Marcus Stoinis was pleased. He took a wicket with his first ball. Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed. It happened in the IPL 2024 match on April 27, Saturday. Jaiswal scored 24 runs off 18 balls. The match was between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals. It took place at Ekana Cricket Stadium.
The dismissal occurred in the eighth over of RR’s chase. Marcus Stoinis sent a full-length ball aimed wide outside off. Jaiswal chased the ball but only managed to knock it towards the point with the toe of the bat. Ravi Bishnoi nestled under the deep point to finish the catch. Marcus Stoinis gave a sour smirk after taking the wicket.
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Stoinis recovered from his duck to take the wicket. Meanwhile, the Royals’ openers are separated by three balls. Yash Thakur annihilated Jos Buttler in the preceding over.
LSG post 197-run target for RR in IPL 2024 encounter
KL Rahul captained well, hitting 76 runs quickly. He batted excellently. Deepak Hooda smashed fast runs too. Their clinical batting helped LSG score 196/5 versus RR. Rahul’s knock had 2 maximums and 8 fours. His 48 balls were stellar. Hooda whacked 7 boundaries in his rapid 50 off 31 deliveries.
The duo scored 115 runs together to save LSG from 11/2. Meanwhile, Ayush Badoni and Marcus Stoinis recorded unbroken scores of 18 (13) and 15 (11), respectively. Sandeep Sharma shined with the ball for LSG, finishing with 2/31, while Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, and Ravichandran Ashwin each took one wicket.
In response, the Royals were 114/3 after 12.4 overs, with skipper Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel leading the charge. Riyan Parag was the final batsman out, caught by Ayush Badoni at deep cover off Amit Mishra.
RR is the top team with 7 wins from 8 matches. Meanwhile, LSG ranks 4th on points despite 5 wins, due to low net run rate. KKR and SRH also have 5 wins from 8 games. LSG’s position is affected by their weaker run rate compared to these teams.
