Rajasthan defeated Lucknow by 40 runs (Photo-PTI)
Lucknow Supergiants’ poor performance continues in IPL 2026. This team could not even achieve the target of 160 runs against Rajasthan Royals. Lucknow scored only 119 runs in 18 overs. The script of Rajasthan’s victory was written by Joffra Archer, who took 3 wickets for 20 runs in 4 overs. In front of the strong bowling of this player, Lucknow Supergiants suffered their fourth consecutive defeat. Rajasthan won its fifth match and has now reached second place in the points table. Whereas Lucknow team remained at number 9.
Rajasthan Royals innings
Rajasthan Royals The team had a bad start. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 22 runs in 12 balls. Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored only 8 runs in 11 balls. Wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel was out on the very first ball. Captain Parag was also able to score 20 runs in 19 balls. But Ravindra Jadeja, who came to bat at number six, scored unbeaten 43 runs in 29 balls and gave Rajasthan a score worth fighting for.
Lucknow’s batting failed
Lucknow had to score only 160 runs but its start was very bad. This team lost 3 wickets in the first 3 overs. First Ayush Badoni was run out on 0. Captain Pant settled for 0 and Aiden Markram also could not open the account. After this Nicholas Puran contributed 22 runs. For Lucknow, opener Mitchell Marsh scored 55 runs but as soon as he was out, Lucknow’s hopes of victory ended.
Strong performance by Rajasthan bowlers
All five bowlers of Rajasthan performed brilliantly. Joffra Archer took 3 wickets for 20 runs in 4 overs. Nandre Burger took 2 wickets for 27 runs. Brijesh Sharma took 2 wickets for 18 runs. Ravindra Jadeja and Bishnoi got 1-1 wicket.
IPL 2026 points table
In the points table of IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals have taken a huge leap and achieved the number 2 position. Rajasthan has achieved 10 points in 7 matches. Punjab Kings have secured the first position by winning 5 out of 6 matches. RCB is at third position with 8 points in 6 matches. Sunrisers Hyderabad has 8 points in 7 matches and is at fourth position.
