Don't Lucknow: Aussie skip can't save Super Giants
Jofra Archer took 3-20 and Ravindra Jadeja scored an unbeaten 43 as Rajasthan defended 159, their lowest total of the season.
- On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, Rajasthan Royals defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 40 runs at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana International Cricket Stadium, successfully defending a total of 159.
- Lucknow captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and elected to bowl, but his side faced a slow, gripping surface at Ekana that complicated scoring throughout the evening.
- Ravindra Jadeja's unbeaten 43 anchored Rajasthan's total, while bowlers Jofra Archer and Nandre Burger claimed 5 combined wickets to dismantle Lucknow's chase despite Mitchell Marsh's 55.
- The victory propels the Royals into the top half of the IPL 2026 points table, while the Super Giants remain ninth following their fourth consecutive defeat.
- Captain Pant admitted, "I don't have answers," as the struggling unit faces mounting pressure to address consistent batting failures and find rhythm in IPL 2026.
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Rajasthan Royals (RR) star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja expressed satisfaction after his match-winning performance against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), saying he felt great to contribute to the victory and earn the Player of the Match award, which he dedicated to his wife Rivaba Jadeja.
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Lucknow: Lucknow Super Giants batters, led by their mercurial skipper Rishabh Pant, let Mohammed Shami’s brilliant bowling effort go down the drain with an embarrassing 40-run defeat at the hands of an equally profligate Rajasthan Royals in an IPL match here on Wednesday, April 22. Chasing a target of 160, LSG huffed and puffed before being shot out for 119 in 18 overs after the slide started with their skipper Pant playing the most ugly sweep-c…
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