RR vs LSG Highlights for 36th Match of Indian Premier League 2025
The 36th match between the Rajasthan Royals and the Lucknow Super Giants started off with the LSG winning the toss and opting to bat first at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Let’s take a look at RR vs LSG highlights for 36th match of IPL 2025.
LSG’s Decent Target
Aiden Markram who opened the innings with a strong start on the pitch, managed to put in a strong 66 runs off 45 balls, and hit 5 fours and 3 sixes in his stint. Although his opening teammate Marsh was dismissed cheaply for just 4 runs, he stood on the pitch until 15 overs. Apart from Markram, Ayush Badoni the impact player for LSG was a strong performer as well alongside Markram. Badoni managed to score 50 off just 34 balls, and hit 5 fours and 1 six.
LSG who had dominant hitters like Pooran and Pant, they only managed to score 11 and 3 respectively. After Markram and Badoni were dismissed, Samad was hitting maximum shot in the last overs. In the 19th over, Samad hit 4 sixes and ended at a strike rate of 300, and managed to score 30 runs in just 10 balls.
Jofra Archer bowled with good pace in the Powerplay and picked up a wicket, while Tushar Deshpande stood out with tight lines, conceding just 26 runs in his four overs. However, Sandeep Sharma proved expensive, going for 55 despite claiming one wicket. Wanindu Hasaranga couldn’t make much impact, struggling with consistency, and Riyan Parag chipped in with the crucial dismissal of Markram. Despite early breakthroughs, RR couldn’t maintain pressure at the death, allowing LSG to post a challenging total of 180/5 in 20 overs.
Tense Chase for RR
Rajasthan Royals had a strong start to their innings, with a 14-year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s IPL debut being the highlight moment, alongside RR’s promising starter Yashasvi Jaiswal. Vaibhav and Yashasvi made sure to hit big shots in powerplay, while Vaibhav hit a maximum in his first IPL ball, Yashasvi was motivated to put on a strong score on the scoreboard. Although Vaibhav had a significant impact of 34 runs in 20 balls, he was stumped in the 8th over. After which Yashasvi Jaiswal led the innings alongside Nitish Rana who had a short stint of just 8 runs and alongside skipper Riyan Parag.
Jaiswal managed to stay on the pitch for 17 overs and managed to hit 74 runs off 52 balls, and hit 5 fours and 4 sixes. After his dismissal Riyan Parag tried to anchor the innings but failed as he was dismissed by Avesh Khan for 39 runs off 26 balls. RR were in the same situation as their last super over encounter as they needed the same 9 off 6 balls with the same two batters on the crease Jurel and Hetmyer, Avesh Khan the bowler maintained in control of the situation after dismissing Hetmyer in the last over, as he managed to stop RR and win by just 2 runs. Avesh Khan led the bowling attack with 3 wickets in his 4 over stint and rescued LSG from defeat.
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