The Rajasthan Royals are in trouble after the first innings of their IPL 2026 fixture with the Lucknow Super Giants at Ekana Cricket Stadium. Put in to bat, RR have stumbled to 89 for 5 in 13 overs, losing wickets at regular intervals. It started with a little bit of intent as Yashasvi Jaiswal struck an 12-ball 22 which was powered by four boundaries, but his dismissal has led to a bit of a collapse with Dhruv Jurel being dismissed on the next ball for a duck and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi struggling to make an impression with only eight runs from nine deliveries. Riyan Parag tried to rescue the Rajasthan Royals with a 19-ball 20, but he too failed to make it count in the long run. Shimron Hetmyer provided some much-needed acceleration with a quick 22 off 18 which included a couple of boundaries but his dismissal, like many of his colleagues' ones before, stalled the RR innings. At just 77 for 5 in a fraction over ten overs the Rajasthan Royals were in dire straits but Ravindra Jadeja and Donovan Ferreira are now at the crease and attempting to guide RR to some sort of a score. The Rajasthan Royals are looking like setting a total of approximately 140-150 as there are only seven overs to go. LSG have bowlers who have made some really good work so far. They both have two wickets to their name (Shami and Mohsin Khan) and have looked tidy when they have been in action, whilst Prince Yadav has also claimed the solitary wicket in an innings that will be of great pressure for Rajasthan Royals. Also Read | Watch: Rishabh Pant Flying One-Handed Catch Dismisses Yashasvi Jaiswal in IPL 2026 Lowest Totals Defended by Rajasthan Royals in IPL History Rajasthan Royals total somewhere around 150 is what we can expect but if this were to be the case, Rajasthan Royals will need to produce one of the great IPL bowling performances in order to defend it. Here is how they have gone about defending small scores: Score Overs Against Venue Year 144/6 20.0 KKR Jaipur 2013 144/8 20.0 RCB Pune 2022 145/7 20.0 MI Durban 2009 150/3 11.0 MI Guwahati 2026 153/5 17.5 Daredevils Jaipur 2018 These figures also reveal that it would not be easy for Rajasthan, although they have defended sums in the past, not particularly for a batting unit like that of the LSG. The LSG will feel quite happy at the moment with the ball and would want to keep the target within manageable levels. We saw earlier that the pitch is giving some assistance to the bowlers and may do so later too. These few overs are the most crucial for the Rajasthan batsmen and if Jadeja and Ferreira can somehow get them to a score of about 150, it would give their bowlers something to defend, otherwise the LSG may have a good advantage when chasing.