RR vs LSG IPL: Rajasthan Royals will play the match in Jaipur after 3 years, Bowlers get help from the pitch
The 26th match of IPL 2023 is to be played between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants on Wednesday. Sitting at the top of the points table, the Rajasthan Royals team has played five matches so far, out of which they have lost only one. On the other hand, Lucknow has got two defeats in the same number of matches. He is second with six points.
This match between Rajasthan and Lucknow will be played at Jaipur Sawai Mansingh Stadium. This is the first time this season that Rajasthan will be playing on its home ground. Earlier they played their home matches in Guwahati. This team is returning home for the first time after the year 2019. Sanju Samson will be eager to gift the home fans a win.
Talking about the pitch of Sawai Mansingh Stadium is very balanced. Along with the batsmen, the bowlers also get a lot of help here. This is the reason why no team has scored 200 runs here to date. So far the average score on this pitch has been only 157. So far 47 matches have been played on this ground, in which the chasing team has won only 14 times.
The team of Lucknow Super Giants will play in Sawai Man Singh for the first time. In such a situation, the pitch here is going to prove to be a big challenge for them. In the five matches that Lucknow has played so far, it had to face defeat against Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings. At the same time, this team defeated Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and RCB.
