Rajasthan Royals beat Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2024© AFP
Rajasthan Royals took a large step in direction of securing their spot within the IPL 2024 playoffs with a complete victory over Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday. Sanju Samson continued his good run of type with an unbeaten 71 and Dhruv Jurel scored a much-needed half-century to information their facet to victory. As a outcome, RR have 16 factors from 9 video games and one other win will assure their spot within the Top 4. On the opposite hand, LSG stay fourth with 10 factors from 9 matches.
Sanju Samson scored 5 runs lower than his reverse quantity KL Rahul however his unbeaten 71 off 33 balls had 5 instances extra impression in comparison with Rahul’s comparatively sedate 48-ball-76 as Rajasthan Royals took an enormous leap in direction of IPL play-offs by comfortably beating Lucknow Super Giants by 7 wickets.
While Rahul nonetheless is favorite to change into Rishabh Pant’s understudy because the second wicket-keeper on the T20 World Cup, Samson did hit 4 stylish sixes, together with the profitable one in a chase of 197, to maintain himself within the dialogue for that US certain flight. Samson and Jurel got here collectively after the Royals had stumbled from a brisk begin to hand the benefit to the house facet, placing on a strong stand of 121 runs in simply 62 balls stand for the unconquered fourth wicket to take their facet over the road.
Chasing a tough 197 with LSG deploying seven bowlers together with two leg-spinners, Rajasthan completed at 199 for 3 to win with an over to spare.
On his half, the younger Jurel lastly found his to place behind a barren run, smacking 5 fours and two sixes to make a sturdy 52 not out off 34 balls.
The win took top-placed Rajasthan to 16 factors — six clear from the second-best Kolkata Knight Riders — and a step nearer to change into the primary staff to succeed in the playoffs within the 17th version. The play-offs cut-off this 12 months is prone to be 18 factors if one goes by the present mid-table muddle.
LSG remained on fourth spot with 10 factors in bag.
(With PTI inputs)
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