Match 32 2026 IPL – Rajasthan Royals crush Lucknow Super Giants by 40 runs, Rajasthan Royals scored a good total of 159/6 in 20 overs batting first Ravindra Jadeja managed to stabilize the middle order with a critical innings of 43 runs off just 29 balls. Young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was quick off the blocks, scoring 22 in 12 balls to give the innings an early thrust.
Lucknow Super Giants, in reply, lost their way under pressure, getting bowled out for a mere 119 off 18 overs. With his previous performance, Mitchell Marsh scored 55 runs off 41 balls but there were no partnerships with the rest of the batting lineup before being dismissed. Nicholas Pooran made 22 runs but failed to change the outcome of the match.
Although the Rajasthan bowlers were accurate, Jofra Archer came away with figures of 3 wickets for 20 runs. Names like Brijesh Sharma helped by picking 2 wickets where LSG never got the momentum.
RCM fell to lucknow at the heads, after winning toss, suddenly lucknow opened their mouth gutsy and decided bowl forme receiving at first, which didn’t favour them return RR showed some discipline batting stuff with explosive bowling well encapsulated leading up to an overwhelming victory.
Match Summary Table
| Match Details | Information |
| Match | RR vs LSG – IPL 2026 |
| Venue | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| Toss | LSG won, chose to bowl |
| Result | RR won by 40 runs |
Team Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals Innings
| Player | Runs (Balls) |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 43 (29) |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 22 (12) |
| Total | 159/6 (20 overs) |
Lucknow Super Giants Innings
| Player | Runs (Balls) |
| Mitchell Marsh | 55 (41) |
| Nicholas Pooran | 22 (25) |
| Total | 119/10 (18 overs) |
Bowling Highlights
| Bowler | Figures |
| Jofra Archer | 3/20 (4 overs) |
| Brijesh Sharma | 2/18 (3 overs) |
| Mohsin Khan | 2/17 (4 overs) |
| Prince Yadav | 2/29 (4 overs) |
Key Takeaways
- Rajasthan Royals dominated both batting and bowling departments
- Mitchell Marsh fought alone but lacked support
- Jofra Archer’s spell proved match-winning
- LSG’s batting collapse remains a concern
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