Rajasthan look to end losing streak vs high-flying LSG

Points: 12 points from 12 games, 6th on table. Form: Lost last 3 matches in succession, including 5-wicket loss to Delhi Capitals. Equation: Must win vs LSG to stay alive. Defeat = almost confirms elimination. Win = back into top 4 contention. Problems:0 wins in Jaipur this season – final home gameLower-order collapse vs DC: 161/2 to 191/8Yashasvi Jaiswal quiet: Only 132 runs in last 7 innings, avg 18.9Bowling leaks runs: Jofra Archer expensive recently, spinners struggling. Having played only twice in the last fortnight, RR's challenge is two-fold. First, they need to find a way to win in Jaipur, having lost each of their three games there this season. Secondly, they will be playing back-to-back games in brutal conditions, with temperatures expected to soar to 43-degrees Celsius amid excessive heat warnings. LSG: "Resurgent" but Eliminated. Points: 8 points from 12 matches, bottom of table. Form: Coming off 7-wicket win vs CSK – Akash Singh 3/26, Mitchell Marsh 38-ball 90. Equation: Already out of playoff race. Playing for pride + to avoid wooden spoon. Strength: Top order clicked vs CSK. Mitchell Marsh carrying batting. Weakness: Rishabh Pant struggling with bat all season. Key players: Rishabh Pant (c), Mitchell Marsh, Akash Singh, Aiden Markram. LSG, meanwhile, have won two of their last three games and look close to being at their dangerous best, despite being knocked out of contention. Their top order has finally clicked, and their already competitive bowling attack has taken their returns up a couple of notches. Slowly, some positives are emerging for LSG from this phase - like Mitchell Marsh's form and Prince Yadav's potential breakout - which they will be keen to lock down, and carry into 2027. For RR: Win = 14 points, playoff hopes alive vs MI next. Lose = 3rd straight year of mid-season collapse after strong start. Captain Riyan Parag: "If we keep on playing like this, we shouldn't be in contention for the top four" For LSG: Spoiler role. Revenge for earlier defeat vs RR. Chance to move off bottom. Bottom line: RR’s season on the line in their final Jaipur game. They’ve lost 3 straight and haven’t won at home all year. LSG have nothing to lose and just beat CSK convincingly. RR need Jaiswal to fire, Archer to strike early, and the middle order to hold vs LSG’s new-ball threat. The match will be played on pitch number five, where 228 played 229 in the RR vs SRH clash. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dazzled with his 37-ball 103, but RR eventually lost with nine balls to spare. Dew played a big part in the second innings. Like that game, Tuesday's will also be a night match, with oppressive heat and humidity likely to be a massive factor once again.