Lucknow: KL set a target of 197 runs against Rajasthan Royals, who are on top of the points table in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Lucknow Super Giants led by Rahul. Losing the toss and bat, Lucknow scored 196 runs for the loss of five wickets in the allotted 20 overs. KL captain Rahul’s (76) and Deepak Hooda’s (50) innings, who scored a half-century in the IPL after the break, top-scored for Lucknow. Sandeep Sharma took two wickets for Rajasthan.
Lucknow, who lost the wickets of opener Quinton de Kock and Marcus Stonis before scoring 11 runs in two matches, the third wicket partnership between Rahul and Hooda laid the foundation for a good score. Both of them scored 115 runs from just 62 balls. Rahul scored 76 runs off 48 balls with eight fours and two sixes. Hooda faced 31 balls and scored 50 runs with seven fours.
Meanwhile, Rahul has crossed 4000 runs as an opener in IPL. Rahul is the first player to reach this feat after Shikhar Dhawan (6362), David Warner (5909), Chris Gayle (4480) and Virat Kohli (4041). Moreover, among the 169 batsmen who have opened the innings at least twice in the IPL, Rahul also has the best average (50.12). After 17 long innings, Hooda scores a fifty in IPL. Earlier in the IPL, Hooda also scored a fifty against Rajasthan Royals. This was in 2022. He scored 59 runs off 39 balls that day.
Ayush Badoni, who remained unbeaten with 18 runs off 13 balls with a better batting performance in the finals, and Krunal Pandya, who shared a partnership of 15 runs off 11 balls, gave Lucknow the score to 196. At the same time, Quinton de Kock (eight from three balls), Marcus Stonis (0) and Nicolas Pooran (11 from 11 balls) disappointed.
Sandeep Sharma conceded 31 runs in four overs and took two wickets for Rajasthan. Trent Boult conceded 41 runs in four overs, Josh Khan conceded 42 runs in four overs and Ravichandran Ashwin conceded 39 runs in four overs.
Currently, Rajasthan have won seven out of eight matches and are close to the playoffs. Sanju’s team only lost to Gujarat Titans in the 2024 season. Meanwhile, Lucknow is fourth with five wins in eight matches. Lucknow has lost three matches by ten points. When the two teams met on March 24, Rajasthan won by 20 runs. Batting first, Rajasthan scored 193 runs for the loss of four wickets, while Lucknow managed only 173 runs for six in reply.
Rajasthan Royals playing XI – Yashashvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (captain), Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, R. Ashwin, Rovman Powell, Yuzvendra Chehal, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Josh Khan.
Lucknow Super Giants playing XI – KL Rahul (captain), Quinton de Kock, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stonis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur.
2024-04-27 15:54:55
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