ANI
Lucknow
The unbeaten blistering 121-run partnership between Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals (RR) to a 7-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
RR captain Samson scored the highest for RR with an unbeaten 71 off 33 while Jurel played a blistering knock of 52 runs in 34 deliveries. LSG bowlers missed their mark and were further broken apart due to multiple dropped catches.
Chasing a target of 197, openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler got Rajasthan Royals off to a flying start in the powerplay.
Yash Thakur provided his team with a big breakthrough, dismissing the in-form Buttler in his very first over.
In the seventh over, RR lost both their openers as Marcus Stoinis dismissed Jaiswal on his very first ball of the night.
The 41-year-old Amit Mishra announced his arrival in style, as he dismissed Ryan Parag and added further pressure on RR’s run-chase. Dhruv Jurel showed some much-needed explosiveness at the crease, running an onslaught against Mohsin Khan, slamming three boundaries and one six.
RR captain Sanju Samson slammed a half-century in 28 balls while Jurel continued his impressive form as he bagged his maiden IPL fifty in 31 balls.
In the 19th over of the game, Samson and Jurel slammed a four and six respectively to guide their team home with a 7-wicket victory against the home team.
Earlier, fifties from KL Rahul and Deepak Hooda guided LSG to 196/5 in 20.
Scores: Lucknow Super Giants 196/5 (KL Rahul 76, Deepak Hooda 50, Sandeep Sharma 2/31) vs Rajasthan Royals 199/3 (Sanju Samson 71, Dhruv Jurel 52; Marcus Stoinis 1-3).
