Lucknow’s thrilling win over Rajasthan
Lucknow defeated former runner-up Rajasthan Royals by 10 runs at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur while securing their fourth win in the sixth match.
KATHMANDU: Lucknow Super Giants have won their fourth match in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket in India.
Lucknow defeated former runner-up Rajasthan Royals by 10 runs at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur while securing their fourth win in the sixth match.
Chasing the 155-run mark set by Lucknow, Rajasthan managed only 144 runs despite losing 6 wickets in 20 overs.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, the starting pitcher for Rajasthan, scored 44 runs off of 35 balls. Jos Buttler, a different opener, amassed 40 runs off of 41 balls. Yashasvi and Buttler combined for 87 runs for the first wicket. Devdutt Padikkal made 26 runs off 21 balls.
For Lucknow, Marcus Stoinis and Avesh Khan each grabbed two wickets. Before that, Lucknow, who lost the toss and batted first, scored 154 runs after losing 7 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs.
For Lucknow, opener Kyle Mayersplayed a half-century of 51 runs in 42 balls with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes.
KL Rahul, a captain and additional opener, hit 39 runs off 32 balls with the aid of 4 fours and 1 six. The first wicket was shared by these two for 82 runs. While Nicholas Pooran scored 20, Marcus Stoinis racked up 21 runs off of 16 balls. With 4 runs in 2 balls, Kurnal Pandya continued his perfect record.
Sandeep Sharma, Jason Holder, and Trent Boult each grabbed one wicket, and Ravichandran Ashwin secured two wickets for Rajasthan.
With eight points in the 10-team league, Lucknow, which picked up their fourth victory in the sixth game, is still in second position.
Rajasthan, which has 8 points from 6 games, is still in first place despite the loss.
