RR vs LSG IPL 2023: In the 26th match of IPL, Lucknow Super Giants has defeated Rajasthan Royals by a margin of 10 runs. The match took place at the home ground of RR, at Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur. Earlier, Sanju Samson-led RR won the toss and opted to field first. Bowlers shone in the match as they restricted LSG to 154/7 in 20 overs. In response, the home team had a slow start and lost wickets in the middle and scored 144/6, resulting in their defeat, which at a point looked quite imminent.
RR clinches victory with thrilling chase
Coming to chase a low total, LSG did not have an ideal start in the game either. Openers played significant knock but their strike rate proved to be a difficulty. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 44 in 35 balls while Jos Buttler smashed 40 runs off 41 balls. Their inning was a bit slow as the run rate continued to climb up.
Skipper Sanju Samson couldn’t do much crucial as well as he was dismissed for a score of 2 runs in 4 balls. Shimron Hetymer scored 2 off 5 balls. There was a semi-collapse in batting as they went from 85/0 to 104/4 which further increased problems for the team as they were already reeling with the slow run rate. However, Devdutt Padikkal scored 26 in 21 balls & Riyan Parag scored 15* in 12 balls, failing to take the team across the victory line. Avesh Khan picked a three-wicket haul while Marcus Stoinis grabbed a couple of wickets and won the match.
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LSG Batters fall flat
Earlier, the home team won the toss and decided to field first. Their bowling department shone with the performance, as they managed to restrict LSG to a score of 154/7 in 20 overs. Kyle Mayers was the highest scorer with 51 runs in 42 balls, hitting four boundaries and three maximums. Skipper and opener KL Rahul scored 39 off 32 balls.
Ayush Badoni and Deepak Hooda scored 1 & 2 respectively. Stoinis scored 21 off 16 balls while Nicholas Pooran scored 29 off 20 balls. In the powerplay, they scored just 37 runs in the match. Ashwin grabbed a couple of wickets while Boult, Sandeep Sharma, and Holder picked a wicket each.
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