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Rajasthan Royals in a must win game kept alive their play-offs hopes with a 7- wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in front of full crowd at Swai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur . Leading RR in absence of regular Skipper Riyan Parag, Yashasvi Jaiswal won the toss and opted to bowl first.
RR move appeared to have backfired as the the LSG opnening duo of Aussies Mitchell Marsh and Josh Josh Inglis went after the bowling straight away . Getting LSG off to a blazing start . Inglis in particular took the lead with some astonishing shots and some daring innovation to score a fine 60 ( 29 balls, 7 fours 3 sixes). The duo put on 109-1, 8.2 overs a big total around 250 plus looked inevitable given the start.
Marsh , who had found his form in the later half of the tournament stuck another explosive knock . Badly missing out another ton run- out for 96 ( 57 balls, 11 fours 5 sixes) . Nicholas Pooran could score 16, Skipper Rishabh Pant 35 ( 23 balls , 2 fours, 2 sixes), Ayush Badoni 0, Abdul Samad was not out 0. LSG finishing 220/5 in their 20 overs.
Rajasthan Royals Bowling : Jofra Archer 1/39 ( 4 overs), Sushant Mishra 0/46 ( 4 overs), Sandeep Sharma 0/43 ( 3 overs), Brijesh Sharma 0/44 ( 4 overs), Yash Raj Punja 2/35 ( 4 overs), Dasun Shanaka 0/10( 1 over)
In reply chasing 221 , RR got off to flying start with stand-in skipper Yashasvi Jaiswal showing the way with a quick attacking 43 ( 23 balls 8 fours , 1 six) . Jaiswal along with young 15- year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi put on 75-1, 6.3 overs the chase was on. Jaiswal was the first to be dismissed .
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi , took the game away from LSG with a blistering knock of 93 ( 38 balls , 7 fours, 10 sixes ) , Dhruv Jurel gave super support hitting an unbeaten 53 ( 38 balls 3 fours, 3 sixes). Donovan Ferreira was the other not out batsman 10 ( 16 balls 1 four, 1 six) as RR reached 225/3 in 19. 1 overs and five balls to spare . Lhuan-dre Pretorius was run-out 7 .
We’re running out of adjectives for him 🫡
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi stands tall as the Player of the Match yet again 👏
WATCH his knock ▶️ https://t.co/T3SwrpAyO4#TATAIPL | #KhelBindaas | #RRvLSG | @rajasthanroyals pic.twitter.com/owvepJdPif
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 19, 2026
Lucknow Super Giants Bowling : Akash Maharaj Singh 1/54 ( 3 overs) sprayed ball over all , Mohsin Khan 1/31 ( 4 overs), Mayank Yadav 0/50 ( 4 overs) bowled with pace but lacked direction, Prince Yadav 0/43 ( 4 overs), Digvesh Rathi 0/38 ( 4 overs), Shahbaz Ahmed 0/6 ( 0.1 )
RR win opens up the race for the fourth play- offs spot — In six match losing streak Punjab Kings are out of top four for the first time this season, RR are now now above them.
Finding their groove again 😎@rajasthanroyals make a smooth re-entry into the Top 4️⃣ 💪#TATAIPL | #KhelBindaas | #RRvLSG pic.twitter.com/K56l8g8SC6
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 20, 2026
Match: IPL 2026, 64th Match
Venue: Jaipur | Date: May 19, 2026
