In a thrilling encounter at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, LSG prevailed over RR by 10 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday, April 19th. LSG, who were asked to bat first, posted a challenging total of 154/7 in their allotted 20 overs.
The LSG openers, KL Rahul and Kyle Mayers, got their team off to a solid start, putting on a 62-run stand for the first wicket. Rahul scored 39 off 32 balls while Mayers played a brilliant innings of 51 off 42 balls. Marcus Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran also played important knocks of 21 and 29 respectively to take LSG to a competitive total.
In reply, RR got off to a flying start as their openers, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler, put on a 87-run partnership for the first wicket. Jaiswal was particularly aggressive, scoring 44 off 35 balls while Buttler played a more sedate innings of 40 off 41 balls.
However, the momentum shifted in LSG’s favour when Stoinis and Avesh Khan struck to dismiss Jaiswal and Buttler respectively. RR’s middle order failed to capitalize on the strong start, with Sanju Samson and Shimron Hetmyer getting dismissed cheaply.
All came down to Riyan Parag and Devdutt Padikkal but the two youngsters failed to take their team home as both got out cheaply under pressure.
Avesh Khan was the star of the show for LSG, holding his nerve in the final over to pick up two wickets and seal the victory for his team. With this win, LSG moved to 2nd on the table with 8 points, while RR remained on top with 8 points but with a better net run rate.
It was a thrilling encounter between two top teams in the IPL. LSG’s batsmen set up a challenging total, while their bowlers did well to restrict RR’s strong batting lineup. Avesh Khan’s excellent bowling in the final over proved to be the difference between the two teams, as LSG emerged victorious in a closely-fought contest.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to LSG’s win against RR:
Riyan Parag performance in IPL over the years.
Expectation Reality pic.twitter.com/JrcDbHI6ka
— Shakti Man ? (@IamShaktiMann) April 19, 2023
IPL scriptwriter's salary just increased by a six-figure amount for making us bite our nails until the very end!????? pic.twitter.com/vIJQVaZff4
— ????????? (@Vinod96s) April 19, 2023
Riyan parag pic.twitter.com/4HIvPLXjFX
— Sanket Shah (@SanketS64861430) April 19, 2023
Avesh Khan the finisher for LSG with both bat and ball ? pic.twitter.com/E1xGY8mFRT
— Utsav ? (@utsav045) April 19, 2023
Break-out-of-jail win for LSG this. Quite a bowling performance! #RRvLSG #IPL2023
— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) April 19, 2023
This Is How LSG Management and Gautam Gambhir Choosing the Batting-Order: pic.twitter.com/9bKgeRxQG7
— Pulkit?? (@pulkit5Dx) April 19, 2023
#RRvsLSG #LSGvsRR #RRvLSG #LSGvRR
Riyan Parag to #lsg bowlers belike: pic.twitter.com/KkzmcxJMAG— Anonymous9726 (@Anonymous97261) April 19, 2023
Bwahahhahahhaha LSG on the top baby they hate us cause they ain't us https://t.co/coaga2w7nn pic.twitter.com/3kR84oBBD1
— Anshuman (@aikido1O) April 19, 2023
