IPL 2024 Match 44: Lucknow Super Giants downed by in-form Rajasthan Royals

by CricDirect Staff Saturday 27 April 2024

Rajasthan Royals' Trent Boult celebrates the wicket of Lucknow Super Giants' Quinton de Kock

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Lucknow Super Giants were well beaten by in-form Rajasthan Royals today, in Match 44 IPL 2024, at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Match Summary

Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals, Match 44

Lucknow Super Giants 196/5 (20 ov)

Rajasthan Royals 199/3 (19 ov)

Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets

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Match Highlights

In the evening match in Lucknow, the hosts posted 196-5 courtesy a 76 by skipper KL Rahul and his 115 run stand with Deepak Hooda, who made 50.

Lucknow lost two early wickets after New Zealand's left-arm quick Trent Boult bowled Quinton de Kock for eight and Sandeep Sharma bowled Marcus Stoinis for a duck.

Rahul and Hooda steadied the innings and then hit back but the effort was not enough as Dhruv Jurel, who hit 52, and Samson steered table-toppers Rajasthan home with one over to spare for their eighth win in nine matches.

Top four teams will qualify for the play-offs.

Match Stats

Lucknow Super Giants Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Quinton de Kock - 0.3 ov), 2-11 (Marcus Stoinis - 1.6 ov), 3-126 (Deepak Hooda - 12.1 ov), 4-150 (Nicholas Pooran - 15.1 ov), 5-173 (KL Rahul - 17.2 ov)

Rajasthan Royals Fall of wickets: 1-60 (Jos Buttler - 5.5 ov), 2-60 (Yashasvi Jaiswal - 6.1 ov), 3-78 (Riyan Parag - 8.4 ov)

Playing XI

Lucknow Super Giants