BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Quinton de Kock	b Boult	8	3	2	2	0	266.66

KL Rahul (c)†	c Boult b Avesh Khan	76	48	85	8	2	158.33

Marcus Stoinis	b Sandeep Sharma	0	4	6	0	0	0.00

Deepak Hooda	c Powell b Ashwin	50	31	48	7	0	161.29

Nicholas Pooran	c Boult b Sandeep Sharma	11	11	13	1	0	100.00

Ayush Badoni	not out	18	13	23	1	0	138.46
Krunal Pandya	not out	15	11	12	1	0	136.36
Extras	(lb 2, nb 1, w 15)	18
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 9.80)	196/5
Did not bat: Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Quinton de Kock, 0.3 ov), 2-11 (Marcus Stoinis, 1.6 ov), 3-126 (Deepak Hooda, 12.1 ov), 4-150 (Nicholas Pooran, 15.1 ov), 5-173 (KL Rahul, 17.2 ov) • DRS

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Trent Boult	4	0	41	1	10.25	9	6	0	2	0
0.3 to Q de Kock, hot knife through butter, and off stump has been flattened! Back of a length on off. Seems to pitch and nip back in just a shade. de Kock tries to defend but his bat comes down at an angle. He is late on the stroke too and the ball breezes past the willow before leaving off stump in a mess. Another first-over wicket for Boult!. 8/1 See all photos
Sandeep Sharma	4	0	31	2	7.75	7	3	0	1	0
1.6 to MP Stoinis, middle stump has been flattened now! RR all over LSG in the powerplay! Full ball that starts on off and swerves back in. Stoinis, without really getting to the pitch of the ball, tries to drive it. Leaves a gap between bat and pad, and the ball zips through. Stoinis might have gotten an inside edge but it does not matter in the grander scheme of things. LSG two down, and under the pump!. 11/2 15.1 to N Pooran, Sandeep outfoxes Pooran! Dug into the track on middle and leg. Pooran tries to swipe this over deep backward square leg but the ball gets big on him. Cannot control his stroke and the ball skews off the top edge towards Boult, who keeps his eyes on the ball and takes the catch well inside the fence. Pooran is disappointed, but this is just what RR would have wanted after the time-out!. 150/4 See all photos
Avesh Khan	4	0	42	1	10.50	7	2	2	1	1
17.2 to KL Rahul, holes out to deep backward point! Short, wide and asking Rahul to hit to the bigger side. He throws the kitchen sink at it but never seemed to get the power to clear that massive boundary. Slices it towards Boult on the deep backward point fence, and the Kiwi makes no mistake. Rahul is gutted with the way he has gotten out. RR, meanwhile, will be chuffed with how they have been chipping away!. 173/5 See all photos
Ravichandran Ashwin	4	0	39	1	9.75	6	4	0	2	0
12.1 to DJ Hooda, Ashwin gets Hooda! Carrom ball on a length on middle and leg. Hooda advances, trying to smash it over long on. Does not quite get to the pitch, though, and has to reach out in front. Chalks it off the toe-end and Powell circles under it at long on to complete the catch. Vital wicket for the Royals, but take nothing away from the excellent hand Hooda has played here!. 126/3
Yuzvendra Chahal	4	0	41	0	10.25	3	5	0	1	0

Rajasthan Royals (T: 197 runs from 20 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Yashasvi Jaiswal	c Ravi Bishnoi b Stoinis	24	18	31	3	1	133.33

Jos Buttler	b Yash Thakur	34	18	27	4	1	188.88

Sanju Samson (c)†	not out	71	33	62	7	4	215.15
Riyan Parag	c Badoni b Mishra	14	11	10	0	1	127.27

Dhruv Jurel	not out	52	34	47	5	2	152.94
Extras	(b 1, lb 1, w 2)	4
TOTAL	19 Ov (RR: 10.47)	199/3
Did not bat: Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma
Fall of wickets: 1-60 (Jos Buttler, 5.5 ov), 2-60 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 6.1 ov), 3-78 (Riyan Parag, 8.4 ov) • DRS

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Matt Henry	3	0	32	0	10.66	7	3	2	0	0
Mohsin Khan	4	0	52	0	13.00	5	5	3	0	0
Yash Thakur	4	0	50	1	12.50	4	7	1	2	0
5.5 to JC Buttler, Yash Thakur has the last laugh! Zips in a low full toss on leg stump. Buttler, having walked across his stumps, almost cuts himself off by how far he has moved. Cannot lay bat on ball, and hears the death rattle soon after. Sees the image of his leg stump flattened too, and he is absolutely livid with himself. Thakur will not mind one bit, though, and he has given LSG the breakthrough they were after!. 60/1 See all photos
Marcus Stoinis	1	0	3	1	3.00	3	0	0	0	0
6.1 to YBK Jaiswal, Jaiswal bites the dust now! LSG go bang-bang! Back of a length delivery angled across the batter outside off. Jaiswal winds up and has a huge swish at it. Slices across it too much, though, and finds the sweeper on the deep cover fence. Stoinis is delighted; Jaiswal, not quite!. 60/2 See all photos
Krunal Pandya	4	0	24	0	6.00	5	1	0	0	0
Amit Mishra	2	0	20	1	10.00	5	1	2	0	0
8.4 to R Parag, Mishra gets rid of Parag, and he points to the back of his shirt in celebration! What theatre! Dangles the carrot outside off and Parag bites. He thinks he can go inside out but this is a slider that seems to just hurry onto him a touch. Slices it and Badoni makes no mistake at deep cover. Mishra is elated, and LSG are now right back in this!. 78/3 See all photos
Ravi Bishnoi	1	0	16	0	16.00	1	2	1	0	0

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Lucknow Super Giants innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 46 runs, 2 wickets)
Lucknow Super Giants: 50 runs in 6.3 overs (39 balls), Extras 0
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (KL Rahul 30, DJ Hooda 21, Ex 0)
Strategic Timeout: Lucknow Super Giants - 75/2 in 8.0 overs (KL Rahul 45, DJ Hooda 21)
KL Rahul: 50 off 31 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
Lucknow Super Giants: 100 runs in 10.2 overs (63 balls), Extras 7
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 54 balls (KL Rahul 50, DJ Hooda 43, Ex 7)
DJ Hooda: 50 off 30 balls (7 x 4)
Lucknow Super Giants: 150 runs in 14.6 overs (91 balls), Extras 10
Strategic Timeout: Lucknow Super Giants - 150/3 in 15.0 overs (KL Rahul 71, N Pooran 11)
Over 18.3: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - MA Gough, Batter - A Badoni (Struck down)
Slow over-rate Penalty: Overs 19.1 - 20.0 (extra fielder inside the circle)
Innings Break: Lucknow Super Giants - 196/5 in 20.0 overs (A Badoni 18, KH Pandya 15)

Rajasthan Royals innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 60 runs, 1 wicket)
Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 4.6 overs (30 balls), Extras 2
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (YBK Jaiswal 19, JC Buttler 29, Ex 2)
Rajasthan Royals Impact Player Sub: Riyan Parag in for Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals innings, 6.1 ov)
Lucknow Super Giants Impact Player Sub: Amit Mishra in for Quinton de Kock (Rajasthan Royals innings, 7.6 ov)
Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 78/3 in 8.4 overs (SV Samson 4)
Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (70 balls), Extras 2
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (SV Samson 18, DC Jurel 31, Ex 2)
Rajasthan Royals: 150 runs in 15.3 overs (93 balls), Extras 4
Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 160/3 in 16.0 overs (SV Samson 44, DC Jurel 40)
SV Samson: 50 off 28 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 53 balls (SV Samson 49, DC Jurel 49, Ex 2)
DC Jurel: 50 off 31 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)

MATCH DETAILS

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Toss	Rajasthan Royals, elected to field first
Series	Indian Premier League
Season	2024
Player Of The Match	Sanju Samson
Hours of play (local time)	19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50
Match days	27 April 2024 - night (20-over match)
LSG Player Replacement	Impact player: Amit Mishra in, Quinton de Kock out (2nd innings, 7.6 ov)
RR Player Replacement	Impact player: Riyan Parag in, Yuzvendra Chahal out (2nd innings, 6.1 ov)
Umpires	KN AnanthapadmanabhanDRS Michael GoughDRS
TV Umpire	Vinod Seshan
Reserve Umpire	Abhijeet Bengeri
Match Referee	Amit Sharma
Points	Rajasthan Royals 2, Lucknow Super Giants 0