2024-03-24 11:56:25
Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals top score against Lucknow Super Giants in IPL. Captain Sanju Samson (82 not out from 52 balls) led from the front as Rajasthan posted 194 for four at the Jaipur Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Rian Parag (43 off 29 balls) was brilliant for Rajasthan who won the toss and elected to bat. Naveen Ul Haq took two wickets for Lucknow.
Rajasthan got off to a slow start on a slow wicket. Opener Jos Buttler (11) struggled well. By the time he regained his confidence by scoring two boundaries, the wicket was lost. In the last ball of the second over, wicketkeeper KL Rahul was caught by Naveen. Then Sanju and Jaiswal added 36 runs. But Muhsin gave Lucknow a break through by dismissing Jaiswal. Caught by Krunal Pandya at mid off while attempting a pull shot. With this, Rajasthan were 49 for 2 in five overs.
Then the Sanju-Parag partnership came to Rajasthan’s rescue. Both of them added 93 runs. This partnership was also the backbone of the Rajasthan innings. The partnership fell apart in the 15th over. Parag was kicked out by Naveen. Next up was Shimron Hetmeyer (5). Ravi Bishnoi got the wicket. Dhruv Jural (20 off 12 balls) who came to the crease as the sixth man also made a crucial contribution. Sanju’s innings had six sixes and three fours.
Rajasthan had earlier included Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer and Trent Boult as overseas players. Another foreign player is also likely to be an impact player. Dhruv Jurrell is in the Rajasthan playing XI but Sanju Samson is the wicket keeper. Malayalam actor Devdut Patikal will make his debut in Lucknow. In the Lucknow team, Nicholas Pooran and Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis and Naveen Ul Haq are foreign players in the playing eleven.
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Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (captain), Quinton de Kock (wicket keeper), Devdut Patikal, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Naveen Ul Haq, Yash Thakur.
Rajasthan Royals: Yashaswi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (captain), Ryan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jural, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sandeep Sharma, Josh Khan, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Last Updated Mar 24, 2024, 5:26 PM IST
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