Rajasthan Royals have chased down the highest-ever rating on the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow because the Sanju Samson-led aspect outclassed KL Rahul’s Luckow Tremendous Giants in match 44 of IPL 2024 on Saturday, April 27. Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel led the cost with the bat as RR chased down 197 with seven wickets in hand. The Royals have now put a foot into the playoffs as they’ve registered their eighth win of the season.
After opting to bowl first on the black soil pitch pitch of the Ekana Stadium, RR restricted the hosts to 196 with captain KL Rahul being the top-scorer along with his 76-run knock. Within the run chase, Samson and Jurel notched an unbeaten 121-run stand. The guests accomplished the win in 19 overs with seven wickets in hand.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler supplied a strong begin because the duo put up a 60-run stand for the primary wicket. Jaiswal was the primary one to race off the blocks after which Buttler joined the occasion. Whereas Jaiswal hit 24 from 18 balls, his associate made 34 from 18 deliveries. Riyan Parag received up with a effective begin however fell early for 14 in 11 balls. Jurel, who has not been in a position to create a lot of an impression this season, lastly scored a notable knock as he made 52* from 34 deliveries. Samson continued his good season with one other rating of fifty-plus, his fourth of the season as he ended with a knock unbeaten on 71 whereas consuming 33 balls.
Earlier, Rahul’s 76-run outing and Deepak Hooda’s 50 propelled the hosts to a rating of 196/5 within the first innings. Rahul began just a little gradual however shortly picked up tempo and located boundaries with ease. Hooda partnered him effectively as they put up a partnership of 115 for the third wicket.
Rahul additionally received to the milestone of 4000 runs as opener in IPL. He turned the quickest opener to achieve the feat. LSG are nonetheless in prime 4 and have 5 wins in 9 video games.
LSG’s Taking part in XI:
Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (c & wk), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur
RR’s Taking part in XI:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
