Jaipur: Lucknow Super Giants’ Avesh Khan, on the left, responds to the victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 Cricket match against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Manshingh stadium in Jaipur. (PTI photos) Jaipur: For the second time, Rajasthan Royals (RR) ripped the defeat from the jaws of victory when they lost two runs against Super Giants (LSG) on Saturday in the pulsating iPL match at the Sawai Mansingh stadium.
Royals, who needed nine runs in the finals, were limited to 178/5 while chasing the target 181, a lot to disappoint from the home crowd. While it was Mitchell Starc Dilli Capitals, who caused damage on Wednesday, on Saturday it was Avesh Khan, who broke the hope of RR of an excellent 20.
Against DC, RR needed exactly the same number of runs – outside – from the last end, but the Starc was prevented by Shimron Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurel to score these runs and force Super, which eventually won DC.
Here, too, RR was committed to Hara-Kiri at the end. Again, Hetmyer and Jurel were unsuccessful when completing the work after the previous dough laid a solid platform. SHUBHAM DUBEY also succumbed under pressure and after the departure of Hetmyer could not score six of the last three balls.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal’s Spectacular 74 (52B, 5×4, 4×6) went in vain. Until the opener was on the fold, the RR sailed. RR needed 25 out of the last three exceeded and looked under control, but Jaiswal was on the first ball 18. Via Avesh Khan Clean and joined the persecution. Riyan Parag (39; 26b, 3×4, 2×6) added another voltage to home fans, in front of the goals in the same overlap Avesh when the dough tried the ball.
Suryavanki has an immediate impact
RR got to the beginning of the flying and after the end of the PowerPlay there were 61 with Jaiswal and Vibhav SuryavANSHi who went big weapons. The left -handed duo was mostly dealt with in borders to lay LSG on the backfoot.
Suryavanki, who played his first match, went in a big way with a rolling 20-moon 34. Fourteen-year-old, the youngest debutant IPL, turned three sixes and a couple of four to give shifts timely dynamics. The feeling of adolescence described his arrival on the big scene by hitting Sharduula Thakura as six of the first first ball he faced.
Previously, after LSG first decided Bat, Ayush Badoni had an impact by slamming for half a century. Badoni (50: 34b, 5×4, 5×4, 5×4, 5×4, 5×4, 5×4, 5×4, 5×4, 5×4, 5×4, 3×4, 3×4) added 76 runs for fourth jerk, came to the bat, and added 76 runs to 54/3 by adding 76 runs 50: 34b, 5×4, 1×6).
Short Score: Lucknow Super Giants 180/5 (Aiden Markram 66; Ayush Badoni 50; Abdul Samad 30*; Waninda Hasaranga 2/31) defeated Rajasthan Royals 178/5 (Yshasvi Jaiswal 74, Riyan Parag 39, Vaibhav Suryav. 34 Avesh 3/37) Run.
