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by Devesh Jaganath | in Indian Premier League Predictions
Match 36 in the Indian Premier League takes us to the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, where the Rajasthan Royals will be taking on the Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday afternoon. RR are in eighth place in the league standings, while LSG are fifth. Let’s get into the match prediction.
The Rajasthan Royals were visibly distraught in midweek when they lost the first Super Over of this season to the high-flying Delhi Capitals by two runs after both sides ended on 188.
Nitish Rana and Yashasvi Jaiswal both recorded half-centuries in the match, while Jofra Archer picked up 2/32. Jaiswal is now eighth in the orange cap standings, but no RR bowler currently features in the top-10 leading wicket-takers.
The defeat to DC was also Rajasthan’s third in succession and left them on a net run rate of -0.714, which is the third-worst in the competition.
Meanwhile, the Lucknow Super Giants saw their three-match win streak halted on Monday when they were edged to a five-wicket victory by CSK with just three balls remaining.
For once, Nicholas Pooran failed to deliver with the bat, but Mitchell Marsh again notched up another 30-run knock, which was his fifth in six matches. Pooran and Marsh are first and third, respectively, in the orange cap standings.
While LSG have been in better form this season, Rajasthan have been the dominant side in this contest, winning four of the five matches between these sides.
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Rajasthan Royals - Lucknow Super Giants Key Points
- Mitchell Marsh is averaging 49.17 in this season’s IPL.
- Mitchell Marsh has a T20I batting average of 31.9.
- Mitchell Marsh has scored 30+ runs in five of his six innings this season.
- Mitchell Marsh has scored the joint-most half-centuries in the 2025 IPL.
- Mitchell Marsh is third in the orange cap standings.
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Our Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants Prediction
While LSG have looked like the better team over the first half of the campaign, they have struggled against this opponent over the years, and bookmakers are divided over a clear favourite in this match.
However, one player that has been incredibly consistent this season is Mitchell Marsh, who is averaging a staggering 49.17 with the bat and has only failed to score 30+ runs in one match to date. Therefore, our Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants prediction is Mitchell Marsh over 23.5 runs.
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