IPL 2024 RR vs LSG: The match between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants was played on 24 March at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Rajasthan Royals batted first and scored 193 runs in 20 overs. Chasing the target, Lucknow lost more wickets in the beginning, so could only score 173 runs. In the match, Sanju Samson played an innings of 82 runs in 52 balls, in which he hit 3 fours and 6 sixes. Riyan Parag was also the hero of the match, who scored 43 runs in 29 balls. KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran’s 85-run partnership made the match exciting. KL Rahul scored 58 runs in 44 balls and Nicholas Pooran scored 64 runs in 41 balls. Pooran remained at the crease till the end, but the sharp bowling of Sandeep Sharma and Avesh Khan ensured Rajasthan’s victory. In this match, Rajasthan defeated Lucknow by 20 runs.
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Lucknow needed 42 runs in the last 3 overs, but Ravichandran Ashwin, who came to bowl in the 18th over, changed the course of the match by taking the wicket of Marcus Stoinis. He gave only 4 runs in this over. The rest of the work was done by Sandeep Sharma in the 19th over. The 19th over is considered very important and in such a situation, by giving only 11 runs, Sandeep had put the match in Rajasthan’s bag. Especially Avesh Khan, who came to bowl in the 20th over, impressed a lot, who did not even give a chance to Nicholas Pooran, who was set at the crease, to open his hands. Avesh gave only 6 runs in the last over.
Bowlers gave victory to Rajasthan
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler also got starts from Rajasthan, but they could not play a big innings. But Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson’s 82-run captaincy innings is telling about his tremendous form. Rajasthan players proved to be a little better in bowling. Although Trent Boult was definitely thrashed in one over, he took 2 important wickets for 35 runs in 4 overs.
Ashwin and Sandeep Sharma also played an important role in Rajasthan’s victory by bowling very tight in the last overs. At the same time, Sandeep Sharma had almost ensured the victory of Rajasthan Royals by giving only 11 runs in the 19th over. At the same time, Avesh Khan bowled tightly in the last over. Avesh gave only 21 runs in 3 overs in the match.
