LSG vs RR IPL 2024 Highlights: Sanju Samson bests KL Rahul to boost Rajasthan Royals to dominant win

There was purchase with the new ball and when the ball got old, it was a nice wicket to bat on. (On their bowling) It was a very good team effort. The guys who come in and bowl the crucial overs, that is also important. They know what to do each ball, there is a lot of planning going on behind the scenes and we are doing well. At the start and at the end (we bowled well). In the middle overs, they took the game a little away from us. (On Jurel) Form is temporary and batting at No.5 is the toughest job in T20 cricket. A youngster like him, he has the composure as we have seen in Tests.

I think we left about 20 runs behind. We didn’t get an ideal start but with the partnership me and Hooda had was great. In these sorts of games, the set batter had to score close to a hundred after getting to 50-60. I think we were 150 after about 15 overs, should have capitalized on it a bit more. I think it is clear the team with more sixes ends up winning. We do try to hit our sixes but today we had to change our approach after those two early wicket. If Hooda pushed on and scored 20 more, and I got 20 more then we’d finish around 220. 

Highest partnerships for 4th wicket or below for RR

1. 121* - Sanju Samson & Riyan Parag vs LSG, Lucknow, 2024
2. 107 - Yusuf Pathan & Paras Dogra vs MI, Brabourne, 2010
3. 98* - Jos Buttler & Steven Smith vs CSK, Abu Dhabi, 2020
4. 93 - Shane Watson & Stuart Binny vs CSK, Jaipur, 2023
5. 85* - Steven Smith & James Faulkner vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2013
6. 85* - Riyan Parag & Rahul Tewatia vs SRH, Dubai, 2020

Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel's unbeaten 121 partnership boosts Rajasthan Royals to an impressive comeback win at Ekana Cricket Stadium.

Samson finishes the game with a six off Yash Thakur. 

LSG - 196/5 in 20 overs.

RR - 199/3 in 19 overs.

Sanju Samson scored 71* off just 33 balls, Dhruv Jurel scored 52* off 34 balls.

Rajasthan Royals beat Lucknow Super Giants by 7 wickets.

Sanju Samson brings his fourth fifty of the season with a six off Mohsin Khan and in just 28 balls. Jurel also smashes his fifty in the same over as Rajasthan Royals are closing in on their 8th win of the season.

RR - 186/3 in 18 overs (Dhruv Jurel - 50* off 31 balls, Sanju Samson - 60* off 30 balls).

Rajasthan Royals need 11 runs in 12 balls to win the game.

Sanju Samson smashes Ravi Bishnoi for two fours and a six in the 16th over to put Rajasthan ahead in the chase.

RR - 160/3 in 16 overs (Sanju Samson - 44* off 24 balls, Dhruv Jurel - 40* off 25 balls).

Rajasthan Royals need 37 runs in 24 balls to win the game.

A couple of big shorts from Dhruv Jurel and Sanju Samson in the last over to keep Rajasthan Alive in the chase.

RR - 110/3 in 12 overs (Dhruv Jurel - 14* off 12 balls, Sanju Samson - 20* off 13 balls) 

Rajasthan Royals need 87 runs in 48 balls to win the game.

The 41-year-old Amit Mishra proves his importance by removing Riyan Parag in his first over in the IPL 2024. 

Parag scored 14 runs off 11 balls. Dhurv Jurel joins Sanju Samson in the middle.

RR - 78/3 in 9 overs.

Rajasthan Royals need 119 runs in 66 balls.

Marcus Stoinis strikes on his first ball of the game to dismiss settled Yashasvi Jaiswal. Rajasthan lose both openers within a gap of three balls.

Jaiswal scored 24 runs off 18 balls. In-form Riyan Parag joins Sanju Samson in the middle.

RR - 60/2 in 6.1 overs.

Rajasthan Royals need 137 runs in 83 balls to win the game.

Yash Thakur bowls out Jos Buttler to give Lucknow Super Giants a breakthrough do deby Rajasthan a perfect powerplay.

Buttler scored 34 runs off 18 balls. Captain Sanju Samson joins Yashasvi Jaiswal in the middle.

RR - 60/1 in 6 overs.

Rajasthan Royals need 137 runs in 84 balls to win the game.

The Royals openers are looking for a strong start. Jaiswal is off the blocks quickly and will look to produce another good outing.

In-form Sandeep Sharma bowled the last over and conceded just 11 runs to deny Lucknow Super Giants 200.

LSG - 196/5 in 20 overs.

Avesh Khan gets his first of the match and KL Rahul departs on 76

Sandeep Sharma comes and gets a wicket straight-up. He removes the big fish Pooran on a short ball. Ayush comes in now

Ravichandran Ashwin with a breakthrough for Rajasthan Royals and its big wicket of Deepak Hooda.

Hooda scored 51* off 30 balls. Nicholas Pooran joins KL Rahul (60* off 36 balls).

LSG - 127/3 in 12.2 overs.

It's a maiden fifty of the season for Deepak Hooda as he brings a 30-ball fifty to keep the runs flowing for Lucknow Super Giants in the middle overs.

LSG - 126/2 in 12 overs (Deepak Hooda - 50* off 30, Deepak Hooda - 60* off 36 balls).

KL Rahul brings his third fifty of the season with a four off Yuzvendra Chahal and in just 31 balls. Lucknow Super Giants dominate at the moment despite early setbacks.

LSG - 94/2 in 10 overs (KL Rahul - 52* off 32 balls, Deepak Hooda - 32* off 22 balls).

KL Rahul goes big against Avesh Kumar with two sixes and a four in the 8th over as Lucknow Super Giants made a sensational comeback at  Ekana Cricket Stadium.

LSG - 75/2 in 8 overs (Deepak Hooda - 21* off 14 balls, KL Rahul -  45* off 28 balls).

Impressive start from Rajasthan Royals bowlers with two big wickets of Quinton de Kock and Marcus Stoinis. Lucknow struggle for big shots in powerplay overs.

LSG - 36/2 in 5 overs (Deepak Hood - 13* off 8 balls, KL Rahul - 15* off 15 balls)

A good ball by Sandeep and he cleans up Marcus Stoinis in his first over. Both the opening bowlers have reaped rewards instantly. The last match centurion Stoinis is also gone now.

Make a film on this. Trent Boult and his love for the first-over wickets continues as he removed Quinton de Kock

We will bowl first. Looks like a decent wicket to bowl, but no guarantees. This season has been a bit different, some extra days in between games, that gives us time to rest and recover. We're playing the same team. IPL has been completely different, it's normal to get carried away looking at other teams, but the talk in our camp is to stay with the flow, we have been playing some good cricket and we need to continue doing so. I don't need to talk to him, he's been a top professional and has a big role in our plans (on Ravi Ashwin)

Lucknow Super Giants Impact Subs: Amit Mishra, Arshin Kulkarni, Krishnappa Gowtham, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Manimaran Siddharth.

Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Riyan Parag, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tanush Kotian.

Rajasthan Royals Playing 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.

Lucknow Super Giants Playing 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.

Captain Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to bowl first at Ekana Cricket Stadium.

Rajasthan Royals field the same playing eleven.

Lucknow Super Giants also remain unchanged which means no Mayank Yadav today.

Lucknow Super Giants predicted playing 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.

Rajasthan Royals predicted playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Rajasthan Royals are dominating the 2024 edition with seven wins in eight games and are placed at the top of the points table.

Lucknow Super Giants occupy the fourth spot in the points table with five wins in eight matches so far.

Rajasthan Royals faced Lucknow Super Ginats in their opening game of the IPL 2024 at Jaipur's Sawai Mansingh Stadium. 

Skipper Sanju Samson smashed 82* off 52 balls to help Rajasthan post a 193 total and then impressive bowling from pacers restricted Lucknow to 173. 

This will be the first fixture between the two teams at Ekana Cricket Stadium.

Rajasthan Royals dominate a head-to-head record against Lucknow Super Giants.

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KL Rahul's Lucknow Super Giants take on Sanju Samson's Rajasthan Royals in the mega encounter. Both teams are entering this game with impressive form and are early contenders to secure playoff qualification in the IPL 2024.

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Match Details:

Match: IPL 2024, 44th T20 match

Venue: Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow

Date & Time: Saturday, April 27 at 7:30 PM IST (Toss at 7:00 PM)

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