RR vs LSG, 4th Match at Jaipur, IPL, Mar 24 2024 - Match Result

RESULT
4th Match (D/N), Jaipur, March 24, 2024, Indian Premier League
(20 ov, T:194) 173/6

RR won by 20 runs

Player Of The Match
82* (52)
sanju-samson
Cricinfo's MVP
89.86 ptsImpact List
sanju-samson
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Scorecard summary
Rajasthan Royals 193/4(20 overs)
82* (52)
2/41 (4)
43 (29)
1/38 (4)
Lucknow Super Giants 173/6(20 overs)
2/35 (4)
58 (44)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
RR89.8682(52)85.1189.86--0
LSG64.0664(41)67.4164.06--0
RR58.72--02/352.7758.72
LSG52.8658(44)60.0752.86--0
LSG49.1226(13)38.1749.12--0
end of over 206 runs
LSG: 173/6CRR: 8.65 
Krunal Pandya3 (5b)
Nicholas Pooran64 (41b 4x4 4x6)
Avesh Khan 3-0-21-0
Sandeep Sharma 3-0-22-1

The first game of the double-header Sunday is wrapped up, as RR beat LSG by 20 runs. But the action shifts to Ahmedabad, where Pandya's GT host Pandya's MI. That is it from us from Jaipur this evening, as this is Himanshu signing off on behalf of Raghav, Thilak and Ekanth! Good night!

Sanju Samson is the Player of the Match for his 82*: "It's always great fun to spend time in the middle. This time I have been a different role, with a slightly different combination. Sanga has given me suggestions... I have been playing IPL for ten years, so there's experience coming in. Good start, but let's see how it goes. It's all about understanding your strengths and weakness. I just react to the ball. That helps me maintain the shape. I think I should give the trophy to Sandeep Sharma. I wouldn't have been standing here [but for him]... I thought of calling him, but then thought it would be a bit too much! Everyone chipped in well. We just had to stick to our plans."

Time for the presentations

"Looks like Ashwin gave a coach's talk" --- He loves it, KumarS!

R Ashwin: "It was a wicket of two halves. When we batted first, it stuck in the pitch. Sometimes it is tough... After the eight-over mark, we felt the wicket was a good one. In our view, we were ten short. It was a good pitch; it tends to get better here. I went for 12 off the first ball I bowled! I bowl in different stages of the game. The body is ageing. Requires different mindset. I came from a Test series. I went for 15 in the first over - that was inside the powerplay. The moment that phase of the game is done, I try to shell it away. The next three overs of mine went for 20, and I got a wicket... Most importantly, [it is about] preparing for every single batter in the opposition. The game is built by perception. Sandeep has been an unsung hero. He stepped up for Prasidh last year. He is a character; it's about the fight they have. A bowler for a fight is way more valuable than a bowler with a skill. There are two bouncers to be used, and that's the only fillip the bowlers have got in this competition. Boulty's very aggressive up front, and so is Nandre."

KL Rahul, LSG captain: "I don't think the target was a lot; it was just ten over-par. We bowled well in patches. Not making too much out of it. Just made a few mistakes. Mohsin was our powerplay bowler in the first season, but he wasn't fully fit last season. Good to see him back. Naveen has been crucial for us since he has come in. Powerplay is crucial for every team, and I don't think any team has cracked it yet. We'll made from the small mistakes we made. When we are three [down] for nothing, and we give ourselves a chance of chasing 194 speaks of our line-up... We need to find ways to win games of cricket. We'll try to build from here, and see where we can get stronger. Langer's brought a lot of calmness to the group. I stole his line when I said we need to find ways to win games of cricket. We enjoy having him around. All of us have watched him coach Australia to a T20 World Cup and an Ashes victory. When you get runs, you always feel good. But it's important for us to end up on the winning side. That gives more satisfaction. Missing a season was really painful."

7.23pm LSG needed another 49 from the last 24 balls, with Rahul and Pooran well set and ready to smash. That is when Sandeep Sharma struck, and pushed LSG back against the wall. His first over had gone for only five, and he started the death overs with Rahul's wicket. Rahul took his time to score 58, and eventually, it was too much to do for even Pooran, who was much brighter with 64* in 41 balls. RR seemed to have lost their way after they had LSG at 11 for 3 and then 60 for 4, but Sandeep, who finished with 1 for 22 in three overs, was spot on when required. Hang around for the presentations.

19.6
1
Avesh Khan to Krunal, 1 run

on a length, and wide of off. Slapped to deep point, and RR win by 20 runs

19.5
1
Avesh Khan to Pooran, 1 run

reverse swats this short-of-a-length ball on middle and off to deep third

Pooran can only hope to work on LSG's net run rate now...

19.4
1
Avesh Khan to Krunal, 1 run

on a length on sixth stump, as he chops off the bottom edge towards cover

19.3
1
Avesh Khan to Pooran, 1 run

low full toss on leg, with Pooran bending a bit. Swipes to deep midwicket

19.2
Avesh Khan to Pooran, no run

wow, great bowling! A yorker on fifth stump at 139kph, as Pooran looking to squeeze it out but getting beaten after stepping across a bit

Dev: "My MoM is Sandeep Sharma!"

19.1
Avesh Khan to Pooran, no run

another one which is wide of off, as Pooran misses on what would have been a full toss. Wide not called

19.1
2w
Avesh Khan to Krunal, 2 wide

goes very wide - around tenth stump - outside off, which Pandya lets go and Samson also misses. They pinch another run, and Pooran is back on strike

An improbable 27 needed in the last over. Avesh will bowl.

end of over 1911 runs
LSG: 167/6CRR: 8.78 RRR: 27.00 • Need 27 from 6b
Nicholas Pooran62 (37b 4x4 4x6)
Krunal Pandya1 (3b)
Sandeep Sharma 3-0-22-1
Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-35-1
18.6
4
Sandeep to Pooran, FOUR runs

sliced to deep backward point! The ball is fullish and angling across to finish a bit wide outside off, as Pooran opens the face of the bat to dispatch it

18.5
Sandeep to Pooran, no run

slower ball, and beaten. Another sharp bouncer on middle, with Pooran looking to pull but getting beaten

18.4
Sandeep to Pooran, no run

now goes for the short ball outside off, which Pooran swat-pulls to long-on on the bounce. But Pooran doesn't run

18.3
4
Sandeep to Pooran, FOUR runs

superb bowling... but it is still four! Low full toss and swung away wide of long-on, as Pooran keeps LSG ticking. Well played too, given he hardly had room there

18.2
1lb
Sandeep to Krunal, 1 leg bye

length ball on leg, as Pandya looked to pull but was hit on his pad. They ran hurriedly for a leg bye, while Sandeep kicking it towards the stumps at the striker's end, but wide of it

18.1
1
Sandeep to Pooran, 1 run

dropped by Parag! He was running forward from long-on, and the ball was dipping on to him as he tried to take it low to his left. Pooran launched at this fullish ball on the stumps

18.1
1w
Sandeep to Pooran, 1 wide

Sandeep bowls a bouncer on middle, and goes at a change of pace. Pooran ducks even as the ball zooms up, and is called wide. But Samson reviews. Replays show Pooran crouching, but the third umpire says the ball is still high enough to be called wide

LSG need 38 off 12. Pooran key.

end of over 184 runs • 1 wicket
LSG: 156/6CRR: 8.66 RRR: 19.00 • Need 38 from 12b
Nicholas Pooran53 (32b 2x4 4x6)
Krunal Pandya1 (2b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-35-1
Sandeep Sharma 2-0-12-1
17.6
1
Ashwin to Pooran, 1 run

on a length, and wide of off. He goes hoicking, but gets it off the inside half of the bat to deep midwicket

17.5
1
Ashwin to Krunal, 1 run

fullish just outside off, and slog swept on the bounce to deep midwicket

17.4
Ashwin to Krunal, no run

looks to sweep but is beaten, with the ball being full outsode off, and turning way

From around to Pandya too

17.3
W
Ashwin to Stoinis, OUT

finds Jurel at deep midwicket! Ashwin went with the carrom ball, on a length on middle and leg. Stoinis had his front leg out of the way, and went hammering for a big hit. But Jurel ended up grabbing another catch, as he came a few steps forward

Marcus Stoinis c Jurel b Ashwin 3 (4b 0x4 0x6 6m) SR: 75
17.2
1
Ashwin to Pooran, 1 run

an appeal for lbw, but turned down. Ashwin then signals there might have been bat, even as it seemed to hit him outside off. Pooran went to sweep this fullish ball turning in, with the umpire not signalling leg byes. So there must have been bat

From around to Pooran

Abhijeet: "Perfect opportunity for Stoinis"

17.1
1
Ashwin to Stoinis, 1 run

on a length on the stumps, and punched to long-on

Ashwin will finish off

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
SV Samson
82 runs (52)
3 fours6 sixes
Productive shot
flick
20 runs
1 four0 six
Control
87%
N Pooran
64 runs (41)
4 fours4 sixes
Productive shot
flick
11 runs
1 four1 six
Control
76%
Best performances - bowlers
TA Boult
O
4
M
0
R
35
W
2
ECO
8.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
1W
Naveen-ul-Haq
O
4
M
0
R
41
W
2
ECO
10.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
TossRajasthan Royals, elected to bat first
Series
Season2024
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)15.30 start, First Session 15.30-17.00, Interval 17.00-17.20, Second Session 17.20-18.50
Match days24 March 2024 - daynight (20-over match)
LSG Player Replacement
Impact player in out (2nd innings, 3.1 ov)
RR Player Replacement
Impact player in out (1st innings, 19.6 ov)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsRajasthan Royals 2, Lucknow Super Giants 0
Language
English
Win Probability
RR 100%
RRLSG
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Over 20 • LSG 173/6

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TEAMMWLPTNRR
RR761120.677
KKR64281.399
CSK64280.726
SRH64280.502
LSG63360.038
DC7346-0.074
GT7346-1.303
PBKS6244-0.218
MI6244-0.234
RCB7162-1.185
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