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LSG vs RR: Rajasthan Royals have defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 40 runs in the 32nd match of IPL 2026. In response to the target of 160 runs given by Rajasthan Royals, the entire team of Lucknow Super Giants was limited to 119 runs in 18 overs. Mitchell Marsh scored the highest 55 runs for Lucknow. Apart from this no batsman could do anything. Jofra Archer took 3 wickets for Rajasthan Royals. Nandre Berger and Brijesh Sharma took 2-2 wickets. Whereas Ravindra Jadeja and Ravi Bishnoi got 1 success each.

Lucknow had lost 3 wickets on the score of just 11 runs.

Lucknow Super Giants, which set out to chase the target of 160 runs given by Rajasthan Royals, had a very poor start. Lucknow’s 3 batsmen had returned to the pavilion by the third over. Ayush Badoni was run out in the second over. He was out for a golden duck, then in the same over Nandre Berger sent captain Rishabh Pant to the pavilion. Pant also faced 3 balls and was out without opening the account. After this, Joffra Archer made Adam Markram his victim in the third over. Markram also could not open the account. In this way, Lucknow Super Giants lost 3 big wickets for just 11 runs.

Half of Lucknow’s team had returned to the pavilion at 91 runs.

After this, Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran handled the innings, but Pooran could not succeed in playing a big innings. Puran walked away after scoring 22 runs on 25 balls. Ravindra Jadeja made him walk. After this, Ravi Bishnoi sent Himmat Singh to the pavilion on the score of 15 runs. In this way, Lucknow Super Giants lost 5 wickets at the score of 91 runs. From here the troubles of Lucknow Super Giants increased.

As soon as Mitchell Marsh is out, Lucknow’s hope of victory also ends.

However, Mitchell Marsh was standing at the other end and was fighting alone because at the other end, Lucknow was continuously losing wickets. As long as Marsh was present at the crease, the Lucknow team was hopeful that they would be able to win, but then Nandre Berger ended Lucknow’s hopes of victory by dismissing Mitchell Marsh. Marsh played an inning of 55 runs in 41 balls, then Brijesh Sharma sent Mukul Chaudhary to the pavilion at the score of 7 runs and within no time the entire Lucknow team was all out for 199 runs in 19 overs.

Rajasthan Royals’ batting was like this

Rajasthan Royals, after losing the toss and batting first, scored 159 runs for 6 wickets. Ravindra Jadeja scored unbeaten 43 runs on 29 balls for the team. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 22-22 runs. Whereas Ryan Parag and Donovan Ferreira contributed 20-20 runs. While Shubham Dubey scored 11 unbeaten runs on 11 balls. Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav and Mohsin Khan took 2-2 wickets for Lucknow Super Giants.