As the IPL 2025 campaign draws to a close, two teams with opposing records will face off. Despite playing seven games thus far, the Lucknow Super Giants have won twice as many games as the Rajasthan Royals. In terms of points, RR is ranked seventh and LSG is ranked sixth.
LSG just suffered a defeat at home against CSK. Rishabh Pant was the only batter who had an impact, as LSG ended up with a below-average total. Although CSK got off to a sluggish start, Rachin Ravindra kept the top order moving. CSK was taken home by MS Dhoni, who arrived at the celebration in style, while Shivam Dube took his time getting going.
In a thrilling match that stretched past normal time, however, RR lost to DC. After solid starts from Abishek Porel and KL Rahul, Tristan Stubbs and Axar Patel made brief appearances to help DC to what appeared to be a mediocre total. An incredible partnership was formed between Sanju Samson and Yahsasvi Jaiswal, but RR was put on hold when the latter had to retire due to injury. Although Nitish Rana gave the game vitality, Mitchell Starc emerged victorious. In the final moments, Starc bowled an extremely restricted session that ended the match in a draw after overcoming a weak powerplay to remove Rana.
In the one-over eliminator, RR put DC at 12 after losing both of their wickets to runouts, despite Starc returning to deliver the super over. The IPL’s first Super Over since 2021 was won by DC when Tristan Stubbs fired a slower bouncer into the stands and KL Rahul hit seven off the first three balls of the super over, which was bowled by Sandeep Sharma.
IPL Stats and Records at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Teams chasing have a dominant record here, and that will likely be the trend.
| Matches Played | 58 |
| Matches Won Batting First | 20 |
| Matches Won Batting Second | 38 |
| Matches With No Result | 00 |
| Matches Tied | 00 |
| Average First Innings Score | 163 |
| Highest Team Total | 217 |
| Highest Total Successfully Chased | 215 |
Player Battles for RR vs LSG, Match 36 of IPL 2025
1. Nitish Rana vs Shardul Thakur
Rana has been among the fastest scoring batters of the tournament, but historically, Thakur has kept him quiet. Rana has scored just 29 runs in 24 balls at a strike rate of 120.83 while being dismissed once off Thakur.
2. Rishabh Pant vs Sandeep Sharma
Statistically, the numbers of this matchup are similar to the ones mentioned above. Both runs and balls in the twenties and just one dismissal. To be precise, 28 runs in 29 balls at a strike rate of 96.55 and average of 28.
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