The first match of the Super Sunday will see Lucknow Super Giants lock horns with one-time champion Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

Both sides boast of a dangerous batting lineup that could torment the opposition on any given day, which means, we might get a tricky contest that has the potential to go right down the wire. Royals have rising Indian superstar Yashasvi Jaiswal who has lit up the cricketing world in the last few weeks with his flamboyant performances. The youngster will be hoping to continue his rich vein of form and team up with equally destructive Jos Buttler to provide a solid start to the team. As for Super Giants, it needs to be seen if KL Rahul will open the innings or if Devdutt Padikkal will get the nod to bat at his preferred position. Bowling-wise, both outfits are missing their key pacers in Prasidh Krishna (Royals) and Mark Wood (Super Giants). They will have to call upon the other bowlers to step up and fill the void. Result Prediction: Rajasthan Royals get into the game as the slight favourites, primarily due to their home advantage. Additionally, the Playing XIs: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c) (wk), Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna. KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Nicholas Pooran, Devdutt Padikkal, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Shamar Joseph. IPL 2024: Chennai maintain winning run against RCB at Chepauk, beat rivals in curtain raiser Squads: Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Nandre Burger, Tanush Kotian. Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Krunal Pandya, Yudhvir Singh, Prerak Mankad, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Shamar Joseph, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, K. Gowtham, Shivam Mavi, Arshin Kulkarni, M. Siddharth, Ashton Turner, David Willey, Mohd