Royals need all-round fix in must-win against LSG

Their playoff hopes hanging by a thread, the Rajasthan Royals will need an all-round improvement against the out-of-contention Lucknow Super Giants to stay alive in the Indian Premier League here on Tuesday.

At the high-scoring Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Royals are yet to win a game this season and the final fixture here is a do-or-die one for the home team.

Following Tuesday’s fixture, the Royals’ last game is also against a vanquished outfit — the Mumbai Indians.

In Delhi on Sunday night, RR should have out-batted Delhi Capitals but a lower-order collapse cost them the match in which their fielding and bowling was also fairly ordinary. Royals have been relying heavily on 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for flying starts but the youngster has not got enough support from Yashasvi Jaiswal at the other end.

Dhruv Jurel has played some sublime knocks but the one on Sunday night was a rather subdued one with wickets falling at the other end.