Rajasthan Royals Impact subs: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yudhvir Singh, Aman Rao Perala, Ravi Bishnoi, Riyan Parag.

Lucknow Super Giants Impact subs: Mukul Choudhary, Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Himmat Singh, Arshin Kulkarni.

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal(c), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Dhruv Jurel(w), Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Sushant Mishra, Sandeep Sharma, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Punja.

Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, Akash Maharaj Singh, Prince Yadav.

"Pretty confident, we know this is a good wicket to bat on. Happy to either bat or bowl first. Definitely, as I said in the last few games, we have a lot to play for. As a team, we take pride and confidence in playing every match for our fans. At the same time, we want to put our best foot forward because we know we have a good team and we can do it," said LSG captain Rishabh Pant.

"Aiden (Markram) is not there because he has gone (home) for his personal thing. And just one more, (Mohammed) Shami is not playing and Mohsin (Khan) is playing. (Ayush) Badoni comes in for Aiden," he added.

"We're going to bowl first and I feel like it's a good wicket. Later on, there will be some dew, I hope. So, we are going to chase," said RR's stand-in captain Yashasvi Jaiswal.

On being the captain in the absence of Riyan Parag, Jaiswal said, "It means a lot to me and it's proud always to represent the Rajasthan Royals franchise. 

Speaking of Parag, Jaiswal said, "He had some hamstring injury and he'll be fine soon, I hope so. So, he's not playing this game. We have three changes. Sandy, Sushant Mishra and Lhuan-dre Pretorious come in."

Jaiswal also provided an update on Ravindra Jadeja's injury. "Nothing much at the moment. Jadu bhai is recovering. He has some niggles, but he'll be fine soon," he added.

Rajasthan Royals' stand-in captain Yashasvi Jaiswal wins toss and opts to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants in their must-win IPL 2026 game tonight!

Batting has been the weakest link for LSG but Mitchell Marsh played a blinder against CSK to script a welcome win. Rishabh Pant, who has not found a settled position in the batting order throughout the season, did not come out to bat in the last game, giving time in the middle to other batters. The season is done and dusted for LSG but wins in the remaining games would lessen the pain of an otherwise forgettable campaign.

LSG, dealing with issues of their own, come into the game on the back of a rare win in the tournament. They beat Chennai Super Kings at home on May 15 and would be looking to play party-poopers in their remaining two games (last one against Punjab Kings).

Rajasthan Royals have been relying heavily on 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for flying starts but the youngster has not got enough support from Yashasvi Jaiswal at the other end. Dhruv Jurel has played some sublime knocks but the one on Sunday night was a rather subdued one with wickets falling at the other end.

Captain Riyan Parag was underwhelming in the first half of the IPL but has picked up pace in the recent games. He would want his side to be much more clinical in the last five overs with the bat.

At the high-scoring Sawai Mansingh Stadium, RR are yet to win a game this season and the final fixture here is a do or die one for the home team. They need to win both their remaining matches to enter the IPL 2026 playoffs without any difficulty.

Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Ravi Singh, Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, Adam Milne, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Punja, Dasun Shanaka, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Aman Rao Perala, Ravindra Jadeja, Sandeep Sharma, Shimron Hetmyer, Tushar Deshpande, Nandre Burger, Kuldeep Sen, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kwena Maphaka, Vignesh Puthur

Lucknow Super Giants Squad: Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Mukul Choudhary, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Mayank Yadav, Akash Maharaj Singh, Prince Yadav, Josh Inglis, Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Himmat Singh, Ayush Badoni, Avesh Khan, George Linde, Anrich Nortje, Matthew Breetzke, Mohsin Khan, Arjun Tendulkar, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Arshin Kulkarni, Naman Tiwari.

With 43 maximums in the ongoing season, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has become the Indian batter with the most sixes in a single edition. He needs only seven more to become the first-ever Indian batter to achieve the feat.