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Lucknow vs Rajasthan Live Commentary, Match 44, Indian Premier League, 2024, April 27, 2024

LSG 196/5 (20)
Rajasthan Royals beat Lucknow Super Giants by 7 wickets
RR 199/3 (19)
Match over
Lucknow Super Giants Inning Rajasthan Royals Inning
0.0 : TOSS - The coin lands in favour of Sanju Samson and Rajasthan have elected to BOWL first.
Rajasthan (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.
Impact Players for Rajasthan - Riyan Parag, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tanush Kotian.
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.
Impact Players for Lucknow - Amit Mishra, Arshin Kulkarni, Krishnappa Gowtham, M. Siddharth, Yudhvir Singh.  
KL Rahul, the captain of Lucknow says that the wicket seems pretty good and there is not much dew here so the pitch will not change much. Adds that they will look to start well and post a good total. Tells that it will be nice to score 200 plus but the dimensions here are a bit different with one side being bigger. Mentions that it becomes more interesting when both the bowlers and batters get some help from the wicket. Says that every player goes through a run when he runs are just not there a
Sanju Samson, the skipper of Rajasthan wins the toss and elects to BOWL first. Says it looks like a decent wicket to bowl first. Also says that this season has been pretty good for them. Also says that they have got enough rest days between the games and now they are looking forward to playing on the road. He thinks the Indian T20 League is doing well with runs being stacked up massively. Says they just need to focus and look at their strengths and weaknesses. On being asked about Ravichandran
Quinton de Kock is up for a flash interview. He says the T20 format is growing immensely and this year it has taken a big leap forward as big runs are coming constantly. Adds the pressure is on them to get good starts and get big scores. Also adds 250 is the new normal and pressure is on the top-order batters. Ends up saying that it's just about adapting and innovating.
We are all set to begin! The two umpires are making their way out to the middle followed by the Rajasthan players. Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul are the two openers for Lucknow. Trent Boult is marking his run-up with the new ball in his hand. Let's play...
0.1 : Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, EDGED AND FOUR! Two slips in place and Boult starts off right on the money getting a huge outward swing, outside off and full in length, Quinton de Kock throws his bat at it and catches the leading edge that flies over the slips for a boundary. Lucky escape early on.
0.2 : Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! This time he has timed it to perfection! Targets on the pads, with a bit of a movement on a fuller length at the stumps, Quinton de Kock prods a bit and flicks it through mid-wicket and mid on for a boundary.
0.3 : Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, OUT! b Trent Boult.
0.0 : Marcus Stoinis walks out to bat at number 3.
0.4 : Trent Boult to Marcus Stoinis, No run.
0.5 : Trent Boult to Marcus Stoinis, On a length shaping into the middle, Marcus Stoinis presents a full face of the bat and pushes it to the bowler.
0.6 : Trent Boult to Marcus Stoinis, Length ball on the pads with a movement again, Marcus Stoinis tucks it to square leg for none. End of the first over. A successful one for Rajasthan and Boult.
Sandeep Sharma to share the new ball.
1.1 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Tails in around off, on a length, KL Rahul covers his off stump and pushes it back to the bowler.
1.2 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Sprays it on the pads, keeps the full, KL Rahul flicks it nicely with the wrists past square leg for a double. The fielder from the deep backward square leg sprints to the left and collects the ball. 
1.3 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Aims the stumps on a length, KL Rahul presents the full face of the bat and pats it underneath the eyes solidly.
1.4 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Outside off on a length, KL Rahul covers the off stump and drives it to covers for none.
1.5 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Full in length, at the stumps, KL Rahul drives past the bowler straight down the ground for a single.
1.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Sandeep Sharma is in the form of his life and Rajasthan can do no wrong!
0.0 : Deepak Hooda comes out to the middle now with his side in a spot of bother.
2.1 : Trent Boult to KL Rahul, Four!
2.2 : Trent Boult to KL Rahul, At off, full in length, KL Rahul drives it straight to mid off.
2.3 : Trent Boult to KL Rahul, On a slightly fuller length, around middle and leg, KL Rahul pushes it toward mid off with soft hands and quickly hurries for a single.
2.4 : Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, Four!
2.5 : Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, Identical length, but the line is closer to the batter on off, Deepak Hooda drives straight to cover.
2.6 : Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, WHAT A PEACH OF A BALL! Angles it on the off stump line, pitches on the fuller length and gets the lateral movement away from the batter. Deepak Hooda plays inside the line of the ball anticipating it to swing into him and gets beaten on the outside edge. Sanju Samson collects the ball at his chest level. Another ripper of an over from Boult.
3.1 : Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, On the back of a length, at off, KL Rahul hops back and guides the ball past short third for a single.
3.2 : Avesh Khan to Deepak Hooda, Hard length, outside off, Deepak Hooda stands tall and taps the ball to the point fielder.
3.3 : Avesh Khan to Deepak Hooda, Short in length, nips back in around off, Deepak Hooda climbs on the ball and pushes it in front of mid on and runs a quick single.
3.4 : Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Attacks the off stump on a fuller length, KL Rahul prods forward in the line of the ball and drives it to pierce the cover-point gap. Yashasvi Jaiswal slides and stops the ball but the batters cross in the meantime.
3.5 : Avesh Khan to Deepak Hooda, Around off on a hard and tight length, Deepak Hooda punches it through covers. The two fielders from cover and point chase the ball. The ball doesn't have much steam to breach the fence and the batters cross for the third as the fielder throws the ball back to the keeper.
3.6 : Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Back of a length clocking 141, shaping in from outside off, KL Rahul goes for a cut but misses and gets beaten to end the over.
4.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Floats it on the stumps, full and on off, Deepak Hooda leans ahead and pushes it through mid off for a single.
4.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, No run.
4.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Full, on off, drifting a bit as well with no visible turn, KL Rahul gets forward and closes the bat's face early trying to work it to the leg side. The ball catches the leading edge and falls just ahead of the cover fielder.
4.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, FOUR! Good execution! Carrom ball on offer this time on off, full and overpitched, KL Rahul goes for a sweep and connects it well but he falls as his front boot slips on the deck, but successfully gets it through square leg for a boundary.
4.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, On a dragged length at off, KL Rahul stands tall and punches it to cover for one.
4.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, FOUR! Streaky but will do for Hooda. Length ball, outside off, Deepak Hooda goes for a cut off the back foot but gets a thickish outside edge that flies just through the right of the keeper and races away to the fence for a boundary to end the over.
5.1 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, So, so close! Sandeep Sharma serves this full and just around off, KL Rahul moves a long way across to scoop it, gets a thin bottom edge as the ball just goes past the off-pole. Very lucky escape for Rahul!
5.2 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, No run.
5.3 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, On a length and on middle, KL Rahul uses his feet and knocks it down to long on for a single.
5.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Deepak Hooda, FOUR! Nice shot! Sandeep Sharma misses his length this time and bowls a juicy full toss, on the pads, Deepak Hooda comfortably flicks it over mid-wicket for an easy boundary.
5.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Deepak Hooda, Another full toss, on middle, Deepak Hooda drills it down to long on for a run.
5.6 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, FOUR! Glorious shot! Pitched up and on off, KL Rahul leans on to his drive nicely and creams it wide of mid off for another boundary. Lucknow are 46/2 at the end of the Powerplay!
Just one over for Ashwin from this end, as Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack for Rajasthan.
6.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, No run.
6.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Tossed up, full and on off, Deepak Hooda eases it towards long off for a single.
6.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, FOUR! Nicely played! Yuzvendra Chahal floats this up, full and around middle, KL Rahul goes down and sweeps it fine and wide of deep square leg, Trent Boult in the deep runs to his left and dives but the ball wins the race to the boundary.
6.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Flatter, short and on middle, KL Rahul backs away and punches it through covers for one.
6.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, 2 runs.
6.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Looped up, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda drives it straight to extra covers.
Avesh Khan (1-0-6-0) is back. He replaces Sandeep Sharma.
7.1 : Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Fuller and on off, KL Rahul mistimes his drive to short covers.
7.2 : Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, SIX! BANG! KL Rahul goes big now! Avesh Khan goes full again, on middle, KL Rahul steps across, picks it up nicely and whips it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.
7.3 : Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Good comeback from Avesh Khan! He bangs this hard into the pitch, on off, KL Rahul tries to cut but misses it.
7.4 : Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, On a length and on middle, KL Rahul nudges it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
7.5 : Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Four!
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, NO BALL AND SIX! That will hurt Rajasthan!
7.6 : Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Pulls his length back, on middle, KL Rahul flicks it through mid-wicket for two more runs. 21 runs off the over!
8.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Short and on middle, Deepak Hooda stays back and punches it down to long on for a single.
0.0 : Strategic Break! Well, again it was that man for Rajasthan providing a crucial breakthrough in the very first over. Trent Boult got the better of Quinton de Kock and Sandeep Sharma dismissed the hero of the previous game, Marcus Stoinis on a very cheap score. Rajasthan was on the top inside the Powerplay with a couple of wickets. KL Rahul has paced his innings pretty well and has taken his chances in the last over before this break. He has got a brilliant start once again and will aim to co
8.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Short again and outside off, KL Rahul cuts it towards deep point for a run.
8.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Flighted, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda gets beaten on the flight and knocks it back to the bowler.
8.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Quicker, full and on leg, Deepak Hooda drills it towards long on for another run.
8.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Fires this one down the leg side, KL Rahul leaves it alone. Wided.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, 1 run.
8.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Shortish and on middle, Deepak Hooda uses his feet and clips it through mid-wicket for one more.
Spin in tandem now. Yuzvendra Chahal (1-0-8-0) replaces Avesh Khan.
9.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, FOUR! Up and over!
9.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Floated, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda goes down and sweeps it wide of deep square leg, Sandeep Sharma runs to his left and does well to stop it. Two runs taken.
9.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Flatter, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda drives it through covers for a single.
9.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, FOUR! FIFTY FOR RAHUL!
9.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Fligthed, full and on off, KL Rahul drills it towards sweeper covers for one.
9.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, More flight, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda uses his feet and forces it wide of long on for on more.
0.0 : Trent Boult (2-0-17-1) is back on.
10.1 : Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, A slower one, short and on off, Deepak Hooda waits on the back foot and cuts it through point for a single.
10.2 : Trent Boult to KL Rahul, Around the wicket, on a length, around off, KL Rahul pushes it to short cover and sets off for a quick single. Trent Boult runs to his left and picks the ball.
10.3 : Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, FIVE WIDES! Oh, dear! Bangs it too short, aiming the body of the batter. The ball further climbs after pitching and goes over the batter. Deepak Hooda arches back and lets the ball go. It travels over the keeper and runs down for a boundary. 
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, 2 runs.
10.4 : Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, FOUR! Gee, Hooda is looking in a good nick! Back of a length, at off, Deepak Hooda stays inside the crease and firmly punches it through covers for a boundary.
10.5 : Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, FOUR! Back-to-back for Hooda! Back of a length again, this time much closer to the body, Deepak Hooda stays leg side of the ball and cuts it past backward point for a boundary. 100-run stand comes up between the two.
10.6 : Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, Angling on the middle on a length, Deepak Hooda drives it towards mid off and runs a single. Expensive one from Boult. 18 from it.
11.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Four!
11.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Low full toss drifting on middle, Hooda pushes it towards long on for a single.
11.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Full and slower outside off, KL Rahul leans on the ball and drives it through covers for a single.
11.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Yorks it with the slider on middle, this is worked to the long on region for a single.
11.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, FIFTY FOR HOODA! What a splendid inning from him! Floated outside off on a length, Deepak Hooda leans forward and reaches to the ball and drives it to deep extra cover for a single.
11.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, WIDE! Sprays it way outside off. KL Rahul shoulders his arms at it and the Umpire gives a Wide.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, FOUR! Smashed down the ground neatly! Overpitched on the stumps, KL Rahul clears his front leg and smashes the ball down the ground through the left of Yuzvendra Chahal and gets another boundary to end the over. 14 runs from this over. This has been a good acceleration from these two.
12.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, OUT! c Rovman Powell b Ravichandran Ashwin.
0.0 : Nicholas Pooran is the next man in.
12.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, Slower on the pads, the length is short, Nicholas Pooran tries to nudge it away but it brushes off his pads and rolls down to short fine. They cross for a leg bye.
12.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Flighted on off, full in length, KL Rahul drives it through covers for a single.
12.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! He is such a good timer of the cricket ball! Around the wicket comes Ashwin and lands it short, turns it away from off, Nicholas Pooran quickly rocks back and cuts it through short third for a boundary.
12.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, Short in length, spinning away from off, Nicholas Pooran works it towards deep extra cover for a single.
12.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Keeps the length the same, on the middle and leg, KL Rahul nudges it with soft hands off the back foot toward widish mid-wicket for a brace to end the over. 
13.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Nicholas Pooran, Over the wicket, on a fuller length, around off, Nicholas Pooran pushes it to covers for a single.
13.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Nicely tossed-up delivery around off, and full in length, KL Rahul clears his front foot and drives it along spin and along the ground for a single towards long off.
13.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Nicholas Pooran, Straight, quick, and full on off, Nicholas Pooran prods ahead and drives it straight to cover.
13.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Nicholas Pooran, Pitched up on the leg stump line, Nicholas Pooran sweeps it through square leg and runs for a brace.
13.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Nicholas Pooran, Floated outside off on a shade fuller length, Nicholas Pooran punches it to long off for a single.
13.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Yuzi Chahal goes wicketless for the first time this season! This is pitched outside off, on a length, KL Rahul rocks back and works it to deep extra cover for a single to end the over. He finishes his spell on an expensive note with figures of (4-0-41-0).
14.1 : Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, A slower leg-cutter on the middle and off on a length, KL Rahul moves to the leg side of the ball and pushes it to deep cover for a single.
14.2 : Avesh Khan to Nicholas Pooran, Pitched on a short length, at the stumps, Nicholas Pooran goes for a wild pull shot and misses. He gets a hit on his chest area.
14.3 : Avesh Khan to Nicholas Pooran, Full, and wide of off, Nicholas Pooran squeezes it towards deep third man for a single.
14.4 : Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, WIDE! Bangs it short on the top of the middle and off, KL Rahul watches it alertly and aborts out of the pull shot, and lets it sail over his head. Wide signaled.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Tries a yorker but ends up bowling a full toss on the middle, KL Rahul drives it through covers for a single.
14.5 : Avesh Khan to Nicholas Pooran, At 139 clicks, full toss wide of off, Nicholas Pooran just manages to drive it straight to long off for only a single.
14.6 : Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, FOUR! What a wonderfully controlled shot from KL! 150 up for Lucknow!
0.0 : Strategic-Break! Lucknow have changed gears nicely in the last few overs and are on course for a 200-plus total which will be a big positive on this ground. Rajasthan knows that they need to pick wickets to stop the run flow here. An exciting last phase of this inning awaits us.
15.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! Sandeep Sharma strikes again! Once again a break in play brings in a wicket for the fielding side.
Ayush Badoni is in at number 5 for Lucknow.
15.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.
15.3 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Back of a length and outside off, KL Rahul cuts it towards deep point for a run.
15.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Touch fuller, on the pads, slower again, Ayush Badoni clips it towards deep square leg for another run.
15.5 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Wide!
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, An off-cutter, back of a length and around of, KL Rahul bunts it down to point for one.
15.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Sandeep Sharma is giving the batters no pace at all, full and outside off, Ayush Badoni goes across and paddles it through square leg for one more.
16.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, 5 Wides!
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, Flatter, full and on middle, Ayush Badoni sweeps it wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace.
16.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, Goes short and on middle, Ayush Badoni stays back and nudges it towards deep square leg for another couple of runs.
16.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, FOUR! Innovative and effective! Tossed up, full and on middle, Ayush Badoni changes his stance nicely and nails the reverse sweep over backward point for a boundary.
16.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.
16.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Shortish and on middle, KL Rahul works it through mid-wicket for one more.
16.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, Slows it up, full and on middle, Ayush Badoni uses his feet but only manages to block it out. 15 runs off the over!
0.0 : Avesh Khan (3-0-36-0) is back.
17.1 : Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Fuller and outside off, KL Rahul drills it wide of sweeper covers for a couple of runs.
17.2 : Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, OUT! TAKEN! Avesh Khan gets a wicket now! He gets rid of the set KL Rahul and just when Rajasthan needed a wicket.
Krunal Pandya walks in at number 7.
17.3 : Avesh Khan to Krunal Pandya, Fullish and on middle, Krunal Pandya drills it wide of long off for a single.
17.4 : Avesh Khan to Ayush Badoni, Back of a length and outside off, Ayush Badoni cuts it towards deep point where Trent Boult fumbles and allows the second run.
17.5 : Avesh Khan to Ayush Badoni, Leg bye.
17.6 : Avesh Khan to Krunal Pandya, Full once more, on off, Krunal Pandya drives it towards long on for one.
18.1 : Trent Boult to Krunal Pandya, Trent Boult nails a brilliant yorker, on middle, angling in, Krunal Pandya digs it back tot the bowler.
17.6 : Trent Boult (3-0-35-1) to bowl the penultimate over.
18.2 : Trent Boult to Krunal Pandya, Slower, back of a length and outside off, Krunal Pandya slashes hard at it but misses. Two dots in a row now!
18.3 : Trent Boult to Krunal Pandya, Run out chance...missed! Pitched up, angling into leg, Krunal Pandya bunts it to the leg side and sets off for the run, Boult collects and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Pandya was not even in the screen.
18.4 : Trent Boult to Ayush Badoni, Wide!
Trent Boult to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.
18.5 : Trent Boult to Krunal Pandya, Goes fuller and on middle, Krunal Pandya drills it hard down the pitch where Trent Boult gets a hand but it still goes through him. They cross.
18.6 : Trent Boult to Ayush Badoni, 2 runs.
19.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, FOUR! Gets it over! Sandeep Sharma bangs this short and around leg, Krunal Pandya swivels and hooks it over short fine leg for a boundary.
19.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, Fuller one and on middle, Krunal Pandya swipes it with one hand through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run.Can Lucknow cross that 200-run mark?
0.0 : Sandeep Sharma to bowl the last over. Rajasthan is penalized for slow over-rate. So that means an extra fielder needs to be inside the 30-yard circle. Will Lucknow get past 200? Let's find out...
19.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, In the blockhole, on middle, Krunal Pandya digs it out towards mid-wicket and calls for the second run but Badoni says no. However, Rovman Powell misfields and now the batters get the second run.
19.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, Short of a length and on leg, angling in, Krunal Pandya pulls it over square leg for a single.
19.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Slower, back of a length and on off, Ayush Badoni slaps it towards long off for one.
19.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, No he can't! Just a couple of runs to end the innings!
0.0 : Lucknow marginally stays below 200. Quite unconventional as just a couple of sixes were hit in this inning. Rajasthan would be quite happy with the way they wrapped up in the backend. Lucknow must have been crossing their fingers for a solid opening partnership, but things just didn't go as expected. Quinton de Kock hit a couple of boundaries, but his stint was short-lived as he departed in the very first over. Then, Marcus Stoinis, the hero of their previous game, failed to make an impact and
Meanwhile, Rajasthan's bowlers, led by Trent Boult, came out all guns blazing. Boult struck early, sending de Kock back to the pavilion. Sandeep Sharma joined the party, showcasing impressive swing and troubling the batsmen. His delivery to dismiss Stoinis was an absolute peach. With the visitors dominating the Powerplay, Rajasthan's strategy was clear, apply more pressure by introducing spinners into the attack. However, instead of tightening the screws, Rajasthan bowlers went for runs in the n
Deepak Hooda is down for a quick chat. Hooda says that he batted a bit better than last time. Adds that he played like he does in domestic cricket and it works for him to play in the off side. Tells that this is a par score and the wicket is good as well. Mentions that there is a big side and their bowlers will need to use that to defend this one.
Right then, Rajasthan has a challenging total to chase and they would be fancying on their brutal opening pair to get them to a good start up front. Lucknow's bowlers will be aiming to prevent the opposition batters from getting into momentum by dominating the Powerplay overs with quick wickets. An exciting chase is up next. Stay tuned.
... THE RUN CHASE ...
We are back for Rajasthan's reply!
0.1 : Matt Henry to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rajasthan and Yashasvi Jaiswal are underway straightaway! Matt Henry starts with a hard-length delivery, on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal punches it towards extra covers for a quick single.
0.2 : Matt Henry to Jos Buttler, SCREAMER OF A DELIVERY!
0.3 : Matt Henry to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Touch fuller and on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal drives to go for the big drive but gets an inside edge onto his pads.
0.4 : Matt Henry to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX! BANG! Yashasvi Jaiswal gets going now!
0.5 : Matt Henry to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Four!
0.6 : Matt Henry to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short of a length and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal stabs it towards point for one. 13 runs off the first over then!
Mohsin Khan to share the new ball.
1.1 : Mohsin Khan to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mohsin Khan begins with a full delivery, on off, shaping in, Yashasvi Jaiswal miscues his drive to the right of the bowler.
1.2 : Mohsin Khan to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! A bit streaky! Mohsin Khan lands this on a good length and on off, angling in and then nips away a bit, Yashasvi Jaiswal tries to defend but gets an outside edge wide of third man for a boundary.
1.3 : Mohsin Khan to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a length and on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal pushes it wide of covers, Quinton de Kock dives to his right to make a good stop. They cross.
1.4 : Mohsin Khan to Jos Buttler, Slower one, full and on middle, Jos Buttler blocks it out.
1.5 : Mohsin Khan to Jos Buttler, Full again and on the pads, Jos Buttler flicks it away wide of deep square leg for a brace.
1.6 : Mohsin Khan to Jos Buttler, BEATEN! Mohsin Khan pulls his length back a bit, on off, angling away, Jos Buttler goes for the drive on the up but gets beaten on the outside edge.
2.1 : Matt Henry to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Fuller and on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal drives it firmly but straight to mid off.
2.2 : Matt Henry to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Excellent bowling! Matt Henry hits the the hard length and just around off, nips away a bit, Yashasvi Jaiswal stays back and ties to steer it close from his body but misses.
2.3 : Matt Henry to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length and on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal punches it through covers for a single.
2.4 : Matt Henry to Jos Buttler, SIX! Jos Buttler in a nutshell! Matt Henry pitches it up, on middle, Jos Buttler moves across a bit and scoops it smoothly over the fine leg fence for a biggie.
2.5 : Matt Henry to Jos Buttler, Fuller once more, on middle, Jos Buttler knocks it back to the bowler.
2.6 : Matt Henry to Jos Buttler, On a length and on middle, Jos Buttler nudges it through mid-wicket for one.
3.1 : Mohsin Khan to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Straight down the ground! Mohsin Khan overpitches it, on off, Jos Buttler stays back in his crease and drills it hard past the bowler for a boundary.
3.2 : Mohsin Khan to Jos Buttler, Back of a length and on off, Jos Buttler punches it past point for a brace.
3.3 : Mohsin Khan to Jos Buttler, 1 run.
3.4 : Mohsin Khan to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Fuller again, on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal knocks it in front of mid off for a quick run.
3.5 : Mohsin Khan to Jos Buttler, Slower one, short of a length and around off, Jos Buttler tries to pull but gets a bottom edge through square leg for one more.
3.6 : Mohsin Khan to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Fiery stuff! Mohsin Khan follows the batter well here and bangs in a quick and sharp bouncer, on leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal backs a long way away and just manages to sway away from it.
4.1 : Matt Henry to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Easy pickings! Matt Henry goes too full this time, on middle, Jos Buttler stays back snd slogs it towards the vacant long on fence for a one-bounce four.
4.2 : Matt Henry to Jos Buttler, Back of a length and around off, Jos Buttler backs away, opens the face of the bat and punches it through covers, the fielder chases it and keeps it inside but the batters run three.
4.3 : Matt Henry to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Swing and a miss! Matt Henry bravely goes fuller again and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal swings wildly across the line but only connects with thin air.
4.4 : Matt Henry to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Pitched up and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal winds up for the scoop, but this one is too quick for him and hits him on the pads, rolls to the off side. Leg bye!
4.5 : Matt Henry to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Top shot! Matt Henry bangs this short of a length and on middle, sits up nicely for the batter, Jos Buttler gets on top of the bounce nicely and pulls it away towards the deep square leg fence for another boundary.
4.6 : Matt Henry to Jos Buttler, Short again and around off, Jos Buttler mistimes his pull this time through square leg for one. That also brings up the 50-run partnership between the two openers.
Yash Thakur replaces Mohsin Khan.
5.1 : Yash Thakur to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Buttler showing his touch and class! Yash starts off with a loosener, down the leg side, fuller in length and there to be hit, Jos Buttler bends a bit low and flicks it neatly through square leg for a boundary.
5.2 : Yash Thakur to Jos Buttler, Back of a length, on the top of off, Jos Buttler tucks it off the back foot to long on for one.
5.3 : Yash Thakur to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Jaiswal is in a sublime touch! Another poor one from Yash Thakur on a length, just around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal stays leg side of the ball and cuts it over backward point for a boundary.
5.4 : Yash Thakur to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Brings the angle closer to the body, on a length, Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks it off the back foot to mid on for one.
5.5 : Yash Thakur to Jos Buttler, OUT! BULL'S EYE! Yash Thakur provides the much-needed breakthrough for Lucknow and Buttler is absolutely livid with himself!
0.0 : Sanju Samson walks out to bat number 3.
5.6 : Yash Thakur to Sanju Samson, On the back of a length, on the middle and leg, Sanju Samson pats it back to the bowler off the back foot. A dot to end the mandatory Powerplay. Rajasthan cruising nicely at 60/1.
Change.
6.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Yashasvi Jaiswal, OUT! c Ravi Bishnoi b Marcus Stoinis.
6.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Riyan Parag, No run.
0.0 : Riyan Parag comes out to the middle now. He is also the Impact Player for Rajasthan and replaces Yuzvendra Chahal.
6.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Riyan Parag, Full in length at 131 clicks, angling in on the middle, Riyan Parag pushes it to long on for one.
6.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Sanju Samson, Length delivery, angling in on middle and leg, Sanju Samson nudges it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
6.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Riyan Parag, On the back of a length, angling in from outside off, Riyan Parag pushes it back to the bowler.
6.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Riyan Parag, Identical length, at off, Riyan Parag goes back into the crease and punches it to long on for a single to end the over.
7.1 : Krunal Pandya to Riyan Parag, Full, down the leg, Riyan Parag flicks it toward deep mid-wicket gently and gets back to the strike with a couple.
7.2 : Krunal Pandya to Riyan Parag, Pulls back his length does Krunal Pandya, on the middle, Riyan Parag nudges it with soft hands to deep mid-wicket for a single.
7.3 : Krunal Pandya to Sanju Samson, Pitching on the middle, and drifts on the leg stump, on a length, Sanju Samson goes back and across and tucks it to deep mid-wicket for another single.
7.4 : Krunal Pandya to Riyan Parag, Slower, on the top of middle, Riyan Parag steers it to widish long on for a single.
7.5 : Krunal Pandya to Sanju Samson, Overpitched on off, floated, Sanju Samson leans and drives inside out to long off for another single.
7.6 : Krunal Pandya to Riyan Parag, Quicker, on the pads, full in length, Riyan Parag turns it to deep mid-wicket for a single to end the over. A comparatively quiet over. Just 7 runs off it.
8.1 : Amit Mishra to Riyan Parag, A flipper to start with, on off and on a length, Parag turns it down to long on for a single.
7.6 : Lucknow brings in Amit Mishra as the Impact Player who replaces Quinton de Kock.
8.2 : Amit Mishra to Sanju Samson, 1 run.
8.3 : Amit Mishra to Riyan Parag, SIX! Punished! Too slow and to short, on off, Riyan Parag detects the length early and rocks back before pulling it over long on for a maximum.
8.4 : Amit Mishra to Riyan Parag, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! AMIT MISHRA IS BACK IN STYLE!
8.5 : Amit Mishra to Dhruv Jurel, Floated, on off and full, Dhruv Jurel leans ahead and blocks it off to the pitch.
8.6 : Amit Mishra to Dhruv Jurel, Overpitched and flighted, outside off, Dhruv Jurel drives it straight to covers off the inside half of his willow. Another successful over for Lucknow.
0.0 : Strategic-Break! Lucknow have pulled things back brilliantly here with three quick wickets and they will look to use the momentum to keep going like this. Rajasthan started well but are in a spot of bother now and the skipper Sanju Samson needs to take the bulk of responsibility in this chase with the big hitters playing around him. That match is hanging in the balance now. Also, Dhruv Jurel gets a promotion up the order and comes out to the middle now.
9.1 : Krunal Pandya to Sanju Samson, Flighted on the stumps, full in length, Sanju Samson gets it off the leading edge toward deep cover for one.
9.2 : Krunal Pandya to Dhruv Jurel, Length ball, drifting on the middle, Dhruv Jurel knocks it to mid-wicket.
9.3 : Krunal Pandya to Dhruv Jurel, Another dot, full in length, at the stumps, blocked.
9.4 : Krunal Pandya to Dhruv Jurel, At middle and leg, on a fuller length, Dhruv Jurel drives it back to the bowler.
9.5 : Krunal Pandya to Dhruv Jurel, Fired in at 101 clicks on the top of the stumps, Dhruv Jurel tucks it to long on for a single.
9.6 : Krunal Pandya to Sanju Samson, Short in length, pitching on the middle and off, Sanju Samson rocks back and works it towards long on for just one. What a terrific over from Krunal. Just 3 runs coming off this one.
10.1 : Amit Mishra to Sanju Samson, Short and on middle, Sanju Samson backs away and cuts it through point for a single.
10.2 : Amit Mishra to Dhruv Jurel, SIX! BOOM! Dhruv Jurel goes big! Tossed up, full and on off, Dhruv Jurel skips down the track to get to the pitch of the ball and launches it over long on for a biggie.
10.3 : Amit Mishra to Dhruv Jurel, No run.
10.4 : Amit Mishra to Dhruv Jurel, Slows it up, shortish and on middle, turns away, Dhruv Jurel punches it towards long on for one.
10.5 : Amit Mishra to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Poor delivery and rightly punished! This one is short and down the leg side, Sanju Samson moves back and paddles it away to the fine leg fence for a boundary.
10.6 : Amit Mishra to Sanju Samson, Flighted, full and on middle, Sanju Samson taps it to short covers.
0.0 : Yash Thakur (2-0-10-1) replaces Krunal Pandya.
11.1 : Yash Thakur to Dhruv Jurel, A low full toss, outside off, Dhruv Jurel squeezes it through point for a single.
11.2 : Yash Thakur to Sanju Samson, Another full toss around off, Sanju Samson swats it towards long off for a run.
11.3 : Yash Thakur to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Fine shot! Yash Thakur pitches it up and on off again, Dhruv Jurel crouches low and uses his fast hands to smack it over extra covers for a boundary.
11.4 : Yash Thakur to Dhruv Jurel, Yet another full toss, on off, Dhruv Jurel toe-ends it wide of mid off for a run.
11.5 : Yash Thakur to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Put away this time! Yash Thakur misses his yorker once more and serves a full toss, on middle, Sanju Samson stays back and slaps it past the bowler for a boundary.
11.6 : Yash Thakur to Sanju Samson, Slower, full and way outside off again, Sanju Samson lets it go. Another wide!
Yash Thakur to Sanju Samson, Goes fuller but well outside off, Sanju Samson leaves it alone. Wided.
Yash Thakur to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Gets it through again! Yash Thakur lands this back of a length and around off, Sanju Samson stands tall and punches it sweetly through extra covers for another boundary. 17 runs off the over!
12.1 : Krunal Pandya to Dhruv Jurel, Short and on middle, Dhruv Jurel works it towards long on for a single.
12.2 : Krunal Pandya to Sanju Samson, 1 run.
12.3 : Krunal Pandya to Dhruv Jurel, Quicker, short and on middle, Dhruv Jurel punches it towards long on for another run.
12.4 : Krunal Pandya to Sanju Samson, Darts this one full and down the leg side, Sandeep Sharma swipes it towards deep square leg for one.
12.5 : Krunal Pandya to Dhruv Jurel, Pushed through quicker, short and on middle, angling in, Dhruv Jurel misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.
12.6 : Krunal Pandya to Dhruv Jurel, Flatter, full and on leg, Dhruv Jurel tucks it through mid-wicket for one more.
0.0 : Mohsin Khan (2-0-16-0) is back.
13.1 : Mohsin Khan to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Brilliant shot! Mohsin Khan goes short and wide outside off, Dhruv Jurel absolutely nails his cut and crunches it between sweeper covers and deep point for a boundary.
13.2 : Mohsin Khan to Dhruv Jurel, SIX! Oh..wow! 
13.3 : Mohsin Khan to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Another boundary! Dhruv Jurel is playing a blinder here! Mohsin Khan bangs this short of a length and on middle, Dhruv Jurel gets into a good position early on and pulls it away strongly towards the deep square leg fence for four more runs.
13.4 : Mohsin Khan to Dhruv Jurel, DROPPED! A huge chance goes begging here!
13.5 : Mohsin Khan to Sanju Samson, Back of a length and around off, Sanju Samson punches it to sweeper covers for one.
13.6 : Mohsin Khan to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Great effort but goes in vain!
14.1 : Krunal Pandya to Sanju Samson, Quicker, short and on off, Sanju Samson uses his feet and punches it through covers for a single.
14.2 : Krunal Pandya to Dhruv Jurel, Flatter, full and on off, Dhruv Jurel forces it down to long off for a run.
0.0 : Ravi Bishnoi was about to bowl but the captain changed his mind and he calls back Krunal Pandya to complete his quota of four overs.
14.3 : Krunal Pandya to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Excellent shot!
14.4 : Krunal Pandya to Sanju Samson, Short again and on off, Sanju Samson punches it to long off for one.
14.5 : Krunal Pandya to Dhruv Jurel, Short again and angling into the batter, Dhruv Jurel misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.
14.6 : Krunal Pandya to Dhruv Jurel, 2 runs.
0.0 : Ravi Bishnoi is introduced into the attack in the 16th over.
15.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sanju Samson, Flatter, shorter and down the leg, Sanju Samson pulls it and loses the grip of the bat. The ball travels to deep backward square leg for one.
15.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Dhruv Jurel, Full, on the stumps, Dhruv Jurel drills it toward deep mid-wicket for a single.
15.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sanju Samson, FOUR! One bounce and into the fence. Short, drifting on the pads, Sanju Samson rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. The fielder from long on runs to his right but fails to stop. 
15.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Beautiful shot! Gifts a low full toss, just on off, Sanju Samson quickly lofts it inside out over covers for a boundary.
15.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sanju Samson, Slows the pace, outside off, full in length, Sanju Samson goes for a big shot but drives it back to the bowler off the inside half of the bat.
15.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sanju Samson, SIX! Punished strongly!
0.0 : Strategic-Break! The game is slightly tilted towards Rajasthan at the moment as they need 37 runs in the last four overs. Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel have batted well and will hope to stay there and finish it off for their side. Lucknow needs wickets and a couple of wickets here will change the momentum once again. Let's se how things pan out in the death overs.
16.1 : Yash Thakur to Dhruv Jurel, A low full toss on the middle, Dhruv Jurel flicks it to widish long on and scampers back for the second the fielder is a bit slow on the ball. They take two. KL Rahul is not happy at all and rightfully so.
16.2 : Yash Thakur to Dhruv Jurel, Back of a length, outside off, Dhruv Jurel guides it to short third and denies for a run. 
16.3 : Yash Thakur to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! He's in wonderful form! Bowls a predictable short-pitched bumper, on the middle and off, Dhruv Jurel cllimbs on top of it and pulls it to perfection through deep square leg for a boundary.
16.4 : Yash Thakur to Dhruv Jurel, Another full toss on the middle, Dhruv Jurel flicks it to widish long on and hustles back for the double. Excellent running. Hooda slides to his right and cuts ball into the field. 
16.5 : Yash Thakur to Dhruv Jurel, Short, on off, Dhruv Jurel waits and pulls it along the ground for a single at deep square leg.
16.6 : Yash Thakur to Sanju Samson, Banged short, on the top of the middle, Sanju Samson watches it closely and pulls it along the carpet for a single toward deep square leg. 27 needed off the last three overs.
17.1 : Mohsin Khan to Sanju Samson, Across off on a length, Sanju Samson drives it on the up towards deep extra covers. Marcus Stoinis from long off sprints to his left and slides and cuts the ball before the ropes. Saves a certain boundary. Only two taken.
17.2 : Mohsin Khan to Sanju Samson, A comedy of errors!
17.3 : Mohsin Khan to Sanju Samson, Six!
17.4 : Mohsin Khan to Sanju Samson, Low full toss on middle, Sanju Samson flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.
17.5 : Mohsin Khan to Dhruv Jurel, 1 run.
17.6 : Mohsin Khan to Sanju Samson, SIX! Oh, goodness me! Length ball, on off and middle, Sanju Samson is deep inside the crease and picks it up over deep backward square leg and clears the ropes with ease.
18.1 : Yash Thakur to Dhruv Jurel, Short, slow and on the body, Jurel pulls it to deep square leg for a single.
18.2 : Yash Thakur to Sanju Samson, Nails a perfect yorker on off, Sanju Samson digs it out toward deep third for a single.
18.3 : Yash Thakur to Dhruv Jurel, Pace-off, outside off on a hard length, Dhruv Jurel flat-bats it straight toward mid-wicket.
18.4 : Yash Thakur to Dhruv Jurel, A knee-length full toss on the middle, Dhruv Jurel swipes across the line and works it towards deep square leg for a single.
18.5 : Yash Thakur to Sanju Samson, FOUR! As easy as it gets! Predictable short-pitched delivery on the off stump line, Sanju Samson has enough time to pull it well over mid-wicket for a boundary. Just four runs needed to win.
18.6 : Yash Thakur to Sanju Samson, SIX! The skipper finishes off in style and Rajasthan win by 7 wickets!
0.0 : RAJASTHAN KEEPS ON WINNING! They extend their unbeaten run to four games and maintain the top spot in the league. It was yet another clinical performance from the visitors. Lucknow will be disappointed as they could have done a lot better while defending this total but it wasn't meant to be for them.
Rajasthan knew that they needed to utilise the Powerplay as there was not much dew on the ground. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler made sure they take advantage in the initial overs and stitched up a good 60-run partnership but unfortunately lost Buttler just at the end of the Powerplay. They suffered a mini collapse as they lost three quick wickets and put themselves under pressure. Skipper Sanju Samson took the responsibility upon himself and steadied things along with Dhruv Jurel who was
Lucknow, on the other hand, couldn't execute their plans in the Powerplay but Yash Thakur managed get the huge wicket of Jos Buttler. Then Marcus Stoinis and Amit Mishra followed up with two big wickets but they just couldn't contain their opponents in the middle overs. The fielding was sloppy as well and they couldn't grab the chances that came their way which turned out to be the difference in the end.
Earlier in the game, Lucknow posted a big total on the board courtesy of a couple of fine fifties from the skipper KL Rahul and Deepak Hooda. Ayush Badoni and Krunal Pandya also contributed well towards the end. Sandeep Sharma picked up a couple of wickets for Rajasthan while Trent Boult, Avesh Khan and Ravichandran Ashwin chipped in with one each. While chasing it was a masterclass from Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel as they keep their unbeaten away streak intact.
Dhruv Jurel, one of the architects for this win says that he intended to finish the game and he backed his shots. He says Sanju Samson calmed him down when he was struggling to time the ball initially and that helped him a lot. On being asked about the salute celebration after half-century, he says he dedicates his milestones to his father who is in the army and his father was present to watch him play today. Ends up by saying that he is very proud to do it in front of him.
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KL Rahul, the captain of Lucknow says they left about 20 runs behind and didn't get off to a promising start. Adds him and Deepak Hooda then stitched a good partnership and says that they were in a good position in the mid-overs and reckons that they should've got 20 more on the board. Adds that the team that hits more sixes surely gets ahead in the game. Adds it is improtant to give extra cushion to the batters. Says the players love to practice range-hitting in the nets and Stoinis and Poora
Sanju Samson, the victorious skipper of Rajasthan is also the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his match-winning knock. He says that there was help for the new ball but later on it became good to bat on. Credits his bowlers for the way they bowled in the death overs and they know their responsibilities. Tells that batting at number 5 is a tough job but Dhruv Jurel is an excellent player and form is temporary. Mentions that mistakes are bound to happen in this format but the results are going their way a
Right then, that is it from this encounter where the league leaders continue their winning momentum. We have another double-header lined up in the Indian T20 League on 28th April, Sunday. First, it will be Gujarat taking on Bengaluru at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT). Then Chennai will seek revenge against Hyderabad and that will begin at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT), but as you know, you can always join us early for all the build-up to both matches. Until then, cheers and goodbye!