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Last Update on: April 19th, 2023 at 11:35 pm
The 26th game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 took place between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. It was a low-scoring thriller that saw batters of both teams getting tested but in the end, it was the KL Rahul-led side who held their nerves and won the game by 10 runs.
Asked to bat first, LSG had a slow start as Trent Boult and Sandeep Sharma tested their openers. But after assessing the conditions KL Rahul (39) and Kayle Mayers (51) stitched 82 runs for the opening partnership. But after that, they didn’t get going as they lost wickets in clusters.
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Chasing the target, Rajasthan Royals (RR) openers Jos Buttler (40) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (41) were cautious at the start but they made sure that they keep ticking the scorecard. They respected the good balls but also punished the bad balls for their 87-run partnership.
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However, after their wickets, RR lost wickets in clusters and found themselves tottering at 104/4 with Sanju Samson (2) and Shimron Hetmyer (2) back in the hut. Devdutt Padikkal (26), who came in as an impact player, played a good knock and kept his side in the hunt along with Riyan Parag. But Avesh Khan bowled a staggering last over and defend 19 runs to win the game for his side by 10 runs.
IPL 2023 Updated Points Table
After the end of the 26th game of the IPL 2023, Rajasthan Royals continued to don the top position of the points table despite the loss whereas Lucknow Super Giants even after winning retained their second position. LSG’s win didn’t affect the rest of the table as there was no change with all the other teams holding onto their positions.
IPL 2023 Orange Cap
There was a change in the Orange cap table. RR batter Jos Buttler after his 40-run knock displaced Venkatesh Iyer from the second position. Faf du Plessis continued staying at the top whereas David Warner was displaced from the top-5 position as Buttler’s entry at the top pushed other batters down by one step.
IPL 2023 Purple Cap
Mark Wood continued leading the purple cap charts despite missing the game against RR. Yuzvendra Chahal despite having an off-game also retained his second spot. There was no new entrant in the top 5 as Rashid Khan, Mohammad Shami, and Tushar Deshpande retained their places.
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