Delhi: These days, the excitement of the 19th season of the Indian Premier League is throbbing among the fans. Another interesting match will be played in this mega tournament on Monday, where there will be a clash between Lucknow Supergiants and Rajasthan Royals. Both the teams will enter this match with the hope of victory.

Both the teams are excited to play with full enthusiasm for this match to be held at Shri Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Under the captaincy of Rishabh Pant, Lucknow Supergiants would like to regain the winning streak after losing the last few matches, while Rajasthan Royals will also aim to regain the rhythm they were losing amid good performances.

Lucknow Supergiants vs Rajasthan Royals IPL Record

In the history of IPL, the rivalry between the two teams is not very old. The competition between these two teams was seen for the first time in 2022, since then 6 matches have been played in the journey, out of which Rajasthan Royals have won 4 matches, while Lucknow Supergiants have won 2 matches.

Lucknow Supergiants vs Rajasthan Royals performance in IPL 2026

Talking about the performance of both the teams in this IPL season, Lucknow Supergiants are at 9th position in the points table after winning 2 out of 6 matches, while Rajasthan Royals are at 3rd position after winning 4 out of 6 matches due to their amazing performance.

When and where will Lucknow Supergiants vs Rajasthan Royals match take place?

There will be a match between Lucknow Supergiants and Rajasthan Royals on IPL Sunday. This match, to be held on April 22 at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, will start at 7.30 pm, the toss of the match will be done at 7 pm.

Shri Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium – Lucknow and main information about the stadium

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, a world-class cricket stadium located in Lucknow, was inaugurated in 2017. The construction of this stadium with a capacity of 50,000 started in 2014 under the government of Akhilesh Yadav and its work was completed in 3 years, the first international match was played here in 2018.

This stadium was built by Ekana Sports City and LDA under public-private partnership. Initially its name was ‘Ekana Cricket Stadium’, but later the Uttar Pradesh government named it after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Lucknow pitch report

Talking about Ekana Stadium, the wicket here is considered an ideal cricketing wicket. There is a good competition between ball and bat on this wicket.

In Lucknow, fast bowlers have often got help in the beginning and spinners also later, in such a situation here even a score of 180-190 can be considered as a fighting total.

weather conditions

The first match in IPL 2026 will be played between Lucknow Supergiants and Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday. Talking about the weather of this match to be held in Lucknow on 22nd April, there is no possibility of rain, according to Accuweather, maximum temperature is likely to be 42 degree Celsius and minimum temperature is 25 degree Celsius.

Possible playing eleven of both

Lucknow Supergiants Team: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (WK/Captain), Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Chaudhary, Manimaran Siddharth, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Digvesh Singh Rathi.

Rajasthan Royals: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ryan Parag (captain), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Shimron Hetmyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Donovan Ferreira, Ravi Bishnoi, Joffra Archer, Andre Berger, Sandeep Sharma.

Where to watch Lucknow Supergiants vs Rajasthan Royals match

Star Sports Network is the broadcasting partner for IPL 2026. All the matches of this tournament will be telecast on different channels of Star Sports, the first match between Lucknow Supergiants and Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday can also be seen on Star Sports. So you can also enjoy live streaming on JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar app/website.

Squads of both teams

Lucknow Supergiants: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (wk/captain), Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Chaudhary, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav, Matthew Bretzke, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mayank Yadav, Himmat Singh, Anrich Nortje, Mohsin Khan, Arjun Tendulkar, Akash Maharaj Singh, Akshat Raghuvanshi, Arshin Kulkarni, Naman Tiwari, George Linde, Josh Inglis

Rajasthan Royals: Ryan Parag (captain), Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira, Luan-Dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Aman Perala, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Adam Milne, Brijesh Sharma, Joffra Archer, Kuldeep Sen, Quena Mafaka, Nandre Berger, Ravi Bishnoi, Sandeep Sharma.

Lucknow Supergiants vs Rajasthan Royals: Pitch favorable for which team?

There will be a match between Lucknow Supergiants and Rajasthan Royals at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Talking about the wicket in this match, this surface is considered a good one. On which a tough competition can be seen between ball and bat. Here Lucknow Supergiants can get the advantage of home condition.

FAQs – Pitch Report of Ekana Stadium, Lucknow

What is the pitch report of Ekana Stadium, Lucknow?

The wicket of Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium is different from other venues in India, the bowling surface here also seems to be benefiting, this wicket provides movement to the fast bowlers in the beginning and later the spinners also get turn, but batting also seems to be easy if you play steady.

What is the H2H record of Lucknow Supergiants vs Rajasthan Royals in IPL?

Talking about H2H record, so far 6 matches have been played between Lucknow Supergiants and Rajasthan Royals in the history of IPL, in which Lucknow has won 2 matches and Rajasthan Royals has won 4 matches.