Hetmyer.

2:29 PM

Sanju Samson batting & fielding Stats in Indian Premier League

Sanju Samson batting & fielding Stats in Indian Premier League
YEAR	MAT	NO	RUNS	HS	AVG	BF	SR	100	50	4S	6S	CT	ST
Career	152	15	3888	119	29.23	2834	137.19	3	20	304	182	76	15
2023	14	2	362	66*	30.17	236	153.39	0	3	25	24	3	3
2022	17	1	458	55	28.63	312	146.79	0	2	43	26	14	2
2021	14	2	484	119	40.33	354	136.72	1	2	45	17	7	4
2020	14	1	375	85	28.84	236	158.89	0	3	21	26	9	2
2019	12	2	342	102*	34.2	230	148.69	1	0	28	13	4	1
2018	15	1	441	92*	31.5	320	137.81	0	3	30	19	5	0
2017	14	0	386	102	27.57	273	141.39	1	2	32	19	4	0
2016	14	3	291	60	26.45	259	112.35	0	1	20	8	3	1
2015	14	1	204	76	20.4	163	125.15	0	1	16	8	9	0
2014	13	0	339	74	26.07	273	124.17	0	2	25	17	5	2
2013	11	2	206	63	25.75	178	115.73	0	1	19	5	13	0

2:26 PM

IPL 2024 live updates | RR vs LSG: Sanju Samson look to put his case for T20 WC

 Sanju Samson, is also a candidate for the wicket-keepers' role in the India squad for the ICC event and he too will be keen to find his rhythm right from the start.

RR had come tantalisingly close to clinching a second title before Gujarat Titans broke their heart in the final in 2022. They looked good in the initial stages even last season but slipped to fifth place in the end.

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Both the teams will have some tough calls to make as they figure out their best XI.

2:14 PM

IPL 2024 live updates: KL Rahul stats in Indian Premier League history

With an eye on wicket-keeping spot in India squad for T20 World Cup, KL Rahul is expected to bat lower down the order.

KL Rahul batting & fielding Stats in indian premier League
YEAR	MAT	NO	RUNS	HS	AVG	BF	SR	100	50	4S	6S	CT	ST
Career	118	20	4163	132*	46.78	3097	134.42	4	33	355	168	61	5
2023 (LSG)	9	1	274	74	34.25	242	113.22	0	2	28	4	4	0
2022 (LSG)	15	3	616	103*	51.33	455	135.38	2	4	45	30	9	0
2021	13	3	626	98*	62.6	451	138.8	0	6	48	30	11	0
2020	14	2	670	132*	55.83	518	129.34	1	5	58	23	10	0
2019	14	3	593	100*	53.9	438	135.38	1	6	49	25	7	0
2018	14	2	659	95*	54.91	416	158.41	0	6	66	32	10	1
2016	14	3	397	68*	44.11	271	146.49	0	4	37	16	5	4
2015	9	3	142	44*	28.4	126	112.69	0	0	8	5	1	0
2014	11	0	166	46	20.75	164	101.21	0	0	12	3	4	0
2013	5	0	20	12	10	16	125	0	0	4	0	0	0

2:02 PM

IPL 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Focus of fit-again KL Rahul today | RR vs LSG

The focus will be on KL Rahul's form and fitness when he returns from a quadriceps injury to lead the Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL opener against Rajasthan Royals today.

 

Rahul missed the last four Tests against England due to pain in his right quadriceps. He was out for four months last year after undergoing a thigh surgery.

 

LSG captain will look to hit top gear not only as a batter but also as a leader, especially after guiding the team to successive playoffs in the first two seasons.

 

Rahul is likely to play purely as a batter, at least in the initial phase of IPL, but the additional burden of keeping strengthen his chances of making the T20 World Cup squad.

1:43 PM

Indian Premier League 2024 today's match: Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of IPL 2024 match today. Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants will be up against each other as Sawai Mann Singh Stadium in Jaipur.