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Lucknow Super Giants snatched victory from jaws of defeat as they beat Rajasthan Royals by mere 2 runs in a thrilling Tata IPL 2025 encounter at Swai Man Singh Stadium , Jaipur. Rajasthan once again floundered in the chase for second successive time in the final over.
Earlier, LSG Skipper Rishabh Pant won the toss and opted to bat first . But LSG got off to shaky start with in- from Mitchell Marsh out for ( 4) another in- from batsman Nicholas Pooran was out for 11. LSG 46/ 2 in 5. 2 overs.
Aiden Markram steadied the innings with yet another fine innings of 66 ( 45 balls , 5 fours, 3 sixes) . Markram was spot on with his shot selection. Ayush Badoni too showed maturity and played an important innings of 50 ( 34 balls , 5 fours, 1 six). LSG Skipper Rishabh Pant was out for just 3 .
Abdul Samad gave the side the perfect power finish with a blitz an unbeaten 30 ( 10 balls, 4 sixes) scoring 27 off Sandeep Sharma’s last over that proved so much at the end . David Miller was not out 7 as LSG gave some total for bowlers to defend 180/ 5 in their 20 overs.
RR Bowling : Jofra Archer 1/ 32 9 4 overs) , Maheesh Theekshana 0/ 32 ( 4 overs) , Sandeep Sharma 1/ 55 ( 4 overs) , Tushar Deshpande 1/ 26 ( 4 overs) , Wanindu Hasaranga 2/ 31 ( 4 overs)
In reply , RR were on top with openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and young debutant Vaibhav Suryavanshi. The duo put on 85 for the first wicket in 8. 4 overs . Suryavanshi was out for 34 ( 20 balls , 2 fours 3 sixes) . Nitish Rana out for ( 8). Skipper Riyan Parag played some attacking shots for his 39 ( 26 balls , 3 fours 2 sixes) . RR were in the hunt . But LSG hung on with wickets .
Jaiswal departed after a fine 74 ( 52 balls, 5 fours , 4 sixes) . The pressure was now on Dhruv Jurel and Shimron Hetmyer to see RR home. Against Delhi Capitals they could not score 9 runs in the final over by Mitchell Starc. The match went to Super over and lost.
Here too RR needed 9 off the last over by Avesh Khan. RR fell two runs short yet again. Snatched defeat from victory. It was RR’s fourth successive loss. Hetmyer ( 12), Dhruv Jurel not out 6 and Shubham Dubey not out 3 could not carry RR over the line. RR Finishing at an agonising 178/ 5 in 20 overs.
LSG Bowling : Shardul Thakur 1/ 34 ( 3 overs) , Avesh Khan outstanding ( including final over) 3/ 37 ( 4 overs) , Digvesh Rathi 0/ 30 ( 4 overs) , Aiden Markram 1/ 18 ( 2 overs) , Prince Yadav 0/ 39 ( 4 overs) , Ravi Bishnoi 0/ 19 ( 3 overs)
Match: IPL 2025, 36th Match
Venue: Jaipur | Date: April 19, 2025
