Speedster Mayank Yadav made a return to the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) playing XI for the primary time in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after 353 days on Wednesday. Yadav’s spot in the playing XI was confirmed by LSG captain Rishabh Pant who received the toss and opted to bowl in opposition to Rajasthan Royals on the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.
While Rajasthan Royals are playing with an unchanged crew, LSG made two modifications from their earlier match playing XI, with Digvesh Rathi coming in for Manimaran Siddharth and Mayank changing Avesh Khan. The final time Mayank performed an IPL match for LSG was on May 4, 2025 in opposition to Punjab Kings at Dharamshala. He conceded 60 runs with out success in that match.
Mayank first broke into the scene in IPL 2024 and persistently delivered 150kmph deliveries. In reality, his supply which closed 156.7 in opposition to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2024 remains to be among the many high 5 quickest deliveries in the historical past of the event.
However, his IPL appearances have been restricted primarily as a result of extreme decrease again stress fracture, that delayed his return. While Mayank might play simply 4 video games in IPL 2024, the Delhi pacer managed to play simply two video games in the final season. The 23-year-old additionally underwent a surgical procedure and has since then accomplished an in depth rehabilitation course of on the BCCIs‘ COE.
What took Mayank Yadav so lengthy to return in IPL 2026?
Although Mayank was declared medically match, LSG Director of Cricket, Tom Moody knowledgeable that the Indian pacer did not had match health to play from the beginning of IPL 2026. “Mayank is ready to go. He didn’t come into our thinking early in the tournament because he was still a little underdone,” Moody advised reporters earlier than their sport in opposition to RCB.
“Not from a fitness point of view – his fitness was good – but in terms of bowling loads and feeling comfortable at the crease. We feel he is now at that point. He has worked exceptionally hard. But that does give us a selection headache because our bowling has been pretty solid so far. We just haven’t produced the runs to support that,” he had added.
LSG vs RR playing XIs
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma, Nandre Burger
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Mukul Choudhary, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Mayank Yadav
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