LSG vs RR Highlights, IPL 2023: Stoinis, Avesh lead Lucknow to 10-run win over Rajasthan

Parag is on the strike. Avesh Khan bowls the last over. Avesh Khan to Parag, FOUR! Parag slashes hard to clear the point region to start the over with a boundary. 15 needed off five. Avesh follows it up with a brilliant bowl which hits Parag on thigh pads, only a single off the over. 14 off four. Avesh to Padikkal, OUT! Wide outside off delivery and Padikkal leans down to reach for the ball and gives an edge to Samson in that process. Dhruv Jurel comes in the middle with 14 needed off three. Avesh to Jurel, OUT! He hits over long-on but Hooda stays deep and takes a brilliant catch under pressure. Two wickets in two balls for Avesh and he has almost sealed the deal for LSG if he bowls two legal deliveries. Hat trick delivery, Ravichandran Ashwin comes in the middle. Ashwin strikes hard but away from any fielder to deny a hat trick for Avesh Khan. Ashwin could only manage a single as Lucknow wins the game by 10 runs!

Naveen-Ul-Haq to bowl the penultimate over of the game. Padikkal takes a single from the first ball and the onus is on Riyan Parag who is playing on seven-ball three. Parag takes a quick single off the second ball to give the strike back to Padikkal. Ul-Haq takes the length back as Padikkal could only manage a single. Ul-Haq to Parag, SIX! And finally, an attempt from Parag salvaged him full six runs. He takes a single. Padikkal swings his bat hard but fails to connect with the ball, dot delivery to end the over as Rajasthan needs 19 off the last over.

Marcus Stoinis to bowl his third. Stonis to Padikkal, FOUR! Not in control, Padikkal tries to clear the cover mid-off region but an edge runs away past the third man for a boundary. Stonis to Padikkal, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Padikkal, he picks the length and slammed the slower delivery over mid-wicket and square leg for another four. Stonis to Padikkal, FOUR! The third boundary of the over, this time Padikkal clears the mid-off region. He takes a single off the last ball as Rajasthan needs 29 off the last 12.

This is getting tougher for Rajasthan. It has been over five overs since the last boundary. Bishnoi to Padikkat, FOUR! Finally, a release shot from Devdutt Padikkal cleared the long-on fielder for a boundary. Six off the over, 42 needed off 18.

Avesh Khan comes back. Avesh to Hetmyer, OUT! What is happening here? KL Rahul completes an easy catch to send Hetmyer away and LSG is the one who is dominating the game now in this phase. Riyan Parag comes in at number six. Avesh has been brilliant in this over, he is giving no room to score. Only three along with a wicket of Hetmyer come from the over.

Shimron Hetmyer c Rahul b Avesh Khan 2 (5b 0x4 0x6)

Naveen-Ul-Haq comes into the attack. Lucknow is coming back in the game with regular wickets. Padikkal takes a single to bring 100 for Rajasthan. Just five off the over.

Marcus Stoinis continues. Padikkal takes a single off the first ball to keep Buttler on strike. Stonis to Buttler, OUT! Second wicket for Stonis in two overs and he is turning out to be the game-changer for LSG here. Buttler tries to clear the long-on region off the backfoot but Bishnoi takes an easy catch to send the dangerous-looking Buttler. Shmiron Hetmyer comes in at number five for Rajasthan. Hetmyrer gets off the mark with a single.

Buttler c Ravi Bishnoi b Stoinis 40(41)

Bishnoi to Buttler, Run Out! Oh god, a horrible mix-up between both the batters and eventually Sanju Samson fell way too short. LSG gets two quick wickets, can they turn the tables from here? Buttler hesitates after tucking the ball to the short fine leg and Sanju decides to go for a run but eventually gave away his wicket. Impact player Devdutt Padikkal walks in at number four. Six runs along with the wicket of Sanju Samson come from this over. He gets off the mark with a single.

Sanju Samson run out (Mishra/Pooran) 2 (4b 0x4 0x6)

Marcus Stoinis comes back into the attack. Stoinis to Jaiswal, SIX! Picks up the line quickly, in his slot and he goes for a lofted shot to clear the deep midwicket region. Stoinis to Jaiswal, OUT! Stoinis gives the much-needed breakthrough to LSG. Jaiswal gives an edge to Avesh Khan to short third when playing a late cut against a length ball. Captain, Sanju Samson walks in at number three. Sanju takes a single after playing two dots on the last delivery to get off the mark.

Jaiswal c Avesh Khan b Stoinis 44(35)

Amit Mishra continues from the other. Mishra to Buttler, FOUR! Reverse sweeps to clear the boundary yet again. Buttler goes for a reverse sweep yet again but this time it hits him on his pads, a loud appeal follows and in between all this, KL Rahul got a hit from the ball on the elbow. He looks in excruciating pain. A physio runs down to check on him and play continues after a small halt. Eight off the over.

Bishnoi continues. Gives five singles from his over. 10 gone, Rajasthan 73 for none.

Amit Mishra replaces Marcus Stoinis. Mishra to Buttler, FOUR! Buttler reverse sweeps a flighted full toss to clear the square region for a boundary. Eight runs come from this over.

Amit Mishra comes in as an impact substitute for Kyle Mayers.

Spin for the first time in this inning. Ravi Bishnoi comes into the attack. Jaiswal takes a single to give the strike to Buttler. Bishnoi to Buttler, FOUR! A gentle push and perfect timing fetch a boundary for Buttler. Oh, no, it is a no-ball! Buttler pounces on the short ball but only gets a single on the free-hit delivery. Jaiswal tries for a reverse sweep and the ball crashes into his pads, umpire denies a wicket but LSG goes for a review. Outside off stump line from Bishnoi as LSG loses its review. 10 from this over.

Marcus Stoinis comes into the attack for Lucknow for the first time this season. A good start from the Australian all-rounder as he gives only one single from the first four deliveries. Jaiswal takes a single from the last ball which brings 50 runs for Rajasthan and a half-century stand between Buttler and Jaiswal for the first wicket.

FOUR! Jaiswal starts the over with a boundary. Avesh to Jaiswal, FOUR! Dropped! Jaiswal slashes hard the short ball and it went straight to Naveen-Ul-Haq at short-third who drops Jaiswal on 22, a tough chance but a chance at least. Buttler ends the over with a third boundary as Rajasthan ends PowerPlay on a high. 47 from the first six.

FOUR! A misfield from Kyle Mayers gifts a boundary to Jaiswal on the first delivery. Yudhvir seems to have injured himself while trying to pick up the ball after Jaiswal plays a straight drive. Yudhvir to Buttler, SIX! What a shot! In the slot and he dispatched it over the park! A 112m maximum for Buttler! 11 off this over.

KL Rahul brings Avesh Khan into the attack. He replaces Yudhvir Singh who gave 16 off his first over. Only two came from the over. Lucknow have been good till now as they gave only four off the last two overs.

Naveen-Ul-Haq continues from the end. Two singles to start the over. Buttler plays three dots balls before taking a single off the last over.

Yudhvir Singh Charak comes into the attack from the other end. Yudhvir makes an error in his line as the down-the-leg angling ball goes past everyone to give five freebies wide runs to Rajasthan. Yudhvir, to Jaiswal, FOUR! Uses the full face of the bat to drive the ball past mid-off. Yudhvir to Jaiswal, SIX! What a shot! He pulled away the short ball off backfoot to clear the wide long-on. A pick-up shot for a maximum to end the over.

Naveen-Ul-Haq, a debutant from Afghanistan will start the proceedings for Lucknow. A mix-up in his run-up as he goes back to bowl the first delivery. Ul-Haq to Jaiswal, onto the pads, a huge appeal follows but the umpire denies it. KL refers to review but an inside edge saves Jaiswal on the first delivery. Jaiswal gets off the mark with a single on the second ball. Buttler takes a single to get off the mark instantly. Ul-Haq follows it up with a back-of-length ball which Jaiswal tries to squeeze in between the gully and slips but fails to do so. A top over from Naveen-Ul-Haq as he concedes just two runs from the first over.

Sandeep Sharma to bowl the last over. Pooran slogs for a double to start the over. Brilliant ball by Sandeep to channel it in the block hole, only a single from the second ball. Sandeep to Stoinis, OUT! Short and wide outside off stump and Stonis edged the ball which went straight to keeper Samson . What a over this is turning out to be for, both Sandeep and Rajasthan. Only three of the first three with a wicket of Stoinis! Krunal Pandya comes out in the middle. Sharma to Pandya, FOUR! Krunal sliced the outside off-stump line ball with enough power as it went for a much-needed boundary. Sandeep to Pandya, run out! Brilliant work from being the wicket to run Pooran out who was in the danger end. Sandeep to Yudhvir, run out! The last ball of the innings and Yudhvir tried for the second run but a timely throw from Holder denies one extra run from the last ball. This is superb stuff from Rajasthan to restrict Lucknow under 160. All seven wickets came in the last 10 overs.

Marcus Stoinis c Samson b Sandeep Sharma 21 (16b 2x4 0x6); Nicholas Pooran run out (Samson) 29 (20b 2x4 1x6); Yudhvir Singh run out (Hetmyer/†Samson) 1 (1b 0x4 0x6 2m

Jason Holder to bowl the penultimate over. Holder bowls from round the wicket to left-hander Pooran. Holder to Pooran, SIX! A start that LSG would have wanted, Pooran guides the ball which was angling down the leg for him and he just dispatches it over deep backward-square for a maximum. Holder to Pooran, FOUR! Make it 10 off the first two, again the down-the-leg ball and he chips it away for a boundary. A dot to follow before Pooran dislodges the fourth ball for another FOUR! This time he punishes the low full-toss ball for the third boundary of the over. Two singles to end the over which gave 17 to LSG.

Ashwin in the death overs! He bowls his last. Stoinis tries to reverse sweep the ball but Ashwin bowls a quicker to deceive him. He gives only three singles in the first four balls. Pooran tries to clear the off side but fails to middle the ball but it lands in between three fielders as Pooran runs double. A single off the last over as Ashwin ends his brilliant spell.

Sandeep Sharma returns in the attack. Sharma to Stonis, FOUR! Sheer power from Stoinis as he muscled away the good-length ball outside off over extra covers off backfoot. A decent recovery from Sandeep as he gives just three off the last four balls. LSG takes eight from this over.

Jason Holder comes back into the attack. Holder is experimenting with his lengths to beat Pooran. Just two runs off the first four balls. A tight over from Holder as he concedes just six off this over.

Impact sub for Rajasthan Royals: Devdutt Padikkal is in for Yuzvendra Chahal.

Yuzvendra Chahal to bowl his last over. Three singles off the first three balls. Just two of the last three as Chahal finishes his spell for today with the figures of 4-0-41-0.

Ashwin comes into the attack. Ashwin to Hooda, OUT! Hooda slogs the flighted delivery targeting the leg stumps but Hetrmyer covers enough ground to complete a wonderful catch. Marcus Stoinis comes in at number five. Ashwin to Stoinis, FOUR! Cheeky from the Australian to elegantly reverse paddle sweep the ball to get off the mark in some style. Ashwin to Mayers, OUT! What a ball, completely deceived Mayers who played on the wrong line as the carrom ball crashed into the stumps to give Rajasthan the fourth wicket. Pooran, the new man in, plays out the last delivery.

Hooda c Hetmyer b Ashwin 2(4); Kyle Mayers b Ashwin 51 (42b 4x4 3x6)

Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack. Chahal to Mayers, FOUR! Glorious shot to clear the long-off region for a boundary. Chahal to Mayers, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Mayers as this is turning out to be a good over for the visiting team. Mayers reaches his fifty with a single off the last ball.

Samson brings Boult. Badoni takes a single off the first ball to get off the mark. Mayers swings hard but the ball shaped in late and he gets a single via leg byes. Boult, Badoni, OUT! Badoni tries to beat the fine leg fielder by walking across the stumps but the ball crashes onto the stumps after deflecting from the bat. Boult gives the second wicket to Rajasthan. Proactive change from Samson to bring Boult at the right time. Deepak Hooda comes in at number four. He gets off the mark in the last delivery with a lovely straight drive but gets only a single.

Ayush Badoni b Boult 1 (4b 0x4 0x6)

OUT! Rahul holes out at long-on and Holder gets the first breakthrough. Badoni joins Mayers in the middle.

Ashwin bowls his second over. He gives the batters enough room outside off but they fail to cash in. Just four singles and a wide from the over.

SIX! Mayers dances down the track and lofts this over long-off for a maximum. FOUR! Chahal tosses this flat outside leg-stump and swept behind by Mayers to make it 10 runs from two balls. SIX! Tossed up on middle and leg and Rahul gets down on one knee and sends this sailing over deep midwicket. Eighteen runs from the over.

Jason Holder into the attack. Slower one to start with and this is bowled at back-of-a-length and Mayers misses trying to go for a big heave on leg-side. The ball thuds into his back pad. SIX! Mayers sends this sailing over long-off after making room on the off. FOUR! This last delivery this pulled away by Rahul to the midwicket fence.

Spin twin! Yuzvendra Chahal comes from the other end as he replaces Trent Boult from the attack. Rahul plays it late on the deep mid-wicket region to start the over with a double. A couple of singles follow in the next three deliveries. A midfield gets Rahul a double off the last ball. Seven gone, LSG 43 for none.

First change in the bowling, Ravichandran Ashwin comes into the attack for Sandeep Sharma. A single to start the over. Ashwin to Rahul, FOUR! Rahul sends the down-the-leg ball over fine-leg for a much-needed boundary. A single to finish the over as Lucknow gets 37 in the PowerPlay.

Boult to bowl his third on the trot. A dot ball to start the over. Boult to Mayers, SIX! Finally, something to cheer about for the LSG fans as this time Mayers gets on the line of the fuller outside-off ball and sends the ball over covers for maximum. Boult follows it up with a dot ball. Mayers gives the strike to KL on the fifth delivery. Boult to Rahul, FOUR! Slashed and slashed hard by Rahul to get enough power on the ball as it goes for a boundary near the third-man region after getting an outside edge. Boult to Rahul, dropped, yet again! This time it is West Indian, Jason Holder who has to run back but fails to collect the ball on time. What an eventful over.

Sandeep to bowl his second. Sandeep to Rahul, dropped! Oh no, Yashashvi Jaiswal drops KL on five! KL goes for a cover drive but Jaiswal was placed at short extra cover to save the boundary, he fails to take the complete catch. Four singles off this over, LSG 18 for no loss.

Trent Boult continues from the other end. He holds the tight testing lines as Mayers could only find one double from the first five deliveries. Another brilliant over from the New Zealander, only two off the over.

Sandeep Sharma comes from the other end. A fuller length delivery to start the over, Kyle defends it with confidence. Sandeep continues from over the wicket, fuller length ball, outside off, FOUR! Lucky runs for Mayers who tried to clear the off-side field but the ball took an edge, and, drops in front of the fielder. Mayers opens his account with a boundary. Sandeep follows it up with an inswinger to Mayers, but it is a no-ball! Free hit! Lucky Sandeep as Mayers tries to slash the good-length ball but it went to the fielder. A single follows as KL comes back in the strike. He takes a couple of runs to get off the mark on the seventh delivery. Sandeep to Rahul, FOUR! A glorious drive-through cover to get his first boundary of the innings. 12 off the over.

Trent Boult starts the proceedings for Rajasthan. Oh, what a start, a perfect release from the wrist as the ball shapes out and KL play in the wrong line. Boult goes over the wicket and targets the middle stump line, Rahul defends it confidently this time. Boult goes around the wicket and bowls four dots in a row. Boult to Rahul, close, inside edge. A thick inside edge saves KL this time as Boult finishes his top-notch maiden over!

Kyle Mayers and KL Rahul open for Lucknow and will face Trent Boult who has the new ball.

“No tall stands, so there’s a bit of a breeze factor. Pretty substantial breeze that’s blowing across, it might come into play. This is not a dead-centre pitch on this ground. (Square boundaries) 62m short boundary, 68m on the other side, but straight is 70 and upwards (78m). If you’re going to hit straight, make sure you’ve got a lot of power behind the shot. So there’s an incentive to play cross-batted on this pitch. I find this pitch on the harder side. It might be a little bit two-paced as well. There’s a nice covering of grass. It might skid on a little. I don’t think we’ll see a lot of bounce. Doesn’t look like a turner. First half of the game may be something for the spinners. Win the toss, you want to bowl first on this surface.”

• Rajasthan Royals: Devdutt Padikkal, M Ashwin, Akash Vashisht, Donovan Ferreira, Navdeep Saini
  
• Lucknow Super Giants: Jaydev Unadkat, Krishnappa Gowtham, Daniel Sams, Prerak Mankad, Amit Mishra

• K L Rahul (c), K Mayers, N Pooran (wk), D Hooda, M Stoinis, K Pandya, A Badoni, Y Singh, R Bishnoi, A Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq

• J Buttler, Y Jaiswal, S Samson (c/wk), R Parag, D Jurel, S Hetmyer, R Ashwin, T Boult, Y Chahal, S Sharma, J Holder

Rajasthan Royals’ captain Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to bowl first.

Chose to bat - 0 | Chose to bowl first - 7 times

• Rajasthan Royals: 1st position with 8 eight points in 5 games.
• Lucknow Super Giants: 2nd position with 6 points in 5 games.

• Wicketkeeper: Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Nicholas Pooran
• Batters: KL Rahul, Shimron Hetmyer
• All-rounders: Ravichandran Ashwin, Marcus Stoinis
• Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi

Team Composition: RR 6:5 LSG |Credits Left: 4.5

• Devdutt Padikkal, Murugan Ashwin, KC Cariappa, Riyan Parag, KM Asif.

• (Batting first): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c) (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma.

• (Bowling first): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c) (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Murugan Ashwin.

• K Gowtham, Amit Mishra, Prerak Mankad, Kyle Mayers, Ayush Badoni

• (Batting first): Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (c), Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ayush Badoni, Jaydev Unadkat, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan
• (Bowling first): Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (c), Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Amit Mishra/Krishnappa Gowtham, Jaydev Unadkat, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan

• Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants at Wankhede Stadium: Lucknow Super Giants, elected to field first.
• Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals at Brabourne Stadium: Rajasthan Royals, elected to bat first.

• Rajasthan Royals: W-W-W-L-W
• Lucknow Super Giants: L-W-W-L-W

Total games - 2 | Rajasthan Royals - 2 wins | Lucknow Super Giants - 0 wins

• RR vs LSG - RR won by 3 runs
• LSG vs RR - RR won by 24 runs

• Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Kuldeep Sen, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal, Riyan Parag, Donavon Ferreira, KM Asif, Adam Zampa, Joe Root, Trent Boult, Murugan Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Akash Vasisht, KC Cariappa, Obed McCoy, Kuldip Yadav, Abdul Basith, Kunal Singh Rathore.
• Lucknow Super Giants Squad: Kyle Mayers, KL Rahul(c), Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran(w), Jaydev Unadkat, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Amit Mishra, Ayush Badoni, Daniel Sams, Prerak Mankad, Swapnil Singh, Krishnappa Gowtham, Manan Vohra, Quinton de Kock, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur, Romario Shepherd, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Karan Sharma, Mayank Yadav

• When will RR vs LSG IPL 2023 be played?

The IPL 2023 match between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants will be held on April 19, Tuesday.

• Where will RR vs LSG IPL 2023 be played?

The IPL 2023 match between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants will be played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

• What time will RR vs LSG IPL 2023 start?

The IPL 2023 match between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants will begin at 7:30 PM IST.

• Which TV channels will broadcast RR vs LSG IPL 2023 match?

The match between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants will be televised on the Star Sports Network in India.

• Where is the RR vs LSG IPL 2023 live streaming available?

The IPL 2023 match Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants match will be streamed live on the Jio Cinema app and website.

Rajasthan Royals returns to Jaipur in the Indian Premier League after nearly four years as it looks to further its grip at the top of the table with a win over second-placed Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Wednesday.

Royals march back into their fortress – the men in pink have a win percentage of 68 at the venue, the second best for a side at a home venue in IPL – after conquering defending champion Gujarat Titans for the first time in four attempts.

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• Location: Jaipur
• Stadium: Sawai Mansingh Stadium
• Date: Wednesday, April 19th
• Toss Time: 07:00 PM IST
• Match Time: 07:30 PM IST