New Delhi, April 22 -- Speedster Mayank Yadav made a return to the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) playing XI for the first 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 won the toss and opted to bowl against Rajasthan Royals at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

While Rajasthan Royals are playing with an unchanged team, LSG made two changes from their previous match playing XI, with Digvesh Rathi coming in for Manimaran Siddharth and Mayank replacing Avesh Khan. The last time Mayank played an IPL match for LSG was on May 4, 2025 against Punjab Kings at Dharamshala. He conceded 60 runs without success in that match.

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