Jaipur, dt. 19: In the match played on the slow wicket of the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here, with the help of a half-century from Kyle Myers, Lucknow Super Giants scored 154 runs for 7 wickets against the target of 155 runs, Rajasthan Royals could only reach 144 runs for 6 wickets, Lucknow Super Giants won by 10 runs.
- A half-century from Kyle Myers and a completion in the final overs, Stoinis’ batting helped Lucknow to 154 for 7.
- Rajasthan Royals could only reach 144 runs for 6 wickets as the bowlers of Lucknow Super Giants wasted their time.
Rajasthan Royals, who set out to set the target, also had a slow start. They managed to manage just 87 runs in 11 overs, despite turbulent batsmen like Jos Buttler and Yashaswi Jaiswal. Jaiswal was dismissed for 44 off 35 balls and Buttler for 40 off 41 balls. The wickets of Sanju Samson and Shimron Hetmyer also fell quickly. 19 runs were needed in the last over but with Avesh Khan’s two wickets falling in the over, Lucknow won by 10 runs with just 8 runs.
After losing the toss, the Lucknow team, who came to bat first, did not lose a single wicket in the first 10 overs. However, his score was also around 80 at that time. After Lokesh Rahul was dismissed for 39 off 32 balls in the 11th over, he quickly lost three more wickets to take his score to 104 for 4. In which Myers’ innings of 51 runs in 42 balls was included. After that, Marcus Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran took the team to 150 with a few knocks in the final overs. Stoinis was dismissed for 21 off 16 balls and 29 off 20 balls. On behalf of Rajasthan, Boult conceded just 16 runs in 4 overs and 1 wicket, while Ashwin lost 2 wickets by conceding only 23 runs in 4 overs.