Rajasthan Royals (RR) continued their dominant performance in IPL 2024 with yet another win on Saturday (April 27). They beat Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) comfortably by seven wickets and solidified their pole position in the points table with 16 points from 9 games.
RR skipper Sanju Samson won the toss and invited the LSG side to bat first in this contest. The home team managed to score a decent total of 196/5 in 20 overs, courtesy of half-centuries from KL Rahul (76) and Deepak Hooda (50). Sandeep Sharma continued his good bowling form by picking up two wickets while conceding 32 runs in his four overs.
RR then cruised to victory in 19 overs after a brilliant Player of the Match knock from their captain Sanju Samson. RR openers Jos Buttler (34) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (24) provided a good start with a 60-run partnership in the powerplay before they both perished in quick succession.
Riyan Parag (14) also followed them soon after without much contribution. Sanju Samson (71*) and Dhruv Jurel (52*) then stabilized the innings and steered their side towards the target with intent-filled half-centuries.
Fans on social media enjoyed the IPL 2024 contest between RR and LSG on Saturday night. They expressed their reactions by sharing hilarious memes on social media platforms like X and Instagram.
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"It's becoming more and more clear that the team that hits more sixes wins the game"- LSG captain KL Rahul after loss vs RR in IPL 2024
At the post-match presentation, LSG skipper KL Rahul reflected on the reasons behind their dismal loss and said:
"I think we left about 20 runs behind. We obviously didn't get off to an ideal start but the partnership me and Hooda had - we're seeing with more games that are being played that the set batter needs his 50s and 60s into a hundred. They bowled really well in the last couple of overs. It's becoming more and more clear that the team that hits more sixes wins the game."
Rahul added:
"It's important for the batters to make sure they give the bowlers that extra cushion of runs. Not much chat about it but you see players training before the game and the ball keeps flying all over the place. Everyone does range hitting and it's a big part of your prep. We'll try and clear these boundaries as much as possible and get used to hitting big sixes. But I'll go back to the same point that we left about 20 runs out there.
GT and RCB will clash in the next match of IPL 2024 on Sunday afternoon at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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