Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants, 26th Match IPL 2023 Summary
| Date | 19 April 2023 |
| Match | LSG vs RR, 26th Match, Indian Premier League 2023 |
| Teams | Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants |
| Captains | KL Rahul (LSG) & Sanju Samson (RR) |
| Venue | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Toss | RR won the toss and opt to bowl |
| First Innings Score | 154-7 (20 Ov) |
| Umpires | Jayaraman Madanagopal, Yeshwant Barde |
| Third Umpire | Bruce Oxenford |
| LSG Playing XI | KL Rahul (c), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ayush Badoni, Naveen-ul-Haq, Avesh Khan, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ravi Bishnoi |
| RR Playing XI | Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal |
| Player of the match | Marcus Stoinis |
| Result | Lucknow Super Giants won by 10 runs |
Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants 26th Match IPL 2023 Scorecard: The Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to bat first. KL Rahul and Kyle Mayers opened the innings for LSG and got off to a good start, scoring 39 and 51 runs respectively. However, the middle order failed to capitalize on the start and the team lost wickets at regular intervals, ending up with a total of 154 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in their 20 overs.
In response, the Rajasthan Royals got off to a good start with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler scoring 44 and 40 runs respectively. However, wickets fell at crucial moments and they were unable to keep up with the required run rate. LSG’s bowlers did an excellent job of keeping the pressure on and picking up wickets, with Avesh Khan and Marcus Stoinis both taking 2 wickets each. In the end, Rajasthan Royals fell short of the target, scoring 144 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in their 20 overs.
Overall, it was a closely contested match, but Lucknow Super Giants held their nerve and managed to defend their total to register a 10-run victory over Rajasthan Royals.
Lucknow Super Giants Innings
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | S/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KL Rahul(C) c Jos Buttler b Holder | 39 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 121.88 |
| Kyle Mayers b Ashwin | 51 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 121.43 |
| Ayush Badoni b Boult | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Deepak Hooda c Hetmyer b Ashwin | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Marcus Stoinis c Samson b Sandeep Sharma | 21 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 131.25 |
| Nicholas Pooran (WK) run out (Samson) | 29 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 145.00 |
| Krunal Pandya not out | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Yudhvir Singh run out (Hetmyer/Samson) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | 6 (b 0, lb 4, w 1, nb 1, p 0) |
| Total | 154 (7 wkts, 20 Ov) |
| Did not bat | Naveen-ul-Haq , Avesh Khan , Ravi Bishnoi , Amit Mishra |
LSG vs RR 26th Match IPL 2023: RR Fall of Wickets
| Fall of Wickets |
|---|
| 82-1 (Rahul, 10.4), 85-2 (Ayush Badoni, 11.4), 99-3 (Deepak Hooda, 13.2), 104-4 (K Mayers, 13.5), 149-5 (Stoinis, 19.3), 153-6 (Pooran, 19.5), 154-7 (Yudhvir Singh, 20) |
LSG vs RR 26th Match IPL 2023: RR Bowlers
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Sandeep Sharma | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5.80 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.20 |
| Jason Holder | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.50 |
Rajasthan Royals Innings
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | S/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yashasvi Jaiswal c Avesh Khan b Stoinis | 44 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 125.71 |
| Jos Buttler c Ravi Bishnoi b Stoinis | 40 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 97.56 |
| Sanju Samson (c & wk) run out (Amit Mishra/Pooran) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Devdutt Padikkal c Pooran b Avesh Khan | 26 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 123.81 |
| Shimron Hetmyer c Rahul b Avesh Khan | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Riyan Parag not out | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 125.00 |
| Dhruv Jurel c Deepak Hooda b Avesh Khan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin not out | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 |
| Extras | 12 (b 1, lb 4, w 6, nb 1, p 0) |
| Total | 144 (6 wkts, 20 Ov) |
| Did not bat | Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal |
LSG vs RR IPL 2023 26th Match: LSG Fall of Wickets
| Fall of Wickets |
|---|
| 87-1 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 11.3), 93-2 (Sanju Samson, 12.4), 97-3 (Jos Buttler, 13.3), 104-4 (Shimron Hetmyer, 15.1), 141-5 (Devdutt Padikkal, 19.3), 141-6 (Dhruv Jurel, 19.4) |
Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants 26th Match IPL 2023: LSG Bowlers
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.80 |
| Yudhvir Singh Charak | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13.50 |
| Avesh Khan | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.20 |
| Amit Mishra | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 |
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