Rajasthan Royals (Rajasthan Royals) The team Indian Premier League (IPL 2022)Has taken a big step towards the playoffs. Sanju Samson (Sanju Samson)The team is now almost confirmed to reach the playoffs. Rajasthan to its rival team Lucknow Super Giants (Lucknow Super Giants) They beat the team by 24 runs to record their eighth win of the season. Rajasthan had a big target of 179 against Lucknow. But despite Deepak Hooda’s hefty half-century and Marcus Stoinis’ big shots at the end, Lucknow could only manage 154 runs. With this victory, Rajasthan has secured the second position. With this, Lucknow, which lost badly against Gujarat Titans in the last match, has slipped to the third position after being disappointed in the second match in a row.
Lucknow’s batting failed
Lucknow got off to a bad start as they chased down a score of 179. The team’s opener De Kok was dismissed for just 7 runs. Even Ayush could not do anything special after his dismissal and was dismissed at zero without opening an account. After losing 2 wickets, fans expected Rahul to play a big innings but he too was dismissed for 10 runs.
.rajasthanroyals return to winning ways! @IamSanjuSamson & Co. register their 8th victory of the season as they beat #LSG by 24 runs.
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After taking three wickets, Deepak and Krunal Pandya led the team. The duo, meanwhile, shared a 65-run stand for the fourth wicket. Ashwin broke this partnership which would have been dangerous. He dismissed Krunal Pandya for 25 runs. After his dismissal, Deepak Hooda and Marcus Stoinis led the team. Hooda, meanwhile, was dismissed for 59. Holders behind him were also dismissed for 1. The Lucknow team could not maintain its position amid falling wickets. In the end Marcus Stoinis tried to reduce the margin of defeat but he too was dismissed for 27 off 17 balls. After his dismissal, no batsman was able to do anything special and the team could only manage 154 runs for the loss of 8 wickets.
Rajasthan scored a strong score
Lucknow Super Giants got a target of 179 in the 63rd match of IPL 2022 played at Brabourne Stadium on Sunday due to the superb batting of Rajasthan Royals. Rajasthan lost 6 wickets in 20 overs and scored 178 runs. Yashaswi Jaiswal (41) and Devdutt Padikal (39) were the top scorers for the team.
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