Rajasthan Royals defeat Lucknow Super Giants by 7 wickets in IPL 2024.
Sanju Samson led RR to defeat KL. Rahul led the Lucknow Super Giants by 7 wickets with 6 balls to spare. Captain Sanju Samson led from the front with an unbeaten 33-ball 71, while DhruvJurel made 52 not out off 34 balls to guide the Rajasthan Royals to a seven-wicket win over the Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL match here on Saturday.
While chasing the target of 197, Samson and Jurel shared an unconquered 121 runs for the fourth wicket to chase down the target in 19 overs.
Earlier, the captain of LSG, KL Rahul, hit a 48-ball 76 while Deepak Hooda made 50 off 31 balls to guide the Lucknow Super Giants to a decent 196 for 5 against the Rajasthan Royals.
Sent into bat, LSG rode a 115-run third-wicket stand between Rahul and Hooda to put up a fighting total. Sandeep Sharma was the most successful bowler for RR, returning with figures of 2/31.
Brief scores:
Lucknow Super Giants: 196 for 5 in 20 overs (KL Rahul 76, Deepak Hooda 50; Sandeep Sharma 2/31).
Rajasthan Royals: 199 for 3 in 19 overs (Sanju Samson 71 not out, DhruvJurel 52 not out; Amit Mishra 1/20).