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LSG vs RR Highlights, IPL 2026: LSG (119-all-out), chasing 160. Jofra Archer leads Rajasthan to epic comeback win at Ekana
Lucknow,UPDATED: Apr 22, 2026 23:48 IST
Lucknow (LSG) vs Rajasthan (RR) Highlights, IPL 2026: LSG (119-all-out in 18 ovs), chasing 160. Rajasthan Royals stage an epic comeback at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Defending just 159, with no luxury of an Impact Sub, the Rajasthan bowling attack bowled out the hosts for just 119 runs.
Lucknow (LSG) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) IPL 2026 live score. (AP Photo)
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the IPL 2026 match between the Lucknow Super Giants and the Rajasthan Royals at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Wednesday, April 22.
23:48 IST:
The smile is back - After being pensive for the last couple of games, the RR management looks relaxed once again. They have leapt to second spot and would like to take this momentum into their next match against the high-flying Sunrisers Hyderabad as they begin their Jaipur leg of IPL 2026 on Saturday, 25th April, 2026.23:46 IST:
Getting into a rut - Well, the Lucknow Super Giants are getting into a big hole. With 4 losses in their last 4 games, they are quickly slipping down from the path to the playoffs. They somehow need to fix their issues before their next match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday, 26th April, 2026, at this same venue. They don't have to travel, so they can make use of this rest to introspect.23:43 IST:
Was looking to bowl slow - For his allround display of an unbeaten 43 (29) with the bat and a frugal 1/29 with the ball, RAVINDRA JADEJA HAS BEEN ADJUDGED THE PLAYER OF THE MATCH.23:45 IST:
We have got to be better - On being asked about the performance, Riyan Parag says he is very pleased with the win but feels Rajasthan Royals were short with the bat. He believes they should have got to 180, and mentions that even during his partnership with Shimron Hetmyer, they felt they could have pushed for more. About the batting approach, Parag explains that the team assesses the surface as quickly as possible and bats accordingly. He says if it is flat, the batters keep going, and adds that the top order sets the tone, with the middle order not needing to do anything differently. On being asked about the pace attack, Parag says he feels blessed as a captain to have both Jofra Archer and Nandre Burger leading the charge upfront and doing a commendable job. Says for them to bowl 3-3 overs each in the Powerplays just shows how good they are bowling. He adds that while the wicket offered something to the seamers, the team knew the ball would swing in the second innings and feels the way they bowled and fielded was impressive. On being asked about the trend of starting well and losing out in the later stages, Parag says the messaging within the group has been very positive. He shares that he has been going through something personally and says everyone has been understanding and supportive. He signs off saying that if he goes out to bat tomorrow, it is not about personal numbers but about what the team needs, and if they want him to strike at 200 from ball one, he will do exactly that.23:41 IST:
Keep it as simple as possible - Rajasthan Royals' NANDRE BURGER is up for a chat next. He is happy to get back to winning ways. Says that it is always great bowling alongside Jofra Archer. Observes that his batters were probably not quite upto the mark but quickly adds that they will fix it soon.23:42 IST:
Batting is letting us down - On where did things go wrong, Rishabh Pant admits it is pretty difficult to explain and accepts that their batting is letting them down. He says the team is disappointed but insists they need to find answers from within rather than looking elsewhere. On being asked about the top order's batting approach, Pant agrees that more time could have been taken in the middle overs but is unwilling to make excuses. He includes himself in saying he could have taken the chase deeper. He is all praise for the bowlers for stepping up, especially after a tough previous game, and calls on the batting group to step up and return the favour. On being asked about the bowling group, Pant says the team wants to focus on the positives despite the disappointment. He reiterates that the answers have to come from within, and expresses confidence in the firepower LSG possess across both batting and bowling. He wraps up saying he believes the side can still turn things around. 23:35 IST:
Out of jail? Ummm... one might say so, for the Rajasthan Royals. They were down and out for the count, at 116/6 after 17 overs. But experience helped them with the bat as Ravindra Jadeja showed the value of spending time on this wicket. His crucial unbeaten 43 which included a 20-run assault in the 20th over on Mayank Yadav proved more than vital. LSG bowled their hearts out but the last 3 overs, or say, just that last over alone hurt them very badly. Unfortunately for them, while Jofra shone for RR, Mayank had a very bad day at the office.23:32 IST:
Poor batting effort - Former Indian Wall number 2, Cheteshwar Pujara, has no words minced as he openly calls this a poor bowling effort by LSG on air. He bluntly says that 160 was definitely chaseable on this track and the Super Giants just needed to bat smartly, keeping wickets in hand. The first three wickets were literally gifted and even though there were a couple of partnerships from there on, the Giants could never catch up.Also, the batting scorecard sees just three batters in double digits, with 4 of the remaining 7 batters being dismissed for ducks. Mitchell Marsh fought a lone battle, gritting out for his 55, but it is sad to note that no one else crossed even 25.23:29 IST:
Back to winning ways - In a clash between two good bowling attacks, the side with a better batting lineup emerged victorious. Both teams were at a similar stage near the 16th over. But RR's batting depth and also, that tactical call to bring in Shubham Dubey as an impact batter, worked wonders. It could have gone either way, with Parag forced to use only 4 proper bowlers with Brijesh Sharma yet to prove himself in this season. Luckily for them, it paid off. The RR bowlers made full use of the Powerplay, with the steam of Archer and Burger knocking off 3 wickets in the first 17 balls. After that, though they struggled to keep picking up wickets for a while, they ensured that they did not leak too many boundaries and the required rate was always under check. Jofra Archer was the lwading wicket taker with 3 wickets but it would be unfair to call him the pick of the bowlers alone. Everyone who bowled, including the least experienced Brijesh Sharma, applied pressure and all the 5 bowlers took a wicket at least.23:24 IST:
How did this happen? Glum faces in the LSG dugout. Where did they lose this? They had the Royals at 116/6 at the end of the 17th over. Leaked 43 runs in the last 3 overs. That's roughly their margin of defeat. Despite the horror show with the bat in the first 3 overs, Mitchell Marsh kept fighting for them, taking them to 91/4 in the 15th over, needing 69 runs from 33 balls. They lost 6/28 in 22 balls. A difficult pill to digest.Score 119/10
BatsmanMohsin Khan 0(3b 0*4 0*6)
BowlerJofra Archer 4-1-20-3
23:14 IST:
17.6: Jofra Archer to Mohsin Khan, OUT! BOWLED! That ends the story. The visitors have reigned supreme at the Ekana and RAJASTHAN ROYALS HAVE WON BY 40 RUNS. Mohsin kept on giving the invitation to Archer to target the stumps and on the third occasion, the bowler did not miss his target. This time, the ball is full and straight and Mohsin misses his drive. The ball goes through and crashes into the stumps. With this, JOFRA ARCHER HAS BECOME THE ALL-TIME LEADING WICKET TAKER FOR RAJASTHAN ROYALS. He became the leading wicket taker for RR in the IPL when he dismissed Mayank Yadav and with this last scalp, taken into account the Champions League as well, knocking Shane Watson off his perch.23:13 IST:
17.5: Jofra Archer to Mohsin Khan, Once again, Mohsin shows all his stumps, backing away to the leg side and gets followed. The line is full and outside leg and the batter drives it back to the bowler.23:13 IST:
17.4: Jofra Archer to Mohsin Khan, On a length, pretty straight, from around the wicket, Mohsin Khan backs away and pushes it towards mid off.23:13 IST:
MOHSIN KHAN is the last batter in, replacing Mayank Yadav.23:11 IST:
17.3: Jofra Archer to Mayank Yadav, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Stunning piece of glove work from Jurel. Good length on middle, and Mayank is all at sea. Stuck on the leg side, he prods tentatively, opens the face and looks to guide it away. The ball takes the outside edge and darts to the right of the keeper. Jurel reads it early, dives full stretch to his right and scoops it up one-handed in his right glove, barely off the ground. LSG are 119/9, needing 41 runs from 15 balls.23:10 IST:
17.2: Jofra Archer to Mayank Yadav, FOUR! Runs away through the gap! Fractionally fuller, around off. Mayank stays put and leg side of the ball, and cuts it late to the left of deep backward point for a boundary. Deep third, who is stationed a lot finer, stands no chance to cut it off.23:09 IST:
17.1: Jofra Archer to Digvesh Singh, Spot on bumper, on off. Digvesh arches back, opens the bat face and runs it to the left of deep third for a single.23:09 IST:
Jofra Archer returns. 3-1-15-1 so far.Score 114/8
BatsmanMayank Yadav 1(3b 0*4 0*6)
BowlerBrijesh Sharma 3-0-18-2
23:08 IST:
16.6: Brijesh Sharma to Mayank Yadav, Slower ball, short in length outside off, Mayank looks to cut but is early into his shot. Gets a bottom edge back to the bowler. What a sensational over - W WD 1 W 1 0 0 - Brijesh's bowling figures read 3-0-18-2!23:07 IST:
16.5: Brijesh Sharma to Mayank Yadav, Full and outside off, pace off, Mayank Yadav looks to drive but gets an outside edge to short third.23:06 IST:
16.4: Brijesh Sharma to Digvesh Singh, Another fine yorker, around off, Digvesh Singh somehow manages to sig it out, eking an inside edge down to fine leg for a single.23:06 IST:
This is ending all too quickly. DIGVESH SINGH walks in next, at number 10, replacing Mohammad Shami.23:05 IST:
16.3: Brijesh Sharma to Mohammad Shami, OUT! FLATTENS THE LEG STUMP! A ripper of a delivery from Sharma which puts RR in touching distance of a win. A ballistic yorker at 136.4 kph, angling into the leg stump. Shami stays rooted, looks to whip it over mid-wicket, but the bat comes down far too late. The ball sneaks past the inside edge and uproots the leg stump. Wicket number 2 from Brijesh Sharma. LSG are 113/8, needing 47 runs from 21 balls.23:04 IST:
16.2: Brijesh Sharma to Mayank Yadav, Short of a length outside off, angling in to Mayank Yadav, who rocks back and opens the face to run it down to deep third for a single.23:04 IST:
16.2: Brijesh Sharma to Mayank Yadav, WIDE! A little too straightish, short down leg. Mayank gets inside the line to leave.23:03 IST:
The long tail is exposed now. Mayank Yadav walks in next, at number 9, replacing Mukul Choudhary.23:03 IST:
16.1: Brijesh Sharma to Mukul Choudhary, OUT! CAUGHT SPECTACULARLY! Just the wicket RR needed. They will feel that this is their game to lose now with Mukul, the last threat also dismissed. A well-executed short delivery by Brijesh, on top of off and climbing further after pitching. Mukul Choudhary is tucked up for room to play the pull shot across the line, but gets it high on the bat and sliced towards extra cover. The ball dips on Riyan Parag but the skipper dives forward and scoops the ball just inches above the ground.23:02 IST:
Brijesh Sharma is back on. 2-0-15-0 so far.Score 111/6
BatsmanMohammad Shami 6(3b 0*4 1*6)
BowlerNandre Burger 4-0-27-2
23:01 IST:
15.6: Nandre Burger to Mohammad Shami, SIX! WINGS DEPLOYED! Where did that come from? The golf course, I guess. Plenty of cricketers play golf these days and this shot represented one of those clean swings. Burger goes pace off once again, landing it short, around middle, this time Shami is ready, waits for it and swings it cleanly over deep mid-wicket! 12 runs from the over but the big wicket of Marsh as well, Nandre Burger ends with bowling figures of 4-0-27-2.23:00 IST:
15.5: Nandre Burger to Mohammad Shami, Pace off again, on a length, outside off, angling away, Shami pushes loosely again, only to miss this time.22:59 IST:
15.4: Nandre Burger to Mohammad Shami, NEARLY GONE FIRST BALL! Off cutter, outside off, on a length, Mohammad Shami plays a loose shot, away from his body and nearly spoons a catch towards mid off. The ball lands just short of the fielder.22:59 IST:
LUCKNOW SUPER GIANTS' STRATEGIC TIMEOUT. Things have gotten tricky again for the Giants. In fact, all of a sudden, Jadeja's unbeaten 43 is proving to be more valuable than Marsh's 55. Because LSG have a really long tail and it is all upto Mukul Choudhary now. Interestingly, after 15.3 overs, while LSG are 105/6, RR were 110/5! So there's nothing much to differentiate the two sides as of now. The last 3 overs of the first innings went for 43 runs, with Mayank Yadav conceding 20 alone in the 20th over. How LSG would wish they could halve that now! MOHAMMAD SHAMI walks in next, at number 8, replacing Mitchell Marsh.22:55 IST:
15.3: Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! HIGH UP IN THE HEAVENS AND TAKEN! A strong response by Burger and LSG's troubles multiply from hereon. Slower off cutter, full and slanted outside off stump. Mitchell Marsh is a tad early into the shot as he plants his back knee into the pitch to smash it over the infield straight down the ground, but he has to stretch a bit extra to reach for it. He mistimes it by slicing the ball straight up over cover. Riyan Parag gets across with his eyes locked up on the ball and takes a sharp running catch to his right. The Super Giants are 105/6, needing 55 runs from 27 balls.22:54 IST:
15.2: Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, Fuller length, slower one, outside off. Marsh drives but finds Parag at short extra cover. 22:54 IST:
15.1: Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! FIFTY FOR MITCHELL MARSH! His first fifty this season and 10th overall in the IPL. He got several good starts this season, but this has come at a very crucial time when his team has needed him the most. Slower one, in the middle of the surface, outside off. Mitchell Marsh throws kitchen sink at it to dump it downtown. Despite the bottom hand coming off the handle, the sheer brute force on the shot helps the ball to go sailing over long off. 100 UP FOR LSG!22:54 IST:
With Jadeja bowled out, we will have a bowling change from this end. Nandre Burger returns. 3-0-15-1 so far.Score 99/5
BatsmanMukul Choudhary 7(2b 0*4 1*6)
BowlerRavi Bishnoi 3-0-23-1
22:53 IST:
14.6: Ravi Bishnoi to Mukul Choudhary, SIX! WHOOSH! What a way to end the over. The googly, outside off, pretty full, Mukul Choudhary gets down and slogs this miles over mid-wicket! 10 from the over, albeit with a wicket. Ravi Bishnoi's bowling figures read 3-0-23-1 so far.22:51 IST:
14.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Mitchell Marsh, Outside off, punched through the covers for a run.22:51 IST:
14.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Mukul Choudhary, Outside off, worked through mid-wicket for a single to get off the mark.22:50 IST:
Mukul Choudhary walks in next, at number 7, replacing Himmat Singh.22:49 IST:
14.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Himmat Singh, OUT! BOWLED! The missed stumping does not count for much. The googly, outside off, Himmat Singh goes for a big loft down the ground and leaves a massive gate open to allow the ball to see the gap between bat and pad. He misses the ball and it goes right through that gap, to uproot the off stump. Bishnoi brings out the notebook celebration looking at the LSG dugout, sending out a message to his team and ex-mate, Digvesh Singh. The 37-run stand is broken and LSG are 91/5. EQUATION - 69 RUNS, 33 BALLS.22:48 IST:
14.2: Ravi Bishnoi to Mitchell Marsh, Another short ball, outside off, Mitchell Marsh looks to heave but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. The ball deflects to the off side and the batters take a quick run.22:48 IST:
14.1: Ravi Bishnoi to Himmat Singh, A short ball, pulled down to long on for a single.22:48 IST:
Ravi Bishnoi returns. 2-0-13-0 so far.Score 89/4
BatsmanHimmat Singh 14(13b 0*4 1*6)
BowlerRavindra Jadeja 4-0-29-1
22:47 IST:
13.6: Ravindra Jadeja to Himmat Singh, Outside off, pushed towards point for a run. 9 from the over and Ravindra Jadeja finishes with bowling figures of 4-0-29-1.22:46 IST:
13.5: Ravindra Jadeja to Himmat Singh, Around off, pushed back to the bowler.22:46 IST:
13.4: Ravindra Jadeja to Himmat Singh, SIX! Pleasing to the eye but insulting for RR! A stumping is missed and the next ball gets dismissed. Flighted, outside off, Himmat Singh stays leg side of the ball and lofts this gorgeously over extra cover!22:45 IST:
13.3: Ravindra Jadeja to Himmat Singh, DHRUV JUREL MISSES A STUMPING. Fired in outside off, Himmat Singh attempts the reverse sweep but misses. In the process, he loses his balance and is out of his crease. But the keeper, Jurel, in his attempt to affect the stumping, fumbles slightly and takes that extra second to whip the bail off. Himmat recovers by then.22:45 IST:
13.2: Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, Appeal for LBW, but the finger stays down. Full, outside off, Mitchell Marsh gets down to play the sweep but misses and is hit on the body. The impact seemed to be outside off.22:44 IST:
13.1: Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, Outside off, eased straight to cover.22:44 IST:
13.1: Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, WIDE. Miles outside off, left alone. 79 more needed from 42 balls.Score 80/4
BatsmanMitchell Marsh 47(34b 6*4 1*6)
BowlerBrijesh Sharma 2-0-15-0
22:43 IST:
12.6: Brijesh Sharma to Mitchell Marsh, 6 balls, 6 singles. In fact, the last 10 balls have seen 10 singles. Short, outside off, the Bison pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one more.22:43 IST:
12.5: Brijesh Sharma to Himmat Singh, A short ball now, outside off, Himmat pulls it to deep mid-wicket for another single.22:43 IST:
12.4: Brijesh Sharma to Mitchell Marsh, A full toss, down the leg side, Mitchell Marsh looks to whip but misses. The ball goes off his pads to short fine leg. The batters take a single but there is no signal of a leg bye from the umpire. Must have been an inside edge then.22:42 IST:
Stop please. Brijesh comes trundling in, but the Bison has his hand up. Some naughty person is moving up and down near the sightscreen. Ready to resume now.22:41 IST:
12.3: Brijesh Sharma to Himmat Singh, Short, outside off, pace off, pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.22:41 IST:
12.2: Brijesh Sharma to Mitchell Marsh, Worked through mid-wicket for a run.22:40 IST:
12.1: Brijesh Sharma to Himmat Singh, On a length, around middle, Himmat Singh works it through square leg for a single.22:40 IST:
Change of pace. Parag brings back Brijesh Sharma. 1-0-9-0 so far.Score 74/4
BatsmanHimmat Singh 4(6b 0*4 0*6)
BowlerRavindra Jadeja 3-0-21-1
22:38 IST:
11.6: Ravindra Jadeja to Himmat Singh, Outside off, eased through the covers for another single. 12 from the over.22:38 IST:
11.5: Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, Landed outside off, Mitchell dabs it towards short third for one.22:38 IST:
11.4: Ravindra Jadeja to Himmat Singh, Outside off, Himmat Singh presses this towards cover for a single.22:37 IST:
11.3: Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, Dropped short, Marsh pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.22:37 IST:
11.2: Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR MORE! On a length, outside off, Marsh goes back and punches it through the covers. The fielder dives to his right and gets a hand to it, but still cannot stop the ball from racing behind.22:36 IST:
11.1: Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! WHAM! Full, around middle, Mitchell Marsh gets down and sweeps it with power through mid-wicket!22:37 IST:
The required rate is now touching double 1s. Talking about doubles, if you keep Marsh and Himmat together in one frame, it actually appears as if there are two Mitchell Marshs standing together. That's how similar they look. Even his brother Shaun does not have so much similarity with Mitch.Score 62/4
BatsmanHimmat Singh 2(4b 0*4 0*6)
BowlerRavi Bishnoi 2-0-13-0
22:35 IST:
10.6: Ravi Bishnoi to Himmat Singh, Full, outside off, Himmat pushes it towards point. Despite the boundary, just the 7 runs from the over.22:35 IST:
10.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Himmat Singh, Full and around off, another wrong 'un, Himmat Singh gets his bat down in a hurry.22:34 IST:
10.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Himmat Singh, WIDE. A massively spinning googly, but way down the leg side. Left alone.22:34 IST:
10.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Mitchell Marsh, Outside off, Mitchell looks to defend but the ball goes off the inside edge towards short fine leg. The batters take a single and the equation now reads - 99 runs from 56 balls.22:33 IST:
10.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Mitchell Marsh, Full and straight, Marsh bunts it back to the bowler.22:33 IST:
10.2: Ravi Bishnoi to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! WHACK! Feast yourself, Bison. Short, around middle and off, Mitchell Marsh goes back and heaves it through mid-wicket with all the power in the world, to beat deep mid-wicket to his right.22:32 IST:
10.1: Ravi Bishnoi to Himmat Singh, Outside off, pushed through the covers for a single.Score 55/4
BatsmanMitchell Marsh 29(24b 3*4 1*6)
BowlerRavindra Jadeja 2-0-9-1
22:31 IST:
9.6: Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, Outside off, pushed straight to cover. A wicket and 5 runs from the over, Ravindra Jadeja's bowling figures read 2-0-9-1 so far.22:30 IST:
9.5: Ravindra Jadeja to Himmat Singh, On middle, pushed down to long on for a single.22:30 IST:
Lucknow Super Giants use their impact sub - Himmat Singh comes in at number 6, while Prince Yadav is subbed out.22:30 IST:
Prince Yadav is substituted by Himmat Singh22:28 IST:
9.4: Ravindra Jadeja to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! CAUGHT! A rare shot in anger and Pooran falls. Short, outside off, Nicholas Pooran goes for the pull, attempting more of a heave. Gets the ball on the higher part of the bat and hence, gets a lot more elevation than distance. Long on steadies himself and Donovan Ferreira makes no mistake. The saying goes that, 'Never run on a misfield'. In this case, it is the opposite. Had Ravi not fumbled on the previous ball, Pooran would not have been on strike for this one. He is totally disconsolate as he literally trudges off the field, having got a start. The 43-run stand is broken and LSG ARE 54/4, NEEDING ANOTHER 106 RUNS FROM 62 BALLS.22:27 IST:
9.3: Ravindra Jadeja to Nicholas Pooran, On middle, Pooran works it towards long on and calls for the second. The substitute fielder, Ravi Singh, who had ran out Badoni, charges in but in his haste to pick the ball up, fumbles and gives in to the pressure, conceding the second. 22:27 IST:
9.2: Ravindra Jadeja to Nicholas Pooran, Landed outside off, going away with the angle, Pooran lets it through.22:26 IST:
9.1: Ravindra Jadeja to Nicholas Pooran, On middle, Nicholas Pooran works it through mid-wicket with soft hands and charges back for the second. The stand moves to 41 (38). 108 more needed from 65 balls.Score 50/3
BatsmanNicholas Pooran 18(21b 3*4 0*6)
BowlerRavi Bishnoi 1-0-6-0
22:26 IST:
8.6: Ravi Bishnoi to Nicholas Pooran, Another long hop, wide outside off, cut through point for one. 50 UP FOR LSG, 110 MORE NEEDED FROM 66 BALLS.22:25 IST:
8.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Nicholas Pooran, Mixup, but safe. Short and wide outside off, Nicky P cuts it to the right of Riyan Parag at cover and for some reason, Marsh wants the single. He is sent back just in time.22:25 IST:
8.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Nicholas Pooran, Short and wide outside off, another googly, Nicholas cuts it straight to cover.22:24 IST:
8.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE. Miles outside off, another wrong 'un, Pooran looks to cut but misses. This is interesting. RR review for a caught behind. By the hand signals, it seems like Jurel is telling Bishnoi that he heard a noise. Unfortunately for them and their team, UltraEdge returns a flat line when the ball is near the bat. RR lose a review.22:22 IST:
8.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Mitchell Marsh, Outside off, punched down to long on for a single.22:22 IST:
8.2: Ravi Bishnoi to Mitchell Marsh, Dropped short, around middle, Mitchell Marsh pulls it behind square leg. The ball simply races away but the deep square leg fielder charges to his right near the boundary and dives to stop the ball. Keeps the batters to a couple.22:21 IST:
8.1: Ravi Bishnoi to Nicholas Pooran, A googly to start, short in length, spinning away, Nicholas Pooran looks to cut but the ball stops a bit on the surface. He mistimes it towards cover where the fielder dives to his left and parries it to long off. A single taken.22:21 IST:
Just a hint of turn visible in that over. Dual spin now. Ravi Bishnoi will bowl.Score 44/3
BatsmanNicholas Pooran 16(17b 3*4 0*6)
BowlerRavindra Jadeja 1-0-4-0
22:20 IST:
7.6: Ravindra Jadeja to Nicholas Pooran, A touch short, around leg, Pooran gets down and pulls it through square leg for another single.22:20 IST:
7.5: Ravindra Jadeja to Nicholas Pooran, Full, around off, Nicholas Pooran defends it towards cover.22:19 IST:
7.4: Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, Outside off, Mitchell eases this through the covers for one.22:19 IST:
7.3: Ravindra Jadeja to Nicholas Pooran, On middle, worked through mid-wicket for a run.22:18 IST:
7.2: Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, On middle, a touch shorter, Marsh goes back and nudges it through mid-wicket for a single. The stand moves to 30 (27). 119 more needed from 76 balls.22:18 IST:
7.1: Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, Full, outside off, Mitchell Marsh pushes it towards cover.22:18 IST:
RAJASTHAN ROYALS' STRATEGIC TIME OUT. Has the ball becoming older become a worry for the Royals? Or what happened in the Powerplay was just a Jofra-Burger effect? Either ways, the ball has stopped moving and scoring has seemingly gotten easier. Maybe, dew has started to form a bit. Marsh and Pooran have played responsibly to not throw it away and kept their heads down and played the ball, rather than the situation. It will be interesting to see how spin fares. Here's Ravindra Jadeja.Score 40/3
BatsmanNicholas Pooran 14(14b 3*4 0*6)
BowlerBrijesh Sharma 1-0-9-0
22:15 IST:
6.6: Brijesh Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! CLASSY! 'Pooran close to his very best', chimes Daren Ganga on air. Very full, outside off, Nicholas Pooran gets a big stride in, reaches the pitch of the ball and drives it to the right of mid off. Riyan Parag tries his best to cut that off, but the ball simply races through!22:14 IST:
6.5: Brijesh Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, On a length, around off, decent bounce, Nicholas bunts it back to the bowler.22:13 IST:
6.4: Brijesh Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Not timed well, but Pooran will take it. A short ball, outside off, Pooran looks to swivel and pull but is tad early into the shot. Yet, he somehow manages to get his wrists over the ball and get it to the square leg fence. 22:13 IST:
6.3: Brijesh Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, Full and around off, 139.1 kph, Nicholas Pooran defends it solidly towards mid off.22:12 IST:
6.2: Brijesh Sharma to Mitchell Marsh, Similar ball, 135.4 kph, Mitchell Marsh eases this through the covers for a single.22:11 IST:
6.1: Brijesh Sharma to Mitchell Marsh, On a length, outside off, pushed into the off side.22:12 IST:
Who has won the Powerplay battle then? LSG are 31/3, while at the same stage, RR were 44/3. Let's say, the Royals fared a bit better then, although the Super Giants are on a bit of a recovery. Brijesh Sharma gets the ball now.Score 31/3
BatsmanMitchell Marsh 23(16b 3*4 1*6)
BowlerNandre Burger 3-0-15-1
22:10 IST:
5.6: Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, Marsh gets on the front foot and hits the length ball to the right of point for a single. At the end of the Powerplay, Lucknow Super Giants are 31/3, chasing 160 runs.22:09 IST:
5.5: Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, Perfect response with the ball! In the vicinity of the off pole, on a fractionally fuller length. Marsh is sucked forward to block, but the ball nips past his outside edge.22:09 IST:
5.4: Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! The Bison wakes up! A length ball, around leg and middle. The ball doesn't rise much and comes at hip height for Mitchell Marsh. He hangs back and pulls it ruthlessly behind deep square leg for a biggie.22:08 IST:
5.3: Nandre Burger to Nicholas Pooran, Cannons in at 143.2 kph, full on middle. Pooran gets a bit across and works it wide of mid-wicket for a single.22:07 IST:
5.2: Nandre Burger to Nicholas Pooran, Hits that in-between length, outside off. Pooran jumps on the toes to ride the bounce and steers it to cover-point.22:07 IST:
5.1: Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, Into the pitch, on the leg stump. Marsh gets inside the line and nudges it through square leg for a run.22:07 IST:
Final over of the Powerplay. Still no bowling change. Not needed, is it? Burger to continue.Score 22/3
BatsmanNicholas Pooran 5(8b 1*4 0*6)
BowlerJofra Archer 3-1-15-1
22:05 IST:
4.6: Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, Back of a length around off, Pooran gets right behind the line and blocks it solidly to the off side. MAIDEN OVER from Jofra who has just bowled a hostile spell.22:06 IST:
4.5: Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, Serious wheels on it again! Hard length into the pitch, on leg. Nicholas Pooran hops to tuck it into the leg side, but is hit on the thigh pad instead.22:04 IST:
4.4: Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, Smell that leather, mate! This is high quality bowling from Archer so far. Sharp short ball around off, it pitches and rears sharply at 148 kmph. Pooran hops and sways out of the way, and Jurel leaps to collect cleanly with both hands.22:03 IST:
4.3: Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, BEATEN! A corker of a delivery and Pooran had no clue about it. Archer bends his back and bowls it short, on top of middle. It lands and nips away, squaring Nicholas Pooran of both pace and bounce. Nicholas tries to block, but it zips past the outside edge by a kitten-whisker.22:02 IST:
4.2: Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, Nice and full, straighter line on off. Pooran leans on it and blocks it to mid off. 22:02 IST:
4.1: Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, Landed outside leg, on a good length. Pooran steers it to square leg.Score 22/3
BatsmanMitchell Marsh 15(12b 3*4 0*6)
BowlerNandre Burger 2-0-6-1
22:01 IST:
3.6: Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, Very full and on middle. Marsh drives it along the turf to mid on.22:00 IST:
3.5: Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, Pitched on a length, just outside off. Marsh tries to hit it through cover but the ball nips back a touch and he hits off the inner half to the bowler. Burger threatens to throw the ball back at the batter, but does not.21:59 IST:
3.4: Nandre Burger to Nicholas Pooran, Fuller one, around off. Pooran presses in front and knocks it into the cover region for a quick single.21:59 IST:
3.3: Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, At 139.4 kph, a yard or two fuller than the previous one. Marsh goes for an ungainly pull shot but the ball does not rise much as he expects. Goes below the inside edge and hits him on the back thigh. It lobs to the backward point region and they cross for a leg bye.21:58 IST:
3.2: Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Dismissed out of his presence! Fractionally short from Nandre, on off. Mitchell Marsh climbs over it and heaves it to deep mid-wicket, into gap, for four.21:57 IST:
3.1: Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, Hard length, over middle. Marsh hops on the toes and bunts it down to the pitch.Score 16/3
BatsmanNicholas Pooran 4(1b 1*4 0*6)
BowlerJofra Archer 2-0-15-1
21:56 IST:
2.6: Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Runs away! Full and on leg. Nicholas Pooran flicks it off the front foot to mid-wicket. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dives to his left and makes a half-stop. The ball races away to the fence behind, beating his chase.21:56 IST:
2.6: Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! A rib-tickling short ball on the bodyline. Pooran ducks under the ball and it is deemed a wide as it is down leg.21:56 IST:
9/0 becomes 11/3 for the hosts and they have their backs against the wall. The reaction from Justin Langer in the LSG dugout says it all. In walks Nicholas Pooran at number 5. He is in desperate need of runs this season. Can this be his night?21:53 IST:
2.5: Jofra Archer to Aiden Markram, OUT! STRAIGHT UP AND GONE! It is going down south really quickly for the Super Giants now. It is a back-of-a-length delivery from Archer, shot at a good pace, over the top of the middle stump and a bit of extra lift as well. Aiden Markram tries to play an uncharacteristic heave across the line of the ball and only manages a thick top edge. The ball swirls up over the keeper's head but Jurel keeps his cool and takes the skier watchfully. Jofra has his first wicket and is up and about.21:52 IST:
2.4: Jofra Archer to Aiden Markram, Back of a length, on middle and leg. Markram plays with a straight bat and knocks it to mid on.21:51 IST:
2.3: Jofra Archer to Aiden Markram, Digs it short and on the leg stump line. Markram ducks under the projectile hurled at him.21:51 IST:
2.2: Jofra Archer to Aiden Markram, Pitched outside leg, on a length, Markram tucks it to mid-wicket off the front foot.21:50 IST:
2.1: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, Short of a good length around middle stump line, pitches and jags back in a shade. Marsh punches it to the right of mid on for a single.Score 10/2
BatsmanAiden Markram 0(2b 0*4 0*6)
BowlerNandre Burger 1-0-1-1
21:49 IST:
1.6: Nandre Burger to Aiden Markram, Half tracker, on middle. Aiden tugs it to square leg with soft hands.21:49 IST:
1.5: Nandre Burger to Aiden Markram, That's a ripper! Nips away from the right-hander on a good length. Markram is completely squared up on the back foot looking to block but the ball leaves him and zips past the outside edge.21:48 IST:
A top start for the Royals in their defence. LSG again pegged back early on. Aiden Markram is the new batter in at number 4.21:48 IST:
1.4: Nandre Burger to Rishabh Pant, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Burger fishes out the opposition skipper. Not an ideal shot selection from Pant, one has to say. Short of a good length outside off, Pant drops to one knee with a pre-meditated slog sweep against the left arm seamer, only to get a faint inside edge through to Jurel behind the stumps. A slight appeal from Burger and up goes the finger. Pant leaves the field livid with himself.21:47 IST:
1.3: Nandre Burger to Rishabh Pant, Short and on leg, at 147.5 kph. Pant pulls it to mid-wicket. Another mix-up but averted.21:45 IST:
1.2: Nandre Burger to Rishabh Pant, Short and outside off, Pant dances down to go up and over the off side, but misses.21:44 IST:
1.1: Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, Nips in from a length, on off. Marsh tries to punch it on the up but inside edges to the pads and then the ball lobs to the short third region for a single.21:44 IST:
LSG's opening pair last just 6 balls. Skipper Rishabh Pant is in at number 3.Score 9/1
BatsmanAyush Badoni 0(1b 0*4 0*6)
BowlerJofra Archer 1-0-9-0
23:32 IST:
0.6: Jofra Archer to Ayush Badoni, OUT! AYUSH BADONI IS RUN OUT! An extremely disappointing way to get dismissed. This one kicks up from the deck, on a length, on the leg stump line. Badoni is rushed on the back foot and tries to tuck it to the square leg region but fails to do so. The ball deflects off the thigh pad and rolls into the square leg region and both the batters decide to cross over, but Marsh from halfway down the pitch, sends Badoni back, as he sees Ravi Singh, the sub fielder, charge on the ball quickly. There is a couple of yes and no between the batters and Badoni finds himself in deep waters, too far to retreat back. A simple underarm throw from Ravi to the batting end and Badoni is not even in the frame. Lucknow Super Giants are 9/1, chasing 160 runs.21:43 IST:
Direct hit at the striker's end. Badoni looks gone for all money and the replay shows the same. Nowhere in the frame. A huge, huge mixup.21:42 IST:
0.5: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, Back of a length, on top of off. Marsh hangs back and stabs it to the backward point region and they hurry for a quick run.21:41 IST:
0.4: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Bread and butter for the Bison! Very full, on off. Mitchell Marsh plays with a vertical bat, doesn't middle it properly, but has enough on it to loft it over the bowler's head for the second boundary.21:40 IST:
0.3: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Onto it in a flash! A half volley, outside off. Marsh leans forward, frees his arms and cracks the cover drive to the left of the diving cover fielder for a boundary.21:39 IST:
0.2: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, Fuller one, around off, Marsh drills it to the mid off fielder, where Parag is stationed a bit straight.21:39 IST:
0.1: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, Right on the money! A searing inswinging yorker on the stumps. Mitchell Marsh just manages to get his front toe out of the way. His head falls over but manages to squeeze it out to the leg side.21:38 IST:
Welcome back for LSG's response with the bat. Riyan Parag has his men in a huddle near the ropes. And now, the Royals spread across the park to take their spots. Out walks the opening pair for the Super Giants. It is the Bison, Mitchell Marsh and Ayush Badoni. And it will be Jofra Archer to steam in for the opening over. So a mini-Ashes battle first up. Archer vs Marsh to kick things off in the chase. A slip in place. Here we go...21:35 IST:
... THE RUN CHASE ...21:35 IST:
A middling total, but hard work ahead - 160 is no big a task in modern-day T20 game, but in Lucknow, it makes you earn every run. The Royals have got the dose of that while batting. And they would be keen that their bowling attack, led by Archer and Burger sets the marker early, to crash through the vulnerable LSG top order. The hosts, on the other hand, will aim that they don't botch this up. Should be a fun chase which is on the other side. Please stick around.21:38 IST:
Quick word with the new PURPLE CAP holder - Prince Yadav of LSG puts the hat on. He is first asked about how he is feeling on wearing that Cap, to which, he humbly replies that it is feeling nice, but will feel better if LSG win this match. On whether he did anything different this season, Prince shakes his head, stating that he has only been sticking to his lines and lengths and backing his yorkers. Adds that he has developed a couple of variations and has been working on those. Murali Kartik then asks about how much is length crucial on red soil - to this, Yadav answers that it is extremely crucial. Because if the ball is pulled back even a bit, boundary hitting gets easier. On what he has learnt from Mohammad Shami, PY says that he has learnt a lot, adding that whenever Shami sees him worried, he runs across and has a chat with him, comforting him and giving him confidence. On the reason for him and Mohsin Khan hunting in pairs, Prince Yadav casually replies, it is only practice, nothing else!21:30 IST:
Jadeja swings his sword, finally - Ekana's surface played its part too. The ball simply did not come onto the bat, forcing batters to manufacture both power and timing to clear the ropes, and that is never an easy ask on this ground due to big dimensions. Runs just dried up like a desert with an odd boundary here and there. Jadeja and Ferreira dug in the second half to bring some respectability to the total through their 33-run stand, but the latter couldn't hang in there. RR were forced to use their impact sub in Shubham Dubey, who, along with Jadeja, formed the highest partnership to get the Royals past the 150 mark, with Jadeja being the lead scorer, making 43 off 29.21:28 IST:
The Royals floored early - The success mantra against the Rajasthan Royals is no secret. Get their top three out quickly and you are halfway there. Tonight, LSG executed it to perfection. It was a battle between one of the best bowling attacks in the Powerplay and the best batting unit in that phase, and this time, the hosts came up trumps. The JaiSoorya duo lasted just 2.5 overs before Shami broke the stand, then turned around and picked up Jurel off the very next delivery. Sooryavanshi could not fire on this occasion, and suddenly the Royals found themselves pegged back at 32/3. Parag began a slight rebuild alongside Hetmyer, but both their dismissals left the middle order again with to reconstruct at 77/5 around the halfway stage.21:27 IST:
A respectable total? One might think that way, given the Royals being reduced to 110/6 in the 16th over. But the last 4 overs went for 49 runs, giving the visitors some momentum heading back into the dressing room. From the other perspective, at the pitch report, it was mentioned that 153 is the average first inning score this season in Lucknow, so what RR have posted on the board, is just in thereabouts of the par score. But will that be enough to defend? Well they have something at least to fight for rather than not. For LSG, baring the death phase, they were simply outstanding not only with the ball, but in the ground fielding as well. Moshin Khan off all was the pick of the bowlers, with him Shami and Prince picking two apiece, whereas Mayank had an off day on comeback, conceding 56 off his 4 overs.Score 159/6
BatsmanRavindra Jadeja 43(29b 2*4 1*6)
BowlerMayank Yadav 4-0-56-0
21:21 IST:
19.6: Mayank Yadav to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX! 20 runs from the final over! A short ball again, into the deck, around middle and leg, Ravindra Jadeja picks the length in a trice and pulls it mammothly over square leg. Initially, it seems like he has misjudged it, but the ball lands into the crowd! RAJASTHAN ROYALS FINISH ON 159/6!21:20 IST:
19.5: Mayank Yadav to Ravindra Jadeja, Another short ball, around middle and leg, Jadeja pulls it behind square leg and gets another couple.21:20 IST:
19.4: Mayank Yadav to Ravindra Jadeja, Clumsy from LSG. Jadeja heaves this through mid-wicket. Ayush Badoni charges to his left but in his hurry to pick the ball up, fumbles and concedes the second. 150 UP FOR RAJASTHAN ROYALS.21:18 IST:
19.3: Mayank Yadav to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Somehow, Jadeja has managed to get that in that region. On a length, around middle and off, with mid on and mid off up, Ravindra Jadeja backs away and just heaves it over mid off, for the second boundary of the over. Moves to 33 (26).21:17 IST:
19.2: Mayank Yadav to Ravindra Jadeja, Banged short again, but this was quicker and Jadeja had to heave at it. Mistimed it through mid-wicket and got a couple.21:17 IST:
19.1: Mayank Yadav to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! WALLOP! Right in the wheelhouse. A short ball, around leg and middle, Ravindra Jadeja swivels and pulls it over mid-wicket in a flash.21:17 IST:
Final over then. 150 should be a bare minimum from here on. How much in excess can RR get? Mayank Yadav will bowl. 3-0-36-0 so far.Score 139/6
BatsmanShubham Dubey 19(11b 3*4 0*6)
BowlerPrince Yadav 4-0-29-2
21:16 IST:
18.6: Prince Yadav to Shubham Dubey, FOUR! Nicely bowled, and beautifully dealt with! A wide yorker by Yadav, outside off. Shubham Dubey opens the bat face at the point of contact and pierces the backward point and short third gap to perfection to find the fence. 12 runs from the over. 4-0-29-2 tonight for Prince.21:16 IST:
18.5: Prince Yadav to Ravindra Jadeja, A review burnt by the Super Giants, but one understands Pant's motive there. He just wanted some time off. A pinpoint yorker by Prince, aimed at the pads, on the leg stump, seemingly pitched outside leg. Jadeja fails to flick and is hit on the back shin before the ball rolls to the vacant leg slip region. Pant rushes to his right and dives to stop the ball, but while doing so, he bumps the ball around his nose and it is deflected to the deep for a leg bye. He calls for a belated review for LBW. Ball Tracking shows that it has clearly pitched outside leg. But Pant takes the time to have his nose repaired.21:16 IST:
There is a belated review for LBW against Jadeja. Looked to be pitching outside leg to the naked eye. Comfortably. Pitching outside leg and impact also outside leg. One suspects Pant just wanted some time off or a break, else that was really a bad review. Yes, Murali Kartik on air informs us that Pant had some running repairs to his nose while that review was being checked.21:14 IST:
And with that... RAVINDRA JADEJA BECOMES THE HIGHEST SCORER OF THIS INNINGS. He has just made 23, which shows how poor the batting display by his team has been.21:13 IST:
18.4: Prince Yadav to Ravindra Jadeja, Bangs it short at 138.8 kph, around the shoulders of the batter. Jadeja goes for the pull but gets a bit of a top edge but it lands safely ahead of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.21:12 IST:
18.3: Prince Yadav to Shubham Dubey, Almost a yorker again, outside off. Shubham Dubey slices it over and behind point for a run.21:11 IST:
18.2: Prince Yadav to Shubham Dubey, FOUR! Important runs for the Royals! Very full on this occasion by Prince, an attempted yorker served as a full ball, around off. Dubey gets under the ball and carves it to the left of mid off and picks up a boundary.21:11 IST:
18.1: Prince Yadav to Shubham Dubey, Sharp short delivery, angling across off at 140.7 kph. Shubham reaches out to ramp, but misses as it flies over his angled bat.21:10 IST:
Prince Yadav will bowl the 19th over. 3-0-18-2 so far.Score 127/6
BatsmanShubham Dubey 10(7b 1*4 0*6)
BowlerDigvesh Singh 4-0-26-0
21:09 IST:
17.6: Digvesh Singh to Shubham Dubey, Outside off, punched through the covers for a run. 11 from the over, but that does not affect Digvesh's bowling figures by much - 4-0-26-0, with just a solitary boundary conceded.21:09 IST:
17.5: Digvesh Singh to Shubham Dubey, FOUR! A boundary after 16 balls and the first boundary off Rathi in this innings. Full and wide outside off, Shubham Dubey reaches out to carve it over the off side and manages to slice it over backward point. The ball lands and then trickles into the fence.21:08 IST:
17.4: Digvesh Singh to Shubham Dubey, Another long hop, outside off, this time Dubey pulls it wide of long on, to his left, for a brace.21:07 IST:
17.3: Digvesh Singh to Ravindra Jadeja, Short again, outside off again, cut again, through point again. For a run now.21:07 IST:
17.2: Digvesh Singh to Ravindra Jadeja, Almost a carbon copy of the previous delivery. Only, the striker was different and the run was doubled.21:06 IST:
17.1: Digvesh Singh to Shubham Dubey, Short, outside off, Shubham Dubey goes back and cuts it through point for a single.21:06 IST:
Gamble by Pant. Digvesh Singh has been given the 18th over. 3-0-15-0 so far.Score 116/6
BatsmanRavindra Jadeja 18(19b 0*4 0*6)
BowlerMohsin Khan 4-1-17-2
21:05 IST:
16.6: Mohsin Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, At pace now, fullish on middle. Jadeja uses his wrists and flicks it to the left of mid-wicket. By the time the man from deep square leg cuts it off to his right, the batters cross each other twice. Just 6 runs from this over. Mohsin's spell is done with figures 4-1-17-2.21:04 IST:
16.5: Mohsin Khan to Shubham Dubey, Back of a length, nipping in from off to middle, at 123.4 kph. Shubham clips it off the pads through backward square leg for a single. Good, tight lines and lengths from Mohsin so far.
21:06 IST:
Kingshuk
Rajasthan use Impact Sub
Ravindra Jadeja has not been able to provide any impetus to the innings at all. This has forced Rajasthan to bring in Shubham Dubey as an Impact Sub.
He replaces Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Hmm, tough call this one. Should they not have batted Jofra first? He is a proper hitter of the ball.
21:04 IST:
16.4: Mohsin Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower short ball, on top of middle. Ravindra Jadeja waits for an eternity for the ball to arrive before pulling it to deep square leg for another run.21:03 IST:
16.3: Mohsin Khan to Shubham Dubey, A bit of tail into the batter, full at 139.3 kph, on middle. Shubham Dubey drills it to long on for a single.21:03 IST:
16.2: Mohsin Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, Follows the batter with a short ball, on leg as the batter shuffles outside leg. Jadeja is cramped for space and tucks it to the mid-wicket region for only a single.21:02 IST:
16.1: Mohsin Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, Off cutter, short and outside off. Jadeja jumps in the crease and steers it to backward point.21:02 IST:
Mohsin Khan to bowl out. 3-1-11-2 so far.Score 110/6
BatsmanShubham Dubey 0(1b 0*4 0*6)
BowlerPrince Yadav 3-0-18-2
21:01 IST:
15.6: Prince Yadav to Shubham Dubey, Outside off, pushed towards cover-point. A wicket and 3 runs from the over, Prince Yadav's bowling figures read 3-0-18-2 so far. He now has the PURPLE CAP, picking up his 13th wicket of this edition. Anshul Kamboj also has 13 wickets, but Prince has a better economy currently.21:00 IST:
Time for some big hits now. Rajasthan Royals are using their impact sub - Shubham Dubey comes in next at number 8, subbing out Yashasvi Jaiswal.21:01 IST:
Yashasvi Jaiswal is substituted by Shubham Dubey20:59 IST:
15.5: Prince Yadav to Donovan Ferreira, OUT! CAUGHT! Ferreira's luck runs out and at last, LSG get him. A good short ball, outside off, Donovan Ferreira tries to play the ramp, aiming to guide it over deep third but there is extra bounce on this delivery. He does connect it but cannot quite get the direction he wanted. He wanted to get it a bit squarer but the extra bounce ends up making him playing a lot finer, straight down the throat of Mohsin Khan at deep third, who makes no mistake. The somewhat decent-looking stand is broken at 33 and RR ARE 110/6 AFTER 15.5 OVERS.20:57 IST:
15.4: Prince Yadav to Donovan Ferreira, Excellent yorker, tailing into middle and leg, Donovan Ferreira just about digs it out.20:57 IST:
15.3: Prince Yadav to Ravindra Jadeja, A short ball, around middle, Ravindra Jadeja swivels and pulls it behind square leg for a single.20:56 IST:
15.2: Prince Yadav to Ravindra Jadeja, Dropped short, pulled through square leg for a couple.20:56 IST:
15.1: Prince Yadav to Ravindra Jadeja, Outside off, cut straight to backward point.20:55 IST:
Prince Yadav is back on. 2-0-15-1 so far.Score 107/5
BatsmanDonovan Ferreira 20(17b 2*4 0*6)
BowlerMayank Yadav 3-0-36-0
20:54 IST:
14.6: Mayank Yadav to Donovan Ferreira, EDGED, FOUR! RCB or no RCB, there is always salt on every wound. A short ball, outside off, Donovan Ferreira swings hard and gets a thick top edge. The ball flies over the vacant slip cordon to the deep third fence.20:54 IST:
14.5: Mayank Yadav to Ravindra Jadeja, Massive mixup but LSG mess up. Donovan Ferreira, having been let off on 4, gets another life on 16. On a length, around middle and leg, Ravindra Jadeja worked it through mid-wicket. He called for two and Ferreira responded, charging back. However, Jadeja left him high and dry, backing out of the second run. Ferreira was within hand-shaking distance at that time. The throw came into the keeper, but Rishabh Pant, in his excitement to collect the throw, collided into the stumps and dislodged the bails off. The keeper then went for the second chance as Ferreira was trying to get back. He threw the ball to Mohsin Khan coming in but the latter probably forgot to uproot the stump and dislodged the bails. After a second, he took the stump off, but it was late by then. The bat was in. This was confirmed by the replay after the run out appeal was referred upstairs.20:53 IST:
Is that a run out? To the naked eye, it seems like the keeper dislodged the bail with his glove without the ball in his hand. It is being referred upstairs. In fact, they are checking for the second attempted run out, with one bail already dislodged. And Mohsin has picked stump off late.20:51 IST:
14.4: Mayank Yadav to Ravindra Jadeja, Excellent fielding again! This time Digvesh Singh. The Super Giants have come out roaring in the field. Back of a length, outside off, Jadeja cuts it behind point. The ball races away but Digvesh charges across to his right from point and dives full stretch to stop the ball. Two runs taken, two saved.20:50 IST:
14.3: Mayank Yadav to Ravindra Jadeja, A good slower ball, 108.7 kph, that's a good 40ks slower. On middle and leg, on a length, Ravindra Jadeja works it through mid on for a couple.20:50 IST:
14.2: Mayank Yadav to Donovan Ferreira, A quick short ball, 149.4 kph, outside off, hurrying into the batter, Ferreira goes for the pull but mistimes it through square leg. A single taken.20:49 IST:
14.1: Mayank Yadav to Donovan Ferreira, Nicky P again. On a length, outside off, Donovan Ferreira punches it through the covers where Nicholas Pooran dives and saves the boundary. Two runs taken.20:49 IST:
Mayank Yadav returns. 2-0-24-0 so far.Score 95/5
BatsmanDonovan Ferreira 13(14b 1*4 0*6)
BowlerDigvesh Singh 3-0-15-0
20:47 IST:
13.6: Digvesh Singh to Donovan Ferreira, On middle, pushed through mid on for one.20:47 IST:
13.5: Digvesh Singh to Ravindra Jadeja, Full, outside off, Jadeja pushes this through mid off for a run.20:46 IST:
13.4: Digvesh Singh to Donovan Ferreira, Outstanding from Nicholas Pooran again. Wonderful athleticism. Short, outside off, Donovan pulls it through mid-wicket, a bit uppishly. The ball is dying onto the fielder but Pooran still goes for the catch. Dives forward and picks the ball cleanly off the ground, ensuring that it does not go past him. Just a single taken. He would have had a split second to decide whether to go for the catch or stop the boundary behind.20:46 IST:
13.3: Digvesh Singh to Donovan Ferreira, Tossed up, outside off, Ferreira goes for a wild hoick. The ball goes off the inner half of the bat towards short mid-wicket.20:46 IST:
13.2: Digvesh Singh to Donovan Ferreira, Short, outside off, Donovan Ferreira pulls it through mid-wicket. Nicholas Pooran charges across to his right from deep mid-wicket, dives and parries the ball to his partner running across from deep square leg. Keeps the batters to a couple.20:45 IST:
13.1: Digvesh Singh to Ravindra Jadeja, Full, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja presses and drives it through mid off for a single.20:45 IST:
RR's STRATEGIC TIMEOUT. The choke continues getting applied. Barring a one-odd over here and there, boundaries are barely coming. But wickets are regularly falling. Neither are the Royals able to score freely, nor are they able to build partnerships. If this 6th wicket stand is broken quickly as well, even 150 might not be attainable.Score 89/5
BatsmanDonovan Ferreira 9(10b 1*4 0*6)
BowlerMohammad Shami 4-0-30-2
20:41 IST:
12.6: Mohammad Shami to Donovan Ferreira, Nice work by Digvesh Singh. He has already taken a pretty decent catch and now, shows again how much he is up for this clash. A short ball, outside off, Ferreira pulls it through mid on but Digvesh charges in from short mid-wicket and dives full length to his left, half-stopping the ball. It is enough to keep the batters where they are. 6 runs from the over which should have a wicket, but Mohammad Shami has done brilliantly for his 4-0-30-2.20:40 IST:
12.5: Mohammad Shami to Ravindra Jadeja, Short, outside off, Jadeja swivels and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.20:40 IST:
12.4: Mohammad Shami to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller, outside off, driven straight to mid off.20:39 IST:
12.3: Mohammad Shami to Ravindra Jadeja, Outside off, on a length, Ravindra Jadeja goes for the pull but is done in by the slowness of the pitch. Mistimes it back to the bowler.20:39 IST:
12.2: Mohammad Shami to Donovan Ferreira, On middle and off, pushed through mid on for a single.20:38 IST:
12.1: Mohammad Shami to Donovan Ferreira, CATCH MISSED, FOUR! The move works almost immediately but LSG miss a catching opportunity! A short ball, outside off, Donovan Ferreira goes for the pull but is hurried by pace. Mistimes it straight to deep backward square leg. But Mayank Yadav over there charges in a bit too early, misjudging the flight and the ball goes over him, landing in front of the ropes and crossing beyond!20:38 IST:
Pant goes for the kill. Mohammad Shami is being bowled out. 3-0-24-2 so far.Score 83/5
BatsmanRavindra Jadeja 3(4b 0*4 0*6)
BowlerDigvesh Singh 2-0-9-0
20:37 IST:
11.6: Digvesh Singh to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and down the leg side, Jadeja leans and sweeps it towards short fine leg. Wants the single but there is none there and he is sent back.20:36 IST:
11.5: Digvesh Singh to Donovan Ferreira, Short, outside off, DF goes back for the cut. But the ball holds onto the surface and comes late, inducing another bottom edge. Gets past the bowler towards long off and the batters get a single.20:36 IST:
11.4: Digvesh Singh to Ravindra Jadeja, On middle and leg, nudged behind square on the leg side for a run.20:35 IST:
11.3: Digvesh Singh to Donovan Ferreira, A bit too straight, Donovan leans and works it through mid on for a single.20:35 IST:
11.2: Digvesh Singh to Donovan Ferreira, Spins in a long way from outside off again, Ferreira looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads.20:34 IST:
11.1: Digvesh Singh to Donovan Ferreira, Full, outside off, Donovan Ferreira looks to drive but the ball spins back in sharply and goes off the inside edge back to the bowler.20:34 IST:
Bowling change? Don't think Mayank Yadav will bowl more than 1-over spells at this stage. Indeed. Digvesh Singh returns. 1-0-6-0 so far.Score 80/5
BatsmanDonovan Ferreira 2(3b 0*4 0*6)
BowlerMohsin Khan 3-1-11-2
20:33 IST:
10.6: Mohsin Khan to Donovan Ferreira, Shortish, on middle and off, Donovan whips it to deep mid-wicket for another single. A wicket and 4 runs from the over, Mohsin Khan's figures read 3-1-11-2 so far.20:32 IST:
10.5: Mohsin Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, On middle and leg, Ravindra Jadeja plays a Nataraja flick, with his front leg in the air and back leg pivoting, towards deep square leg for one.20:33 IST:
Kingshuk says
Is Mohsin Khan the best uncapped India?
Mohsin Khan, having returned from his injury layover has bowled some sensational spells so far.
With an ability to bowl the heavy bowl, Mohsin uses his extreme intelligence to regularly put batters in trouble.
Consider this, Shimron Hetmyer just flicked Mayank Yadav's 149k ball for a six, and then ended up getting squared up against Mohsin's 139k delivery.
Why is that? It is because Mohsin reads the batter's movements to perfection. Not only does he take wickets, he does not go for a lot of runs as well.
20:32 IST:
What's happened to whom? Oh dear... Rishabh Pant is the player in question again! How does he keep getting hit, inviting accidents? The replay shows the throw coming in from the deep to the keeper. Pant is ready to collect but he gets an awkward bounce and gets hit on his nose! And it is bleeding. The physio is out for the repair work. Thankfully, all in readiness now.20:30 IST:
10.4: Mohsin Khan to Donovan Ferreira, Banged in short, Ferreira gets on top of the bounce and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single to get off the mark.20:29 IST:
10.3: Mohsin Khan to Donovan Ferreira, That is a beauty. On a length, outside off, coming back in, Donovan Ferreira looks to defend but the ball cuts him into half, going over the stumps.20:29 IST:
Half the side down in a shade over the halfway mark of overs. Donovan Ferreira walks in next, at number 7, replacing Shimron Hetmyer. Can they repeat what they did against SRH a few nights ago?20:28 IST:
10.2: Mohsin Khan to Shimron Hetmyer, OUT! CAUGHT! We were just wondering, why was Digvesh Singh taken off the attack with two left-handers at the crease. This is the reason. Pace is uncomfortable here at this venue for batters. On a length, around middle and off, probably the knuckle ball, taking all the pace off. Shimron Hetmyer is early into his flick and gets a leading edge, which pops up towards mid off. Prince Yadav makes no mistake. From 62/3, RR ARE NOW 77/5!20:27 IST:
10.1: Mohsin Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, On middle and leg, nudged through square leg for a single.20:27 IST:
76/4 at the halfway stage. One would believe that the Royals need AT LEAST ANOTHER 100 RUNS from here on to have a contest. Mohsin Khan is back on. 2-1-7-1 so far.Score 76/4
BatsmanShimron Hetmyer 22(17b 2*4 1*6)
BowlerMayank Yadav 2-0-24-0
20:25 IST:
9.6: Mayank Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer, Full and outside off, SH drives it straight to cover. 14 from the over!20:25 IST:
9.5: Mayank Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer, Dishes out a slower length ball, outside off. Shimron Hetmyer waits on it and gently taps it to the backward point fielder.20:24 IST:
9.4: Mayank Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer, Closer to the off stump, Shimron tries to tap and run to the off side but gets too close to the ball. The ball hits the inside edge, deflects onto his pads and rolls past the off stump. The batter wants the single but is sent back.20:23 IST:
9.3: Mayank Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer, FOUR! A handsome stroke! Hits the fuller length, and slants it outside off. Shimron Hetmyer presses on the front foot, plays on the rise and cracks the drive to the left of mid off for a boundary. This is turning out to be a good over for the Royals after a few arid ones.20:23 IST:
9.2: Mayank Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer, FOUR! That's 10 in 2 balls. Banged in short, around off, Hetmyer gets on top of the bounce and swats the pull through mid on and mid-wicket, beating long on to his left.20:22 IST:
9.1: Mayank Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! Nicely picked up and dispatched! Mukul almost clocks 150 kph, but bowls it in the slot, on middle. Shimron Hetmyer gets under the ball well and whips it aerially, parking it into the stands behind deep square leg.20:22 IST:
Into the soft middle order now. Ravindra Jadeja, often named the man for crisis, walks in next, at number 6, replacing his skipper, Riyan Parag. Mayank Yadav returns as well. 1-0-10-0 so far.Score 62/4
BatsmanRiyan Parag 20(19b 2*4 1*6)
BowlerPrince Yadav 2-0-15-1
20:21 IST:
8.6: Prince Yadav to Riyan Parag, OUT! CAUGHT! Parag tries the helicopter, but it comes crashing down! The RR skipper cannot believe it. Well, these are long boundaries at the Ekana, and scoring biggies is not that easy. Full and straight. Riyan Parag tries to flick it ala helicopter style and connects well too. But he is not quite able to get on top of the ball and hence, cannot quite find the exact elevation. The ball goes high in the air but the parabola is completed near the widish long on ropes, where Nicholas Pooran takes an easy catch. The 30-run stand has been broken and RR ARE 62/4 AFTER 9 OVERS!20:19 IST:
8.5: Prince Yadav to Riyan Parag, Oh, a nip-backer from outside off, on a hard length. Parag watches it closely and blocks it to the off side.20:19 IST:
8.4: Prince Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer, Full and straight, SH stylishly flicks it through mid-wicket for one.20:18 IST:
8.3: Prince Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer, Cannons it full and on middle. Shimron has very little room to work with so he tucks it back at the bowler off the back foot.20:17 IST:
8.2: Prince Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer, On a length, around off, Hetmyer looks to punch but gets a bottom edge back to the bowler.20:17 IST:
8.1: Prince Yadav to Riyan Parag, Good length, nipping back in on off. Riyan Parag arches back and runs it to deep third for an easy run.Score 60/3
BatsmanRiyan Parag 19(16b 2*4 1*6)
BowlerDigvesh Singh 1-0-6-0
20:16 IST:
7.6: Digvesh Singh to Riyan Parag, On middle, whipped to long on for a single.20:15 IST:
7.5: Digvesh Singh to Riyan Parag, Drops it a tad short, around off, 93.8 kph. Parag hangs back and knocks it to extra cover. The fielder, Pooran, dives to his right to stop the ball.20:15 IST:
7.4: Digvesh Singh to Shimron Hetmyer, Short, around off, Hetmyer drags it through mid on for a run.20:14 IST:
7.3: Digvesh Singh to Riyan Parag, A slider on a fuller length, on leg. Riyan Parag tries to flick the ball to the leg side, but gets a thick leading edge through mid off for a single.20:14 IST:
7.2: Digvesh Singh to Riyan Parag, HETMYER IS SAFE! But only by just. Dear me, one would say that the West Indian has been given a wake up call. Fine lines in T20 cricket. On middle and leg, Riyan Parag tucked it through mid-wicket and called for two. Hetmyer agreed but probably took it very easy on the second run. Aiden Markram charged across from long on to his right, picked the ball up and scored a direct hit at the bowler's end. Hetmyer is seen jostling hard while LSG are celebrating, with the run out appeal being referred upstairs. Now, here is the drama on the replay. When the ball hits the stumps, Hetmyer is short of his crease, but when the bails alight, the bat gets in! Saved by the barest of margins. A wide smile crosses his face when NOT OUT flashes on the giant screen but that was a close escape. Simon Katich is on air and he will remember how he himself was run out in 2006 in Gqberha, by a freak called AB de Villiers, when the former took things just a bit lightly. This game never forgives.20:13 IST:
Direct hit! Has Hetmyer been caught napping here? The run out appeal has been referred upstairs. Ooohh.... just in by a hair's breadth!20:11 IST:
7.1: Digvesh Singh to Shimron Hetmyer, Tight line, on the stumps, on a length at 90.1 kph. Shimron Hetmyer goes back and dinks it into the deep mid-wicket region for a single.20:13 IST:
Kingshuk
Mayank Yadav bowls his first IPL 2026 over
Mayank Yadav bowls his first over in IPL 2026
His speeds were (in kmph)
1st ball: 141.2
2nd ball: 143.6 (wide)
3rd ball: 147
4th ball: 144
5th ball: Not shown
6th ball: Slower yorker (Speed not shown)
7th ball: 137.3
22:09 IST:
LSG'S STRATEGIC TIMEOUT. Very surprising that Pant has called for the timeout. With momentum in his team's favour, one might have thought that he would wait till all the 9 overs are done. His bowlers have come out firing and more importantly, Shami has come out firing. This is what experience gives you. The other day, it was Bumrah shutting Gujarat out with the new ball. Today, it has been Shami who has choked the Royals. The ball has just not quite come onto the bat and the Team In Pink are finding it way too difficult to score. They need a partnership here, or maybe, someone to take a punt and do a counterattack. Digvesh Singh comes onto bowl now. So far, his notebook has been stashed safely somewhere this season, despite him picking up wickets.Score 54/3
BatsmanRiyan Parag 15(12b 2*4 1*6)
BowlerMayank Yadav 1-0-10-0
20:08 IST:
6.6: Mayank Yadav to Riyan Parag, SIX! A gift to end the over. A full ball, slanting into the pads, Riyan Parag casually flicks it behind square leg and the ball travels all the way!20:07 IST:
6.5: Mayank Yadav to Riyan Parag, Wow, a nicely-disguised slower yorker, dipping on the batter. Riyan Parag does well to shovel it out to the bowler.20:07 IST:
6.4: Mayank Yadav to Riyan Parag, A good bouncer, around off, Riyan Parag arches away from that ball. Maybe, just for a millisecond, he thought of ramping it, before quickly realizing his team's position.20:06 IST:
6.3: Mayank Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer, Short and rising at the shoulder height of the batter. Hetmyer controls the pull shot into the deep mid-wicket region for a single.20:05 IST:
6.2: Mayank Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer, On a length, outside off, slanting away, Hetmyer slashes but misses.20:04 IST:
6.2: Mayank Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer, WIDE. Opportunity missed. Short and down the leg side, Shimron Hetmyer gets across for the pull but misses to connect.20:04 IST:
6.1: Mayank Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer, Mayank spears it full and wide outside off. Shimron Hetmyer presents the full face of his bat on the front foot and drives it crisply to deep extra cover. Prince Yadav does the hard yards to his left from deep backward point and cuts it off. The batters cross for two.20:03 IST:
Time for the squeeze? The Powerplay has gone in a very fine fashion for the home side and it will hope to build on this. Here comes the pace sensation - Mayank Yadav.Score 44/3
BatsmanShimron Hetmyer 2(3b 0*4 0*6)
BowlerMohsin Khan 2-1-7-1
20:03 IST:
5.6: Mohsin Khan to Shimron Hetmyer, Back of a length, outside off, Shimron pushes it behind point for a single. 7 from the over and RR end their Powerplay on 44/3!20:02 IST:
5.5: Mohsin Khan to Riyan Parag, Insane level of acrobatics by Prince Yadav! Saves a certain six. Short around off, climbing at shoulder height of the captain. Parag uses the pace and ramps to clear the deep third fence, but does not have enough of it to do so. Prince runs and jumps to his left and while being airborne, he manages to throw the ball back in the playing area before going over the ropes. The replays confirm that Prince is not in contact with the ropes while holding the ball in hand. Just a single then.20:01 IST:
5.4: Mohsin Khan to Riyan Parag, On a length, outside off, Parag fishes and misses.20:00 IST:
5.3: Mohsin Khan to Riyan Parag, FOUR! Gets a good piece of wood on that! At 133.2 kph, this is dug into the pitch, and angled outside off. Parag stands tall and swats it over the leaping mid on fielder for a boundary.20:00 IST:
5.2: Mohsin Khan to Shimron Hetmyer, On middle and leg, Shimron Hetmyer tucks it through square leg for a single.19:59 IST:
5.1: Mohsin Khan to Shimron Hetmyer, Hits the hard length, on top of off. Hetmyer camps back and bunts it down the pitch.19:59 IST:
Final over of the Powerplay. Mohsin Khan to continue.Score 37/3
BatsmanRiyan Parag 4(6b 1*4 0*6)
BowlerMohammad Shami 3-0-24-2
19:58 IST:
4.6: Mohammad Shami to Riyan Parag, 5 dots on the trot to end the over. On a length, outside off, driven straight to cover.19:57 IST:
4.5: Mohammad Shami to Riyan Parag, Around off, pushed towards cover.19:57 IST:
4.4: Mohammad Shami to Riyan Parag, Full and just around off, RP defends it solidly.19:56 IST:
4.3: Mohammad Shami to Riyan Parag, Similar ball, away movement, this time Riyan watches it go past.19:55 IST:
4.2: Mohammad Shami to Riyan Parag, On a good length, just outside off, Parag thinks about playing at it, but then, at the last moment, takes his bat away.19:55 IST:
4.1: Mohammad Shami to Riyan Parag, FOUR! Nicely played! Full and on the pads, Parag needs no second invitation. Plays a fluent flick through mid-wicket and it races away for four.19:54 IST:
4.1: Mohammad Shami to Riyan Parag, WIDE. Spoils the hattrick ball. Full and down the leg side, Riyan Parag misses his flick.19:56 IST:
Kingshuk
Mohsin Khan, Shami leave RR reeling
Mohammed Shami's sensational mastery in the powerplay, and Mohsin Khan's extreme intelligence has wrecked Rajasthan Royals at the Ekana Stadium.
Shami's swing got the better of Jurel. His short balls got the better of Jaiswal, and Mohsin Khan's ability to hurry the batter got rid of the dangerous Sooryavanshi.
19:54 IST:
Trouble brewing now. 'Jaisoorya' dismissed for a combined score of 30. Skipper Riyan Parag has walked out next, at number 5, replacing Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, to face the hattrick ball.Score 32/3
BatsmanVaibhav Sooryavanshi 8(11b 2*4 0*6)
BowlerMohsin Khan 1-1-0-1
19:53 IST:
3.6: Mohsin Khan to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, OUT! Straight up the chimney and taken! That's a remarkable catch from Digvesh and the home team is on top now. Mohsin pitches it in the vicinity of the off pole, and gets the ball to nip away a bit on a fuller length. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi tries to heave the ball across to the leg side, but gets it sliced high up over the cover region. Nicholas Pooran from backward point and Digvesh Singh from extra cover run backward, but the former, Digvesh, calls for it, covers a lot of ground and takes a fine running catch. 32/0 becomes 32/3 for the Royals as their top three are blown away in a blink. A WICKET MAIDEN from Mohsin.19:51 IST:
3.5: Mohsin Khan to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, On a length, just outside off, VS pushes inside the line without moving his feet and nearly nicks it behind. 5 dots in this over now.19:51 IST:
3.4: Mohsin Khan to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, And again. Dot ball number 4. And if you add the last 2 balls of the previous over, we have actually had a full over of dots, a maiden. Full and straight, Vaibhav drives it with more conviction and timing this time, but straight to mid on.19:50 IST:
3.3: Mohsin Khan to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, On middle and off, Sooryavanshi walks across a touch and flicks it away, but cannot beat mid on.19:49 IST:
3.2: Mohsin Khan to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Full and straight, pushed towards mid off.19:49 IST:
3.1: Mohsin Khan to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, On a good length, around off, angling away, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi guides this behind point.19:49 IST:
Okay, time for a team hattrick? Shami will be on a hattrick when he comes on for his third over but LSG have taken 2 in 2. So they are on a hattrick as well. Mohsin Khan has been given the ball now.Score 32/2
BatsmanDhruv Jurel 0(1b 0*4 0*6)
BowlerMohammad Shami 2-0-19-2
19:47 IST:
2.6: Mohammad Shami to Dhruv Jurel, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN EASILY! That's a ripper from Shami and he is on a Hat Trick now. Beautiful seam presentation from the veteran pacer and he gets the ball to curve away from the off stump line, on a fractionally fuller length. Dhruv Jurel is invited on the front foot and he draws forward with a gentle poke and gets a faint outside edge, offering a simple catching practice to Pant behind the wickets. RR are 32/2 and are in a spot of bother.19:47 IST:
'Jaisoorya' separated early tonight. Dhruv Jurel walks in next, at number 3, replacing Yashasvi Jaiswal.19:47 IST:
2.5: Mohammad Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, OUT! CAUGHT! Pant takes a screamer and Shami shows who is the boss. A quick short ball, at the batter's head, around leg stump, Yashasvi Jaiswal goes for the hook but is in no control whatsoever. The ball goes off something behind and once again, the keeper, Rishabh Pant, leaps to collect it. He straightaway starts celebrating and the umpire raises his finger. Yes, there is glove involved and Jaiswal has to go! A snorter from Shami and a ripper from Pant. Jaiswal departs for 22 (12) and RR ARE 32/1 AFTER 2.5 OVERS!19:44 IST:
2.4: Mohammad Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Not timed that well, but well enough to clear the inner ring! Slightly fuller than the previous ball, and outside the off stump line. Yashasvi Jaiswal presses forward and lofts it just over the leaping mid off fielder for a boundary.19:44 IST:
Angle change. Shami switches back to over the wicket.19:43 IST:
2.3: Mohammad Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR MORE! This is even better. The ball was not bad at all. Shami bowled this on a good length outside off and got it to come back in, cramping Jaiswal for room. But the southpaw, arched back, created his own room and guided it behind point for consecutive boundaries!19:43 IST:
2.2: Mohammad Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Punished! Shami lands it on a good length, with a hint of an away shape, outside off. Yashasvi Jaiswal throws his bat at it from the crease and thrashes it over cover-point for a cracking boundary.19:42 IST:
2.1: Mohammad Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Full and wide outside off, dangling the carrot, Yashasvi Jaiswal throws his bat at it, without moving his feet and misses.Score 20/0
BatsmanVaibhav Sooryavanshi 8(5b 2*4 0*6)
BowlerPrince Yadav 1-0-13-0
19:41 IST:
1.6: Prince Yadav to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Another sharp ball to end the over. Short again, this time at the head, VS sways away from the line. Good finish from Prince after going for 13 runs in his first 3 balls.19:41 IST:
Kingshuk
IPL: Good start for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Young Vaibhav kicks things off with two boundaries, one on the leg side and one on the off side.
Very different pitch for Prince Yadav, who is bowling the second over of the game.
Unlike Shami, Prince either has bowled really full, or short of length.
He gives away 13 runs in the second over.
19:40 IST:
1.5: Prince Yadav to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Excellent take by Rishabh Pant. A sharp bouncer, around middle and leg, Vaibhav ducks. The ball though, keeps on climbing and the keeper has to leap full stretch to collect it with his right glove.19:39 IST:
1.4: Prince Yadav to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Misses out. Full and down the leg side, with fine leg up. Sooryavanshi flicks it away, but cannot get it past Mohammad Shami at short fine leg.19:39 IST:
1.3: Prince Yadav to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR! Excellent shot! Short of a good length, around off. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi rises with the bounce, gets enough space to free his arms and pins it into the gap of backward point and cover with a beautiful square cut to get a boundary.19:38 IST:
1.2: Prince Yadav to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR! Well, that's the first ball this kid has faced and any surprises? Uh... okay. Not a six? Boundary will do. Full and around middle, curving in, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi leans across and flicks it beautifully between mid on and mid-wicket for a boundary!19:37 IST:
1.1: Prince Yadav to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Overthrows! This time, it is Mohsin in the hotspot. Prince starts with a length ball, on the leg stump line with a good bit of bounce around the ribs. Yashasvi Jaiswal gets on the toes and tucks it to the square leg region and they decide to cross over for a single. But Sooryavanshi is a tad lethargic and sensing that, Mohsin Khan releases the throw at the batting end, but misses his shy. Even worse, the backing up fielder at cover-point, Mukul Choudhary, fails to stop the ball to his left and it races away to the deep cover fence.19:37 IST:
Tidy start from Shami. Prince Yadav will share the new ball.Score 7/0
BatsmanYashasvi Jaiswal 5(6b 1*4 0*6)
BowlerMohammad Shami 1-0-7-0
19:36 IST:
0.6: Mohammad Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length, outside off, coming right back in. YJ is equally good, waiting for the ball to swing in and then dabbing it to the left of deep third, for a single. Not a single ball faced by his partner in this over.19:35 IST:
0.5: Mohammad Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a length, outside off, Yashasvi lets it through.19:34 IST:
0.4: Mohammad Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Misfield! Could have been a better effort. On a back of a length, on a tight line, but a little bit straight on the pads. Yashasvi Jaiswal uses the pace of the ball and guides it behind, playing it a lot fine to the leg side. Mukul Choudhary from deep fine leg runs and dives to his left, but the ball gets parried off his fingers to the ropes.19:33 IST:
0.3: Mohammad Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a good length, around leg stump, Jaiswal looks to tuck it away but misses and is hit on the pads again. No appeal this time.19:33 IST:
0.3: Mohammad Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ANOTHER WIDE. Second in this over. Way outside off, easier leave for Yashasvi.19:33 IST:
0.2: Mohammad Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a length, outside off, angling away, left alone.19:34 IST:
Kingshuk
LSG vs RR: Early escape for Jaiswal
Mohammed Shami troubles Yashasvi Jaiswal early in the first over. He lands the ball in the middle stump, and zips it back into the left-hander.
Jaiswal is caught in the crease and gets hit on the front pad.
Rishabh Pant reckons that this is going over the stumps and does not review.
Good call that one from Pant.
19:33 IST:
0.1: Mohammad Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Big shout for LBW, but no review taken. Did that take the inside edge? It definitely pitched in line for sure. Was it doing too much? Nothing on UltraEdge when ball is near the bat. Ball Tracking indicates that it is going over the stumps. Excellent decision by the on-field umpire first up and even better from the fielding side not to review it. Coming to the ball, it landed on a length slightly short of full, swinging in, Jaiswal fell over trying to flick and missed the ball, getting hit on the pads.19:33 IST:
0.1: Mohammad Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, WIDE. Full and down the leg side, Yashasvi Jaiswal misses his flick.19:31 IST:
Time for action - The two umpires walk out to the middle, followed by the LSG players and the refined version of the tormentor of many a team in the 90s - that tornado's name was Sanath Jayasuriya. The 2026 version is 'JaiSoorya'. The willows of mass destruction are waiting to fire. Mohammad Shami has the new ball in his hand. Jaiswal to face. A wide first slip, along with a second slip, are awaiting. Here we go...19:33 IST:
Overseas players in the impact-sub options? Does look a bit weird. As per the IPL norms, you are not allowed to use any overseas player as an impact sub, if the playing XI has 4 already in it. While LSG can still utilize George Linde or Matthew Breetzke as they have 3 overseas players in their playing XI, the only reason I can think of RR having Lhuan-dre Pretorius in their impact sub options' list is because he is a keeper and can chip in as a substitute, should Jurel suffer any injury. Other than that, he won't be able to do anything else.19:19 IST:
I told I am going to lose the toss - Cheeky, aye? Well, that's exactly what Rajasthan Royals' captain, Riyan Parag said, when asked about what would he have done had he won the toss! Adds that he was confused, whether to bat or bowl first on this surface, so is eventually happy that he did not have to take a decision. From past knowledge, Parag says that they had played some domestic games here and the pitch slowed down in the second innings then. Is hoping for more of the same in this clash. Daren Ganga then gives him a long stat about how RR have actually thrown their wickets away, hinting that maybe, the batters need to respect the conditions. To this, Riyan believes that his side, in general, has batted pretty well. Adds that even in their last game against KKR, they just made a few miscalculations in the middle overs, otherwise the way Jaiswal and Sooryavanshi batted on that difficult track, was admirable. Stresses that the message to the team is that if they play 40 overs of good cricket, they can win. On the team news, the skipper informs that they are going with the same team from their last match.19:24 IST:
Need to figure out a way - The skipper of Lucknow Super Giants, RISHABH PANT, says that they have been playing in these conditions and admits that they are still figuring out what's the best combination for them. Stresses on putting the opposition under pressure. Admits that the last few games have been really challenging for them and as players, he adds, they are looking to find ways to get back on track. Pant further tells that they need to figure out a way, just to unwind how they want to play on this surface and that they are not looking it as a disadvantage. Stresses on playing fearless cricket. On discussions ahead of this game, he shares that they have tried to make little changes than massive ones keeping stability in the team. Informs that Digvesh Singh comes in for Manimaran Siddharth.19:08 IST:
Impact options for LSG - Himmat Singh, George Linde, Manimaran Siddharth, Matthew Breetzke and Abdul Samad.19:18 IST:
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI) - Ayush Badoni, Mitchell Marsh (OVERSEAS), Rishabh Pant (C AND WK), Aiden Markram (OVERSEAS), Nicholas Pooran (OVERSEAS), Mukul Choudhary, Mohammad Shami, Mohsin Khan, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Singh (IN FOR MANIMARAN SIDDHARTH) and Mayank Yadav (IN FOR AVESH KHAN).19:16 IST:
Impact options for RR - Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Yash Punja, Shubham Dubey and Tushar Deshpande.19:15 IST:
Rajasthan Royals (UNCHANGED Playing XI) - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Riyan Parag (C), Shimron Hetmyer (OVERSEAS), Donovan Ferreira (OVERSEAS), Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer (OVERSEAS), Nandre Burger (OVERSEAS), Brijesh Sharma and Ravi Bishnoi.