LSG vs RR: Strong performance by Rajasthan bowlers, Lucknow were not allowed to score 159 runs, Joffra Archer took 3 wickets.
LSG vs RR Match Highlights IPL 2026: Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals were face to face in the 32nd match of IPL 2026. This match was played at Ekana Stadium, which Rajasthan Royals won by 40 runs. Earlier, Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and decided to bowl. Lucknow’s bowlers also performed well and allowed Rajasthan Royals to score 159 runs in 20 overs, but the batsmen could not complete their work. Rajasthan bowlers gave a strong performance in Ekana and bowled out Lucknow Super Giants for 119 runs in 18 overs. Joffra Archer took three wickets in this match.
Excellent bowling by Joffra Archer
Joffra Archer gave the first big blow to Lucknow Super Giants in the very first over. Opener Ayush Badoni was run out in his over. After which pressure started building on the Lucknow team. After this, taking advantage of the pressure, Nandre Berger got captain Rishabh Pant caught out by the wicketkeeper in the very second over of Lucknow’s innings. Then in the third over, Rajasthan got its third success and the success was achieved by Joffra Archer. During this, he dismissed Aiden Markram on the score of zero.
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Overall, in the match, Joffra Archer made three Lucknow batsmen his victims by spending only 20 runs in 4 overs. Apart from this, Nandre Berger and Brijesh Sharma bowled well. Both these bowlers got 2-2 wickets. At the same time, spin bowlers Ravindra Jadeja and Ravi Bishnoi took 1 wicket each.
Lucknow three batsmen could not open the account
The reason for Lucknow Super Giants’ big defeat in this match was poor batting. Especially captain Rishabh Pant, Adam Markram and Ayush Badoni batted disappointingly. These three batsmen could not even open their account. Apart from this, Mukul Chaudhary also proved unsuccessful in finishing the match. He scored 15 runs in 15 balls. At the same time, Nicholas Puran played a slow inning of 22 runs. If we talk about Mitchell Marsh, he tried his best to win the match for Lucknow, but he became the victim of burger after playing a half-century of 55 runs.
Rajasthan Royals also did not have a good start in the 32nd match of IPL 2026. The team lost two wickets in the third over itself, which created pressure. Yashasvi Jaiswal definitely started aggressively and scored 22 runs in 12 balls, but he could not last long. Whereas Dhruv Jurel returned to the pavilion without opening the account, due to which the team came on the backfoot. After the initial setbacks, a big innings was expected from the middle order, but the batsmen could not capitalize on it. Riyan Parag scored 20 runs in 19 balls, while young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi could only add 8 runs in 11 balls. Shimron Hetmyer scored 22 runs in 18 balls, but he also failed to convert it into a big innings.
Jadeja’s experience came in handy for Rajasthan
At the end of the inning Donovan Ferreira and Ravindra Jadeja Tried to handle the team. Ferreira contributed 20 runs in 19 balls, while Jadeja batted brilliantly and scored unbeaten 43 runs in 29 balls. Along with him, Shubham Dubey also played an important role and added 19 unbeaten runs. Thanks to these innings, Rajasthan was successful in reaching 159 runs.
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Lucknow Super Giants bowling
The bowlers also performed well for Lucknow Super Giants. Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan and Prince Yadav did not give Rajasthan’s batting a chance to play freely by taking 2-2 wickets. The early wickets gave Lucknow the lead in the match, the effect of which was visible in the entire match. overall Rajasthan Royals The team could not reach a big score, but in the end Jadeja’s innings kept the team in the contest. Now it remains to be seen how Lucknow pursues this goal.
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