Match Day

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226dAndrew Miller

Samson, Boult star as Royals overpower LSG

Pooran, Rahul fifties took the chase deep but LSG fell short by 20 runs

225dSidharth Monga

Powerplay swinger to death-overs specialist: the reinvention of Sandeep Sharma

With Trent Boult around, Sandeep has as all-new job description to meet at Rajasthan Royals. He's worked on doing just that and on Sunday, executed to perfection

226dPTI and ESPNcricinfo staff

'Not going to over-analyse' - Rahul after LSG's opening defeat to Royals

Having missed the second half of IPL 2023 with injury, Rahul was happy to start the new season with a half-century

Preview

226dAbhimanyu Bose

Will Rahul continue to open as LSG begin season against Royals?

Royals will hope their two high-profile openers Buttler and Jaiswal fire together this season

Videos

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Jaffer: Samson showed great maturity
01:51
Did RR get their Impact Sub tactic right? Should Rahul have batted faster?
02:37
Moody: 'Rahul at No. 4 makes LSG a more balanced side'
03:58

LSG INNINGS		R	B
Q de Kock	caught	4	5
KL Rahul	caught	58	44
D Padikkal	bowled	0	3
A Badoni	caught	1	5
DJ Hooda	caught	26	13
N Pooran	not out	64	41
MP Stoinis	caught	3	4
KH Pandya	not out	3	5
Ravi Bishnoi
Mohsin Khan
Naveen-ul-Haq
EXTRAS	(lb 5, w 9)
TOTAL	173 (6 wkts; 20 ovs)

RR BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
TA Boult	4.0	35	2	8.75
N Burger	3.0	30	1	10.00
R Ashwin	4.0	35	1	8.75	(1w)
Avesh Khan	3.0	21	0	7.00	(1w)
YS Chahal	3.0	25	1	8.33	(1w)
Sandeep Sharma	3.0	22	1	7.33	(1w)

LSG 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	4	Q de Kock	KL Rahul
2nd	6	KL Rahul	D Padikkal
3rd	1	KL Rahul	A Badoni
4th	49	KL Rahul	DJ Hooda
5th	85	KL Rahul	N Pooran
6th	9	MP Stoinis	N Pooran
7th	19	KH Pandya	N Pooran

Indian Premier League

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
KKR	14	9	3	20	1.428
SRH	14	8	5	17	0.414
RR	14	8	5	17	0.273
RCB	14	7	7	14	0.459
CSK	14	7	7	14	0.392
DC	14	7	7	14	-0.377
LSG	14	7	7	14	-0.667
GT	14	5	7	12	-1.063
PBKS	14	5	9	10	-0.353
MI	14	4	10	8	-0.318

Samson, Boult star as Royals overpower LSG

Powerplay swinger to death-overs specialist: the reinvention of Sandeep Sharma

'Not going to over-analyse' - Rahul after LSG's opening defeat to Royals

Will Rahul continue to open as LSG begin season against Royals?

Jaffer: Samson showed great maturity

Did RR get their Impact Sub tactic right? Should Rahul have batted faster?

Moody: 'Rahul at No. 4 makes LSG a more balanced side'