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Rajasthan Royals took down Lucknow Super Giants by seven wickets in the Indian Premier League 2026 on May 19 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Batting first, LSG set a formidable target of 220/5 in their 20 overs.

Mitchell Marsh was the standout performer, blasting 96 runs off 57 balls, which included 11 fours and five sixes, boasting a strike rate of 168.42. He received solid backing from Josh Inglis, who made a quickfire 60 off just 29 balls, featuring seven fours and three sixes at an impressive strike rate of 206.90. On the bowling side for Rajasthan Royals, Yash Raj Punja shone with figures of 2/35 in his four overs. 

In reply, Rajasthan Royals successfully chased down the target in 19.1 overs, finishing at 225/3. Young talent Vaibhav Suryavanshi was the star of the show, scoring a remarkable 93 off 38 balls, with seven fours and ten sixes, achieving a strike rate of 244.74. He was well-supported by Dhruv Jurel, who played a steady innings, remaining unbeaten on 53 off 38 balls, with three fours and three sixes at a strike rate of 139.47. 

This win propelled Rajasthan Royals to fourth place in the standings, marking their seventh victory out of 13 matches. Meanwhile, Lucknow Super Giants found themselves slipping further down the table after suffering their ninth loss in 13 games.

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• Both Mitchell Marsh (96) and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (93) were dismissed in the 90s, only the second such instance in IPL history after the CSK vs KKR clash in 2013 (Mike Hussey 95 & Manvinder Bisla 92).
• Sooryavanshi recorded the highest strike rate in an IPL season (minimum 500 runs), finishing at 236.3 in IPL 2026.
• He also hit the most sixes in the season with 53, placing him second overall in IPL history for most sixes in single edition.
• He became only the second player ever to hit 10+ sixes in multiple innings in a single IPL season, after Finn Allen.
• He registered three innings with 10+ sixes, making it one of the highest counts ever recorded in a single IPL campaign.
• Mayank Yadav conceded 29 runs in an over, the second-most expensive spell conceded by a Lucknow Super Giants bowler after a previous record earlier in the season.
• Sooryavanshi recorded his fourth fifty-plus score of the season, although his 23-ball half-century was his slowest of IPL 2026.
• He also hit the most powerplay runs in the season (426), the second-highest ever in IPL history.
• Rajasthan Royals hit a record 60 sixes in the first six overs of IPL 2026, the most by any team in a single season.
• Sooryavanshi became the youngest player to reach 500 runs in an IPL season.
• Mitchell Marsh hit 36 sixes in the season for Lucknow Super Giants, the third-most for the franchise in an IPL edition.
• Rajasthan Royals conceded 200+ totals eight times in the season, the second-most by any team in a single IPL campaign.