Right then, Rajasthan has a challenging total to chase and they would be fancying on their brutal opening pair to get them to a good start up front. Lucknow's bowlers will be aiming to prevent the opposition batters from getting into momentum by dominating the Powerplay overs with quick wickets. An exciting chase is up next. Stay tuned.
Deepak Hooda is down for a quick chat. Hooda says that he batted a bit better than last time. Adds that he played like he does in domestic cricket and it works for him to play in the off side. Tells that this is a par score and the wicket is good as well. Mentions that there is a big side and their bowlers will need to use that to defend this one.
Meanwhile, Rajasthan's bowlers, led by Trent Boult, came out all guns blazing. Boult struck early, sending de Kock back to the pavilion. Sandeep Sharma joined the party, showcasing impressive swing and troubling the batsmen. His delivery to dismiss Stoinis was an absolute peach. With the visitors dominating the Powerplay, Rajasthan's strategy was clear, apply more pressure by introducing spinners into the attack. However, instead of tightening the screws, Rajasthan bowlers went for runs in the n
Lucknow marginally stays below 200. Quite unconventional as just a couple of sixes were hit in this inning. Rajasthan would be quite happy with the way they wrapped up in the backend. Lucknow must have been crossing their fingers for a solid opening partnership, but things just didn't go as expected. Quinton de Kock hit a couple of boundaries, but his stint was short-lived as he departed in the very first over. Then, Marcus Stoinis, the hero of their previous game, failed to make an impact and
Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, No he can't! Just a couple of runs to end the innings!
Sandeep Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Slower, back of a length and on off, Ayush Badoni slaps it towards long off for one.
Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, Short of a length and on leg, angling in, Krunal Pandya pulls it over square leg for a single.
Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, In the blockhole, on middle, Krunal Pandya digs it out towards mid-wicket and calls for the second run but Badoni says no. However, Rovman Powell misfields and now the batters get the second run.
Sandeep Sharma to bowl the last over. Rajasthan is penalized for slow over-rate. So that means an extra fielder needs to be inside the 30-yard circle. Will Lucknow get past 200? Let's find out...
Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, Fuller one and on middle, Krunal Pandya swipes it with one hand through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run.Can Lucknow cross that 200-run mark?
Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, ! Gets it over! Sandeep Sharma bangs this short and around leg, Krunal Pandya swivels and hooks it over short fine leg for a boundary.
Trent Boult to Ayush Badoni, 2 runs.
Trent Boult to Krunal Pandya, Goes fuller and on middle, Krunal Pandya drills it hard down the pitch where Trent Boult gets a hand but it still goes through him. They cross.
Trent Boult to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.
Trent Boult to Ayush Badoni, Wide!
Trent Boult to Krunal Pandya, Run out chance...missed! Pitched up, angling into leg, Krunal Pandya bunts it to the leg side and sets off for the run, Boult collects and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Pandya was not even in the screen.
Trent Boult to Krunal Pandya, Slower, back of a length and outside off, Krunal Pandya slashes hard at it but misses. Two dots in a row now!
Trent Boult (3-0-35-1) to bowl the penultimate over.
Trent Boult to Krunal Pandya, Trent Boult nails a brilliant yorker, on middle, angling in, Krunal Pandya digs it back tot the bowler.
Avesh Khan to Krunal Pandya, Full once more, on off, Krunal Pandya drives it towards long on for one.
Avesh Khan to Ayush Badoni, Leg bye.
Avesh Khan to Ayush Badoni, Back of a length and outside off, Ayush Badoni cuts it towards deep point where Trent Boult fumbles and allows the second run.
Avesh Khan to Krunal Pandya, Fullish and on middle, Krunal Pandya drills it wide of long off for a single.
Krunal Pandya walks in at number 7.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, ! TAKEN! Avesh Khan gets a wicket now! He gets rid of the set KL Rahul and just when Rajasthan needed a wicket.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Fuller and outside off, KL Rahul drills it wide of sweeper covers for a couple of runs.
Avesh Khan (3-0-36-0) is back.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, Slows it up, full and on middle, Ayush Badoni uses his feet but only manages to block it out. 15 runs off the over!
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Shortish and on middle, KL Rahul works it through mid-wicket for one more.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, ! Innovative and effective! Tossed up, full and on middle, Ayush Badoni changes his stance nicely and nails the reverse sweep over backward point for a boundary.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, Goes short and on middle, Ayush Badoni stays back and nudges it towards deep square leg for another couple of runs.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, Flatter, full and on middle, Ayush Badoni sweeps it wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, 5 Wides!
Sandeep Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Sandeep Sharma is giving the batters no pace at all, full and outside off, Ayush Badoni goes across and paddles it through square leg for one more.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, An off-cutter, back of a length and around of, KL Rahul bunts it down to point for one.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Wide!
Sandeep Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Touch fuller, on the pads, slower again, Ayush Badoni clips it towards deep square leg for another run.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Back of a length and outside off, KL Rahul cuts it towards deep point for a run.
Sandeep Sharma to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.
Ayush Badoni is in at number 5 for Lucknow.
Sandeep Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, ! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! Sandeep Sharma strikes again! Once again a break in play brings in a wicket for the fielding side.
Strategic-Break! Lucknow have changed gears nicely in the last few overs and are on course for a 200-plus total which will be a big positive on this ground. Rajasthan knows that they need to pick wickets to stop the run flow here. An exciting last phase of this inning awaits us.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, ! What a wonderfully controlled shot from KL! 150 up for Lucknow!
Avesh Khan to Nicholas Pooran, At 139 clicks, full toss wide of off, Nicholas Pooran just manages to drive it straight to long off for only a single.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Tries a yorker but ends up bowling a full toss on the middle, KL Rahul drives it through covers for a single.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, WIDE! Bangs it short on the top of the middle and off, KL Rahul watches it alertly and aborts out of the pull shot, and lets it sail over his head. Wide signaled.
Avesh Khan to Nicholas Pooran, Full, and wide of off, Nicholas Pooran squeezes it towards deep third man for a single.
Avesh Khan to Nicholas Pooran, Pitched on a short length, at the stumps, Nicholas Pooran goes for a wild pull shot and misses. He gets a hit on his chest area.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, A slower leg-cutter on the middle and off on a length, KL Rahul moves to the leg side of the ball and pushes it to deep cover for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Yuzi Chahal goes wicketless for the first time this season! This is pitched outside off, on a length, KL Rahul rocks back and works it to deep extra cover for a single to end the over. He finishes his spell on an expensive note with figures of (4-0-41-0).
Yuzvendra Chahal to Nicholas Pooran, Floated outside off on a shade fuller length, Nicholas Pooran punches it to long off for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Nicholas Pooran, Pitched up on the leg stump line, Nicholas Pooran sweeps it through square leg and runs for a brace.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Nicholas Pooran, Straight, quick, and full on off, Nicholas Pooran prods ahead and drives it straight to cover.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Nicely tossed-up delivery around off, and full in length, KL Rahul clears his front foot and drives it along spin and along the ground for a single towards long off.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Nicholas Pooran, Over the wicket, on a fuller length, around off, Nicholas Pooran pushes it to covers for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Keeps the length the same, on the middle and leg, KL Rahul nudges it with soft hands off the back foot toward widish mid-wicket for a brace to end the over.Â
Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, Short in length, spinning away from off, Nicholas Pooran works it towards deep extra cover for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, ! He is such a good timer of the cricket ball! Around the wicket comes Ashwin and lands it short, turns it away from off, Nicholas Pooran quickly rocks back and cuts it through short third for a boundary.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Flighted on off, full in length, KL Rahul drives it through covers for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, Slower on the pads, the length is short, Nicholas Pooran tries to nudge it away but it brushes off his pads and rolls down to short fine. They cross for a leg bye.
Nicholas Pooran is the next man in.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, ! c Rovman Powell b Ravichandran Ashwin.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, ! Smashed down the ground neatly! Overpitched on the stumps, KL Rahul clears his front leg and smashes the ball down the ground through the left of Yuzvendra Chahal and gets another boundary to end the over. 14 runs from this over. This has been a good acceleration from these two.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, WIDE! Sprays it way outside off. KL Rahul shoulders his arms at it and the Umpire gives a Wide.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, FIFTY FOR HOODA! What a splendid inning from him! Floated outside off on a length, Deepak Hooda leans forward and reaches to the ball and drives it to deep extra cover for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Yorks it with the slider on middle, this is worked to the long on region for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Full and slower outside off, KL Rahul leans on the ball and drives it through covers for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Low full toss drifting on middle, Hooda pushes it towards long on for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Four!
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, Angling on the middle on a length, Deepak Hooda drives it towards mid off and runs a single. Expensive one from Boult. 18 from it.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, ! Back-to-back for Hooda! Back of a length again, this time much closer to the body, Deepak Hooda stays leg side of the ball and cuts it past backward point for a boundary. 100-run stand comes up between the two.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, ! Gee, Hooda is looking in a good nick! Back of a length, at off, Deepak Hooda stays inside the crease and firmly punches it through covers for a boundary.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, 2 runs.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, FIVE WIDES! Oh, dear! Bangs it too short, aiming the body of the batter. The ball further climbs after pitching and goes over the batter. Deepak Hooda arches back and lets the ball go. It travels over the keeper and runs down for a boundary.Â
Trent Boult to KL Rahul, Around the wicket, on a length, around off, KL Rahul pushes it to short cover and sets off for a quick single. Trent Boult runs to his left and picks the ball.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, A slower one, short and on off, Deepak Hooda waits on the back foot and cuts it through point for a single.
Trent Boult (2-0-17-1) is back on.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, More flight, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda uses his feet and forces it wide of long on for on more.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Fligthed, full and on off, KL Rahul drills it towards sweeper covers for one.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, ! FIFTY FOR RAHUL!
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Flatter, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda drives it through covers for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Floated, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda goes down and sweeps it wide of deep square leg, Sandeep Sharma runs to his left and does well to stop it. Two runs taken.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, ! Up and over!
Spin in tandem now. Yuzvendra Chahal (1-0-8-0) replaces Avesh Khan.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Shortish and on middle, Deepak Hooda uses his feet and clips it through mid-wicket for one more.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, 1 run.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Fires this one down the leg side, KL Rahul leaves it alone. Wided.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Quicker, full and on leg, Deepak Hooda drills it towards long on for another run.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Flighted, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda gets beaten on the flight and knocks it back to the bowler.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Short again and outside off, KL Rahul cuts it towards deep point for a run.
Strategic Break! Well, again it was that man for Rajasthan providing a crucial breakthrough in the very first over. Trent Boult got the better of Quinton de Kock and Sandeep Sharma dismissed the hero of the previous game, Marcus Stoinis on a very cheap score. Rajasthan was on the top inside the Powerplay with a couple of wickets. KL Rahul has paced his innings pretty well and has taken his chances in the last over before this break. He has got a brilliant start once again and will aim to co
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Short and on middle, Deepak Hooda stays back and punches it down to long on for a single.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Pulls his length back, on middle, KL Rahul flicks it through mid-wicket for two more runs. 21 runs off the over!
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, NO BALL AND ! That will hurt Rajasthan!
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Four!
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, On a length and on middle, KL Rahul nudges it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Good comeback from Avesh Khan! He bangs this hard into the pitch, on off, KL Rahul tries to cut but misses it.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, ! BANG! KL Rahul goes big now! Avesh Khan goes full again, on middle, KL Rahul steps across, picks it up nicely and whips it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Fuller and on off, KL Rahul mistimes his drive to short covers.
Avesh Khan (1-0-6-0) is back. He replaces Sandeep Sharma.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Looped up, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda drives it straight to extra covers.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, 2 runs.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Flatter, short and on middle, KL Rahul backs away and punches it through covers for one.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, ! Nicely played! Yuzvendra Chahal floats this up, full and around middle, KL Rahul goes down and sweeps it fine and wide of deep square leg, Trent Boult in the deep runs to his left and dives but the ball wins the race to the boundary.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Tossed up, full and on off, Deepak Hooda eases it towards long off for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, No run.
Just one over for Ashwin from this end, as Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack for Rajasthan.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, ! Glorious shot! Pitched up and on off, KL Rahul leans on to his drive nicely and creams it wide of mid off for another boundary. Lucknow are 46/2 at the end of the Powerplay!
Sandeep Sharma to Deepak Hooda, Another full toss, on middle, Deepak Hooda drills it down to long on for a run.
Sandeep Sharma to Deepak Hooda, ! Nice shot! Sandeep Sharma misses his length this time and bowls a juicy full toss, on the pads, Deepak Hooda comfortably flicks it over mid-wicket for an easy boundary.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, On a length and on middle, KL Rahul uses his feet and knocks it down to long on for a single.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, No run.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, So, so close! Sandeep Sharma serves this full and just around off, KL Rahul moves a long way across to scoop it, gets a thin bottom edge as the ball just goes past the off-pole. Very lucky escape for Rahul!
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, ! Streaky but will do for Hooda. Length ball, outside off, Deepak Hooda goes for a cut off the back foot but gets a thickish outside edge that flies just through the right of the keeper and races away to the fence for a boundary to end the over.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, On a dragged length at off, KL Rahul stands tall and punches it to cover for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, ! Good execution! Carrom ball on offer this time on off, full and overpitched, KL Rahul goes for a sweep and connects it well but he falls as his front boot slips on the deck, but successfully gets it through square leg for a boundary.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Full, on off, drifting a bit as well with no visible turn, KL Rahul gets forward and closes the bat's face early trying to work it to the leg side. The ball catches the leading edge and falls just ahead of the cover fielder.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, No run.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Floats it on the stumps, full and on off, Deepak Hooda leans ahead and pushes it through mid off for a single.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Back of a length clocking 141, shaping in from outside off, KL Rahul goes for a cut but misses and gets beaten to end the over.
Avesh Khan to Deepak Hooda, Around off on a hard and tight length, Deepak Hooda punches it through covers. The two fielders from cover and point chase the ball. The ball doesn't have much steam to breach the fence and the batters cross for the third as the fielder throws the ball back to the keeper.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Attacks the off stump on a fuller length, KL Rahul prods forward in the line of the ball and drives it to pierce the cover-point gap. Yashasvi Jaiswal slides and stops the ball but the batters cross in the meantime.
Avesh Khan to Deepak Hooda, Short in length, nips back in around off, Deepak Hooda climbs on the ball and pushes it in front of mid on and runs a quick single.
Avesh Khan to Deepak Hooda, Hard length, outside off, Deepak Hooda stands tall and taps the ball to the point fielder.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, On the back of a length, at off, KL Rahul hops back and guides the ball past short third for a single.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, WHAT A PEACH OF A BALL! Angles it on the off stump line, pitches on the fuller length and gets the lateral movement away from the batter. Deepak Hooda plays inside the line of the ball anticipating it to swing into him and gets beaten on the outside edge. Sanju Samson collects the ball at his chest level. Another ripper of an over from Boult.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, Identical length, but the line is closer to the batter on off, Deepak Hooda drives straight to cover.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, Four!
Trent Boult to KL Rahul, On a slightly fuller length, around middle and leg, KL Rahul pushes it toward mid off with soft hands and quickly hurries for a single.
Trent Boult to KL Rahul, At off, full in length, KL Rahul drives it straight to mid off.
Trent Boult to KL Rahul, Four!
Deepak Hooda comes out to the middle now with his side in a spot of bother.
Sandeep Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, ! BOWLED'EM! Sandeep Sharma is in the form of his life and Rajasthan can do no wrong!
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Full in length, at the stumps, KL Rahul drives past the bowler straight down the ground for a single.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Outside off on a length, KL Rahul covers the off stump and drives it to covers for none.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Aims the stumps on a length, KL Rahul presents the full face of the bat and pats it underneath the eyes solidly.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Sprays it on the pads, keeps the full, KL Rahul flicks it nicely with the wrists past square leg for a double. The fielder from the deep backward square leg sprints to the left and collects the ball.Â
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Tails in around off, on a length, KL Rahul covers his off stump and pushes it back to the bowler.
Sandeep Sharma to share the new ball.
Trent Boult to Marcus Stoinis, Length ball on the pads with a movement again, Marcus Stoinis tucks it to square leg for none. End of the first over. A successful one for Rajasthan and Boult.
Trent Boult to Marcus Stoinis, On a length shaping into the middle, Marcus Stoinis presents a full face of the bat and pushes it to the bowler.
Trent Boult to Marcus Stoinis, No run.
Marcus Stoinis walks out to bat at number 3.
Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, ! b Trent Boult.
Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, ! This time he has timed it to perfection! Targets on the pads, with a bit of a movement on a fuller length at the stumps, Quinton de Kock prods a bit and flicks it through mid-wicket and mid on for a boundary.
Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, EDGED AND ! Two slips in place and Boult starts off right on the money getting a huge outward swing, outside off and full in length, Quinton de Kock throws his bat at it and catches the leading edge that flies over the slips for a boundary. Lucky escape early on.
We are all set to begin! The two umpires are making their way out to the middle followed by the Rajasthan players. Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul are the two openers for Lucknow. Trent Boult is marking his run-up with the new ball in his hand. Let's play...
Quinton de Kock is up for a flash interview. He says the T20 format is growing immensely and this year it has taken a big leap forward as big runs are coming constantly. Adds the pressure is on them to get good starts and get big scores. Also adds 250 is the new normal and pressure is on the top-order batters. Ends up saying that it's just about adapting and innovating.
Sanju Samson, the skipper of Rajasthan wins the toss and elects to BOWL first. Says it looks like a decent wicket to bowl first. Also says that this season has been pretty good for them. Also says that they have got enough rest days between the games and now they are looking forward to playing on the road. He thinks the Indian T20 League is doing well with runs being stacked up massively. Says they just need to focus and look at their strengths and weaknesses. On being asked about Ravichandran
KL Rahul, the captain of Lucknow says that the wicket seems pretty good and there is not much dew here so the pitch will not change much. Adds that they will look to start well and post a good total. Tells that it will be nice to score 200 plus but the dimensions here are a bit different with one side being bigger. Mentions that it becomes more interesting when both the bowlers and batters get some help from the wicket. Says that every player goes through a run when he runs are just not there a
Impact Players for Lucknow - Amit Mishra, Arshin Kulkarni, Krishnappa Gowtham, M. Siddharth, Yudhvir Singh. Â
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (C/WK), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur.
Impact Players for Rajasthan - Riyan Parag, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tanush Kotian.
TOSS - The coin lands in favour of Sanju Samson and Rajasthan have elected to BOWL first.
We are back for Rajasthan's reply!
... THE RUN CHASE ...
Right then, Rajasthan has a challenging total to chase and they would be fancying on their brutal opening pair to get them to a good start up front. Lucknow's bowlers will be aiming to prevent the opposition batters from getting into momentum by dominating the Powerplay overs with quick wickets. An exciting chase is up next. Stay tuned.
Deepak Hooda is down for a quick chat. Hooda says that he batted a bit better than last time. Adds that he played like he does in domestic cricket and it works for him to play in the off side. Tells that this is a par score and the wicket is good as well. Mentions that there is a big side and their bowlers will need to use that to defend this one.
Meanwhile, Rajasthan's bowlers, led by Trent Boult, came out all guns blazing. Boult struck early, sending de Kock back to the pavilion. Sandeep Sharma joined the party, showcasing impressive swing and troubling the batsmen. His delivery to dismiss Stoinis was an absolute peach. With the visitors dominating the Powerplay, Rajasthan's strategy was clear, apply more pressure by introducing spinners into the attack. However, instead of tightening the screws, Rajasthan bowlers went for runs in the n
Lucknow marginally stays below 200. Quite unconventional as just a couple of sixes were hit in this inning. Rajasthan would be quite happy with the way they wrapped up in the backend. Lucknow must have been crossing their fingers for a solid opening partnership, but things just didn't go as expected. Quinton de Kock hit a couple of boundaries, but his stint was short-lived as he departed in the very first over. Then, Marcus Stoinis, the hero of their previous game, failed to make an impact and
Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, No he can't! Just a couple of runs to end the innings!
Sandeep Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Slower, back of a length and on off, Ayush Badoni slaps it towards long off for one.
Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, Short of a length and on leg, angling in, Krunal Pandya pulls it over square leg for a single.
Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, In the blockhole, on middle, Krunal Pandya digs it out towards mid-wicket and calls for the second run but Badoni says no. However, Rovman Powell misfields and now the batters get the second run.
Sandeep Sharma to bowl the last over. Rajasthan is penalized for slow over-rate. So that means an extra fielder needs to be inside the 30-yard circle. Will Lucknow get past 200? Let's find out...
Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, Fuller one and on middle, Krunal Pandya swipes it with one hand through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run.Can Lucknow cross that 200-run mark?
Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, ! Gets it over! Sandeep Sharma bangs this short and around leg, Krunal Pandya swivels and hooks it over short fine leg for a boundary.
Trent Boult to Ayush Badoni, 2 runs.
Trent Boult to Krunal Pandya, Goes fuller and on middle, Krunal Pandya drills it hard down the pitch where Trent Boult gets a hand but it still goes through him. They cross.
Trent Boult to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.
Trent Boult to Ayush Badoni, Wide!
Trent Boult to Krunal Pandya, Run out chance...missed! Pitched up, angling into leg, Krunal Pandya bunts it to the leg side and sets off for the run, Boult collects and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Pandya was not even in the screen.
Trent Boult to Krunal Pandya, Slower, back of a length and outside off, Krunal Pandya slashes hard at it but misses. Two dots in a row now!
Trent Boult (3-0-35-1) to bowl the penultimate over.
Trent Boult to Krunal Pandya, Trent Boult nails a brilliant yorker, on middle, angling in, Krunal Pandya digs it back tot the bowler.
Avesh Khan to Krunal Pandya, Full once more, on off, Krunal Pandya drives it towards long on for one.
Avesh Khan to Ayush Badoni, Leg bye.
Avesh Khan to Ayush Badoni, Back of a length and outside off, Ayush Badoni cuts it towards deep point where Trent Boult fumbles and allows the second run.
Avesh Khan to Krunal Pandya, Fullish and on middle, Krunal Pandya drills it wide of long off for a single.
Krunal Pandya walks in at number 7.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, ! TAKEN! Avesh Khan gets a wicket now! He gets rid of the set KL Rahul and just when Rajasthan needed a wicket.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Fuller and outside off, KL Rahul drills it wide of sweeper covers for a couple of runs.
Avesh Khan (3-0-36-0) is back.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, Slows it up, full and on middle, Ayush Badoni uses his feet but only manages to block it out. 15 runs off the over!
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Shortish and on middle, KL Rahul works it through mid-wicket for one more.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, ! Innovative and effective! Tossed up, full and on middle, Ayush Badoni changes his stance nicely and nails the reverse sweep over backward point for a boundary.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, Goes short and on middle, Ayush Badoni stays back and nudges it towards deep square leg for another couple of runs.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, Flatter, full and on middle, Ayush Badoni sweeps it wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, 5 Wides!
Sandeep Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Sandeep Sharma is giving the batters no pace at all, full and outside off, Ayush Badoni goes across and paddles it through square leg for one more.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, An off-cutter, back of a length and around of, KL Rahul bunts it down to point for one.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Wide!
Sandeep Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Touch fuller, on the pads, slower again, Ayush Badoni clips it towards deep square leg for another run.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Back of a length and outside off, KL Rahul cuts it towards deep point for a run.
Sandeep Sharma to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.
Ayush Badoni is in at number 5 for Lucknow.
Sandeep Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, ! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! Sandeep Sharma strikes again! Once again a break in play brings in a wicket for the fielding side.
Strategic-Break! Lucknow have changed gears nicely in the last few overs and are on course for a 200-plus total which will be a big positive on this ground. Rajasthan knows that they need to pick wickets to stop the run flow here. An exciting last phase of this inning awaits us.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, ! What a wonderfully controlled shot from KL! 150 up for Lucknow!
Avesh Khan to Nicholas Pooran, At 139 clicks, full toss wide of off, Nicholas Pooran just manages to drive it straight to long off for only a single.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Tries a yorker but ends up bowling a full toss on the middle, KL Rahul drives it through covers for a single.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, WIDE! Bangs it short on the top of the middle and off, KL Rahul watches it alertly and aborts out of the pull shot, and lets it sail over his head. Wide signaled.
Avesh Khan to Nicholas Pooran, Full, and wide of off, Nicholas Pooran squeezes it towards deep third man for a single.
Avesh Khan to Nicholas Pooran, Pitched on a short length, at the stumps, Nicholas Pooran goes for a wild pull shot and misses. He gets a hit on his chest area.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, A slower leg-cutter on the middle and off on a length, KL Rahul moves to the leg side of the ball and pushes it to deep cover for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Yuzi Chahal goes wicketless for the first time this season! This is pitched outside off, on a length, KL Rahul rocks back and works it to deep extra cover for a single to end the over. He finishes his spell on an expensive note with figures of (4-0-41-0).
Yuzvendra Chahal to Nicholas Pooran, Floated outside off on a shade fuller length, Nicholas Pooran punches it to long off for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Nicholas Pooran, Pitched up on the leg stump line, Nicholas Pooran sweeps it through square leg and runs for a brace.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Nicholas Pooran, Straight, quick, and full on off, Nicholas Pooran prods ahead and drives it straight to cover.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Nicely tossed-up delivery around off, and full in length, KL Rahul clears his front foot and drives it along spin and along the ground for a single towards long off.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Nicholas Pooran, Over the wicket, on a fuller length, around off, Nicholas Pooran pushes it to covers for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Keeps the length the same, on the middle and leg, KL Rahul nudges it with soft hands off the back foot toward widish mid-wicket for a brace to end the over.Â
Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, Short in length, spinning away from off, Nicholas Pooran works it towards deep extra cover for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, ! He is such a good timer of the cricket ball! Around the wicket comes Ashwin and lands it short, turns it away from off, Nicholas Pooran quickly rocks back and cuts it through short third for a boundary.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Flighted on off, full in length, KL Rahul drives it through covers for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, Slower on the pads, the length is short, Nicholas Pooran tries to nudge it away but it brushes off his pads and rolls down to short fine. They cross for a leg bye.
Nicholas Pooran is the next man in.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, ! c Rovman Powell b Ravichandran Ashwin.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, ! Smashed down the ground neatly! Overpitched on the stumps, KL Rahul clears his front leg and smashes the ball down the ground through the left of Yuzvendra Chahal and gets another boundary to end the over. 14 runs from this over. This has been a good acceleration from these two.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, WIDE! Sprays it way outside off. KL Rahul shoulders his arms at it and the Umpire gives a Wide.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, FIFTY FOR HOODA! What a splendid inning from him! Floated outside off on a length, Deepak Hooda leans forward and reaches to the ball and drives it to deep extra cover for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Yorks it with the slider on middle, this is worked to the long on region for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Full and slower outside off, KL Rahul leans on the ball and drives it through covers for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Low full toss drifting on middle, Hooda pushes it towards long on for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Four!
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, Angling on the middle on a length, Deepak Hooda drives it towards mid off and runs a single. Expensive one from Boult. 18 from it.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, ! Back-to-back for Hooda! Back of a length again, this time much closer to the body, Deepak Hooda stays leg side of the ball and cuts it past backward point for a boundary. 100-run stand comes up between the two.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, ! Gee, Hooda is looking in a good nick! Back of a length, at off, Deepak Hooda stays inside the crease and firmly punches it through covers for a boundary.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, 2 runs.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, FIVE WIDES! Oh, dear! Bangs it too short, aiming the body of the batter. The ball further climbs after pitching and goes over the batter. Deepak Hooda arches back and lets the ball go. It travels over the keeper and runs down for a boundary.Â
Trent Boult to KL Rahul, Around the wicket, on a length, around off, KL Rahul pushes it to short cover and sets off for a quick single. Trent Boult runs to his left and picks the ball.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, A slower one, short and on off, Deepak Hooda waits on the back foot and cuts it through point for a single.
Trent Boult (2-0-17-1) is back on.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, More flight, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda uses his feet and forces it wide of long on for on more.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Fligthed, full and on off, KL Rahul drills it towards sweeper covers for one.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, ! FIFTY FOR RAHUL!
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Flatter, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda drives it through covers for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Floated, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda goes down and sweeps it wide of deep square leg, Sandeep Sharma runs to his left and does well to stop it. Two runs taken.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, ! Up and over!
Spin in tandem now. Yuzvendra Chahal (1-0-8-0) replaces Avesh Khan.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Shortish and on middle, Deepak Hooda uses his feet and clips it through mid-wicket for one more.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, 1 run.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Fires this one down the leg side, KL Rahul leaves it alone. Wided.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Quicker, full and on leg, Deepak Hooda drills it towards long on for another run.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Flighted, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda gets beaten on the flight and knocks it back to the bowler.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Short again and outside off, KL Rahul cuts it towards deep point for a run.
Strategic Break! Well, again it was that man for Rajasthan providing a crucial breakthrough in the very first over. Trent Boult got the better of Quinton de Kock and Sandeep Sharma dismissed the hero of the previous game, Marcus Stoinis on a very cheap score. Rajasthan was on the top inside the Powerplay with a couple of wickets. KL Rahul has paced his innings pretty well and has taken his chances in the last over before this break. He has got a brilliant start once again and will aim to co
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Short and on middle, Deepak Hooda stays back and punches it down to long on for a single.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Pulls his length back, on middle, KL Rahul flicks it through mid-wicket for two more runs. 21 runs off the over!
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, NO BALL AND ! That will hurt Rajasthan!
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Four!
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, On a length and on middle, KL Rahul nudges it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Good comeback from Avesh Khan! He bangs this hard into the pitch, on off, KL Rahul tries to cut but misses it.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, ! BANG! KL Rahul goes big now! Avesh Khan goes full again, on middle, KL Rahul steps across, picks it up nicely and whips it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Fuller and on off, KL Rahul mistimes his drive to short covers.
Avesh Khan (1-0-6-0) is back. He replaces Sandeep Sharma.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Looped up, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda drives it straight to extra covers.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, 2 runs.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Flatter, short and on middle, KL Rahul backs away and punches it through covers for one.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, ! Nicely played! Yuzvendra Chahal floats this up, full and around middle, KL Rahul goes down and sweeps it fine and wide of deep square leg, Trent Boult in the deep runs to his left and dives but the ball wins the race to the boundary.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Tossed up, full and on off, Deepak Hooda eases it towards long off for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, No run.
Just one over for Ashwin from this end, as Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack for Rajasthan.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, ! Glorious shot! Pitched up and on off, KL Rahul leans on to his drive nicely and creams it wide of mid off for another boundary. Lucknow are 46/2 at the end of the Powerplay!
Sandeep Sharma to Deepak Hooda, Another full toss, on middle, Deepak Hooda drills it down to long on for a run.
Sandeep Sharma to Deepak Hooda, ! Nice shot! Sandeep Sharma misses his length this time and bowls a juicy full toss, on the pads, Deepak Hooda comfortably flicks it over mid-wicket for an easy boundary.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, On a length and on middle, KL Rahul uses his feet and knocks it down to long on for a single.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, No run.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, So, so close! Sandeep Sharma serves this full and just around off, KL Rahul moves a long way across to scoop it, gets a thin bottom edge as the ball just goes past the off-pole. Very lucky escape for Rahul!
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, ! Streaky but will do for Hooda. Length ball, outside off, Deepak Hooda goes for a cut off the back foot but gets a thickish outside edge that flies just through the right of the keeper and races away to the fence for a boundary to end the over.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, On a dragged length at off, KL Rahul stands tall and punches it to cover for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, ! Good execution! Carrom ball on offer this time on off, full and overpitched, KL Rahul goes for a sweep and connects it well but he falls as his front boot slips on the deck, but successfully gets it through square leg for a boundary.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Full, on off, drifting a bit as well with no visible turn, KL Rahul gets forward and closes the bat's face early trying to work it to the leg side. The ball catches the leading edge and falls just ahead of the cover fielder.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, No run.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Floats it on the stumps, full and on off, Deepak Hooda leans ahead and pushes it through mid off for a single.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Back of a length clocking 141, shaping in from outside off, KL Rahul goes for a cut but misses and gets beaten to end the over.
Avesh Khan to Deepak Hooda, Around off on a hard and tight length, Deepak Hooda punches it through covers. The two fielders from cover and point chase the ball. The ball doesn't have much steam to breach the fence and the batters cross for the third as the fielder throws the ball back to the keeper.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Attacks the off stump on a fuller length, KL Rahul prods forward in the line of the ball and drives it to pierce the cover-point gap. Yashasvi Jaiswal slides and stops the ball but the batters cross in the meantime.
Avesh Khan to Deepak Hooda, Short in length, nips back in around off, Deepak Hooda climbs on the ball and pushes it in front of mid on and runs a quick single.
Avesh Khan to Deepak Hooda, Hard length, outside off, Deepak Hooda stands tall and taps the ball to the point fielder.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, On the back of a length, at off, KL Rahul hops back and guides the ball past short third for a single.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, WHAT A PEACH OF A BALL! Angles it on the off stump line, pitches on the fuller length and gets the lateral movement away from the batter. Deepak Hooda plays inside the line of the ball anticipating it to swing into him and gets beaten on the outside edge. Sanju Samson collects the ball at his chest level. Another ripper of an over from Boult.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, Identical length, but the line is closer to the batter on off, Deepak Hooda drives straight to cover.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, Four!
Trent Boult to KL Rahul, On a slightly fuller length, around middle and leg, KL Rahul pushes it toward mid off with soft hands and quickly hurries for a single.
Trent Boult to KL Rahul, At off, full in length, KL Rahul drives it straight to mid off.
Trent Boult to KL Rahul, Four!
Deepak Hooda comes out to the middle now with his side in a spot of bother.
Sandeep Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, ! BOWLED'EM! Sandeep Sharma is in the form of his life and Rajasthan can do no wrong!
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Full in length, at the stumps, KL Rahul drives past the bowler straight down the ground for a single.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Outside off on a length, KL Rahul covers the off stump and drives it to covers for none.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Aims the stumps on a length, KL Rahul presents the full face of the bat and pats it underneath the eyes solidly.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Sprays it on the pads, keeps the full, KL Rahul flicks it nicely with the wrists past square leg for a double. The fielder from the deep backward square leg sprints to the left and collects the ball.Â
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Tails in around off, on a length, KL Rahul covers his off stump and pushes it back to the bowler.
Sandeep Sharma to share the new ball.
Trent Boult to Marcus Stoinis, Length ball on the pads with a movement again, Marcus Stoinis tucks it to square leg for none. End of the first over. A successful one for Rajasthan and Boult.
Trent Boult to Marcus Stoinis, On a length shaping into the middle, Marcus Stoinis presents a full face of the bat and pushes it to the bowler.
Trent Boult to Marcus Stoinis, No run.
Marcus Stoinis walks out to bat at number 3.
Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, ! b Trent Boult.
Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, ! This time he has timed it to perfection! Targets on the pads, with a bit of a movement on a fuller length at the stumps, Quinton de Kock prods a bit and flicks it through mid-wicket and mid on for a boundary.
Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, EDGED AND ! Two slips in place and Boult starts off right on the money getting a huge outward swing, outside off and full in length, Quinton de Kock throws his bat at it and catches the leading edge that flies over the slips for a boundary. Lucky escape early on.
We are all set to begin! The two umpires are making their way out to the middle followed by the Rajasthan players. Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul are the two openers for Lucknow. Trent Boult is marking his run-up with the new ball in his hand. Let's play...
Quinton de Kock is up for a flash interview. He says the T20 format is growing immensely and this year it has taken a big leap forward as big runs are coming constantly. Adds the pressure is on them to get good starts and get big scores. Also adds 250 is the new normal and pressure is on the top-order batters. Ends up saying that it's just about adapting and innovating.
Sanju Samson, the skipper of Rajasthan wins the toss and elects to BOWL first. Says it looks like a decent wicket to bowl first. Also says that this season has been pretty good for them. Also says that they have got enough rest days between the games and now they are looking forward to playing on the road. He thinks the Indian T20 League is doing well with runs being stacked up massively. Says they just need to focus and look at their strengths and weaknesses. On being asked about Ravichandran
KL Rahul, the captain of Lucknow says that the wicket seems pretty good and there is not much dew here so the pitch will not change much. Adds that they will look to start well and post a good total. Tells that it will be nice to score 200 plus but the dimensions here are a bit different with one side being bigger. Mentions that it becomes more interesting when both the bowlers and batters get some help from the wicket. Says that every player goes through a run when he runs are just not there a
Impact Players for Lucknow - Amit Mishra, Arshin Kulkarni, Krishnappa Gowtham, M. Siddharth, Yudhvir Singh. Â
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (C/WK), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur.
Impact Players for Rajasthan - Riyan Parag, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tanush Kotian.
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We are back for Rajasthan's reply!
... THE RUN CHASE ...
Right then, Rajasthan has a challenging total to chase and they would be fancying on their brutal opening pair to get them to a good start up front. Lucknow's bowlers will be aiming to prevent the opposition batters from getting into momentum by dominating the Powerplay overs with quick wickets. An exciting chase is up next. Stay tuned.
Deepak Hooda is down for a quick chat. Hooda says that he batted a bit better than last time. Adds that he played like he does in domestic cricket and it works for him to play in the off side. Tells that this is a par score and the wicket is good as well. Mentions that there is a big side and their bowlers will need to use that to defend this one.
Meanwhile, Rajasthan's bowlers, led by Trent Boult, came out all guns blazing. Boult struck early, sending de Kock back to the pavilion. Sandeep Sharma joined the party, showcasing impressive swing and troubling the batsmen. His delivery to dismiss Stoinis was an absolute peach. With the visitors dominating the Powerplay, Rajasthan's strategy was clear, apply more pressure by introducing spinners into the attack. However, instead of tightening the screws, Rajasthan bowlers went for runs in the n
Lucknow marginally stays below 200. Quite unconventional as just a couple of sixes were hit in this inning. Rajasthan would be quite happy with the way they wrapped up in the backend. Lucknow must have been crossing their fingers for a solid opening partnership, but things just didn't go as expected. Quinton de Kock hit a couple of boundaries, but his stint was short-lived as he departed in the very first over. Then, Marcus Stoinis, the hero of their previous game, failed to make an impact and
Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, No he can't! Just a couple of runs to end the innings!
Sandeep Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Slower, back of a length and on off, Ayush Badoni slaps it towards long off for one.
Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, Short of a length and on leg, angling in, Krunal Pandya pulls it over square leg for a single.
Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, In the blockhole, on middle, Krunal Pandya digs it out towards mid-wicket and calls for the second run but Badoni says no. However, Rovman Powell misfields and now the batters get the second run.
Sandeep Sharma to bowl the last over. Rajasthan is penalized for slow over-rate. So that means an extra fielder needs to be inside the 30-yard circle. Will Lucknow get past 200? Let's find out...
Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, Fuller one and on middle, Krunal Pandya swipes it with one hand through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run.Can Lucknow cross that 200-run mark?
Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, ! Gets it over! Sandeep Sharma bangs this short and around leg, Krunal Pandya swivels and hooks it over short fine leg for a boundary.
Trent Boult to Ayush Badoni, 2 runs.
Trent Boult to Krunal Pandya, Goes fuller and on middle, Krunal Pandya drills it hard down the pitch where Trent Boult gets a hand but it still goes through him. They cross.
Trent Boult to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.
Trent Boult to Ayush Badoni, Wide!
Trent Boult to Krunal Pandya, Run out chance...missed! Pitched up, angling into leg, Krunal Pandya bunts it to the leg side and sets off for the run, Boult collects and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Pandya was not even in the screen.
Trent Boult to Krunal Pandya, Slower, back of a length and outside off, Krunal Pandya slashes hard at it but misses. Two dots in a row now!
Trent Boult (3-0-35-1) to bowl the penultimate over.
Trent Boult to Krunal Pandya, Trent Boult nails a brilliant yorker, on middle, angling in, Krunal Pandya digs it back tot the bowler.
Avesh Khan to Krunal Pandya, Full once more, on off, Krunal Pandya drives it towards long on for one.
Avesh Khan to Ayush Badoni, Leg bye.
Avesh Khan to Ayush Badoni, Back of a length and outside off, Ayush Badoni cuts it towards deep point where Trent Boult fumbles and allows the second run.
Avesh Khan to Krunal Pandya, Fullish and on middle, Krunal Pandya drills it wide of long off for a single.
Krunal Pandya walks in at number 7.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, ! TAKEN! Avesh Khan gets a wicket now! He gets rid of the set KL Rahul and just when Rajasthan needed a wicket.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Fuller and outside off, KL Rahul drills it wide of sweeper covers for a couple of runs.
Avesh Khan (3-0-36-0) is back.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, Slows it up, full and on middle, Ayush Badoni uses his feet but only manages to block it out. 15 runs off the over!
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Shortish and on middle, KL Rahul works it through mid-wicket for one more.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, ! Innovative and effective! Tossed up, full and on middle, Ayush Badoni changes his stance nicely and nails the reverse sweep over backward point for a boundary.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, Goes short and on middle, Ayush Badoni stays back and nudges it towards deep square leg for another couple of runs.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, Flatter, full and on middle, Ayush Badoni sweeps it wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, 5 Wides!
Sandeep Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Sandeep Sharma is giving the batters no pace at all, full and outside off, Ayush Badoni goes across and paddles it through square leg for one more.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, An off-cutter, back of a length and around of, KL Rahul bunts it down to point for one.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Wide!
Sandeep Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Touch fuller, on the pads, slower again, Ayush Badoni clips it towards deep square leg for another run.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Back of a length and outside off, KL Rahul cuts it towards deep point for a run.
Sandeep Sharma to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.
Ayush Badoni is in at number 5 for Lucknow.
Sandeep Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, ! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! Sandeep Sharma strikes again! Once again a break in play brings in a wicket for the fielding side.
Strategic-Break! Lucknow have changed gears nicely in the last few overs and are on course for a 200-plus total which will be a big positive on this ground. Rajasthan knows that they need to pick wickets to stop the run flow here. An exciting last phase of this inning awaits us.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, ! What a wonderfully controlled shot from KL! 150 up for Lucknow!
Avesh Khan to Nicholas Pooran, At 139 clicks, full toss wide of off, Nicholas Pooran just manages to drive it straight to long off for only a single.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Tries a yorker but ends up bowling a full toss on the middle, KL Rahul drives it through covers for a single.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, WIDE! Bangs it short on the top of the middle and off, KL Rahul watches it alertly and aborts out of the pull shot, and lets it sail over his head. Wide signaled.
Avesh Khan to Nicholas Pooran, Full, and wide of off, Nicholas Pooran squeezes it towards deep third man for a single.
Avesh Khan to Nicholas Pooran, Pitched on a short length, at the stumps, Nicholas Pooran goes for a wild pull shot and misses. He gets a hit on his chest area.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, A slower leg-cutter on the middle and off on a length, KL Rahul moves to the leg side of the ball and pushes it to deep cover for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Yuzi Chahal goes wicketless for the first time this season! This is pitched outside off, on a length, KL Rahul rocks back and works it to deep extra cover for a single to end the over. He finishes his spell on an expensive note with figures of (4-0-41-0).
Yuzvendra Chahal to Nicholas Pooran, Floated outside off on a shade fuller length, Nicholas Pooran punches it to long off for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Nicholas Pooran, Pitched up on the leg stump line, Nicholas Pooran sweeps it through square leg and runs for a brace.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Nicholas Pooran, Straight, quick, and full on off, Nicholas Pooran prods ahead and drives it straight to cover.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Nicely tossed-up delivery around off, and full in length, KL Rahul clears his front foot and drives it along spin and along the ground for a single towards long off.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Nicholas Pooran, Over the wicket, on a fuller length, around off, Nicholas Pooran pushes it to covers for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Keeps the length the same, on the middle and leg, KL Rahul nudges it with soft hands off the back foot toward widish mid-wicket for a brace to end the over.Â
Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, Short in length, spinning away from off, Nicholas Pooran works it towards deep extra cover for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, ! He is such a good timer of the cricket ball! Around the wicket comes Ashwin and lands it short, turns it away from off, Nicholas Pooran quickly rocks back and cuts it through short third for a boundary.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Flighted on off, full in length, KL Rahul drives it through covers for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, Slower on the pads, the length is short, Nicholas Pooran tries to nudge it away but it brushes off his pads and rolls down to short fine. They cross for a leg bye.
Nicholas Pooran is the next man in.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, ! c Rovman Powell b Ravichandran Ashwin.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, ! Smashed down the ground neatly! Overpitched on the stumps, KL Rahul clears his front leg and smashes the ball down the ground through the left of Yuzvendra Chahal and gets another boundary to end the over. 14 runs from this over. This has been a good acceleration from these two.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, WIDE! Sprays it way outside off. KL Rahul shoulders his arms at it and the Umpire gives a Wide.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, FIFTY FOR HOODA! What a splendid inning from him! Floated outside off on a length, Deepak Hooda leans forward and reaches to the ball and drives it to deep extra cover for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Yorks it with the slider on middle, this is worked to the long on region for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Full and slower outside off, KL Rahul leans on the ball and drives it through covers for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Low full toss drifting on middle, Hooda pushes it towards long on for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Four!
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, Angling on the middle on a length, Deepak Hooda drives it towards mid off and runs a single. Expensive one from Boult. 18 from it.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, ! Back-to-back for Hooda! Back of a length again, this time much closer to the body, Deepak Hooda stays leg side of the ball and cuts it past backward point for a boundary. 100-run stand comes up between the two.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, ! Gee, Hooda is looking in a good nick! Back of a length, at off, Deepak Hooda stays inside the crease and firmly punches it through covers for a boundary.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, 2 runs.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, FIVE WIDES! Oh, dear! Bangs it too short, aiming the body of the batter. The ball further climbs after pitching and goes over the batter. Deepak Hooda arches back and lets the ball go. It travels over the keeper and runs down for a boundary.Â
Trent Boult to KL Rahul, Around the wicket, on a length, around off, KL Rahul pushes it to short cover and sets off for a quick single. Trent Boult runs to his left and picks the ball.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, A slower one, short and on off, Deepak Hooda waits on the back foot and cuts it through point for a single.
Trent Boult (2-0-17-1) is back on.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, More flight, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda uses his feet and forces it wide of long on for on more.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Fligthed, full and on off, KL Rahul drills it towards sweeper covers for one.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, ! FIFTY FOR RAHUL!
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Flatter, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda drives it through covers for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Floated, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda goes down and sweeps it wide of deep square leg, Sandeep Sharma runs to his left and does well to stop it. Two runs taken.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, ! Up and over!
Spin in tandem now. Yuzvendra Chahal (1-0-8-0) replaces Avesh Khan.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Shortish and on middle, Deepak Hooda uses his feet and clips it through mid-wicket for one more.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, 1 run.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Fires this one down the leg side, KL Rahul leaves it alone. Wided.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Quicker, full and on leg, Deepak Hooda drills it towards long on for another run.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Flighted, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda gets beaten on the flight and knocks it back to the bowler.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Short again and outside off, KL Rahul cuts it towards deep point for a run.
Strategic Break! Well, again it was that man for Rajasthan providing a crucial breakthrough in the very first over. Trent Boult got the better of Quinton de Kock and Sandeep Sharma dismissed the hero of the previous game, Marcus Stoinis on a very cheap score. Rajasthan was on the top inside the Powerplay with a couple of wickets. KL Rahul has paced his innings pretty well and has taken his chances in the last over before this break. He has got a brilliant start once again and will aim to co
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Short and on middle, Deepak Hooda stays back and punches it down to long on for a single.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Pulls his length back, on middle, KL Rahul flicks it through mid-wicket for two more runs. 21 runs off the over!
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, NO BALL AND ! That will hurt Rajasthan!
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Four!
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, On a length and on middle, KL Rahul nudges it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Good comeback from Avesh Khan! He bangs this hard into the pitch, on off, KL Rahul tries to cut but misses it.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, ! BANG! KL Rahul goes big now! Avesh Khan goes full again, on middle, KL Rahul steps across, picks it up nicely and whips it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Fuller and on off, KL Rahul mistimes his drive to short covers.
Avesh Khan (1-0-6-0) is back. He replaces Sandeep Sharma.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Looped up, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda drives it straight to extra covers.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, 2 runs.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Flatter, short and on middle, KL Rahul backs away and punches it through covers for one.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, ! Nicely played! Yuzvendra Chahal floats this up, full and around middle, KL Rahul goes down and sweeps it fine and wide of deep square leg, Trent Boult in the deep runs to his left and dives but the ball wins the race to the boundary.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Tossed up, full and on off, Deepak Hooda eases it towards long off for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, No run.
Just one over for Ashwin from this end, as Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack for Rajasthan.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, ! Glorious shot! Pitched up and on off, KL Rahul leans on to his drive nicely and creams it wide of mid off for another boundary. Lucknow are 46/2 at the end of the Powerplay!
Sandeep Sharma to Deepak Hooda, Another full toss, on middle, Deepak Hooda drills it down to long on for a run.
Sandeep Sharma to Deepak Hooda, ! Nice shot! Sandeep Sharma misses his length this time and bowls a juicy full toss, on the pads, Deepak Hooda comfortably flicks it over mid-wicket for an easy boundary.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, On a length and on middle, KL Rahul uses his feet and knocks it down to long on for a single.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, No run.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, So, so close! Sandeep Sharma serves this full and just around off, KL Rahul moves a long way across to scoop it, gets a thin bottom edge as the ball just goes past the off-pole. Very lucky escape for Rahul!
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, ! Streaky but will do for Hooda. Length ball, outside off, Deepak Hooda goes for a cut off the back foot but gets a thickish outside edge that flies just through the right of the keeper and races away to the fence for a boundary to end the over.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, On a dragged length at off, KL Rahul stands tall and punches it to cover for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, ! Good execution! Carrom ball on offer this time on off, full and overpitched, KL Rahul goes for a sweep and connects it well but he falls as his front boot slips on the deck, but successfully gets it through square leg for a boundary.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Full, on off, drifting a bit as well with no visible turn, KL Rahul gets forward and closes the bat's face early trying to work it to the leg side. The ball catches the leading edge and falls just ahead of the cover fielder.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, No run.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Floats it on the stumps, full and on off, Deepak Hooda leans ahead and pushes it through mid off for a single.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Back of a length clocking 141, shaping in from outside off, KL Rahul goes for a cut but misses and gets beaten to end the over.
Avesh Khan to Deepak Hooda, Around off on a hard and tight length, Deepak Hooda punches it through covers. The two fielders from cover and point chase the ball. The ball doesn't have much steam to breach the fence and the batters cross for the third as the fielder throws the ball back to the keeper.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Attacks the off stump on a fuller length, KL Rahul prods forward in the line of the ball and drives it to pierce the cover-point gap. Yashasvi Jaiswal slides and stops the ball but the batters cross in the meantime.
Avesh Khan to Deepak Hooda, Short in length, nips back in around off, Deepak Hooda climbs on the ball and pushes it in front of mid on and runs a quick single.
Avesh Khan to Deepak Hooda, Hard length, outside off, Deepak Hooda stands tall and taps the ball to the point fielder.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, On the back of a length, at off, KL Rahul hops back and guides the ball past short third for a single.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, WHAT A PEACH OF A BALL! Angles it on the off stump line, pitches on the fuller length and gets the lateral movement away from the batter. Deepak Hooda plays inside the line of the ball anticipating it to swing into him and gets beaten on the outside edge. Sanju Samson collects the ball at his chest level. Another ripper of an over from Boult.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, Identical length, but the line is closer to the batter on off, Deepak Hooda drives straight to cover.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, Four!
Trent Boult to KL Rahul, On a slightly fuller length, around middle and leg, KL Rahul pushes it toward mid off with soft hands and quickly hurries for a single.
Trent Boult to KL Rahul, At off, full in length, KL Rahul drives it straight to mid off.
Trent Boult to KL Rahul, Four!
Deepak Hooda comes out to the middle now with his side in a spot of bother.
Sandeep Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, ! BOWLED'EM! Sandeep Sharma is in the form of his life and Rajasthan can do no wrong!
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Full in length, at the stumps, KL Rahul drives past the bowler straight down the ground for a single.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Outside off on a length, KL Rahul covers the off stump and drives it to covers for none.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Aims the stumps on a length, KL Rahul presents the full face of the bat and pats it underneath the eyes solidly.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Sprays it on the pads, keeps the full, KL Rahul flicks it nicely with the wrists past square leg for a double. The fielder from the deep backward square leg sprints to the left and collects the ball.Â
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Tails in around off, on a length, KL Rahul covers his off stump and pushes it back to the bowler.
Sandeep Sharma to share the new ball.
Trent Boult to Marcus Stoinis, Length ball on the pads with a movement again, Marcus Stoinis tucks it to square leg for none. End of the first over. A successful one for Rajasthan and Boult.
Trent Boult to Marcus Stoinis, On a length shaping into the middle, Marcus Stoinis presents a full face of the bat and pushes it to the bowler.
Trent Boult to Marcus Stoinis, No run.
Marcus Stoinis walks out to bat at number 3.
Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, ! b Trent Boult.
Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, ! This time he has timed it to perfection! Targets on the pads, with a bit of a movement on a fuller length at the stumps, Quinton de Kock prods a bit and flicks it through mid-wicket and mid on for a boundary.
Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, EDGED AND ! Two slips in place and Boult starts off right on the money getting a huge outward swing, outside off and full in length, Quinton de Kock throws his bat at it and catches the leading edge that flies over the slips for a boundary. Lucky escape early on.
We are all set to begin! The two umpires are making their way out to the middle followed by the Rajasthan players. Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul are the two openers for Lucknow. Trent Boult is marking his run-up with the new ball in his hand. Let's play...
Quinton de Kock is up for a flash interview. He says the T20 format is growing immensely and this year it has taken a big leap forward as big runs are coming constantly. Adds the pressure is on them to get good starts and get big scores. Also adds 250 is the new normal and pressure is on the top-order batters. Ends up saying that it's just about adapting and innovating.
Sanju Samson, the skipper of Rajasthan wins the toss and elects to BOWL first. Says it looks like a decent wicket to bowl first. Also says that this season has been pretty good for them. Also says that they have got enough rest days between the games and now they are looking forward to playing on the road. He thinks the Indian T20 League is doing well with runs being stacked up massively. Says they just need to focus and look at their strengths and weaknesses. On being asked about Ravichandran
KL Rahul, the captain of Lucknow says that the wicket seems pretty good and there is not much dew here so the pitch will not change much. Adds that they will look to start well and post a good total. Tells that it will be nice to score 200 plus but the dimensions here are a bit different with one side being bigger. Mentions that it becomes more interesting when both the bowlers and batters get some help from the wicket. Says that every player goes through a run when he runs are just not there a
Impact Players for Lucknow - Amit Mishra, Arshin Kulkarni, Krishnappa Gowtham, M. Siddharth, Yudhvir Singh. Â
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (C/WK), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur.
Impact Players for Rajasthan - Riyan Parag, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tanush Kotian.
Rajasthan (Playing XI) - Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (C/WK), Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal.
TOSS - The coin lands in favour of Sanju Samson and Rajasthan have elected to BOWL first.
We are back for Rajasthan's reply!
... THE RUN CHASE ...
Right then, Rajasthan has a challenging total to chase and they would be fancying on their brutal opening pair to get them to a good start up front. Lucknow's bowlers will be aiming to prevent the opposition batters from getting into momentum by dominating the Powerplay overs with quick wickets. An exciting chase is up next. Stay tuned.
Deepak Hooda is down for a quick chat. Hooda says that he batted a bit better than last time. Adds that he played like he does in domestic cricket and it works for him to play in the off side. Tells that this is a par score and the wicket is good as well. Mentions that there is a big side and their bowlers will need to use that to defend this one.
Meanwhile, Rajasthan's bowlers, led by Trent Boult, came out all guns blazing. Boult struck early, sending de Kock back to the pavilion. Sandeep Sharma joined the party, showcasing impressive swing and troubling the batsmen. His delivery to dismiss Stoinis was an absolute peach. With the visitors dominating the Powerplay, Rajasthan's strategy was clear, apply more pressure by introducing spinners into the attack. However, instead of tightening the screws, Rajasthan bowlers went for runs in the n
Lucknow marginally stays below 200. Quite unconventional as just a couple of sixes were hit in this inning. Rajasthan would be quite happy with the way they wrapped up in the backend. Lucknow must have been crossing their fingers for a solid opening partnership, but things just didn't go as expected. Quinton de Kock hit a couple of boundaries, but his stint was short-lived as he departed in the very first over. Then, Marcus Stoinis, the hero of their previous game, failed to make an impact and
Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, No he can't! Just a couple of runs to end the innings!
Sandeep Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Slower, back of a length and on off, Ayush Badoni slaps it towards long off for one.
Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, Short of a length and on leg, angling in, Krunal Pandya pulls it over square leg for a single.
Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, In the blockhole, on middle, Krunal Pandya digs it out towards mid-wicket and calls for the second run but Badoni says no. However, Rovman Powell misfields and now the batters get the second run.
Sandeep Sharma to bowl the last over. Rajasthan is penalized for slow over-rate. So that means an extra fielder needs to be inside the 30-yard circle. Will Lucknow get past 200? Let's find out...
Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, Fuller one and on middle, Krunal Pandya swipes it with one hand through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run.Can Lucknow cross that 200-run mark?
Sandeep Sharma to Krunal Pandya, ! Gets it over! Sandeep Sharma bangs this short and around leg, Krunal Pandya swivels and hooks it over short fine leg for a boundary.
Trent Boult to Ayush Badoni, 2 runs.
Trent Boult to Krunal Pandya, Goes fuller and on middle, Krunal Pandya drills it hard down the pitch where Trent Boult gets a hand but it still goes through him. They cross.
Trent Boult to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.
Trent Boult to Ayush Badoni, Wide!
Trent Boult to Krunal Pandya, Run out chance...missed! Pitched up, angling into leg, Krunal Pandya bunts it to the leg side and sets off for the run, Boult collects and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Pandya was not even in the screen.
Trent Boult to Krunal Pandya, Slower, back of a length and outside off, Krunal Pandya slashes hard at it but misses. Two dots in a row now!
Trent Boult (3-0-35-1) to bowl the penultimate over.
Trent Boult to Krunal Pandya, Trent Boult nails a brilliant yorker, on middle, angling in, Krunal Pandya digs it back tot the bowler.
Avesh Khan to Krunal Pandya, Full once more, on off, Krunal Pandya drives it towards long on for one.
Avesh Khan to Ayush Badoni, Leg bye.
Avesh Khan to Ayush Badoni, Back of a length and outside off, Ayush Badoni cuts it towards deep point where Trent Boult fumbles and allows the second run.
Avesh Khan to Krunal Pandya, Fullish and on middle, Krunal Pandya drills it wide of long off for a single.
Krunal Pandya walks in at number 7.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, ! TAKEN! Avesh Khan gets a wicket now! He gets rid of the set KL Rahul and just when Rajasthan needed a wicket.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Fuller and outside off, KL Rahul drills it wide of sweeper covers for a couple of runs.
Avesh Khan (3-0-36-0) is back.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, Slows it up, full and on middle, Ayush Badoni uses his feet but only manages to block it out. 15 runs off the over!
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Shortish and on middle, KL Rahul works it through mid-wicket for one more.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, ! Innovative and effective! Tossed up, full and on middle, Ayush Badoni changes his stance nicely and nails the reverse sweep over backward point for a boundary.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, Goes short and on middle, Ayush Badoni stays back and nudges it towards deep square leg for another couple of runs.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, Flatter, full and on middle, Ayush Badoni sweeps it wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ayush Badoni, 5 Wides!
Sandeep Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Sandeep Sharma is giving the batters no pace at all, full and outside off, Ayush Badoni goes across and paddles it through square leg for one more.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, An off-cutter, back of a length and around of, KL Rahul bunts it down to point for one.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Wide!
Sandeep Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Touch fuller, on the pads, slower again, Ayush Badoni clips it towards deep square leg for another run.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Back of a length and outside off, KL Rahul cuts it towards deep point for a run.
Sandeep Sharma to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.
Ayush Badoni is in at number 5 for Lucknow.
Sandeep Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, ! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! Sandeep Sharma strikes again! Once again a break in play brings in a wicket for the fielding side.
Strategic-Break! Lucknow have changed gears nicely in the last few overs and are on course for a 200-plus total which will be a big positive on this ground. Rajasthan knows that they need to pick wickets to stop the run flow here. An exciting last phase of this inning awaits us.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, ! What a wonderfully controlled shot from KL! 150 up for Lucknow!
Avesh Khan to Nicholas Pooran, At 139 clicks, full toss wide of off, Nicholas Pooran just manages to drive it straight to long off for only a single.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Tries a yorker but ends up bowling a full toss on the middle, KL Rahul drives it through covers for a single.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, WIDE! Bangs it short on the top of the middle and off, KL Rahul watches it alertly and aborts out of the pull shot, and lets it sail over his head. Wide signaled.
Avesh Khan to Nicholas Pooran, Full, and wide of off, Nicholas Pooran squeezes it towards deep third man for a single.
Avesh Khan to Nicholas Pooran, Pitched on a short length, at the stumps, Nicholas Pooran goes for a wild pull shot and misses. He gets a hit on his chest area.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, A slower leg-cutter on the middle and off on a length, KL Rahul moves to the leg side of the ball and pushes it to deep cover for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Yuzi Chahal goes wicketless for the first time this season! This is pitched outside off, on a length, KL Rahul rocks back and works it to deep extra cover for a single to end the over. He finishes his spell on an expensive note with figures of (4-0-41-0).
Yuzvendra Chahal to Nicholas Pooran, Floated outside off on a shade fuller length, Nicholas Pooran punches it to long off for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Nicholas Pooran, Pitched up on the leg stump line, Nicholas Pooran sweeps it through square leg and runs for a brace.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Nicholas Pooran, Straight, quick, and full on off, Nicholas Pooran prods ahead and drives it straight to cover.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Nicely tossed-up delivery around off, and full in length, KL Rahul clears his front foot and drives it along spin and along the ground for a single towards long off.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Nicholas Pooran, Over the wicket, on a fuller length, around off, Nicholas Pooran pushes it to covers for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Keeps the length the same, on the middle and leg, KL Rahul nudges it with soft hands off the back foot toward widish mid-wicket for a brace to end the over.Â
Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, Short in length, spinning away from off, Nicholas Pooran works it towards deep extra cover for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, ! He is such a good timer of the cricket ball! Around the wicket comes Ashwin and lands it short, turns it away from off, Nicholas Pooran quickly rocks back and cuts it through short third for a boundary.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Flighted on off, full in length, KL Rahul drives it through covers for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, Slower on the pads, the length is short, Nicholas Pooran tries to nudge it away but it brushes off his pads and rolls down to short fine. They cross for a leg bye.
Nicholas Pooran is the next man in.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, ! c Rovman Powell b Ravichandran Ashwin.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, ! Smashed down the ground neatly! Overpitched on the stumps, KL Rahul clears his front leg and smashes the ball down the ground through the left of Yuzvendra Chahal and gets another boundary to end the over. 14 runs from this over. This has been a good acceleration from these two.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, WIDE! Sprays it way outside off. KL Rahul shoulders his arms at it and the Umpire gives a Wide.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, FIFTY FOR HOODA! What a splendid inning from him! Floated outside off on a length, Deepak Hooda leans forward and reaches to the ball and drives it to deep extra cover for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Yorks it with the slider on middle, this is worked to the long on region for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Full and slower outside off, KL Rahul leans on the ball and drives it through covers for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Low full toss drifting on middle, Hooda pushes it towards long on for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Four!
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, Angling on the middle on a length, Deepak Hooda drives it towards mid off and runs a single. Expensive one from Boult. 18 from it.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, ! Back-to-back for Hooda! Back of a length again, this time much closer to the body, Deepak Hooda stays leg side of the ball and cuts it past backward point for a boundary. 100-run stand comes up between the two.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, ! Gee, Hooda is looking in a good nick! Back of a length, at off, Deepak Hooda stays inside the crease and firmly punches it through covers for a boundary.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, 2 runs.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, FIVE WIDES! Oh, dear! Bangs it too short, aiming the body of the batter. The ball further climbs after pitching and goes over the batter. Deepak Hooda arches back and lets the ball go. It travels over the keeper and runs down for a boundary.Â
Trent Boult to KL Rahul, Around the wicket, on a length, around off, KL Rahul pushes it to short cover and sets off for a quick single. Trent Boult runs to his left and picks the ball.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, A slower one, short and on off, Deepak Hooda waits on the back foot and cuts it through point for a single.
Trent Boult (2-0-17-1) is back on.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, More flight, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda uses his feet and forces it wide of long on for on more.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Fligthed, full and on off, KL Rahul drills it towards sweeper covers for one.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, ! FIFTY FOR RAHUL!
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Flatter, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda drives it through covers for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Floated, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda goes down and sweeps it wide of deep square leg, Sandeep Sharma runs to his left and does well to stop it. Two runs taken.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, ! Up and over!
Spin in tandem now. Yuzvendra Chahal (1-0-8-0) replaces Avesh Khan.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Shortish and on middle, Deepak Hooda uses his feet and clips it through mid-wicket for one more.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, 1 run.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Fires this one down the leg side, KL Rahul leaves it alone. Wided.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Quicker, full and on leg, Deepak Hooda drills it towards long on for another run.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Flighted, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda gets beaten on the flight and knocks it back to the bowler.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Short again and outside off, KL Rahul cuts it towards deep point for a run.
Strategic Break! Well, again it was that man for Rajasthan providing a crucial breakthrough in the very first over. Trent Boult got the better of Quinton de Kock and Sandeep Sharma dismissed the hero of the previous game, Marcus Stoinis on a very cheap score. Rajasthan was on the top inside the Powerplay with a couple of wickets. KL Rahul has paced his innings pretty well and has taken his chances in the last over before this break. He has got a brilliant start once again and will aim to co
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Short and on middle, Deepak Hooda stays back and punches it down to long on for a single.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Pulls his length back, on middle, KL Rahul flicks it through mid-wicket for two more runs. 21 runs off the over!
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, NO BALL AND ! That will hurt Rajasthan!
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Four!
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, On a length and on middle, KL Rahul nudges it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Good comeback from Avesh Khan! He bangs this hard into the pitch, on off, KL Rahul tries to cut but misses it.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, ! BANG! KL Rahul goes big now! Avesh Khan goes full again, on middle, KL Rahul steps across, picks it up nicely and whips it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Fuller and on off, KL Rahul mistimes his drive to short covers.
Avesh Khan (1-0-6-0) is back. He replaces Sandeep Sharma.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Looped up, full and on middle, Deepak Hooda drives it straight to extra covers.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, 2 runs.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, Flatter, short and on middle, KL Rahul backs away and punches it through covers for one.
Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, ! Nicely played! Yuzvendra Chahal floats this up, full and around middle, KL Rahul goes down and sweeps it fine and wide of deep square leg, Trent Boult in the deep runs to his left and dives but the ball wins the race to the boundary.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, Tossed up, full and on off, Deepak Hooda eases it towards long off for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Deepak Hooda, No run.
Just one over for Ashwin from this end, as Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack for Rajasthan.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, ! Glorious shot! Pitched up and on off, KL Rahul leans on to his drive nicely and creams it wide of mid off for another boundary. Lucknow are 46/2 at the end of the Powerplay!
Sandeep Sharma to Deepak Hooda, Another full toss, on middle, Deepak Hooda drills it down to long on for a run.
Sandeep Sharma to Deepak Hooda, ! Nice shot! Sandeep Sharma misses his length this time and bowls a juicy full toss, on the pads, Deepak Hooda comfortably flicks it over mid-wicket for an easy boundary.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, On a length and on middle, KL Rahul uses his feet and knocks it down to long on for a single.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, No run.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, So, so close! Sandeep Sharma serves this full and just around off, KL Rahul moves a long way across to scoop it, gets a thin bottom edge as the ball just goes past the off-pole. Very lucky escape for Rahul!
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, ! Streaky but will do for Hooda. Length ball, outside off, Deepak Hooda goes for a cut off the back foot but gets a thickish outside edge that flies just through the right of the keeper and races away to the fence for a boundary to end the over.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, On a dragged length at off, KL Rahul stands tall and punches it to cover for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, ! Good execution! Carrom ball on offer this time on off, full and overpitched, KL Rahul goes for a sweep and connects it well but he falls as his front boot slips on the deck, but successfully gets it through square leg for a boundary.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, Full, on off, drifting a bit as well with no visible turn, KL Rahul gets forward and closes the bat's face early trying to work it to the leg side. The ball catches the leading edge and falls just ahead of the cover fielder.
Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, No run.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Floats it on the stumps, full and on off, Deepak Hooda leans ahead and pushes it through mid off for a single.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Back of a length clocking 141, shaping in from outside off, KL Rahul goes for a cut but misses and gets beaten to end the over.
Avesh Khan to Deepak Hooda, Around off on a hard and tight length, Deepak Hooda punches it through covers. The two fielders from cover and point chase the ball. The ball doesn't have much steam to breach the fence and the batters cross for the third as the fielder throws the ball back to the keeper.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, Attacks the off stump on a fuller length, KL Rahul prods forward in the line of the ball and drives it to pierce the cover-point gap. Yashasvi Jaiswal slides and stops the ball but the batters cross in the meantime.
Avesh Khan to Deepak Hooda, Short in length, nips back in around off, Deepak Hooda climbs on the ball and pushes it in front of mid on and runs a quick single.
Avesh Khan to Deepak Hooda, Hard length, outside off, Deepak Hooda stands tall and taps the ball to the point fielder.
Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, On the back of a length, at off, KL Rahul hops back and guides the ball past short third for a single.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, WHAT A PEACH OF A BALL! Angles it on the off stump line, pitches on the fuller length and gets the lateral movement away from the batter. Deepak Hooda plays inside the line of the ball anticipating it to swing into him and gets beaten on the outside edge. Sanju Samson collects the ball at his chest level. Another ripper of an over from Boult.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, Identical length, but the line is closer to the batter on off, Deepak Hooda drives straight to cover.
Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, Four!
Trent Boult to KL Rahul, On a slightly fuller length, around middle and leg, KL Rahul pushes it toward mid off with soft hands and quickly hurries for a single.
Trent Boult to KL Rahul, At off, full in length, KL Rahul drives it straight to mid off.
Trent Boult to KL Rahul, Four!
Deepak Hooda comes out to the middle now with his side in a spot of bother.
Sandeep Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, ! BOWLED'EM! Sandeep Sharma is in the form of his life and Rajasthan can do no wrong!
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Full in length, at the stumps, KL Rahul drives past the bowler straight down the ground for a single.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Outside off on a length, KL Rahul covers the off stump and drives it to covers for none.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Aims the stumps on a length, KL Rahul presents the full face of the bat and pats it underneath the eyes solidly.
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Sprays it on the pads, keeps the full, KL Rahul flicks it nicely with the wrists past square leg for a double. The fielder from the deep backward square leg sprints to the left and collects the ball.Â
Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Tails in around off, on a length, KL Rahul covers his off stump and pushes it back to the bowler.
Sandeep Sharma to share the new ball.
Trent Boult to Marcus Stoinis, Length ball on the pads with a movement again, Marcus Stoinis tucks it to square leg for none. End of the first over. A successful one for Rajasthan and Boult.
Trent Boult to Marcus Stoinis, On a length shaping into the middle, Marcus Stoinis presents a full face of the bat and pushes it to the bowler.
Trent Boult to Marcus Stoinis, No run.
Marcus Stoinis walks out to bat at number 3.
Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, ! b Trent Boult.
Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, ! This time he has timed it to perfection! Targets on the pads, with a bit of a movement on a fuller length at the stumps, Quinton de Kock prods a bit and flicks it through mid-wicket and mid on for a boundary.
Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, EDGED AND ! Two slips in place and Boult starts off right on the money getting a huge outward swing, outside off and full in length, Quinton de Kock throws his bat at it and catches the leading edge that flies over the slips for a boundary. Lucky escape early on.
We are all set to begin! The two umpires are making their way out to the middle followed by the Rajasthan players. Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul are the two openers for Lucknow. Trent Boult is marking his run-up with the new ball in his hand. Let's play...
Quinton de Kock is up for a flash interview. He says the T20 format is growing immensely and this year it has taken a big leap forward as big runs are coming constantly. Adds the pressure is on them to get good starts and get big scores. Also adds 250 is the new normal and pressure is on the top-order batters. Ends up saying that it's just about adapting and innovating.
Sanju Samson, the skipper of Rajasthan wins the toss and elects to BOWL first. Says it looks like a decent wicket to bowl first. Also says that this season has been pretty good for them. Also says that they have got enough rest days between the games and now they are looking forward to playing on the road. He thinks the Indian T20 League is doing well with runs being stacked up massively. Says they just need to focus and look at their strengths and weaknesses. On being asked about Ravichandran
KL Rahul, the captain of Lucknow says that the wicket seems pretty good and there is not much dew here so the pitch will not change much. Adds that they will look to start well and post a good total. Tells that it will be nice to score 200 plus but the dimensions here are a bit different with one side being bigger. Mentions that it becomes more interesting when both the bowlers and batters get some help from the wicket. Says that every player goes through a run when he runs are just not there a
Impact Players for Lucknow - Amit Mishra, Arshin Kulkarni, Krishnappa Gowtham, M. Siddharth, Yudhvir Singh. Â
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (C/WK), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur.
Impact Players for Rajasthan - Riyan Parag, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tanush Kotian.
Rajasthan (Playing XI) - Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (C/WK), Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal.
TOSS - The coin lands in favour of Sanju Samson and Rajasthan have elected to BOWL first.