Set to be joined by Punjab Kings next month, Rajasthan Royals will become the first team to play its home matches on their second home ground in the ongoing 16th season of the Indian Premier League. Having already played in Guwahati twice, RR will now be playing their remaining five home games in Jaipur.
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The first of these five matches will be played against Lucknow Super Giants tomorrow. Only the third clash between these two teams, it will see LSG yearning to beat Rajasthan for the first time. Readers must note that both matches between these two sides last season were won by Royals. It was at the Brabourne Stadium where RR had defeated LSG by 24 runs in their last encounter against one another.
As it should be, Royals have had a tremendous record at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium over the years. Having won 37 and lost 15 out of their 52 matches here, the hosts would be looking to win their first match in the city in the last four years.
A stadium not known for high-scoring encounters, Rajasthan have an average run rate of 8.07 here. Super Giants, on the other hand, will be playing their first-ever match in the “Pink City” on Wednesday.
RR vs LSG Head to Head Record in IPL History
Total number of matches played: 2
Matches won by RR: 2
Matches won by LSG: 0
Matches played in April: 1 (RR 1, LSG 0)
Matches played on Wednesday: 0 (RR 0, LSG 0)
Matches played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium: 0 (RR 0, LSG 0)
RR average score against LSG: 172
LSG average score against RR: 158
Most runs for RR: 68 (Devdutt Paddikal)
Most runs for LSG: 84 (Deepak Hooda)
Most wickets for RR: 5 (Yuzvendra Chahal)
Most wickets for LSG: 2 (Krishnappa Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi & Avesh Khan)
Most catches for RR: 4 (Riyan Parag)
Most catches for LSG: 1 (Ayush Badoni, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya & Marcus Stoinis)
NOTE: Only players part of current squads have been considered above (most runs, wickets and catches).