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Best performances - Batsmen

SV Samson
SV Samson
82(52) 3x4 - 6x6
Control %86%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 20 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
1 4 17 5 1 18 15 21
N Pooran
N Pooran
64(41) 4x4 - 4x6
Control %76%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 11 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
0 1 6 3 18 7 16 13

Best performances - Bowlers

TA Boult
TA Boult
O4
M0
R35
W2
Eco8.75
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W
Naveen-ul-Haq
Naveen-ul-Haq
O4
M0
R41
W2
Eco10.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: @himanshu_a30

END OF OVER:
20 | 6 Runs | LSG: 173/6 (21 runs required, RR: 8.65)

  • Krunal Pandya3 (5b)
  • Nicholas Pooran64 (41b)
  • Avesh Khan3-0-21-0
  • Sandeep Sharma3-0-22-1

The first game of the double-header Sunday is wrapped up, as RR beat LSG by 20 runs. But the action shifts to Ahmedabad, where Pandya's GT host Pandya's MI. That is it from us from Jaipur this evening, as this is Himanshu signing off on behalf of Raghav, Thilak and Ekanth! Good night!

Sanju Samson is the Player of the Match for his 82*: "It's always great fun to spend time in the middle. This time I have been a different role, with a slightly different combination. Sanga has given me suggestions... I have been playing IPL for ten years, so there's experience coming in. Good start, but let's see how it goes. It's all about understanding your strengths and weakness. I just react to the ball. That helps me maintain the shape. I think I should give the trophy to Sandeep Sharma. I wouldn't have been standing here [but for him]... I thought of calling him, but then thought it would be a bit too much! Everyone chipped in well. We just had to stick to our plans."

Time for the presentations

"Looks like Ashwin gave a coach's talk" --- He loves it, KumarS!

R Ashwin: "It was a wicket of two halves. When we batted first, it stuck in the pitch. Sometimes it is tough... After the eight-over mark, we felt the wicket was a good one. In our view, we were ten short. It was a good pitch; it tends to get better here. I went for 12 off the first ball I bowled! I bowl in different stages of the game. The body is ageing. Requires different mindset. I came from a Test series. I went for 15 in the first over - that was inside the powerplay. The moment that phase of the game is done, I try to shell it away. The next three overs of mine went for 20, and I got a wicket... Most importantly, [it is about] preparing for every single batter in the opposition. The game is built by perception. Sandeep has been an unsung hero. He stepped up for Prasidh last year. He is a character; it's about the fight they have. A bowler for a fight is way more valuable than a bowler with a skill. There are two bouncers to be used, and that's the only fillip the bowlers have got in this competition. Boulty's very aggressive up front, and so is Nandre."

KL Rahul, LSG captain: "I don't think the target was a lot; it was just ten over-par. We bowled well in patches. Not making too much out of it. Just made a few mistakes. Mohsin was our powerplay bowler in the first season, but he wasn't fully fit last season. Good to see him back. Naveen has been crucial for us since he has come in. Powerplay is crucial for every team, and I don't think any team has cracked it yet. We'll made from the small mistakes we made. When we are three [down] for nothing, and we give ourselves a chance of chasing 194 speaks of our line-up... We need to find ways to win games of cricket. We'll try to build from here, and see where we can get stronger. Langer's brought a lot of calmness to the group. I stole his line when I said we need to find ways to win games of cricket. We enjoy having him around. All of us have watched him coach Australia to a T20 World Cup and an Ashes victory. When you get runs, you always feel good. But it's important for us to end up on the winning side. That gives more satisfaction. Missing a season was really painful."

7.23pm LSG needed another 49 from the last 24 balls, with Rahul and Pooran well set and ready to smash. That is when Sandeep Sharma struck, and pushed LSG back against the wall. His first over had gone for only five, and he started the death overs with Rahul's wicket. Rahul took his time to score 58, and eventually, it was too much to do for even Pooran, who was much brighter with 64* in 41 balls. RR seemed to have lost their way after they had LSG at 11 for 3 and then 60 for 4, but Sandeep, who finished with 1 for 22 in three overs, was spot on when required. Hang around for the presentations.

19.6
1
Avesh Khan to Pandya, 1 run, on a length, and wide of off. Slapped to deep point, and RR win by 20 runs
19.5
1
Avesh Khan to Pooran, 1 run, reverse swats this short-of-a-length ball on middle and off to deep third

Pooran can only hope to work on LSG's net run rate now...

19.4
1
Avesh Khan to Pandya, 1 run, on a length on sixth stump, as he chops off the bottom edge towards cover
19.3
1
Avesh Khan to Pooran, 1 run, low full toss on leg, with Pooran bending a bit. Swipes to deep midwicket
19.2
0
Avesh Khan to Pooran, no run, wow, great bowling! A yorker on fifth stump at 139kph, as Pooran looking to squeeze it out but getting beaten after stepping across a bit

Dev: "My MoM is Sandeep Sharma!"

19.1
0
Avesh Khan to Pooran, no run, another one which is wide of off, as Pooran misses on what would have been a full toss. Wide not called

LSG 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4Q de KockKL Rahul
2nd6KL RahulD Padikkal
3rd1KL RahulA Badoni
4th49KL RahulDJ Hooda
5th85KL RahulN Pooran
6th9MP StoinisN Pooran
7th19KH PandyaN Pooran

Indian Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
KKR1493201.428
SRH1485170.414
RR1485170.273
RCB1477140.459
CSK1477140.392
DC147714-0.377
LSG147714-0.667
GT145712-1.063
PBKS145910-0.353
MI144108-0.318