Sawai Mansingh Stadium Pitch Report: RR vs LSG IPL 2025, Jaipur Weather Forecast and head-to-head record

Sawai Mansingh Stadium Pitch Report: Rajasthan Royals will hope for some home comfort as they take on Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2025 on Saturday (19 April) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. It’s the evening game of the doubleheader, but expect a lot of heat as both teams fight for playoff spots.

LSG are currently fifth in the Indian Premier League 2025 points table, while RR are struggling at the eighth spot. LSG have won four out of seven games so far but RR have only managed two wins from the same number of matches.

There have also been reports that RR head coach Rahul Dravid and captain Sanju Samson are not on the same page but the former India batter refuted such rumours on the eve of the game . Samson, meanwhile, can miss the LSG match due to an abdominal injury.

Before RR vs LSG gets underway, here’s a look at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium pitch report, Jaipur weather forecast, the head-to-head record between the teams and predicted playing XIs.

Sawai Mansingh Stadium pitch report

So far, only one IPL 2025 match has been played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, in which RR scored 173/4 before going down to Royal Challengers Bengaluru by nine wickets. In that match, the pitch was two-paced but became better in RCB’s innings as the game progressed.

In any case, Sawai Mansingh Stadium is not known for high scores as the average first-innings score at the ground is 179 since the start of IPL 2023. Dew, however, could be a factor.

Jaipur weather forecast

The forecast is for a “hazy sunshine and very hot” day. The temperatures will range between 37-33 degrees Celsius during the match.

RR vs LSG head-to-head record

Matches played: 5

RR won: 4

LSG won: 1

Tied: 0

RR vs LSG head-to-head record at Sawai Mansingh Stadium

Matches played: 2

RR won: 1

LSG won: 1

Tied: 0

RR vs LSG predicted playing XIs

RR predicted playing XIIs: Sanju Samson (c and wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande/ Akash Madhwal, Sandeep Sharma

LSG predicted playing XIIs: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (c and wk), David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav/ Akash Deep, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi