- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.6 Clothed to mid-on and Jaiswal's distraught. Mohsin has shelled a few dollars but goes pace-on, into the pitch to hurry the in-form youngster. He went though with the shot but could only pop it straight to the man. The pitch has been on the slower side so far but this ball steered away from that trend. 49/21.6 Nicked off on the flashing cover drive. Naveen is pumped! Excellent low catch from Rahul too. Was very full, there for the drive, but it's never as straightforward with Naveen's angles. Delivered from wide of the crease, it came in towards fifth stump, was coming back in. Buttler buckled his back knee and tried muscling it. The sound of the nick was like a stick breaking, it hovered low to Rahul's right. He was wrong-footed, as the first step was to the leg side, but he then flung himself low and timed the gather well. 13/114.5 Tries doing something similar but holes out to deep-backward square. Was a shortish ball, 119ks, just outside off, Parag tried dragging it across with a pull, top edged it and Hooda took a dolly. Excellent 93-run stand though 142/316.3 Appeal, given. Hetmyer reviews. Think it was caught behind even though Rahul dislodged the stumps while lifting his hand in celebration. Length ball landed in line and turned away, the lid-less Hetmyer's front foot was well in front of the crease and he tried to defend with a straight bat. Hawk-Eye shows there was a feather, much to Hetmyer's surprise. Rahul and Bishnoi are delighted, LSG are pulling it back 150/4Extras8 (lb 1, nb 1, w 6)TOTAL193/4 (20 Overs, RR: 9.65)Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Jos Buttler, 1.6 ov), 2-49 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 4.6 ov), 3-142 (Riyan Parag, 14.5 ov), 4-150 (Shimron Hetmyer, 16.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohsin Khan 4 0 45 1 11.25 8 4 3 1 0 Naveen-ul-Haq 4 0 41 2 10.25 8 4 1 4 0 KH Pandya 4 0 19 0 4.75 6 0 0 0 0 Ravi Bishnoi 4 0 38 1 9.50 5 1 3 0 0 Yash Thakur 3 0 43 0 14.33 3 1 4 1 1 A Badoni 1 0 6 0 6.00 1 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.5 taken at fine leg! This is pretty much a gift from de Kock for Boult, who offers a wry smile. Boult bowled this on the fuller side of a length, angling it in and pitching outside leg. De Kock went clipping it with the line, only to find the fielder positioned bang where he hit it. Burger took it with a reverse cup to get into the action right away 4/116.1 taken at deep point! The pendulum swings late into the game. Sandeep bowls a wide line to Rahul, with the length being there to be hit. But Rahul went lofting far away from his body. Jurel had to take a few steps forward to catch that, and he did well in the end to send Rahul back 145/52.2 bowled him! This one keeps low after the previous one hammered his helmet. The ball hits the top of middle, and the stump is flattened. Boult went slightly on the shorter side of a length this time, while angling it into the left-hander. The ball pitched on or about off stump, and came back in while not entirely taking off from the pitch. Padikkal had shaped to swipe - perhaps seeing the length - and so it was too late by the time he tried to bend to keep that out 10/23.1 spooned to mid-off! Buttler sees the ball dying on to him, and takes a low catch. Burger leaving Royals' mouths spicy already. He bowled on a length, while shaping it across the right-hander and arriving outside off. Badoni went lofting seeing the length, but couldn't time his shot, and found the man inside the circle 11/37.3 nabbed at deep midwicket! Chahal strikes straight away. Jurel was actually placed a good few steps into the field of play, and had to take some steps back to gobble it in front of his stomach. Chahal tossed one up to invite Hooda, with the ball being fullish and outside off. Hooda skipped down and heaved, but it came off the inside half of the bat 60/417.3 finds Jurel at deep midwicket! Ashwin went with the carrom ball, on a length on middle and leg. Stoinis had his front leg out of the way, and went hammering for a big hit. But Jurel ended up grabbing another catch, as he came a few steps forward 154/6Extras14 (lb 5, w 9)TOTAL173/6 (20 Overs, RR: 8.65)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Quinton de Kock, 0.5 ov), 2-10 (Devdutt Padikkal, 2.2 ov), 3-11 (Ayush Badoni, 3.1 ov), 4-60 (Deepak Hooda, 7.3 ov), 5-145 (KL Rahul, 16.1 ov), 6-154 (Marcus Stoinis, 17.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB TA Boult 4 0 35 2 8.75 12 4 2 0 0 N Burger 3 0 30 1 10.00 8 3 2 0 0 R Ashwin 4 0 35 1 8.75 4 1 1 1 0 Avesh Khan 3 0 21 0 7.00 4 0 1 1 0 YS Chahal 3 0 25 1 8.33 6 0 2 1 0 Sandeep Sharma 3 0 22 1 7.33 6 3 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Rajasthan Royals , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
15.30 start, First Session 15.30-17.00, Interval 17.00-17.20, Second Session 17.20-18.50
Match days
24 March 2024 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Rajasthan Royals 2, Lucknow Super Giants 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 54 runs, 2 wickets)
- Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (31 balls), Extras 1
- Over 6.5: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - A Totre, Batter - SV Samson (Upheld)
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 63/2 in 8.0 overs (SV Samson 21, R Parag 6)
- Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 10.4 overs (64 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (SV Samson 28, R Parag 24, Ex 1)
- SV Samson: 50 off 33 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 142/3 in 14.5 overs (SV Samson 59)
- Rajasthan Royals: 150 runs in 16.1 overs (97 balls), Extras 5
- Over 16.3: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Totre, Batter - SO Hetmyer (Struck down)
- Over 18.1: Review by Lucknow Super Giants (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - A Totre, Batter - DC Jurel (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Rajasthan Royals - 193/4 in 20.0 overs (SV Samson 82, DC Jurel 20)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 3 wickets)
- Lucknow Super Giants Impact Player Sub: Deepak Hooda in for Yash Thakur (Lucknow Super Giants innings, 3.1 ov)
- Lucknow Super Giants: 50 runs in 6.3 overs (39 balls), Extras 9
- Strategic Timeout: Lucknow Super Giants - 57/3 in 7.0 overs (KL Rahul 17, DJ Hooda 26)
- Lucknow Super Giants: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (70 balls), Extras 10
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (KL Rahul 27, N Pooran 22, Ex 1)
- KL Rahul: 50 off 35 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Lucknow Super Giants - 145/4 in 16.0 overs (KL Rahul 58, N Pooran 46)
- Lucknow Super Giants: 150 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 10
- N Pooran: 50 off 30 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Over 18.0: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - A Totre, Batter - N Pooran (Struck down)
Match Coverage
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