IPL 2024: Match 44, LSG vs RR Live: LSG vs RR Live Updates, Commentary, News, and More
Lucknow Super Giants will take on Rajasthan Royals in match 44 of the IPL 2024 at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, on May 27.
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Player of the Match and Winning Skipper - SANJU SAMSON speaks
Sanju Samson, Player of the Match, RR captain: I am very lucky to be behind the wickets. There was some purchase with the new ball and then was a good wicket to bet on. The guys who came in and bowl one over in the powerplay do an important job. There has been a lot of planning behind the scenes. The start and the end of the innings was good. We gave away a few in the middle overs. Form is temporary in this format. We have seen Jurel in Tests. We believe in him. He has been batting one hour and two hours at times in the nets. We have been doing really well. We have been a little lucky as well. We need to keep the process right. At the team meetings, we talk about ticking the processes. One game at a time for us.
SS is the guy for RR
Best Sanju Samson celebration ever. ππ₯ pic.twitter.com/AfHH2PI68u
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 27, 2024
Hmmm
Highest partnerships for 4th wicket or below for RR
121* - Sanju Samson & Riyan Parag vs LSG, Lucknow, 2024
107 - Yusuf Pathan & Paras Dogra vs MI, Brabourne, 2010
98* - Jos Buttler & Steven Smith vs CSK, Abu Dhabi, 2020
93 - Shane Watson & Stuart Binny vs CSK, Jaipur, 2013
85* - Steven Smith & James Faulkner vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2013
85* - Riyan Parag & Rahul Tewatia vs SRH, Dubai, 2020
DHRUV JUREL SPEAKS
Dhruv Jurel - I just wanted to finish the match whenever I got a chance ( during batting). It's always a blessing / curse (playing in the middle-order), I just wanted to stay until the end and finish the game for my team. I will have to practice, in the batting PP, you have just two fielders outrside the ring, during the middle-overs, you'll need to find the gaps and get the big hits going as there are 5 fielders in thew deep, that's what I was looking at. I started well, but my shots went straight to the fielders. Sanju then told me to calm down, don't go too hard, take my time and then I got 20 runs in an over and that got me going. I always play for my papa, I did so during the Test match as well. he was then in the army, he was there today and that was for him (on the salute celebrations)
LOSING SKIPPER SPEAKS
KL Rahul | LSG captain: I think we left about 20 runs behind. We didn’t get an ideal start but with the partnership me and Hooda had was great. In these sorts of games, the set batter had to score close to a hundred after getting to 50-60. I think we were 150 after about 15 overs, should have capitalized on it a bit more. I think it is clear the team with more sixes ends up winning. We do try to hit our sixes but today we had to change our approach after those two early wicket. If Hooda pushed on and scored 20 more, and I got 20 more then we’d finish around 220. That would have been the difference, that’s the 20 runs we left behind. We’re seeing with every game how important it is to give the bowlers that extra cushion because they are under the pump. Everyone loves range hitting and hitting it all over the park, we are no different. It is part of the prep. Our big hitters are Stoin and Pooran who can hit those big shots. The other guys like us try to pick our areas and time the shots better. (On Mishra and Bishnoi) There is a bit of chat before the game with the numbers and how opposition players match-up. Mishra is an experienced player and today was a day we knew he could be useful with how slow he bowls and with the larger boundaries. Once the runs kept flowing, they put pressure on our bowlers. There were 2-3 overs when Krunal bowled really well and squeezed them but then they attacked the fast bowlers. I couldn’t get a good time to get Bishnoi, wanted to keep him for the backend when Rovman and Hetmyer came out to bat because we know he can bowl well to them.
Latest Points Table
IPL POINTS TABLE 2024
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | N/R | PTS | Net RR | Form |
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| 1 | RR | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.694 |
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| 2 | KKR | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.972 |
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| 3 | SRH | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.577 |
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| 4 | LSG | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.059 |
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| 5 | DC | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -0.276 |
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| 6 | CSK | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.415 |
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| 7 | GT | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.974 |
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| 8 | PBKS | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.187 |
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| 9 | MI | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.261 |
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| 10 | RCB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.721 |
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Sanju finishes things in style
Sanju Samson dispatches the ball into the night skies to end the things. RR WIN BY SEVEN WICKETS.
The skipper remains not out and so does the junior stumper-batter Jurel. Both the batters reach their fifties to secure a commanding win for the Royals, as they reign supreme, on the IPL 2024 Points Table too.
RR close in
The 18th over brings the game further in RR's favour, as they need under run-a-ball now.
MESS UP
An absolute comedy of mirrors around the 22 yards. Samson hits the ball behind the wickets. Yash Thakur returns a mediocre throw to Mohsin, as Jurel had run more than half the pitch for a run, to which Samson had a complete denial. Mohsin, who couldn't collect the ball well, was unable to flick off the bails.
17 done
Royals are 170 for the loss of three.
SIX
The last ball of the 16th over goes for a maximum. So now, the second Strategic Timeout has been taken. The pendulum has surely swung RR's way with that onslaught by their skipper.
150 is up
SS dispatches Bishnoi for consecutive boundaries to bring up the 150 on board for the visitors.
End of Pandya's spell
Krunal Pandya bowls out his four overs going wicketless, but his economy has been under check, which stemmed the flow of runs for the opposition, massively supporting LSG to remain in the game.
FOUR
A reverse sweep by Sanju races to the fence for a four. That's the first boundary off Krunal's bowling tonight.
DROPPED and DROPED. AGAIN
The dangerous looking Jurel gets a lifeline. He is dropped by Yash Thakur off Mohsin's bowling in the 14th over.
The last ball also carries to Thakur, but this one too has been dropped. A more difficult one this time round, and the ball runs away to the fence as well.
The score is 135 for 3.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are gearing up to clash with the formidable Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the upcoming IPL 2024 match, set to ignite the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on April 27 at 7:30 PM IST.
After a stunning back-to-back victory over the Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants are riding high on confidence. The recent form of players like KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis, and Nicholas Pooran has bolstered the team's spirits. With five wins out of eight matches, they are on the brink of playoff qualification, needing just three more victories in their remaining six games. The recent triumphs against CSK have cemented their position as serious contenders for the playoffs.
Also Check: IPL 2024 Points Table
However, the battle against Rajasthan Royals won't be a walk in the park for LSG. The Royals have been in scintillating form, securing seven wins out of eight matches. A victory against LSG will secure their spot in the playoffs. The spin-friendly conditions in Lucknow might favour RR, given the prowess of spinners like Chahal and Ashwin. Moreover, the batting lineup comprising Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, and Riyan Parag is in formidable form.
The pitch at the Ekana Stadium typically offers assistance to spinners with its slow and damp nature. Although the last game saw a departure from tradition with a slightly grassy pitch, favouring the batters, LSG might revert to a slow pitch strategy. A score of 160-170 is considered competitive at this venue. Weather-wise, players and fans can expect temperatures ranging between 41 and 25 degrees Celsius, with humidity at 21 percent and a wind speed of 21 km/h.
In head-to-head encounters, Rajasthan Royals hold a dominant record, having emerged victorious in three out of the four matches played against Lucknow Super Giants.
Probable Playing XI:
Lucknow Super Giants - Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur
Rajasthan Royals - Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
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