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In the IPL 2026 match against Delhi Capitals (DC), Rajasthan Royals (RR) suffered a loss by five wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
The Royals are set to take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on May 19 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Ahead of the match against LSG, RR`s batting coach Vikram Rathour is optimistic about his team`s chances to qualify for the playoffs. He feels that if the players on his team play to their potential, they can emerge victorious against any team.
“We are planning to win every match. It`s not that we are waiting for the last two matches to win. Every game is important for us and we are trying to win,” he said during the post-match press conference.
“The situation is that we have to win both the games. Our belief is that if we are playing to our potential, we can defeat any team. That is the mindset. We need to turn up and play our best cricket,” added Rathour.
Currently, the Riyan Parag-led RR is placed in the sixth position with six wins and the same number of defeats. With a net run rate (NRR) of +0.027, the team also has 12 points. After concluding with the LSG`s clash, the Royals will lock horns with Mumbai Indians (MI) on May 24 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants: Full Squads
Rajasthan Royals: Ravindra Jadeja, Sandeep Sharma, Adam Milne, Donovan Ferreira (WK), Jofra Archer, Shimron Hetmyer, Tushar Deshpande, Sam Curran, Nandre Burger, Riyan Parag (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kuldeep Sen, Ravi Bishnoi, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Sushant Mishra, Yudhvir Singh, Shubham Dubey, Vignesh Puthur, Aman Rao, Kwena Maphaka, Yash Punja, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ravi Singh (WK), Brijesh Sharma.
Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Mohammed Shami, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anrich Nortje, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Aiden Markram, Avesh Khan, Wanindu Hasaranga, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Rishabh Pant (C) (WK), Josh Inglis (WK), M Siddharth, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Arjun Tendulkar, Akash Singh, Abdul Samad, Arshin Kulkarni, Naman Tiwari, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Mayank Yadav, M Choudhary (WK), Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi.
(With PTI Inputs)
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