Rajasthan Royals edged Lucknow Super Giants by two runs at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Tuesday. Vaibhav Suryavanshi made history when he made his IPL debut – becoming the youngest player ever.
Avesh Khan’s death bowling turned what seemed to be an easy chase into an exciting encounter, keeping Rajasthan Royals honest in needing nine off their final over. His bowling kept them at bay.
In this article, we will discuss the main points or high lights of Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants Match Scorecard.
Here are the last five IPL encounters between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) as of their most recent meeting in April 2025:
| # | Date | Venue | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Apr 2025 | Sawai Mansingh, Jaipur | LSG | Won by 2 runs |
| 2 | 27 Apr 2024 | Ekana Stadium, Lucknow | RR | Won by 7 wickets |
| 3 | 24 Mar 2024 | Sawai Mansingh, Jaipur | RR | Won by 20 runs |
| 4 | 19 Apr 2023 | Sawai Mansingh, Jaipur | LSG | Won by 10 runs |
| 5 | 10 Apr 2022 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | RR | Won by 3 runs |
Scorecard of Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants
Avesh Khan led LSG to an outstanding two-run win against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. They won the toss and elected to bat first; even after losing three big wickets within 10 overs, Aiden Markram and Ayush Badoni both scored half centuries, with Abdul Samad making an explosive cameo during his innings hitting Sandeep Sharma for four sixes; they amassed 180/5 overall.
RR struggled in the middle overs, needing nine off 18 overs before Prince Yadav’s fiery penultimate over provided some hope; however, Avesh Khan clean up Yashasvi Jaiswal with an incredible yorker; although giving away one single run was effective game over.
Hetmyer then made an attempt at playing one of his signature shots over long-on, almost succeeding but for Shardul Thakur’s mishandling and running back. Instead he hit straight sixes over extra cover en route to an unbeaten 67 off 33 balls – an innings which highlighted an outstanding RR Powerplay that saw them race through 10 overs without loss for an unbroken total of 61 runs without any losses at its conclusion.
But poor shots from RR in the latter stages of their innings eventually cost them the match, as reckless running between wickets in the 17th over by Jaiswal and Riyan Parag was key. Avesh Khan’s death bowling in the final over sealed their fate; now only winning two out of eight matches and sitting bottom of the table, they must do more to advance past the Qualifiers stage of this tournament.
RR vs LSG
Rajasthan Royals (RR) will face Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur for match 36 of Indian Premier League 2025, needing a win to increase their chances of qualifying for playoffs and increase RR’s points total (2/7) while LSG sit at fifth with 4 wins from their 5 matches so far this season.
Prior to their trip to India, Rajasthan Royals endured a nerve-wracking Super Over thriller against Delhi Capitals at home, falling by four wickets despite Rishabh Pant’s opportunity to seal it with nine runs in the final over. Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians defeated them by an innings and 102 runs on their last outing at home.
Both teams are expected to field strong sides for this crucial contest, with RR boasting Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, Ajinkya Rahane as their players while LSG boast Ravi Bishnoi, Samit Patel and Nitish Rana on their squads.
Since becoming an IPL franchise in 2022, RR have won four out of the five matches against LSG – an exciting clash that should produce fireworks from both sides! Both have strong batting and bowling units which should make for an intense and competitive encounter.
RR made just eight runs off their opening over as they attempted to put pressure on LSG early on in their innings. Aiden Markram and Yashasvi Jaiswal soon rose up the scorecard to reach 61-0 within four powerplay overs before Marsh and Pooran quickly joined forces for an eight-run partnership in one of the subsequent overs that propelled RR forward to an impressive 82-1 scoreline.
Avesh Khan then removed Pooran in the 13th over, followed by Markram being caught off a short ball from Hasaranga which saw him edge it back towards Hasaranga for wicketkeeper. LSG were in desperate straits as they needed at least 100 runs within 10 overs for any chance of victory in this matchup.
However, they quickly lost momentum after losing three wickets at once, including captain Pant’s catch off a mistimed shot in the 16th over to give their opponents some hope of victory. Jaiswal and Marsh continued hitting boundaries to give their side hope of victory.
